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 Black pride-era classic 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 Ac...
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Date of birth:
- Jun 30, 1934
Date of death:
- Sep 3, 2002 (age 68 years)
Place of birth:
Also known as:
- Theodore Ross Roberts
