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...
2006
Classic Albums
2010
Seven Ages of Rock
2007
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
2026
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
2020
Live Aid
1985
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
2011
Rockthology 2
2004
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1975
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
2022
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
2010
Beware of Mr. Baker
2012

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
35
Producing
1
2026
Back to the Beginning: Ozzy's Final Bow
as Self · unreleased
2025
Black Sabbath: Vol. 4 Documentary
as Self
2022
Dio: Dreamers Never Die
as Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Master of Reality Documentary
as Self
2022
Black Sabbath: Sabotage - The Documentary
as Self
2020
The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
2017
The Doom Doc
as Self
2014
The Life, Blood and Rhythm of Randy Castillo
as Self
2012
Beware of Mr. Baker
as Self
2011
God Bless Ozzy Osbourne
as Self
2011
Black Sabbath - Paris 1970
as Self
2010
Classic Albums: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
as Self
2010
Heavy Metal Britannia
as Self
2010
Classic Albums
as Self
2007
Seven Ages of Rock
as Self
2006
An Audience with...
as Self
2004
Rockthology 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Black Sabbath: Undead and Alive
2002
Inside Black Sabbath: A Critical Review 1970-1992
as Self
1999
Black Sabbath: Burgettstown, PA 1999
as Drums
1999
Black Sabbath: [1999] Seattle, Washington
as Drums
1999
Black Sabbath: The Last Supper
as Drums
1999
Black Sabbath - The Last Super
1994
Black Sabbath. River Plate Stadium Buenos Aries 1994
as Drums
1993
Ozzy Osbourne: Live & Loud
1992
Black Sabbath: The Black Sabbath Story, Volume One
as Self
1985
Live Aid
as Self
1985
Black Sabbath: Live Aid
as Self
1980
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die
as Self
1976
Black Sabbath: Live in Fresno
1975
Black Sabbath - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
1974
Black Sabbath: California Jam
1972
Black Sabbath - In Concert 1972
1970
Black Sabbath: Live in Paris
as Self - Drums
1970
Black Sabbath - Pop Shop: Part 1
as Bill Ward