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Douglas Turner Ward(1930-2021)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Douglas Turner Ward was born on 5 May 1930 in Burnside, Louisiana, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Man and Boy (1971), Great Performances (1971) and Day of Absence (1971). He was married to Diana Hoyt Powell. He died on 20 February 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornMay 5, 1930
DiedFebruary 20, 2021(90)
BornMay 5, 1930
DiedFebruary 20, 2021(90)
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Known for

Bill Cosby, Gloria Foster, and George Spell in Man and Boy (1971)
Man and Boy
5.5
  • Christmas
  • 1971
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Harper Edwards
Day of Absence
TV Movie
  • Mayor Henry R.E. Lee
  • 1971
Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
Law & Order
7.8
TV Series
  • Fred Bryan

Credits

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Actor

  • Black Eros
    • Mose
    • 2014
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Oren Williams in For Love of Olivia (2001)
    For Love of Olivia
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Walter Reynolds
    • 2001
  • Bill Cosby in Cosby (1996)
    Cosby
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Jesse
    • 2000
  • Madeline Kahn, Mary Tyler Moore, Gregory Harrison, Melina Kanakaredes, Kelli Williams, and Joe Morton in New York News (1995)
    New York News
    5.5
    TV Series
    • 1995
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Fred Bryan
    • 1993
  • Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Lynn Whitfield, Jackée Harry, Paula Kelly, Lonette McKee, and Phyllis Yvonne Stickney in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
    The Women of Brewster Place
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Reverend Woods
    • 1989
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mark
    • 1987
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Rev. James
    • 1985
  • Ving Rhames, CCH Pounder, Alfre Woodard, and Paul Winfield in Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
    Go Tell It on the Mountain
    6.7
    • Rev. James
    • 1985
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Harper Edwards
    • 1976
  • Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (1975)
    Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Russell B. Parker
    • 1975
  • Day of Absence
    TV Movie
    • Mayor Henry R.E. Lee
    • 1971
  • Bill Cosby, Gloria Foster, and George Spell in Man and Boy (1971)
    Man and Boy
    5.5
    • Christmas
    • 1971
  • George C. Scott and Linden Chiles in East Side/West Side (1963)
    East Side/West Side
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Feller (uncredited)
    • 1963

Director

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976

Writer

  • Day of Absence
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1971

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Negro Ensemble Company (Co-Founder)
    • Theater_org
  • Born
    • May 5, 1930
    • Burnside, Louisiana, USA
  • Died
    • February 20, 2021
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Diana Hoyt Powell1966 - February 20, 2021 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    His plays, 'Happy Ending," and "Day of Absence," was performed in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1967, co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) in New York City with actor Robert Hooks and producer Gerald S. Krone.

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