Lyman Ward
If the fates had aligned differently, Lyman Ward would have played two iconic pop culture patriarchs. As it stands now, the lanky character actor is best known to moviegoers as the clueless father in the beloved teen romp "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," written and directed by John Hughes. Four years later, Ward was cast as Jim Walsh, Brandon and Brenda's doting dad, on one of the 1990s' defining TV shows, "Beverly Hills, 90210." Ward filmed the pilot episode, but his scenes were later re-shot with series fixture James Eckhouse. Despite the snub, Ward has enjoyed a distinguished acting career, appearing in dozens of movies and television shows since 1971. This includes working on at least two more John Hughes-related projects: the classic 1987 holiday drama "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" and the sitcom "Weird Science," which was inspired by Hughes's 1985 sci-fi comedy. Hughes also played a pivotal role in the actor's personal life. While filming "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Ward met Cindy Pickett, the actress playing his onscreen wife. The couple married in 1986, but divorced in 1992.
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Lyman Ward
Filmography
Movies
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In the Forest | Stan (Grandpa) (Character) | - | 2022 |
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Farah Goes Bang | Walter (Character) | - | 2013 |
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The Secret Agent Club | Shadow General (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Serial Killer | Dr. Harvard Jankowitz (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Stranger to Love | Handley (Character) | - | 1996 |
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The Wrong Woman | Jonah Slide (Character) | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Force | Maddox (Character) | - | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | No Dessert Dad, 'Til You Mow the Lawn | Larry (Character) | - | 1994 |
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Mikey | Mr. Jenkins (Character) | - | 1992 |
29% |
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Sleepwalkers | Mr. Robertson (Character) | $28.1M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sweet Poison | Warden (Character) | - | 1991 |
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Guilty as Charged | Stanford (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tagget | Bill Schiller (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Best Shots | Unknown (Character) | - | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Frame | Don Stuart (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riding the Edge | John (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Milk & Honey | Adam (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hidden Rage | Steven Hack (Character) | - | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perfect Victims | Steven Hack (Character) | - | 1988 |
83% |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Tom Bueller (Character) | $69.0M | 1986 |
33% |
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Creature | David Perkins (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Having Babies | Dr. Cabe (Character) | - | 1976 |
TV
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91% | 76% | Transparent | Dean Carl Spitzer (Guest Star) | 2015 |
89% | 87% | Monk | Mr. Carlson (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | 90% | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 2003 |
21% | No Score Yet | First Monday |
Justice Brian Chandler (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2002 |
14% | No Score Yet | The Faculty | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pig Sty | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Weird Science | Coach Armstrong (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dave's World | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Murder, She Wrote | Colin Crowe (Guest Star) | 1991 1993 |
No Score Yet | 88% | The Wonder Years | Ben Aidem (Guest Star) | 1992 |
83% | No Score Yet | thirtysomething | Jack Bronstein (Guest Star) | 1988-1989 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1989 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Magnum, P.I. | Frank Foley (Guest Star) | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1983 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Harv Jetter (Guest Star) | 1980 1982 |
43% | 83% | Battlestar Galactica |
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1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Larry Jordan (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One Day at a Time | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |