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Theodore Ross Roberts, known as Ted Ross, 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, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor, Nipsey Russell and Lena Horne. Ross went on to appear in many films from including the role of Bitterman in the classic Arthur and on the television sitcoms Benson, The Jeffersons, What’s Happening Now, The Cosby Show and its spin-off A Different World. His final role was in the 1991 movie The Fisher King.
Birth Name
Theodore Ross Roberts
Born
Saturday, 30 June 1934
Died
Tuesday, 03 September 2002
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Fisher King | Limo Bum | 1991 |
Stealing Home | Bud Scott | 1988 |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bitterman | 1988 |
A Different World | Dean Harris | 1987 |
American Masters | Narrator | 1986 |
The Equalizer | Pike | 1985 |
227 | Judge Eckworth | 1985 |
What's Happening Now! | Leon | 1985 |
The Cosby Show | Dean Harris | 1984 |
Police Academy | Capt. Reed | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Fisher King | Limo Bum | 1991 |
Stealing Home | Bud Scott | 1988 |
Arthur 2: On the Rocks | Bitterman | 1988 |
A Different World | Dean Harris | 1987 |
American Masters | Narrator | 1986 |
The Equalizer | Pike | 1985 |
227 | Judge Eckworth | 1985 |
What's Happening Now! | Leon | 1985 |
The Cosby Show | Dean Harris | 1984 |
Police Academy | Capt. Reed | 1984 |
Amityville II: The Possession | Mr. Booth | 1982 |
Fighting Back | Commissioner | 1982 |
Parole | Barney | 1982 |
Ragtime | Black Lawyer | 1981 |
Arthur | Bitterman | 1981 |
F.D.R.: The Last Year | Prettyman | 1980 |
Benson | Mr. Hackett | 1979 |
The Wiz | Fleetwood Coupe de Ville / Lion / Fleetwood Coup de Ville | 1978 |
Minstrel Man | Charlie Bates | 1977 |
Sirota's Court | Sawyer Dabney | 1976 |
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings | Sallison 'Sallie' Potter, Owner of Ebony Aces / Sallie | 1976 |
Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell | Self - Lion | 1975 |
The Jeffersons | Mr. Mayflower | 1975 |
Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |