Ted Ross

Ted Ross

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ted Ross (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor who was probably best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all-African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway production, and went on to recreate the role in the 1978 film version which also starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Ross went on to appear in the films Arthur and Police Academy, and on the television sitcoms The Jeffersons, Benson, The Cosby Show, and its spin-off A Different World. His final role was in the 1991 film The Fisher King. Ross was born Theodore Ross Roberts in Zanesville, Ohio, but he moved with his family to Dayton at age seven. He died from complications of a stroke he suffered in 1998. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ted Ross, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 1.661
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1934-06-30
  • Place of Birth : Zanesville, Ohio, USA
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Ted Ross Movies

  • 1991
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    The Fisher King

    The Fisher King

    7.3 1991 HD

    Two troubled men face their terrible destinies and events of their past as they join together on a mission to find the Holy Grail and thus to save...

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  • 1978
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    The Wiz

    The Wiz

    6 1978 HD

    Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.

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  • 1984
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    Police Academy

    Police Academy

    6.683 1984 HD

    New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longer be a factor for joining the Police Force. This...

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  • 1988
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    Arthur 2: On the Rocks

    Arthur 2: On the Rocks

    5.5 1988 HD

    Arthur loses his fortune for staying with Linda, right as the two were preparing to adopt a child. As their marriage suffers, Arthur plans for a way...

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  • 1981
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    Arthur

    Arthur

    6.5 1981 HD

    Arthur is a 30-year-old child who will inherit $750 million if he complies with his family's demands and marries the woman of their choosing.

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  • 1982
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    Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

    5.6 1982 HD

    An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

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  • 1980
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    Death Penalty

    Death Penalty

    1 1980 HD

    A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has been found guilty of the murder of two other...

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  • 1977
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    The Fourth King

    The Fourth King

    1 1977 HD

    The animals decide they must send a representative after the three wise men begin following the star of Bethlehem. Uno, the Lion, arrogantly decides...

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  • 1977
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    Minstrel Man

    Minstrel Man

    1 1977 HD

    Two black brothers in a traveling minstrel show in the early part of the twentieth century have two different goals. One brother is determined to...

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  • 1980
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    F.D.R.: The Last Year

    F.D.R.: The Last Year

    7.5 1980 HD

    Though visibly frail and weary, President Franklin D. Roosevelt runs for a precedent-setting fourth term. He also oversees plans for the D-Day...

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  • 1981
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    Ragtime

    Ragtime

    7 1981 HD

    A young black pianist becomes embroiled in the lives of an upper-class white family set among the racial tensions, infidelity, violence, and other...

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  • 1982
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    Parole

    Parole

    1 1982 HD

    High school dropout Jimmy McCusick goes to prison for robbery. After suffering a gang-rape and then drawing the attention of a hardened life-term...

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  • 1976
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    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings

    6 1976 HD

    Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon...

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  • 1978
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    Wiz on Down the Road

    Wiz on Down the Road

    5 1978 HD

    A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes...

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  • 1982
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    Amityville II: The Possession

    Amityville II: The Possession

    5.6 1982 HD

    Anthony and Dolores Montelli, along with their four children, move into their dream house in Amityville and are immediately plagued by a string of...

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  • 1981
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    Purlie

    Purlie

    7 1981 HD

    Based on Davis' 1961 play Purlie Victorious (which was later translated into the 1963 film Gone Are the Days! and which included all of the original...

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  • 1987
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    A Different World

    A Different World

    7 1987 HD

    A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a...

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.009 1984 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

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  • 1985
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    227

    227

    6.757 1985 HD

    A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her...

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  • 1975
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    The Jeffersons

    The Jeffersons

    7.296 1975 HD

    Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from...

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  • 1985
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    The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

    7.1 1985 HD

    Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself...

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  • 1976
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    Sirota's Court

    Sirota's Court

    5 1976 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    7.37 1962 HD

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally...

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