Ossie Davis
Biography
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.
Filmography
The Great Adventure
1963 · 10.0
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994 · 10.0
Here's to Life!
2000 · 10.0
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001 · 10.0
The Red Shoes
1990 · 10.0
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
1997 · 10.0
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
1994 · 9.0
Haiti: Killing the Dream
1992 · 9.0
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001 · 9.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · 8.8
Third Watch
1999 · 8.0
The Real Malcolm X
1992 · 8.0
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977 · 8.0
The Outsider
1967 · 8.0
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999 · 7.9
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · 7.8
Do the Right Thing
1989 · 7.8
The L Word
2004 · 7.7
Thomas Jefferson
1997 · 7.7
12 Angry Men
1997 · 7.7
Gladiator
1992 · 7.7
Baseball
1994 · 7.6
Malcolm X
1992 · 7.6
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · 7.5
The Hill
1965 · 7.5
Gone Are the Days!
1963 · 7.5
Kongi's Harvest
1970 · 7.5
The Fugitive
1963 · 7.3
Lincoln
1992 · 7.3
The Soul Collector
1999 · 7.3
JAG
1995 · 7.3
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · 7.2
12 O'Clock High
1964 · 7.2
Fourteen Hours
1951 · 7.2
The Fall
1969 · 7.2
Run for Your Life
1965 · 7.1
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
The Client
1995 · 7.0
Alex Haley's Queen
1993 · 7.0
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968 · 7.0
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995 · 7.0
Finding Buck McHenry
2000 · 7.0
Countdown at Kusini
1976 · 7.0
Let's Do It Again
1975 · 6.9
No Way Out
1950 · 6.9
The Ernest Green Story
1993 · 6.9
The Stand
1994 · 6.8
Hot Stuff
1979 · 6.8
Shock Treatment
1964 · 6.8
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · 6.7
Night Gallery
1969 · 6.7
Malcolm X
1972 · 6.7
The Client
1994 · 6.7
King
1978 · 6.6
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981 · 6.6
Dinosaur
2000 · 6.6
Promised Land
1996 · 6.5
Bubba Ho-tep
2002 · 6.5
The Cardinal
1963 · 6.5
Miss Evers' Boys
1997 · 6.5
A Man Called Adam
1966 · 6.5
All God's Children
1980 · 6.5
Baadasssss!
2004 · 6.5
The Unfinished Journey
1999 · 6.5
The Scalphunters
1968 · 6.4
Jungle Fever
1991 · 6.4
Get on the Bus
1996 · 6.4
Deacons for Defense
2005 · 6.4
The Defenders
1961 · 6.3
Slaves
1969 · 6.2
B.L. Stryker
1989 · 6.1
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2002 · 6.0
The Sheriff
1971 · 6.0
Harry & Son
1984 · 5.9
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990 · 5.8
Evening Shade
1990 · 5.8
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · 5.7
I'm Not Rappaport
1996 · 5.7
Sam Whiskey
1969 · 5.7
School Daze
1988 · 5.6
Avenging Angel
1985 · 5.3
The Tenth Level
1976 · 5.3
The Android Affair
1995 · 5.3
She Hate Me
2004 · 5.2
Freedom Road
1979 · 5.2
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003 · 5.2
Feast of All Saints
2001 · 4.8
Death of a Prophet
1981 · 4.8
Proud
2004 · 4.7
Cop & ½
1993 · 4.6
The House of God
1984 · 3.2
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965 · 2.7
TV Revolution
2004 · 0.0
Black Liberation
1967 · 0.0
Love in Exile
2026 · 0.0
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993 · 0.0
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986 · 0.0
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
1984 · 0.0
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · 0.0
Hands of Inge
1962 · 0.0
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2003 · 0.0
Freedom Man
1979 · 0.0