Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 18, 1917
Died
Feb 04, 2005
Place of Birth
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Credits
144 titles
Ossie Davis
Biography
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Other films Davis acted in include The Hill (1965), A Man Called Adam (1966), Let's Do It Again (1975), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Client (1994), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dinosaur (2000), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death.
Known For
Filmography
Love in Exile
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Writer
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Folk Britannia
Self (archival footage)
The Peace!
Self
Deacons for Defense
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
The History Makers: Success
Self
Unstoppable
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
She Hate Me
Judge Buchanan
Proud
Lorenzo DuFau
Baadasssss!
Granddad
TV Revolution
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
The L Word
Melvin Porter
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Narrator
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Himself
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
Bubba Ho-tep
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator
Feast of All Saints
Jean-Jacques
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Narrator
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Julius (voice)
Here's to Life!
Duncan Cox
Dinosaur
Yar (voice)
Finding Buck McHenry
Buck McHenry
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Caretaker
The Soul Collector
Mordecai
Third Watch
Mr. Parker
The Secret Path
Too Tall
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
A Vow to Cherish
Alexander Billman
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Himself - Narrator
Doctor Dolittle
Archer Dolittle
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
12 Angry Men
Juror 2
4 Little Girls
Self - Actor and Playwright
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Narrator
Miss Evers' Boys
Mr. Evers
Thomas Jefferson
Narrator (voice)
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
I'm Not Rappaport
Midge Carter
Get on the Bus
Jeremiah / 'Pop'
Promised Land
The West
Self
JAG
Terrence Minnerly