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 151
Movies 112
TV Shows 39
self 38
Narrator 14
Voice 6
Writer 4
Director 4
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Movie
Self (archival footage)
Folk Britannia (2006)
TV
Judge Buchanan
She Hate Me (2004)
Movie
Lorenzo Dufau
Proud (2004)
Movie
Granddad
Baadasssss! (2004)
Movie
Melvin Porter
The L Word (2004)
TV
7.67
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
Deacons for Defense (2003)
Movie
Narrator
Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002)
Movie
Jean-Jacques
Feast of All Saints (2001)
Movie
Duncan Cox
Here's to Life! (2000)
Movie
Yar (voice)
Dinosaur (2000)
Movie
6.27
Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Movie
Narration
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
Movie
Mordecai
The Soul Collector (1999)
Movie
Mr. Parker
Third Watch (1999)
TV
Too Tall
The Secret Path (1999)
Movie
Alexander Billman
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
Movie
Himself - Narrator
Christianity: The First 1000 Years (1998)
TV
Archer Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Movie
6.39
Juror 2
12 Angry Men (1997)
Movie
Self - Actor and Playwright
4 Little Girls (1997)
Movie
Mr. Evers
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
Movie
Narrator
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
TV
Midge Carter
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
Movie
Jeremiah
Get on the Bus (1996)
Movie
Erasmus Jones
Promised Land (1996)
TV
Self / Self / Self / John R. Gills (voice)
The West (1996)
TV
2
Terrence Minnerly
JAG (1995)
TV
4.4
Judge Harry Roosevelt
The Client (1995)
TV
Dr. Winston
The Android Affair (1995)
Movie
Erasmus Jones / Gabriel
Touched by an Angel (1994)
TV
8
Various (voice)
Baseball (1994)
TV
Harry Roosevelt
The Client (1994)
Movie
6.45
Judge Richard Farris
The Stand (1994)
TV
5.2
Self - Narrator
The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery (1994)
Movie
Self - Harlem Resident
Malcolm X: Make It Plain (1994)
Movie
Detective in Squad Room
Cop and ½ (1993)
Movie
Narrator
Goin' Back to T-Town (1993)
Movie
Parson Dick
Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
TV
4
Grandfather
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
Movie
Frederick Douglas (voice)
Lincoln (1992)
Movie
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Malcolm X (1992)
Movie
4.5
Reverend Purify
Jungle Fever (1991)
Movie
4
Ponder Blue
Evening Shade (1990)
TV
Narrator
The Red Shoes (1990)
Movie
Oz Jackson
B.L. Stryker (1989)
TV
Coach Odom
School Daze (1988)
Movie
Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
Movie
Capt. Harry Moradian
Avenging Angel (1985)
Movie
6
Raymond
Harry & Son (1984)
Movie
Dr. Sanders
The House of God (1984)
Movie
Himself - Narrator (voice)
Reading Rainbow (1983)
TV
6
Writer
Purlie (1981)
Movie
Blaine Whitfield
All God's Children (1980)
Movie
Narrator
Freedom Road (1979)
Movie
Captain John Geiberger
Hot Stuff (1979)
Movie
Benjamin Banneker
Freedom Man (1979)
Movie
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
King (1978)
TV
Dr. Fredericks
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
Movie
Ben Reed
The Tenth Level (1976)
Movie
Ernest Motapo
Countdown at Kusini (1976)
Movie
Elder Johnson
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Movie
Director
Gordon's War (1973)
Movie
Director
Black Girl (1972)
Movie
Eulogy
Malcolm X (1972)
Movie
James Lucas
The Sheriff (1971)
Movie
Director / Screenplay
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Movie
Director
Kongi's Harvest (1970)
Movie
Osmond Portifoy
Night Gallery (1969)
Movie
Jed Hooker
Sam Whiskey (1969)
Movie
Charles Carter
Teacher, Teacher (1969)
Movie
Ramon Borelle
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Joseph Lee
The Scalphunters (1968)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968)
Movie
Lt. Wagner
The Outsider (1967)
Movie
Narrator
Black Liberation (1967)
Movie
Nelson Davis
A Man Called Adam (1966)
Movie
Dave Corbett
Run for Your Life (1965)
TV
Jacko King
The Hill (1965)
Movie
1
Capshaw
Shock Treatment (1964)
Movie
Father Gillis
The Cardinal (1963)
Movie
John Ross
The Great Adventure (1963)
TV
Lt. Johnny Gaines
The Fugitive (1963)
TV
3.5
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
Movie
Narrator (voice)
Hands of Inge (1962)
Movie
District Attorney Daniel Jackson / District Attorney / Nixie / Officer Bond / Assistant District Attorney
The Defenders (1961)
TV
Dangerfield Newby
John Brown's Raid (1960)
Movie
Sam Davis
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Self - Presenter
Tony Awards (1956)
TV
1
Charles Carter
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Movie
John Brooks (uncredited)
No Way Out (1950)
Movie
The Emperor Jones
Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
TV
Gallery
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-12-18
Deathday2005-02-04 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceGeorgia, United States
RelationshipsRuby Dee (1948 - 2005)
ChildrenGuy Davis
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesNew York City, United States of America, Waycross, United States
Also Known AsOzzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman Davis
AwardsJames 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, 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
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