Larry Ward
Larry Ward (born October 3, 1924 in Columbus , Ohio - † February 16, 1985 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor .
Life
Ward began his career in the mid-1950s in the soap opera The Brighter Day , but could not achieve any other film and television roles in the following years. It wasn't until 1962 that his career took off when he made guest appearances on a number of Warner Bros. television series. After appearing as United States Marshal Frank Ragan in Cheyenne , he got the lead role in the spin-off The Dakotas . The western series about the adventures of the marshal and his deputies was discontinued after the first season. Ward played a few guest roles on various series for the rest of the 1960s, but his television appearances became rarer.
Much like Clint Eastwood , who after his television career went to Italy with a thousand miles of dust and became a star there under Sergio Leone , Ward also tried his luck in spaghetti westerns . He played leading roles in The Shreds Die and in A Treasure You Don't Steal At Ingeborg Schöner's side , but these were not particularly successful commercially. Back in Hollywood he got a nameless supporting role in the western classic Man Called Him Hombre with Paul Newman , but a film career in the United States was not granted to him. He finally played in two Italian crime films and a B-movie - horror film - shot in the Philippines .
Filmography (selection)
- watch TV
- 1962: 77 Sunset Strip
- 1962: Cheyenne
- 1962: Have Gun - Will Travel
- 1962: Lawman
- 1963: Smoking Colts (Gunsmoke)
- 1963: The Dakotas
- 1964: The Blue Squadron (A Distant Trumpet)
- 1964: Temple Houston
- 1965: A Thousand Miles of Dust (Rawhide)
- 1966: tennis rackets and cannons (I Spy)
- 1966: Time Tunnel (The Time Tunnel)
- 1967: The Invaders (The Invaders)
- 1968: Bonanza
- 1969: The Shiloh Ranch People (The Virginian)
- 1974: Cannon
- 1980: Buck Rogers (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century)
- 1982: M * A * S * H
- Movie
- 1967: Those who shoot themselves to shreds (Dio non paga il sabato)
- 1967: You don't steal treasure (Non sta bene rubare il tesoro)
- 1967: He was called Hombre (Hombre)
- 1968: My life for revenge (Sapevano solo uccidere)
- 1969: The Phantom Killer strikes (Viaje al vacío)
- 1971: My life for revenge (Sapevano solo uccidere)
Web links
- Larry Ward in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Larry Ward in the All Movie Guide (English)
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SURNAME | Ward, Larry |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1924 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus , Ohio |
DATE OF DEATH | February 16, 1985 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California |