Larry Ward (actor)
Larry Ward | |
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| Born | October 3, 1924 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Ward Gaynor |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954-1982 |
| Spouse | Roberta Haynes |
Larry Ward (October 3, 1924 – February 16, 1985) was an American
television series
. He was sometimes credited under the name Ward Gaynor.
Biography
Ward was born in
Ohio State Senate. Ward studied at a number of universities before joining the United States Navy
, where he served for three years.
Enrolling in the
G.I. Bill of Rights, Ward soon appeared in several outstanding productions. He turned his talents to writing but also kept his hand in the acting profession by appearing in a television soap opera titled The Brighter Day in 1954. Here he played a character called Dr. Randy Hamilton, but Ward had his sights set on Hollywood and left the show in 1957 when his character died of a myocardial infarction
.
Ward got his break in 1962 while he was visiting the
Mike Greene, and Jack Elam as Ward's deputies. The series was suddenly canceled after a public outcry over the nineteenth episode, in which a priest
was injured during a gunfight at a church.
In the 1966–1967 season, Ward guest starred on the NBC series The Road West in the episode entitled "Shaman". In 1966, he appeared as a guest star on season 1 of Lost in Space, in the episode "All That Glitters" with Werner Klemplerer from "Hogan's Heroes".
In 1976, Ward appeared in an episode of the
Sara. His last on-screen appearances were on two episodes in 1982 of CBS's M*A*S*H
.
Ward died at the age of 60 in
Los Angeles, California
, in 1985.
Filmography
Film
- A Distant Trumpet (1964) - Sgt. Kroger
- Hombre (1967) - Soldier
- Kill the Wicked! (1967) - Benny Hudson
- Non sta bene rubare il tesoro (1967) - Bill
- Sapevano solo uccidere (1968) - Saguaro
- Five for Hell (1969) - Thompson (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Macabre (1969) - Peter / John
- Naked Violence (1969) - Sampero (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Blackie the Pirate (1971) - Blackie (English version, voice, uncredited)
- A Bay of Blood (1971) - Simon (English version, voice, uncredited)
- Caliber 9 (1972) - Fonzino / Masucci (English version, voice, uncredited)
- The Deathhead Virgin (1974) - Frank Cutter
- Mister Scarface (1976) - (English version, voice, uncredited)
Television
- Have Gun Will Travel (1962) - S6/E7: "Memories of Monica" as Monica's (Judi Meredith) ex-boyfriend who is released from prison and is determined to take her away from her husband, the sheriff (Bing Russell).
- The Outer Limits (1964) – S2/E14: "Counterweight" as Keith Ellis
- Lost in Space (1965) – "All That Glitters" as Ohan
- The Fugitive (1965) - S3/E15: "When The Wind Blows" as Steve Jackson
- The Time Tunnel (1966) – "One Way To the Moon" as Colonel Kane
- The Invaders (1967) - "The Condemned" as Detective Carter
- Land of the Giants (1969) – "Shell Game" as Talf Ekorb
- The Virginian (TV series) (1969) saison 7 episode 16 (Last grave at socorro creek) : Bill Burden
- The Virginian (TV series) (1970) saison 8 épisode 20 (No war for the warrior) : Sheriff Gray
- Sara(1976) – "The Mountain Man" as Joe
- M*A*S*H (1982) - "Where There's a Will, There's a War" as General Kratzer
- M*A*S*H (1982) - "The Moon Is Not Blue" as General Rothaker (final appearance)
External links
- Larry Ward at IMDb
- Larry Ward at Find a Grave
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