Bill Ward

Bill Ward

ActorProducer May 5 (age 77) Aston, Birmingham, England, UK 1970–2025 (55 year career)

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Biography

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.

Known For

Live Aid

Live Aid

Self

Beware of Mr. Baker

Beware of Mr. Baker

Self

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Self

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Self

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Self

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

Self

Seven Ages of Rock

Seven Ages of Rock

Self

Heavy Metal Britannia

Heavy Metal Britannia

Self

Filmography

Acting (35)

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Movies (32)

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow

as Self

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary

as Self

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary

as Self

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

Dio: Dreamers Never Die

as Self

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary

as Self

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne

as Self

The Doom Doc

The Doom Doc

as Self

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo

as Self

Beware of Mr. Baker

Beware of Mr. Baker

as Self

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970

as Himself

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

as Self

Heavy Metal Britannia

Heavy Metal Britannia

as Self

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

as Self

Rockthology 2

Rockthology 2

as Self (archive footage)

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992

as Himself

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper

as Drums

Black Sabbath - The Last Super

Black Sabbath - The Last Super

Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington

as Drums

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999

as Drums

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994

as Drums

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One

as Himself

Live Aid

Live Aid

as Self

Black Sabbath: Live Aid

Black Sabbath: Live Aid

as Self

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die

as Self

Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno

Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert

Black Sabbath: California Jam

Black Sabbath: California Jam

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1

as Bill Ward

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris

as Self - Drums

Black Sabbath: Paranoid

Black Sabbath: Paranoid

Television (3)

Seven Ages of Rock

Seven Ages of Rock

as Self

Classic Albums

Classic Albums

as Self

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid

Executive Producer