Born John Thomas O'Donnell in
Philadelphia, Without Vokes, Ward starred in the Broadway musicals
The Grafter (1906, as Bill Grafter),
Not Yet, But Soon (1907, as Bill Nerve), and the
Ziegfeld Follies of 1923. This was followed by many comic silent films, most of them short films, made with the actress
Gale Henry from 1919 through 1921; including the role of One Lung in
The Detectress (1919) and parts in
Pants (1919),
The Slavey (1919),
Her First Flame (1919),
Her Week-end (1919), ''Lizzie's Luck
(1919), Poor Fish
(1919), Cash
(1919), Sweet Cookie
(1919), This Way Out
(1920), Help!
(1920), and Beat It
(1921) to name a few. Ward later appeared in one sound film, portraying Scal "the Rat" in Fugitives'' (1929). After retiring from acting, Ward operated a roadhouse outside of Boston for many years. At various points in his career he also worked as a theatre agent and producer. He was a member of
The Lambs and was a founding member of The Catholic Actor's Guild of America. He died at his home in New York City on January 3, 1944 at the age of 76. ==References==