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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Birthday: 1917-12-18

Place of birth: Cogdell, Georgia, USA

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Know for department: Acting

Also known as: Ozzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman Davis

Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing

1989-06-14

Da Mayor

Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle

1998-06-26

Archer Dolittle

Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever

1991-06-07

Reverend Purify

Dinosaur
Dinosaur

2000-05-19

Yar (voice)

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town

1993-03-01

Narrator

Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano

1990-03-09

Marshall

Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men

1993-12-25

Chuck

The Hill
The Hill

1965-06-17

Jacko King

Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey

1969-04-01

Jed Hooker

The Scalphunters
The Scalphunters

1968-02-29

Joseph Lee

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men

1997-08-17

Juror 2

Bubba Ho-tep
Bubba Ho-tep

2002-06-09

John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!

2004-05-28

Granddad

Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again

1975-10-11

Elder Johnson

I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport

1996-12-24

Midge Carter

Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel

1985-01-11

Capt. Harry Moradian

Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus

1996-10-16

Jeremiah

The Secret Path
The Secret Path

1999-04-02

Too Tall

Harry & Son
Harry & Son

1984-03-02

Raymond

Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints

2001-11-11

Jean-Jacques

The House of God
The House of God

1984-01-01

Dr. Sanders

Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff

1979-08-10

Captain John Geiberger

Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry

2000-04-16

Buck McHenry

Malcolm X
Malcolm X

1992-11-18

Eulogy Performer (voice)

Here's to Life!
Here's to Life!

2000-09-18

Duncan Cox

The Peace!
The Peace!

2005-09-20

Self

Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys

1997-02-22

Mr. Evers

John Brown's Raid
John Brown's Raid

1960-10-25

Dangerfield Newby

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes

1990-02-07

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

1977-09-12

Dr. Fredericks

A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam

1966-03-16

Nelson Davis

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Teacher, Teacher
Teacher, Teacher

1969-02-05

Charles Carter

Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!

1963-08-09

Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

The Tenth Level
The Tenth Level

1976-08-26

Reed

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
The Soul Collector
The Soul Collector

1999-10-24

Mordecai

The Cardinal
The Cardinal

1963-12-12

Father Gillis

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Unstoppable
Unstoppable

2005-02-13

Self

School Daze
School Daze

1988-02-12

Coach Odom

The Android Affair
The Android Affair

1995-04-12

Dr. Winston

Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini

1976-04-16

Ernest Motapo

Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense

2005-04-05

Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022-10-27

Self (archive footage)

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Slaves
Slaves

1969-07-02

Luke

Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours

1951-04-01

Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Way Out
No Way Out

1950-08-16

John Brooks (uncredited)

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
The Outsider
The Outsider

1967-11-21

Lt. Wagner

4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls

1997-07-09

Self - Actor and Playwright

Malcolm X
Malcolm X

1972-05-24

Eulogy (voice)

The Fall
The Fall

1969-01-15

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

1965-07-01

Jason King (archival footage)

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

1965-07-01

Jason King (archive footage)

Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
All God's Children
All God's Children

1980-04-28

Blaine Whitfield

Freedom Road
Freedom Road

1979-10-29

Narrator

Freedom Man
Freedom Man

1979-01-01

Benjamin Banneker

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story

1993-01-17

Grandfather

Gladiator
Gladiator

1992-03-06

Noah

Black Liberation
Black Liberation

1967-01-01

Narrator

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
A Vow to Cherish
A Vow to Cherish

1999-01-01

Alexander Billman

Night Gallery
Night Gallery

1969-11-08

Osmond Portifoy

The Sheriff
The Sheriff

1971-03-30

James Lucas

Death of a Prophet
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
The Client
The Client

1994-07-20

Harry Roosevelt

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
The History Makers: Success
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Proud
Proud

2004-07-02

Lorenzo DuFau

Malcolm X: Make It Plain
The Legend of the Candy Cane
The Legend of the Candy Cane

2001-06-01

Julius (voice)

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986-01-01

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

Hands of Inge
Hands of Inge

1962-01-01

Narrator (voice)

She Hate Me
She Hate Me

2004-07-30

Judge Buchanan

Kongi's Harvest
Kongi's Harvest

1970-05-01

Narrator

Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment

1964-07-22

Capshaw

The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey

1999-12-31

Narrator (voice)

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Cop & ½
Cop & ½

1993-04-02

Detective in Squad Room

Lincoln
Lincoln

1992-12-26

Frederick Douglas (voice)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Wattstax
Wattstax

1973-02-04

Self (uncredited)

Haití: Killing the Dream