Patrick Ward (January 4, 1950 – October 14, 2019) was an Australian actor noted for several performances on Australian television.

Career

Ward played a guest television role in police drama Matlock Police in 1973 and a guest role in the teen soap opera Class of '74. He had a role as Nicholas Brent in the 1974 film version of Number 96, and was a regular, Cornelius (aka Corny), in the serial The Unisexers (1975) produced by Cash Harmon Television, the makers of Number 96. The Unisexers was cancelled after just three weeks and 16 episodes due to poor ratings. Ward had previously played Mike Parsons in the television version of Number 96 in 1972.

Ward had a regular support role in the police serial Cop Shop starting late 1977 but left the series within three months of its launch. In 1980 he was a regular cast member of a new soap opera, Arcade, created by several members of the creative team from Number 96. Arcade was a critical and ratings failure and was cancelled after six weeks on air. He acted in the film The Chain Reaction (1980) and played a guest role in the US series The Love Boat in 1981.

Ward subsequently played a regular role in the situation comedy My Two Wives (1992).[9] Other TV roles included appearances in A Country Practice (1983), Chances (1991), Mission: Impossible (1988), All Saints (2001), Farscape (2001 and 2003) and Bad Cop, Bad Cop (2003). Miniseries appearances include ANZACS and Fields of Fire. Film roles included the cult film Stone in 1974 and the feature film Restraint (2008).