Cast
Ossie Davis
Acting
Cast
Ossie Davis
Known for
Acting
Born
1917-12-18
From
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Died
2005-02-04
Also known as Ozzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman 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.
Dinosaur
as Yar (voice)
The Client
as Harry Roosevelt
The Secret Path
as Too Tall
Malcolm X
as Eulogy Performer (voice)
12 Angry Men
as Juror 2
Doctor Dolittle
as Archer Dolittle
Gladiator
as Noah
Do the Right Thing
as Da Mayor
Grumpy Old Men
as Chuck
Night Gallery
as Osmond Portifoy
The House of God
as Dr. Sanders
School Daze
as Coach Odom
Bubba Ho-tep
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Marshall
The Cardinal
as Father Gillis
Jungle Fever
as Reverend Purify
Shock Treatment
as Capshaw
Avenging Angel
as Capt. Harry Moradian
Feast of All Saints
as Jean-Jacques
The Fall
The Hill
as Jacko King
She Hate Me
as Judge Buchanan
Cop & ½
as Detective in Squad Room
The Outsider
as Lt. Wagner
Miss Evers' Boys
as Mr. Evers
The Scalphunters
as Joseph Lee
Hot Stuff
as Captain John Geiberger
A Man Called Adam
as Nelson Davis
Slaves
as Luke
Sam Whiskey
as Jed Hooker
Baadasssss!
as Granddad
No Way Out
as John Brooks (uncredited)
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self
Let's Do It Again
as Elder Johnson
Unstoppable
as Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
Harry & Son
as Raymond
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self
Get on the Bus
as Jeremiah / 'Pop'
The Peace!
as Self
Fourteen Hours
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
4 Little Girls
as Self - Actor and Playwright
The History Makers: Success
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self
The Tenth Level
as Reed
Freedom Road
as Narrator
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglas (voice)
Deacons for Defense
as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Fredericks
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Uncle Phil
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
All God's Children
as Blaine Whitfield
Gone Are the Days!
as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
The Soul Collector
as Mordecai
Malcolm X
as Eulogy (voice)
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
The Ernest Green Story
as Grandfather
I'm Not Rappaport
as Midge Carter
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Chuffy Russell
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Narrator
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
Proud
as Lorenzo DuFau
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Uncle Phil
The Real Malcolm X
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
as Caretaker
Wattstax
as Self (uncredited)
The Legend of the Candy Cane
as Julius (voice)
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Self
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Himself
Death of a Prophet
The Sheriff
as James Lucas
A Vow to Cherish
as Alexander Billman
Finding Buck McHenry
as Buck McHenry
John Brown's Raid
as Dangerfield Newby
The Android Affair
as Dr. Winston
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
Teacher, Teacher
as Charles Carter
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
as Narrator
Here's to Life!
as Duncan Cox
The Red Shoes
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
Goin' Back to T-Town
as Narrator
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archive footage)
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archival footage)
Countdown at Kusini
as Ernest Motapo
Haiti: Killing the Dream
Kongi's Harvest
as Narrator
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
as Narrator
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self
Freedom Man
as Benjamin Banneker
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
as Narrator
Black Liberation
as Narrator
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
as Narrator
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
as Narrator
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
as Narrator
Hands of Inge
as Narrator (voice)
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
as Himself
Now is the Time
as Self