Acting
Ossie Davis
1917-12-18 · 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.
Known for
Doctor Dolittle
Dinosaur
Do the Right Thing
Malcolm X
The Client
The L Word
Grumpy Old Men
Bubba Ho-tep
Joe Versus the Volcano
The Stand
Bonanza
12 Angry Men
Gladiator
JAG
Jungle Fever
The Hill
Movie credits · 108
Love in Exile
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
The Peace!
Deacons for Defense
The History Makers: Success
Unstoppable
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
She Hate Me
Proud
Baadasssss!
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Bubba Ho-tep
Feast of All Saints
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Here's to Life!
Dinosaur
Finding Buck McHenry
The Unfinished Journey
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
The Soul Collector
The Secret Path
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
A Vow to Cherish
Doctor Dolittle
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
12 Angry Men
4 Little Girls
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Miss Evers' Boys
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
I'm Not Rappaport
Get on the Bus
TV credits · 36
Folk Britannia
TV Revolution
The L Word
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Third Watch
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Thomas Jefferson
Promised Land
The West
JAG
The Client
Touched by an Angel
Baseball
The Stand
Alex Haley's Queen
Evening Shade
B.L. Stryker
American Experience
American Masters
Reading Rainbow
American Playhouse
Roots: The Next Generations
The Kennedy Center Honors
King
Hawaii Five-O
The Name of the Game
Run for Your Life
12 O'Clock High
The Great Adventure
East Side/West Side
The Fugitive
The Defenders
Bonanza
Tony Awards
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kraft Television Theatre
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