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.
★6.6
MOVIE2000
Dinosaur
as Yar (voice)
★5.7
MOVIE1998
Doctor Dolittle
as Archer Dolittle
★6.7
MOVIE1994
The Client
as Harry Roosevelt
★7.6
MOVIE1992
Malcolm X
as Eulogy Performer (voice)
★7.3
MOVIE1951
Fourteen Hours
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
★7.7
MOVIE1997
12 Angry Men
as Juror 2
★7.5
MOVIE1999
The Secret Path
as Too Tall
★7.6
MOVIE1992
Gladiator
as Noah
★7.8
MOVIE1989
Do the Right Thing
as Da Mayor
★5.8
MOVIE1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Marshall
★6.7
MOVIE1993
Grumpy Old Men
as Chuck
★6.4
MOVIE1991
Jungle Fever
as Reverend Purify
★5.2
MOVIE2004
She Hate Me
as Judge Buchanan
★5.0
MOVIE2005
The Peace!
as Self
★6.4
MOVIE1968
The Scalphunters
as Joseph Lee
★4.8
MOVIE2001
Feast of All Saints
as Jean-Jacques
★6.5
MOVIE2002
Bubba Ho-tep
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
★6.5
MOVIE1997
Miss Evers' Boys
as Mr. Evers
★6.5
MOVIE1969
Night Gallery
as Osmond Portifoy
★6.6
MOVIE1963
The Cardinal
as Father Gillis
★6.3
MOVIE1996
Get on the Bus
as Jeremiah / 'Pop'
★5.2
MOVIE1985
Avenging Angel
as Capt. Harry Moradian
★8.0
MOVIE1992
The Real Malcolm X
★5.7
MOVIE1996
I'm Not Rappaport
as Midge Carter
★5.7
MOVIE1988
School Daze
as Coach Odom
★7.2
MOVIE1997
4 Little Girls
as Self - Actor and Playwright
★7.5
MOVIE1965
The Hill
as Jacko King
★7.5
MOVIE1970
Kongi's Harvest
as Narrator
★4.6
MOVIE1993
Cop & ½
as Detective in Squad Room
★6.5
MOVIE1966
A Man Called Adam
as Nelson Davis
★6.5
MOVIE1999
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
★6.9
MOVIE1950
No Way Out
as John Brooks (uncredited)
MOVIE1967
Black Liberation
as Narrator
★7.0
MOVIE1975
Let's Do It Again
as Elder Johnson
★7.5
MOVIE1963
Gone Are the Days!
as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
★7.1
MOVIE1993
The Ernest Green Story
as Grandfather
★3.2
MOVIE1984
The House of God
as Dr. Sanders
★5.8
MOVIE1969
Sam Whiskey
as Jed Hooker
★5.8
MOVIE1984
Harry & Son
as Raymond
★2.7
MOVIE1965
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archive footage)
★2.7
MOVIE1965
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archival footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1969
Slaves
as Luke
★6.9
MOVIE1989
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
MOVIE1960
John Brown's Raid
as Dangerfield Newby
MOVIE2026
Love in Exile
★7.3
MOVIE1999
The Soul Collector
as Mordecai
★6.4
MOVIE2005
Deacons for Defense
as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
★8.0
MOVIE1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self
★7.0
MOVIE1979
Hot Stuff
as Captain John Geiberger
★10.0
MOVIE1969
Teacher, Teacher
as Charles Carter
★7.3
MOVIE1992
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglas (voice)
★6.8
MOVIE1964
Shock Treatment
as Capshaw
★5.2
MOVIE1979
Freedom Road
as Narrator
MOVIE1984
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
as Narrator
★5.2
MOVIE2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
★6.0
MOVIE1971
The Sheriff
as James Lucas
★7.0
MOVIE2000
Finding Buck McHenry
as Buck McHenry
★9.0
MOVIE1994
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
as Narrator
MOVIE2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
as Self
★6.5
MOVIE2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
★6.5
MOVIE2004
Baadasssss!
as Granddad
★4.7
MOVIE2004
Proud
as Lorenzo DuFau
★5.3
MOVIE1976
The Tenth Level
as Reed
MOVIE2005
The History Makers: Success
as Self
★4.5
MOVIE1981
Death of a Prophet
★6.5
MOVIE1980
All God's Children
as Blaine Whitfield
★8.0
MOVIE1967
The Outsider
as Lt. Wagner
★8.0
MOVIE1977
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Fredericks
★10.0
MOVIE1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Uncle Phil
★10.0
MOVIE2000
Here's to Life!
as Duncan Cox
★9.0
MOVIE1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1973
Wattstax
as Self (uncredited)
★8.3
MOVIE1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self
★9.0
MOVIE1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
★6.0
MOVIE1999
A Vow to Cherish
as Alexander Billman
★9.0
MOVIETBA
Haiti: Killing the Dream
★6.7
MOVIE1972
Malcolm X
as Eulogy (voice)
★8.0
MOVIE1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
MOVIE1993
Goin' Back to T-Town
as Narrator
★10.0
MOVIE1990
The Red Shoes
MOVIE1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
★7.3
MOVIE2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
as Self
MOVIE1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Narrator
★9.0
MOVIE2001
The Legend of the Candy Cane
as Julius (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1968
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
as Narrator
MOVIE1967
Now is the Time
as Self
★6.3
MOVIE2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
as Himself
★7.2
MOVIE1969
The Fall
★6.5
MOVIE1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
MOVIE2002
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
as Self
★7.9
MOVIE1999
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
as Caretaker
★6.6
MOVIE1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Chuffy Russell
★7.0
MOVIE1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Uncle Phil
MOVIE1979
Freedom Man
as Benjamin Banneker
MOVIE1962
Hands of Inge
as Narrator (voice)
★7.0
MOVIE1976
Countdown at Kusini
as Ernest Motapo
★5.3
MOVIE1995
The Android Affair
as Dr. Winston
MOVIE2003
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
as Narrator
★7.0
MOVIE1985
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
as Himself
★10.0
MOVIE1997
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
as Narrator
★10.0
MOVIE2001
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
as Narrator
MOVIE2005
Unstoppable
as Self