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{{short description|English character actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Michael Ward
| image = Michael_Ward.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption = ''[[Sleeping Car to Trieste]]'' (1948)
| birth_name = George William Everard Yoe Ward
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1909|4|9}}
| birth_place = [[Carnmenellis]], [[Cornwall]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1997|11|8|1909|4|9}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
| othername =
| occupation =
| yearsactive = 1947–1978
| spouse =
| domesticpartner =
| website =
}}

'''Michael Ward''' (born '''George William Everard Yoe Ward'''; 9 April 1909 – 8 November 1997) was an [[England|English]] character actor who appeared in nearly eighty films between 1947 and 1978.

==Early life==
Ward was born in [[Carnmenellis]] in [[Cornwall]], to clergyman William George Henry Ward and his wife Annie (née Dingle). He originally trained and worked as a teacher<ref>Quinlan's Film Character actors, David Quinlan</ref> but then retrained at the [[Central School of Speech and Drama]], and won his first film role in 1947, playing Mr Trafford in [[Alexander Korda]]'s ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]''.

==Career==
In between the years 1947 and 1960, Ward appeared in no fewer than 30 films, making him one of the UK's busiest and most recognisable character actors.

As well as five ''Carry On'' films, Ward also appeared in four [[Norman Wisdom]] films and six made by the [[Boulting brothers]].

In the early 1960s television started to take over Ward's career, and until his retirement in 1978 he appeared in (amongst many others) ''[[The Jack Benny Program]]me'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968–1977)|The Morecambe and Wise Show]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[The Two Ronnies]]'', ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'', ''[[Rising Damp]]'' and ''[[Sykes (TV series)|Sykes]]''.

After making what would be his last ever screen outing in [[1978 in film|1978's]] ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]'', Ward suffered a stroke which forced him to retire. By 1986, he was unable to walk. He died on 8 November 1997 at [[St Mary's Hospital, London|St Mary's Hospital]] in London. He was 88. Michael was an extremely complicated character and never really recovered from the death of his mother in the late 60s. He was also gay (openly from the late 1960s) which caused him a lot of problems. Michael was a very sensitive man and needed to be reassured regularly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://carryonfan.blogspot.com/2016/11/carry-on-blogging-interview-james-hogg.html#:~:text=%E2%80%8BMichael%20was%20an%20extremely,needed%20to%20be%20reassured%20regularly.|title = Carry on Blogging!: Carry on Blogging Interview: James Hogg on Michael Ward|date = 9 November 2016}}</ref>

==Selected films==
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* ''[[An Ideal Husband (1947 film)|An Ideal Husband]]'' (1947) – Mr. Tommy Tafford
* ''[[Calling Paul Temple]]'' (1948) – Passer-by (uncredited)
* ''[[Saraband for Dead Lovers]]'' (1948) – (uncredited)
* ''[[Sleeping Car to Trieste]]'' (1948) – Elvin
* ''[[Once a Jolly Swagman]]'' (1949) – Artist at Chelsea Party (uncredited)
* ''[[The Queen of Spades (1949 film)|The Queen of Spades]]'' (1949) – Officer in the Gaming Room (uncredited)
* ''[[Stop Press Girl]]'' (1949) – Hairdressers Manager (uncredited)
* ''[[Marry Me! (1949 film)|Marry Me!]]'' (1949) – Minor Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Helter Skelter (1949 film)|Helter Skelter]]'' (1949) – News Reader (uncredited0
* ''[[Trottie True]]'' (1949) – Pianist at Ball (uncredited)
* ''[[High Jinks in Society]]'' (1949) – Watkins
* ''[[So Long at the Fair]]'' (1950) – Pilkington (uncredited)
* ''[[What the Butler Saw (1950 film)|What the Butler Saw]]'' (1950) – Gerald
* ''[[Tony Draws a Horse]]'' (1950) – Photographer (uncredited)
* ''[[Trio (film)|Trio]]'' (1950) – Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
* ''[[No Trace (1950 film)|No Trace]]'' (1950) – Wigmaker
* ''[[Seven Days to Noon]]'' (1950) – Cast Member (uncredited)
* ''[[Lilli Marlene (film)|Lilli Marlene]]'' (1951) – Wintertree
* ''[[Pool of London (film)|Pool of London]]'' (1951) – Pianist (uncredited)
* ''[[The Galloping Major (film)|The Galloping Major]]'' (1951) – Blimpish Character (uncredited)
* ''[[Life in Her Hands]]'' (1951) – Ralph (uncredited)
* ''[[Chelsea Story]]'' (1951) – Chris Fawcett
* ''[[Cheer the Brave]]'' (1951)
* ''[[Calling Bulldog Drummond]]'' (1951) – (uncredited)
* ''[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]'' (1951) – Senior Clerk's Assistant
* ''[[Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951 film)|Tom Brown's Schooldays]]'' (1951) – Master
* ''[[High Treason (1951 film)|High Treason]]'' (1951) – Music Club Member (uncredited)
* ''[[Blind Man's Bluff (1952 film)|Blind Man's Bluff]]'' (1952) – Jewellers Assistant
* ''[[Whispering Smith Hits London]]'' (1952) – Reception Clerk
* ''[[13 East Street]]'' (1952) – Barman
* ''[[The Happy Family (1952 film)|The Happy Family]]'' (1952) – BBC Announcer
* ''[[Song of Paris]]'' (1952) – Waterson
* ''[[The Frightened Man]]'' (1952) – Cornelius Hart
* ''[[The Tall Headlines]]'' (1952) – Dentist
* ''[[Emergency Call (1952 film)|Emergency Call]]'' (1952) – Roberto
* ''[[Tread Softly (1952 film)|Tread Softly]]'' (1952) – Alexander Mayne
* ''[[Street Corner (1953 film)|Street Corner]]'' (1953) – Jewellery Salesman (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fake (1953 film)|The Fake]]'' (1953) – Art Salesman
* ''[[Trouble in Store]]'' (1953) – Wilbur
* ''[[The Love Lottery]]'' (1954) – Hotel Receptionist
* ''[[Josephine and Men]]'' (1955) – Bohemian
* ''[[Man of the Moment (1955 film)|Man of the Moment]]'' (1955) – Photographer
* ''[[Lost (1956 film)|Lost]]'' (1956) – Mantilla (uncredited)
* ''[[Private's Progress]]'' (1956) – Sidney (uncredited)
* ''[[Jumping for Joy]]'' (1956) – Pertwee (uncredited)
* ''[[The Intimate Stranger (1956 film)|The Intimate Stranger]]'' (1956) – Costume Designer (uncredited)
* ''[[Up in the World]]'' (1956) – Maurice
* ''[[Brothers in Law (film)|Brothers in Law]]'' (1957) – Photographer
* ''[[Just My Luck (1957 film)|Just My Luck]]'' (1957) – Cranley
* ''[[Carlton-Browne of the F.O.]]'' (1959) – Hotel Manager (uncredited)
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959) – Pasco
* ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]'' (1959) – Reporter
* ''[[The Rough and the Smooth]]'' (1959) – Headwaiter
* ''[[Follow a Star]]'' (1959) – Bit Role (uncredited)
* ''[[Doctor in Love]]'' (1960) – Dr. Flower
* ''[[Carry On Regardless]]'' (1961) – Photographer
* ''[[Mary Had a Little...]]'' (1961) – Hunter
* ''[[A Pair of Briefs]]'' (1962) – Judge's Dresser (uncredited)
* ''[[Carry On Cabby]]'' (1963) – Man in Tweeds
* ''[[Father Came Too!]]'' (1963) – Man at Auction
* ''[[Carry On Cleo]]'' (1964) – Archimedes
* ''[[The Big Job (film)|The Big Job]]'' (1965) – Undertaker
* ''[[Carry On Screaming!]]'' (1966) – Mrt. Vivian
* ''[[Where the Bullets Fly]]'' (1966) – Michael
* ''[[Carry On Don't Lose Your Head]]'' (1966) – Henri
* ''[[Smashing Time]]'' (1967) – Elderly Shop Owner
* ''[[Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell]]'' (1974) – Transvest
* ''[[Man About the House (film)|Man About the House]]'' (1974) – Mr. Gideon
* ''[[Revenge of the Pink Panther]]'' (1978) – Real Estate Agent (final film role)
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{Cite book|editor-last=Walker|editor-first=John |title=Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies|date=7 August 2001|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=0-06-093507-3}}
* {{Cite book|editor-last=McFarlane|editor-first=Brian |title=The Encyclopedia of British Film|year=2003|publisher=Methuen/BFI|isbn=0-413-77301-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbr0000unse}}

==External links==
*[http://michaelward.moonfruit.com Official Website]
*{{IMDb name|id=0911734|name=Michael Ward}}
*[http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-ward.htm Biography on Avengers website]

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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]]
[[Category:Male actors from Cornwall]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]

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