Ossie Davis
Acting
Born 1917-12-18 · Cogdell, Georgia, USA · Died 2005-02-04
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.
Acting
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Folk Britannia
Self (archival footage)
The Peace!
Self
Deacons for Defense
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
The History Makers: Success
Self
Unstoppable
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
She Hate Me
Judge Buchanan
Proud
Lorenzo DuFau
Baadasssss!
Granddad
TV Revolution
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
The L Word
Melvin Porter
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Narrator
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Himself
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
Bubba Ho-tep
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator
Feast of All Saints
Jean-Jacques
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Narrator
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Julius (voice)
Here's to Life!
Duncan Cox
Dinosaur
Yar (voice)
Finding Buck McHenry
Buck McHenry
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Caretaker
The Soul Collector
Mordecai
Third Watch
Mr. Parker
Crew
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Writer
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Thanks
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
Writer
Purlie
Musical
Countdown at Kusini
Director
Countdown at Kusini
Screenplay
Gordon's War
Director
Black Girl
Director
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Director
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Screenplay
Kongi's Harvest
Director
East Side/West Side
Writer
Gone Are the Days!
Writer