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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1917-12-17

Deathday: 2005-02-04 (87 years old)

Biography

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist.

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Filmography

all 149

Movies 111

TV Shows 38

self 37

Narrator 13

Voice 5

Writer 4

Director 4

Writer

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)

Self (archive Footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)

Self

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali

What's My Name | Muhammad Ali (2019)

Self

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali (2019)

Self

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (2018)

Self

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead (2015)

Self

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (2013)

Self (archival footage)

Folk Britannia

Folk Britannia (2006)

Self

The Peace!

The Peace! (2005)

Himself

The History Makers: Success

The History Makers: Success (2005)

Self

Unstoppable

Unstoppable (2005)

Self

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)

Judge Buchanan

She Hate Me

She Hate Me (2004)

Lorenzo Dufau

Proud

Proud (2004)

Self

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004)

Granddad

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss! (2004)

TV Revolution

TV Revolution (2004)

Self

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)

Melvin Porter

The L Word

The L Word (2004)

Self

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

Narrator

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars (2003)

Self

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)

Reader

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense (2003)

Narrator

Hughes' Dream Harlem

Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002)

Self

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)

Jack

Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep (2002)

Narrator

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (2002)

Jean-Jacques

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints (2001)

Narrator

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (2001)

Julius

The Legend of the Candy Cane

The Legend of the Candy Cane (2001)

Duncan Cox

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life! (2000)

Yar

Dinosaur

Dinosaur (2000)

Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry (2000)

Narration

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey (1999)

Caretaker

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)

Mordecai

The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector (1999)

Third Watch

Third Watch (1999)

Self

The Century: America's Time

The Century: America's Time (1999)

Too Tall

The Secret Path

The Secret Path (1999)

Self

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)

Alexander Billman

A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish (1999)

Himself - Narrator

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

Christianity: The First 1000 Years (1998)

Archer Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle (1998)

Self

The Great Depression

The Great Depression (1998)

Self

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)

Juror #2

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men (1997)

Self - Actor and Playwright

4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls (1997)

Narrator

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (1997)

Mr. Evers

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

Narrator

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (1997)

Self

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (1997)

Midge Carter

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport (1996)

Jeremiah

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus (1996)

Erasmus Jones

Promised Land

Promised Land (1996)

Self / Self / Self / John R. Gills (voice)

The West

The West (1996)

Terrence Minnerly

JAG

JAG (1995)

Judge Harry Roosevelt

The Client

The Client (1995)

Dr. Winston

The Android Affair

The Android Affair (1995)

Uncle Phil

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)

Erasmus Jones / Gabriel

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel (1994)

Various (voice)

Baseball

Baseball (1994)

Harry Roosevelt

The Client

The Client (1994)

Uncle Phil

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (1994)

Judge Richard Farris

The Stand

The Stand (1994)

Self - Narrator

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery (1994)

Self - Harlem Resident

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)

Narrator

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)

Chuck

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

Self

The Great Depression

The Great Depression (1993)

Detective in Squad Room

Cop and ½

Cop and ½ (1993)

Narrator

Goin' Back to T-Town

Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)

Parson Dick

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen (1993)

Grandfather

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story (1993)

Frederick Douglas (voice)

Lincoln

Lincoln (1992)

Eulogy Performer (voice)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1992)

Noah

Gladiator

Gladiator (1992)

Self

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

The Good Reverend Doctor Purify

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever (1991)

Self

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991)

Ponder Blue

Evening Shade

Evening Shade (1990)

Marshall

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Narrator

The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes (1990)

Self

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

Da Mayor

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing (1989)

Oz Jackson

B.L. Stryker

B.L. Stryker (1989)

Coach Odom

School Daze

School Daze (1988)

Self

American Masters

American Masters (1986)

Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)

Captain Harry Moradian

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel (1985)

Self

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection (1985)

Raymond

Harry & Son

Harry & Son (1984)

Narrator

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood (1984)

Dr. Sanders

The House of God

The House of God (1984)

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow (1983)

Writer

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983)

Writer

Purlie

Purlie (1981)

Chuffy Russell

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)

Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet (1981)

Blaine Whitfield

All God's Children

All God's Children (1980)

Narrator

Freedom Road

Freedom Road (1979)

Captain John Geiberger

Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff (1979)

Dad Jones

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations (1979)

Benjamin Banneker

Freedom Man

Freedom Man (1979)

Self

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

King

King (1978)

Dr. Fredericks

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)

Ben Reed

The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level (1976)

Ernest Motapo

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini (1976)

Elder Johnson

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again (1975)

Narrator

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Director

Gordon's War

Gordon's War (1973)

Director

Black Girl

Black Girl (1972)

Eulogy

Malcolm X

Malcolm X (1972)

James Lucas

The Sheriff

The Sheriff (1971)

Director

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Director

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest (1970)

Osmund Portifoy (segment "The Cemetery")

Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1969)

Luke

Slaves

Slaves (1969)

Jed Hooker

Sam Whiskey

Sam Whiskey (1969)

Charles Carter

Teacher, Teacher

Teacher, Teacher (1969)

The Fall

The Fall (1969)

Ramon Borelle

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O (1968)

Kubani

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game (1968)

Joseph Lee

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters (1968)

Self - Narrator

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)

Lt. Wagner

The Outsider

The Outsider (1967)

Narrator

Black Liberation

Black Liberation (1967)

Nelson Davis

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam (1966)

Dave Corbett

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life (1965)

Jacko King

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill (1965)

Jacko King

The Hill

The Hill (1965)

Capshaw

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment (1964)

Father Gillis

The Cardinal

The Cardinal (1963)

John Ross

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

Writer

East Side/West Side

East Side/West Side (1963)

Lt. Johnny Gaines

The Fugitive

The Fugitive (1963)

Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days! (1963)

Narrator (voice)

Hands of Inge

Hands of Inge (1962)

District Attorney Daniel Jackson

The Defenders

The Defenders (1961)

Dangerfield Newby

John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid (1960)

Sam Davis

Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

Charles Carter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

Cab Driver (uncredited)

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours (1951)

John Brooks (uncredited)

No Way Out

No Way Out (1950)

The Emperor Jones

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre (1947)

Self

Zinzun: A Revolutionary Activist

Zinzun: A Revolutionary Activist

Reader

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Self

A Walk Through the 20th Century With Bill Moyers

A Walk Through the 20th Century With Bill Moyers

Gallery

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-12-17

Deathday
2005-02-04 (87 years old)

Birth Place
Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Relationships
Ruby Dee (1948-12-09 - 2005-02-04)

Children
Guy Davis

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
New York City · Waycross, United States of America

Also Known As
Ozzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman Davis

Awards
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, Coretta Scott King Award, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, Daytime Emmy Award, James Parks Morton Interfaith Award, Paul Robeson Award, NAACP Image Award – Hall of Fame Award, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, Marian Anderson Award

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Last updated: 2024-06-10

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James Earl Jones worked together with Ossie Davis in:

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5 TV Shows

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Paul Winfield worked together with Ossie Davis in:

3 Movies

6 TV Shows

Alfre Woodard

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Alfre Woodard worked together with Ossie Davis in:

6 Movies

2 TV Shows

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William Windom worked together with Ossie Davis in:

8 TV Shows

Roscoe Lee Browne

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Roscoe Lee Browne worked together with Ossie Davis in:

4 Movies

4 TV Shows

Nancy Malone

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Nancy Malone worked together with Ossie Davis in:

1 Movie

7 TV Shows

Jessica Walter

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Jessica Walter worked together with Ossie Davis in:

7 TV Shows

Edward Binns

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Edward Binns worked together with Ossie Davis in:

1 Movie

6 TV Shows

Barry Sullivan

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Barry Sullivan worked together with Ossie Davis in:

1 Movie

6 TV Shows

Ernest R. Dickerson

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Ernest R. Dickerson worked together with Ossie Davis in:

6 Movies

1 TV Show

Leslie Nielsen

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Leslie Nielsen worked together with Ossie Davis in:

7 TV Shows

William Shatner

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William Shatner worked together with Ossie Davis in:

1 Movie

6 TV Shows

Ricardo Montalban

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Ricardo Montalban worked together with Ossie Davis in:

7 TV Shows

Bill Cosby

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Bill Cosby worked together with Ossie Davis in:

5 Movies

2 TV Shows

Ed Asner

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,

Ed Asner worked together with Ossie Davis in:

7 TV Shows

Terence Blanchard

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,

Terence Blanchard worked together with Ossie Davis in:

7 Movies

Tom Bosley

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Tom Bosley worked together with Ossie Davis in:

2 Movies

4 TV Shows

Charles Aidman

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Charles Aidman worked together with Ossie Davis in:

6 TV Shows

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