Ossie Davis
18. detsember 1917 (108 aastat), Cogdell, Georgia, USA
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.
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- 2026Love in Exile
- 2022Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (Self (archive footage))
- 2006Folk Britannia (Self (archival footage))
- 2005The Peace! (Self)
- 2005Deacons for Defense (Reverend 'Rev' Gregory)
- 2005The History Makers: Success (Self)
- 2005Unstoppable (Self)
- 2005By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (Self)
- 2004She Hate Me (Judge Buchanan)
- 2004Proud (Lorenzo DuFau)
- 2004Baadasssss! (Granddad)
- 2004TV Revolution
- 2004Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (Self)
- 2004The L Word (Melvin Porter)
- 2003The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (Self)
- 2003The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars (Narrator)
- 2003Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (Himself)
- 2003Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- 2002Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (Self)
- 2002Bubba Ho-tep (John F. "Jack" Kennedy)
- 2002Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (Narrator)
- 2001Feast of All Saints (Jean-Jacques)
- 2001Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (Narrator)
- 2001The Legend of the Candy Cane (Julius (voice))
- 2000Here's to Life! (Duncan Cox)
- 2000Dinosaur (Yar (voice))
- 2000Finding Buck McHenry (Buck McHenry)
- 1999The Unfinished Journey (Narrator (voice))
- 1999Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (Caretaker)
- 1999The Soul Collector (Mordecai)
- 1999Third Watch (Mr. Parker)
- 1999The Secret Path (Too Tall)
- 1999Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (Self)
- 1999A Vow to Cherish (Alexander Billman)
- 1998Christianity: The First 1000 Years (Himself - Narrator)
- 1998Doctor Dolittle (Archer Dolittle)
- 199812 Angry Men (Juror 2)
- 1998Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (Self)
- 1998Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (Self)
- 19974 Little Girls (Self - Actor and Playwright)
- 1997Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (Narrator)
- 1997Miss Evers' Boys (Mr. Evers)
- 1997Thomas Jefferson (Narrator (voice))
- 1997Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough (Self)
- 1996I'm Not Rappaport (Midge Carter)
- 1996Get on the Bus (Jeremiah / 'Pop')
- 1996Promised Land
- 1996Promised Land (Erasmus Jones)
- 1996The West (Self)
- 1996The West (Self / John R. Gills (voice))
- 1995JAG (Terrence Minnerly)
- 1995The Client (Judge Harry Roosevelt)
- 1995The Android Affair (Dr. Winston)
- 1995Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (Uncle Phil)
- 1994Touched by an Angel (Gabriel)
- 1994Touched by an Angel (Erasmus Jones)
- 1994Baseball (Various (voice))
- 1994Baseball ((voice))
- 1994The Client (Harry Roosevelt)
- 1994Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice (Uncle Phil)
- 1994The Stand (Judge Richard Farris)
- 1994The Stand (Judge Richard Farris (credit only))
- 1994Malcolm X: Make It Plain (Self)
- 1994Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (Narrator)
- 1993Grumpy Old Men (Chuck)
- 1993Cop & ½ (Detective in Squad Room)
- 1993Goin' Back to T-Town (Narrator)
- 1993Alex Haley's Queen (Parson Dick)
- 1993The Ernest Green Story (Grandfather)
- 1992Lincoln (Frederick Douglas (voice))
- 1992Malcolm X (Eulogy Performer (voice))
- 1992The Real Malcolm X
- 1992Haiti: Killing the Dream
- 1992Gladiator (Noah)
- 1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (Self)
- 1991Jungle Fever (Reverend Purify)
- 1990Evening Shade (Ponder Blue)
- 1990Joe Versus the Volcano (Marshall)
- 1990The Red Shoes
- 1989Making 'Do the Right Thing' (Self)
- 1989Õige asja eest (Da Mayor)
- 1989B.L. Stryker (Oz Jackson)
- 1988American Experience (Self - Harlem Resident)
- 1988School Daze (Coach Odom)
- 1986American Masters (Self)
- 1986Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice))
- 1985Avenging Angel (Capt. Harry Moradian)
- 1985Tyler Texas Black Film Collection (Himself)
- 1984Harry & Son (Raymond)
- 1984Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood (Narrator)
- 1984The House of God (Dr. Sanders)
- 1983Reading Rainbow (Self - Narrator (voice))
- 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (Chuffy Russell)
- 1981Death of a Prophet
- 1980All God's Children (Blaine Whitfield)
- 1979Freedom Road (Narrator)
- 1979Hot Stuff (Captain John Geiberger)
- 1979Roots: The Next Generations ('Dad' Jones)
- 1979Freedom Man (Benjamin Banneker)
- 1978The Kennedy Center Honors (Self)
- 1978King (Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.)
- 1977Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (Dr. Fredericks)
- 1976The Tenth Level (Reed)
- 1976Countdown at Kusini (Ernest Motapo)
- 1975Let's Do It Again (Elder Johnson)
- 1975Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (Narrator)
- 1973Wattstax (Self (uncredited))
- 1972Malcolm X (Eulogy (voice))
- 1971The Sheriff (James Lucas)
- 1970Kongi's Harvest (Narrator)
- 1969Night Gallery (Osmond Portifoy)
- 1969Slaves (Luke)
- 1969Sam Whiskey (Jed Hooker)
- 1969Teacher, Teacher (Charles Carter)
- 1969The Fall
- 1968Hawaii Five-O (Ramon Borelle)
- 1968The Name of the Game (Kubani)
- 1968The Scalphunters (Joseph Lee)
- 1968Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (Narrator)
- 1967The Outsider (Lt. Wagner)
- 1967Black Liberation (Narrator)
- 1967Now is the Time (Self)
- 1966A Man Called Adam (Nelson Davis)
- 1965Run for Your Life (Frankie Morton)
- 1965Run for Your Life (Dave Corbett)
- 1965Run for Your Life (Sgt. Dave Corbett)
- 1965The Sun... the Sand... the Hill (Jason King (archival footage))
- 1965The Sun... the Sand... the Hill (Jason King (archive footage))
- 1965The Hill (Jacko King)
- 196412 O'Clock High (Major Glenn Luke)
- 1964Shock Treatment (Capshaw)
- 1963The Cardinal (Father Gillis)
- 1963The Great Adventure (John Ross)
- 1963The Fugitive (Lt. Johnny Gaines)
- 1963Gone Are the Days! (Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson)
- 1962Hands of Inge (Narrator (voice))
- 1961The Defenders (Nixie)
- 1961The Defenders (Officer Bond)
- 1961The Defenders (District Attorney)
- 1961The Defenders (Assistant District Attorney)
- 1961The Defenders (District Attorney Daniel Jackson)
- 1960John Brown's Raid (Dangerfield Newby)
- 1959Bonanza (Sam Davis)
- 1956Tony Awards (Self - Presenter)
- 1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (Charles Carter)
- 1951Fourteen Hours (Cab Driver (uncredited))
- 1950No Way Out (John Brooks (uncredited))
- 1947Kraft Television Theatre (The Emperor Jones)