Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

  • Birthday: 1917-12-17
  • Deathday: 2005-02-04
  • Place of birth: Cogdell, Georgia, USA
  • Also know as: Ozzie Davis

Biography

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

Filmography

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

As Buck McHenry

Gone Are the Days!

1963

As Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

Freedom Man

1979

As Benjamin Banneker

Black Liberation

1967

As Narrator

The Sheriff

1971

As James Lucas

Proud

2004

As Lorenzo DuFau

Goin' Back to T-Town

1993

As Narrator

Unstoppable

2005

As Self

Doctor Dolittle

1998

As Archer Dolittle

12 Angry Men

1997

As Juror 2

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

As John F. "Jack" Kennedy

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

As Midge Carter

The Secret Path

1999

As Too Tall

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

1977

As Dr. Fredericks

A Man Called Adam

1966

As Nelson Davis

Teacher, Teacher

1969

As Charles Carter

Countdown at Kusini

1976

As Ernest Motapo

Slaves

1969

As Luke

Malcolm X

1972

As Eulogy (voice)

The Ernest Green Story

1993

As Grandfather

Night Gallery

1969

As Osmond Portifoy

Hands of Inge

1962

As Narrator (voice)

The Unfinished Journey

1999

As Narrator (voice)

Do the Right Thing

1989

As Da Mayor

The Tenth Level

1976

As Reed

The Android Affair

1995

As Dr. Winston

All God's Children

1980

As Blaine Whitfield

Dinosaur

2000

As Yar (voice)

A Vow to Cherish

1999

As Alexander Billman

Jungle Fever

1991

As Reverend Purify

Sam Whiskey

1969

As Jed Hooker

The Scalphunters

1968

As Joseph Lee

Hot Stuff

1979

As Captain John Geiberger

The Soul Collector

1999

As Mordecai

School Daze

1988

As Coach Odom

Deacons for Defense

2003

As Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

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

1965

As Jason King (archival footage)

Here's to Life!

2000

As Duncan Cox

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

As Marshall

The Hill

1965

As Jacko King

Avenging Angel

1985

As Capt. Harry Moradian

Feast of All Saints

2001

As Jean-Jacques

Baadasssss!

2004

As Granddad

Let's Do It Again

1975

As Elder Johnson

Harry and Son

1984

As Raymond

Miss Evers' Boys

1997

As Mr. Evers

The Fall

1969

As

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

1965

As Jason King (archive footage)

Freedom Road

1979

As Narrator

Gladiator

1992

As Noah

The Legend of the Candy Cane

2001

As Julius (voice)

She Hate Me

2004

As Judge Buchanan

Shock Treatment

1964

As Capshaw

Grumpy Old Men

1993

As Chuck

The House of God

1984

As Dr. Sanders

The Outsider

1967

As Lt. Wagner

The Peace!

2005

As Self

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

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

Kongi's Harvest

1970

As Narrator

The Client

1994

As Harry Roosevelt

Cop and ½

1993

As Detective in Squad Room

Get on the Bus

1996

As Jeremiah

The Cardinal

1963

As Father Gillis

Lincoln

1992

As Frederick Douglas (voice)

Fourteen Hours

1951

As Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Way Out

1950

As John Brooks (uncredited)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

As Self (archive Footage)

4 Little Girls

1997

As Self - Actor and Playwright

Malcolm X

1992

As Eulogy Performer (voice)

Production

Gordon's War

1973

As Director

Black Girl

1972

As Director

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

As Director

Kongi's Harvest

1970

As Director

Countdown at Kusini

1976

As Director

Gone Are the Days!

1963

As Writer

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

As Screenplay

Countdown at Kusini

1976

As Screenplay

Purlie

1981

As Musical

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