Larry Ward

Larry Ward was an American actor who was occasionally billed as Ward Gaynor and worked largely in westerns and on television. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he attended Ohio University and Denison University, served three years in the United States Navy, and later trained at the American Theatre Wing with support from the G.I. Bill of Rights. He appeared in productions and also wrote before playing Dr. Randy Hamilton on the soap opera The Brighter Day in 1954, leaving in 1957. His break came in 1962, when the producer Jules Schermer gave him a part in an episode of the western series Lawman, and in 1963 Schermer cast him as U.S. Marshal Frank Ragan in The Dakotas. He went on to guest roles in The Road West, Lost in Space, Sara and the CBS series MASH. Ward died in 1985.