Acting
Ossie Davis
Born Dec 18, 1917 · Cogdell, Georgia, USA · Died Feb 4, 2005
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.
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Acting
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Documentary · Music
Deacons for Defense
2005
Drama · TV Movie
The History Makers: Success
2005
Documentary
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
Documentary
She Hate Me
2004
Comedy · Drama
Proud
2004
Drama
Baadasssss!
2004
Drama
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
Documentary
The L Word
2004
Drama · Soap
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
Documentary
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
Documentary
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
History · Documentary
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
Documentary
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
Comedy · Horror · Thriller
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2002
Documentary
Feast of All Saints
2001
Romance · Drama
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001
Documentary
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001
Animation · TV Movie · Comedy
Here's to Life!
2000
Dinosaur
2000
Adventure · Animation · Drama
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
Drama · Family
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Documentary · History
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999
Fantasy · Music · TV Movie
The Soul Collector
1999
Romance · Drama · Fantasy
Third Watch
1999
Drama · Crime
The Secret Path
1999
Drama · TV Movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
Documentary
A Vow to Cherish
1999
TV Movie
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Documentary
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
Documentary · History
12 Angry Men
1997
Drama · TV Movie
4 Little Girls
1997
Documentary · TV Movie
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
Drama · History · TV Movie
Thomas Jefferson
1997
Documentary
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
Documentary
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
Comedy
Get on the Bus
1996
History · Adventure · Drama
Promised Land
1996
Drama
JAG
1995
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Client
1995
Drama
The Android Affair
1995
Science Fiction
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
Mystery · TV Movie
Touched by an Angel
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Family
Baseball
1994
Documentary
The Client
1994
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
Mystery · TV Movie
The Stand
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
Documentary · History
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Comedy · Romance
Cop & ½
1993
Action · Comedy · Family
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993
Documentary · History
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
Drama
The Ernest Green Story
1993
Drama · TV Movie
Malcolm X
1992
Drama · History
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Documentary
Haiti: Killing the Dream
1992
Documentary
Gladiator
1992
Drama
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
Documentary
Jungle Fever
1991
Drama · Romance
Evening Shade
1990
Comedy
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
Comedy · Romance · Adventure
The Red Shoes
1990
Animation
Do the Right Thing
1989
Drama
B.L. Stryker
1989
Drama · Mystery
School Daze
1988
Comedy · Drama · Music
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
Family
Avenging Angel
1985
Action · Thriller · Crime
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
1985
Harry & Son
1984
Drama
The House of God
1984
Comedy · Drama
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
Drama · TV Movie
Death of a Prophet
1981
Drama
All God's Children
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Freedom Road
1979
Drama
Hot Stuff
1979
Comedy
Roots: The Next Generations
1979
Drama
King
1978
Drama
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
TV Movie · Drama
The Tenth Level
1976
Drama · TV Movie
Countdown at Kusini
1976
Drama
Let's Do It Again
1975
Comedy · Crime
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Documentary
Wattstax
1973
Music · Documentary
Malcolm X
1972
Documentary
The Sheriff
1971
TV Movie · Drama · Crime
Kongi's Harvest
1970
Drama
Night Gallery
1969
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie
Slaves
1969
Drama
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Sam Whiskey
1969
Comedy · Western
Teacher, Teacher
1969
TV Movie · Drama
The Fall
1969
Documentary
The Name of the Game
1968
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Scalphunters
1968
Comedy · Western
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968
Documentary
The Outsider
1967
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Black Liberation
1967
Documentary
A Man Called Adam
1966
Music · Drama
Run for Your Life
1965
Drama
The Hill
1965
Drama · War
12 O'Clock High
1964
Drama · War & Politics
Shock Treatment
1964
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Cardinal
1963
Drama · History · War
The Great Adventure
1963
Drama
The Fugitive
1963
Action & Adventure · Drama · Mystery
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Drama
Hands of Inge
1962
Documentary
The Defenders
1961
Drama
John Brown's Raid
1960
Drama · TV Movie
Bonanza
1959
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Fourteen Hours
1951
Drama · Thriller
No Way Out
1950
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Drama
Directed
Written
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
Comedy · TV Movie
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
TV Movie · Drama
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Purlie
1981
Drama · Music
East Side/West Side
1963
Drama