Lyman Ward (actor)

This article is about the Canadian actor. For the Lyman Ward appearing in the 1992 Bruce Sinofosky documentary, see Brother's Keeper (1992 film). For the American general, see Lyman M. Ward.

Lyman Ward
Born	(1941-06-21) June 21, 1941 Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971—present
Spouse	Cindy Pickett (1986-1992) (divorced) 2 children

Lyman Ward (born June 21, 1941) is a Canadian actor.

Life and career

Ward was born and raised in Saint John, New Brunswick and graduated from Saint 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 Miramichi, New Brunswick before relocating to Fredericton in 1964.

He appeared on the very first episode of Laverne & Shirley as Tad Schotz, but is most noted for playing Ferris Bueller's father in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (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 instead. 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.

Ward met Cindy Pickett on the Ferris Bueller set, where they played the parents of the teenaged protaganist in the 1986 film. They married in real life, had two children together, then divorced shortly after playing the parents of the teenaged protaganist in the 1992 film Sleepwalkers, citing irreconcilable differences.

Ward published a novel titled 'Fortune's Tide' in 2016, an historical fiction based in his home town of Saint John, New Brunswick.

He continues to act in both films and television.

Filmography

• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as Tom Bueller

External links

• Lyman Ward at IMDb