Bill Ward
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 5 May 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
Acting 32
- 2025Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow as Self
- 2025Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary as Self
- 2022Dio: Dreamers Never Die as Self
- 2022Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary as Self
- 2022Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary as Self
- 2020The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2017The Doom Doc as Self
- 2014The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo as Self
- 2012Beware of Mr. Baker as Self
- 2011God Bless Ozzy Osbourne as Self
- 2011Black Sabbath - Paris 1970 as Self
- 2010Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid as Self
- 2010Heavy Metal Britannia as Self
- 2004Rockthology 2 as Self (archive footage)
- 2004Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
- 2002Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992 as Self
- 1999Black Sabbath - The Last Super
- 1999Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999 as Drums
- 1999Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington as Drums
- 1999Black Sabbath: The Last Supper as Drums
- 1994Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994 as Drums
- 1993Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
- 1992Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One as Self
- 1985Live Aid as Self
- 1985Black Sabbath: Live Aid as Self
- 1980Black Sabbath: Never Say Die as Self
- 1976Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
- 1975Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
- 1974Black Sabbath: California Jam
- 1972Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
- 1970Black Sabbath: Live in Paris as Self - Drums
- 1970Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1 as Bill Ward
Production 1
- 2010Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid · executive producer