
Bill Ward
Acting
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

An Audience with...
1978 · tv

Classic Albums
1997 · tv

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011 · movie

Live Aid
1985 · movie

Seven Ages of Rock
2007 · tv

Beware of Mr. Baker
2012 · movie

Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2025 · movie

The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020 · movie

Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010 · movie

Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
2002 · movie

Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022 · movie

Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
1980 · movie

Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1993 · movie

Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2004 · movie

Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
1970 · movie

Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
2022 · movie

Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
2022 · movie

The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo
2014 · movie

Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
2011 · movie

Black Sabbath: California Jam
1974 · movie

Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
1992 · movie

Rockthology 2
2004 · movie

Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
1999 · movie

Black Sabbath: Live Aid
1985 · movie

Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
1970 · movie

Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
2025 · movie

Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
1999 · movie

Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1999 · movie

Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975 · movie

Heavy Metal Britannia
2010 · movie