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Bill Ward

Bill Ward

Known for: Acting

Born 05/05/1948
Place of birth Aston, Birmingham, England, UK

William Thomas Ward (born 5 May 1948) is an English musician and visual artist, best known as the original drummer of the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He also performed lead vocals on two Black Sabbath songs: "It's Alright" from the album Technical Ecstasy and "Swinging the Chain" from the album Never Say Die!. Ward is known for his very unorthodox style of playing the drums, often using snare-drills and tempo-drop to match both vocals and riff.

Filmography

Classic Albums Series ★ 7,7

Classic Albums

Self

1997

An Audience with... Series ★ 5,3

An Audience with...

Self

1978

Seven Ages of Rock Series ★ 9,2

Seven Ages of Rock

Self

2007

Live Aid Film ★ 7,9

Live Aid

Self

1985

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne Film ★ 7,4

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

Self

2020

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow Film

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Self

2025

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert Film ★ 10,0

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

1975

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne Film ★ 7,9

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Self

2011

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid Film ★ 7,1

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Self

2010

Rockthology 2 Film

Rockthology 2

Self (archive footage)

2004

Dio: Dreamers Never Die Film ★ 7,6

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Self

2022

Film

Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington

Drums

1999

Beware of Mr. Baker Film ★ 7,5

Beware of Mr. Baker

Self

2012

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris Film ★ 7,0

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris

Self - Drums

1970

The Doom Doc Film

The Doom Doc

Self

2017

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper Film ★ 5,7

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

Drums

1999

Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno Film

Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno

1976

Black Sabbath: Live Aid Film

Black Sabbath: Live Aid

Self

1985

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One Film ★ 7,2

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

Self

1992

Black Sabbath: California Jam Film

Black Sabbath: California Jam

1974

Black Sabbath - The Last Super Film

Black Sabbath - The Last Super

1999

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive Film

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

2004

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die Film ★ 5,4

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

Self

1980

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud Film ★ 7,7

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud

1993

Heavy Metal Britannia Film ★ 7,1

Heavy Metal Britannia

Self

2010

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 Film

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1

Bill Ward

1970

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary Film

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

Self

2025

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary Film

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

Self

2022

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 Film ★ 10,0

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

Self

2002

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 Film ★ 10,0

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

Self

2011

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 Film

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

Drums

1999

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 Film

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

Drums

1994

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary Film

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

Self

2022

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo Film ★ 2,5

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo

Self

2014