Ted Ross
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.
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General Info
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Male
Date of Birth
June 30th, 1934
Age
91
Birth Place
United States of America, Ohio
Date of Death
September 3rd, 2002
Died Aged
68
Star Sign
Cancer
Occupation
Actor
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Roles
Lion, Fleetwood Coupe de Ville in
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "The Wizard of Oz"
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