

Ossie Davis
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 Dec 1917
Age
109 Years
Born In
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Total Projects
147
Years Active
75 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)

tv
Folk Britannia
Folk Britannia
as Self (archival footage)

movie
The Peace!
The Peace!
as Self

movie
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense
as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

movie
The History Makers: Success
The History Makers: Success
as Self

movie
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
as Self

movie
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Self

movie
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
as Judge Buchanan

movie
Proud
Proud
as Lorenzo DuFau

movie
Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!
as Granddad

tv
TV Revolution
TV Revolution

movie
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self

tv
The L Word
The L Word
as Melvin Porter

movie
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self

movie
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
as Narrator

movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Himself

movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

movie
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self

movie
Bubba Ho-tep
Bubba Ho-tep
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy

tv
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
as Narrator

movie
Feast of All Saints
Feast of All Saints
as Jean-Jacques

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Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
as Narrator

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The Legend of the Candy Cane
The Legend of the Candy Cane
as Julius (voice)

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Here's to Life!
Here's to Life!
as Duncan Cox

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Dinosaur
Dinosaur
as Yar (voice)

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Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry
as Buck McHenry

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The Unfinished Journey
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
as Caretaker

movie
The Soul Collector
The Soul Collector
as Mordecai

tv
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Mr. Parker

movie
The Secret Path
The Secret Path
as Too Tall

movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self

movie
A Vow to Cherish
A Vow to Cherish
as Alexander Billman

tv
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
as Himself - Narrator

movie
Doctor Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
as Archer Dolittle

movie
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self

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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self

movie
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 2

movie
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
as Self - Actor and Playwright

movie
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
as Narrator

movie
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
as Mr. Evers

tv
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self

movie
I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport
as Midge Carter

movie
Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus
as Jeremiah / 'Pop'

tv
Promised Land
Promised Land

tv
Promised Land
Promised Land
as Erasmus Jones

tv
The West
The West
as Self

tv
The West
The West
as Self / John R. Gills (voice)

tv
JAG
JAG
as Terrence Minnerly

tv
The Client
The Client
as Judge Harry Roosevelt

movie
The Android Affair
The Android Affair
as Dr. Winston

movie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Uncle Phil

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Gabriel

tv
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Erasmus Jones

tv
Baseball
Baseball
as Various (voice)

tv
Baseball
Baseball
as (voice)

movie
The Client
The Client
as Harry Roosevelt

movie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Uncle Phil

tv
The Stand
The Stand
as Judge Richard Farris

tv
The Stand
The Stand
as Judge Richard Farris (credit only)

movie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self

movie
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
as Narrator

movie
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
as Chuck

movie
Cop & ½
Cop & ½
as Detective in Squad Room

movie
Goin' Back to T-Town
Goin' Back to T-Town
as Narrator

tv
Alex Haley's Queen
Alex Haley's Queen
as Parson Dick

movie
The Ernest Green Story
The Ernest Green Story
as Grandfather

movie
Lincoln
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglas (voice)

movie
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
as Eulogy Performer (voice)

movie
The Real Malcolm X
The Real Malcolm X

movie
Gladiator
Gladiator
as Noah

movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self

movie
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
as Reverend Purify

tv
Evening Shade
Evening Shade
as Ponder Blue

movie
Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Marshall

movie
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes

movie
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self

movie
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
as Da Mayor

tv
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker
as Oz Jackson

tv
American Experience
American Experience
as Self - Harlem Resident

movie
School Daze
School Daze
as Coach Odom

tv
American Masters
American Masters
as Self

movie
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)

movie
Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel
as Capt. Harry Moradian

movie
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
as Himself

movie
Harry & Son
Harry & Son
as Raymond

movie
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
as Narrator

movie
The House of God
The House of God
as Dr. Sanders

tv
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)

movie
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Chuffy Russell

movie
Death of a Prophet
Death of a Prophet

movie
All God's Children
All God's Children
as Blaine Whitfield

movie
Freedom Road
Freedom Road
as Narrator

movie
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
as Captain John Geiberger

tv
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as 'Dad' Jones

movie
Freedom Man
Freedom Man
as Benjamin Banneker

tv
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

tv
King
King
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

movie
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Fredericks

movie
The Tenth Level
The Tenth Level
as Reed

movie
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini
as Ernest Motapo

movie
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
as Elder Johnson

movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Narrator

movie
Wattstax
Wattstax
as Self (uncredited)

movie
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
as Eulogy (voice)

movie
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
as James Lucas

movie
Kongi's Harvest
Kongi's Harvest
as Narrator

movie
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Osmond Portifoy

movie
Slaves
Slaves
as Luke

movie
Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
as Jed Hooker

movie
Teacher, Teacher
Teacher, Teacher
as Charles Carter

movie
The Fall
The Fall

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Ramon Borelle

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Kubani

movie
The Scalphunters
The Scalphunters
as Joseph Lee

movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
as Narrator

movie
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Lt. Wagner

movie
Black Liberation
Black Liberation
as Narrator

movie
Now is the Time
Now is the Time
as Self

movie
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam
as Nelson Davis

tv
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Frankie Morton

tv
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Dave Corbett

tv
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
as Sgt. Dave Corbett

movie
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archival footage)

movie
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archive footage)

movie
The Hill
The Hill
as Jacko King

tv
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Major Glenn Luke

movie
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
as Capshaw

movie
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
as Father Gillis

tv
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as John Ross

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Lt. Johnny Gaines

movie
Gone Are the Days!
Gone Are the Days!
as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

movie
Hands of Inge
Hands of Inge
as Narrator (voice)

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Nixie

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Officer Bond

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Assistant District Attorney

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as District Attorney Daniel Jackson

movie
John Brown's Raid
John Brown's Raid
as Dangerfield Newby

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Sam Davis

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Charles Carter

movie
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
as Cab Driver (uncredited)

movie
No Way Out
No Way Out
as John Brooks (uncredited)

tv
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
as The Emperor Jones

movie
Haiti: Killing the Dream