Bill Ward
Known for
Acting
Born
May 5, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Aston, Birmingham, England, UK
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.
Best known work
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012
Live Aid
1985
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
1999
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Heavy Metal Britannia
2010
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
1992Filmography
2026
2025
2022
Dio: Dreamers Never Dieas Self
2022
2022
2020
2017
The Doom Docas Self
2014
2012
Beware of Mr. Bakeras Self
2011
God Bless Ozzy Osbourneas Self
2011
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970as Self
2010
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoidas Self, Executive Producer
2010
Heavy Metal Britanniaas Self
2007
2004
Rockthology 2as Self (archive footage)
2004
2002
1999
1999
1999
1999
Black Sabbath: The Last Supperas Drums
1997
1994
1993
1992