Lyman Ward (born June 21, 1941) is a

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actor best known for his roles in '' Creature'' (1984), ''

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'' (1986), and '' Milk and Honey'' (1988).

Life and career

Ward was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick and graduated from St. Malachy's Memorial High School in the class of 1959, and then in 1963 from St. Thomas University which was located at the time in

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before relocating to Fredericton in 1964. He appeared on the first episode of ''

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'' as Tad Schotz, but is most noted for playing Ferris Bueller's father in ''

'' (1986). In 1990, Ward was cast as Jim Walsh in the pilot of the show '' Beverly Hills, 90210''. Producers later recast the role and his scenes were cut and reshot with James Eckhouse. In 2001, he made a cameo appearance in the movie '' Not Another Teen Movie'' as Mr. Wyler, spoofing his role in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off''. Ward also played a minor role in '' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987) as John, one of the marketers. Lyman Ward and Second City actor Sandra Bogan lived together in 1985. Ward met Cindy Pickett on the set of ''Ferris Bueller'', where they played the parents of the teenage protagonist in the 1986 film. They married in real life, had two children together, then divorced shortly after playing the parents of the teenage protagonist in the 1992 film '' Sleepwalkers''. Ward published a novel titled ''Fortune's Tide'' in 2016, a historical fiction based in his home town of Saint John. He continues to act in both films and television.

Filmography

*'' Coffy'' (1973) – Orderly *'' One Day at a Time'' (Season 1 Episode 2) (1975) – Steve Blanchard *'' The Great Smokey Roadblock'' (1977) – Leland *''Alice'' (1978) episode 6 Season 3 as Burt Gilman (a date of Alice's) *''

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'' (1979) – Karibdis *'' The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood'' (1980) – Real Estate Agent *''

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'' (1980 episode "Agent Orange" as Len Macready, 1982 episode "Examination Day" as Harv Jetter) *'' Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (1981) – Emergency Room Doctor *'' Love Letters'' (1983) – Morgan Crawford *'' Moscow on the Hudson'' (1984) – Agent Williams *''Young Lust'' (1984) *'' Protocol'' (1984) – Senator Kenworthy *'' Creature'' (1985) – David Perkins *'' A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge'' (1985) – Mr. Grady *''

'' (1986) – Tom Bueller *'' Planes, Trains and Automobiles'' (1987) – John (uncredited) *'' Perfect Victims'' (1988) – Steven Hack *'' Milk and Honey'' (1988) – Adam Bernardi *'' She's Having a Baby'' (1988) – Himself (uncredited) *'' Riding the Edge'' (1989) – John *''Best Shots'' (1990) – Roger Boro *''

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'' (1991) – Mitchell Lawrence *'' Guilty as Charged'' (1991) – Stanford *'' The Taking of Beverly Hills'' (1991) – Chief Healy *'' Mikey'' (1992) – Mr. Jenkins *'' Sleepwalkers'' (1992) – Mr. Robertson *'' The Beverly Hillbillies'' (1993) – Chief Gallo *'' No Dessert, Dad, till You Mow the Lawn'' (1994) – Larry *'' The Wrong Woman'' (1995) – Jonah Slide *''

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'' (1996) – Secret Service Agent *'' The Secret Agent Club'' (1996) – SHADOW General *'' Not Another Teen Movie'' (2001) – Mr. Wyler *'' Quiet Kill'' (2004) – Dr. Rubin *'' Rumor Has It'' (2005) – Charity Dinner Guests *'' Two:Thirteen'' (2009) – Police Captain *'' Farah Goes Bang'' (2013) – Walter *'' Transparent'' (2015) – Dean Carl Spitzer *''In the Forest'' (2022) – Stan (Grandpa)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Lyman 1941 births 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Living people Actors from Saint John, New Brunswick Male actors from New Brunswick St. Thomas University (New Brunswick) alumni