Ted Adams: Ted Adams. Actor: The Lion Man. The son of vaudeville performers, Richard Theodore "Ted" Adams was part of his parents' troupe before attending Cornell University at the age of 18. After college he did stock work for three years before going on to New York City and stage work there. For more than half his life he performed on the stage before coming to films around 1926. He and his...
Known For: The Lion Man (Sheikh Youssef Ab-Dur(as Richard Adams)), The Ridin' Fool (Boston Harry Manners), Custer's Last Stand (BarneyBuffalo Bill Cody [Chs. 6-7]), Trail Dust (Joe Wilson)