Bill Ward
ActingBorn May 5, 1948
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.
Known For
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
movie1975
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
movie2002
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
movie2011
Seven Ages of Rock
tv2007
Live Aid
movie1985
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
movie2011
Classic Albums
tv1997
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
movie1993
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
movie2022
Beware of Mr. Baker
movie2012
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
movie2020
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
movie1992
Filmography
2025Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bowas Selfmovie2025Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentaryas Selfmovie2022Dio: Dreamers Never Dieas Selfmovie2022Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentaryas Selfmovie2022Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentaryas Selfmovie2020The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourneas Selfmovie2017The Doom Docas Selfmovie2014The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castilloas Selfmovie2012Beware of Mr. Bakeras Selfmovie2011God Bless Ozzy Osbourneas Selfmovie2011Black Sabbath - Paris 1970as Selfmovie2010Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoidas Executive Producermovie2010Heavy Metal Britanniaas Selfmovie2007Seven Ages of Rockas Selftv2004Rockthology 2as Self (archive footage)movie2004Black Sabbath: Undead and Alivemovie2002Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992as Selfmovie1999Black Sabbath - The Last Supermovie1999Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999as Drumsmovie1999Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washingtonas Drumsmovie1999Black Sabbath: The Last Supperas Drumsmovie1997Classic Albumsas Selftv1994Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994as Drumsmovie1993Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loudmovie1992Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume Oneas Selfmovie1985Live Aidas Selfmovie1985Black Sabbath: Live Aidas Selfmovie1980Black Sabbath: Never Say Dieas Selfmovie1978An Audience with...as Selftv1976Black Sabbath: Live in Fresnomovie1975Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concertmovie1974Black Sabbath: California Jammovie1970Black Sabbath: Live in Parisas Self - Drumsmovie1970Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1as Bill Wardmovie