Ossie Davis

Actor

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born: December 17, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Died: February 4, 2005 (Age 87)

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Ossie Davis Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
4 Little Girls Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Self - Actor and Playwright	1997
A Man Called Adam Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.4	Actor	Nelson Davis	1966
Avenging Angel Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	Capt. Harry Moradian	1985
Baadasssss! Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Granddad	2004
Bubba Ho-tep Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	7	Actor	John F. "Jack" Kennedy	2002
Dinosaur Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.2	Actor	Yar (voice)	2000
Do the Right Thing Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	8	Actor	Da Mayor	1989
Doctor Dolittle Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.2	Actor	Archer Dolittle	1998
Fourteen Hours Movie	6.9	Actor	Cab Driver (uncredited)	1951
Get on the Bus Movie	7	Actor	Jeremiah	1996
Gladiator Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	6.7	Actor	Noah	1992
Gone Are the Days! Movie	6.4	Actor	Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson	1963
Grumpy Old Men Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Actor	Chuck	1993
Harry and Son Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.6	Actor	Raymond	1984
Hot Stuff Movie	6.1	Actor	Captain John Geiberger	1979
I'm Not Rappaport Movie	6.3	Actor	Midge Carter	1996
Joe Versus the Volcano Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	Marshall	1990
Jungle Fever Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Reverend Purify	1991
Let's Do It Again Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Elder Johnson	1975
The Hill Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Jacko King	1965
School Daze Movie	6.3	Actor	Coach Odom	1988
No Way Out Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	John Brooks (uncredited)	1950
The Scalphunters Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Joseph Lee	1968
The Cardinal Movie	6.6	Actor	Father Gillis	1963
Sam Whiskey Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6	Actor	Jed Hooker	1969
Malcolm X Movie	7.3	Actor	Eulogy (voice)	1972
The House of God Movie	5.3	Actor	Dr. Sanders	1984
Slaves Movie	4.7	Actor	Luke	1969
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Movie	7	Actor	Self	1998
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Movie	6.7	Actor	Himself	2003
The Client Movie	6.8	Actor	Harry Roosevelt	1994
The Fall Movie	7.2	Actor		1969
Countdown at Kusini Movie	5.5	Actor	Ernest Motapo	1976
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class Movie	7.2	Actor	Narrator	1968
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	1991
Proud Movie	5.4	Actor	Lorenzo DuFau	2004
She Hate Me Movie	5.5	Actor	Judge Buchanan	2004
Kongi's Harvest Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Narrator	1970
Shock Treatment Movie	6.4	Actor	Capshaw	1964
Cop and ½ Movie	4.4	Actor	Detective in Squad Room	1993
Goin' Back to T-Town Movie	7.7	Actor	Narrator	1993
Malcolm X: Make It Plain Movie	7.5	Actor	Self	1994
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers Movie		Actor	Narrator	1997
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	1999
The Peace! Movie	7.4	Actor	Self	2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' Movie	6.3	Actor	Self	2005
Malcolm X Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Eulogy Performer (voice)	1992
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks Movie	7.6	Actor	Self	2003
Here's to Life! Movie	5.4	Actor	Duncan Cox	2000
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Movie	6	Actor	Self	2003
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Self (archive Footage)	2022
The West Limited Series Available on 4 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Self / John R. Gills (voice) 1 Episode	1996-1996
Evening Shade TV Show	6.8	Actor	Ponder Blue 100 Episodes	1990-1994
The Client TV Show	5.6	Actor	Judge Harry Roosevelt 21 Episodes	1995-1996
Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Show	7.9	Actor	Charles Carter 1 Episode	1951-1978
The Great Adventure TV Show	7.4	Actor	John Ross 1 Episode	1963-1964
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Actor	District Attorney Daniel Jackson 3 Episodes	1961-1965
The Name of the Game TV Show	7.4	Actor	Kubani 1 Episode	1968-1971
JAG TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Terrence Minnerly 1 Episode	1995-2005
Hawaii Five-O TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Ramon Borelle 1 Episode	1968-1980
The Fugitive TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Lt. Johnny Gaines 1 Episode	1963-1967
The L Word TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Melvin Porter 4 Episodes	2004-2009
Third Watch TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	2 Episodes	1999-2005
Touched by an Angel TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Erasmus Jones 4 Episodes	1994-2003
Promised Land TV Show	6.7	Actor	Erasmus Jones 2 Episodes	1996-1999
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sgt. Dave Corbett 1 Episode	1965-1968
American Masters TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	8	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1985
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Actor	District Attorney 2 Episodes	1961-1965
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Actor	Officer Bond 1 Episode	1961-1965
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Actor	Assistant District Attorney 1 Episode	1961-1965
The Defenders TV Show	7.8	Actor	Nixie 1 Episode	1961-1965
Touched by an Angel TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Gabriel 2 Episodes	1994-2003
Promised Land TV Show	6.7	Actor	1 Episode	1996-1999
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actor	Frankie Morton 1 Episode	1965-1968
Run for Your Life TV Show	7.4	Actor	Dave Corbett 1 Episode	1965-1968
Folk Britannia TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self (archival footage) 1 Episode	2006
Reading Rainbow TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Himself - Narrator (voice) 1 Episode	1983-2006
Kraft Theatre TV Show	6.9	Actor	The Emperor Jones 1 Episode	1947-1958
Bonanza TV Show Available on 7 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Sam Davis 1 Episode	1959-1973
B.L. Stryker TV Show	5.9	Actor	Oz Jackson 12 Episodes	1989-1990
The West Limited Series Available on 4 streaming services.	8.2	Actor	Self 9 Episodes	1996-1996
Third Watch TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	8.1	Actor	Mr. Parker 3 Episodes	1999-2005
Tony Awards TV Show		Actor	Self - Presenter 1 Episode	1956
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill. Short Film	6.5	Actor	Jason King (archive footage)	1965
The Unfinished Journey Short Film	5.3	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1999
Miss Evers' Boys Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Mr. Evers	1997
The Feast of All Saints Movie	6.3	Actor	Jean-Jacques	2001
The Secret Path Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Too Tall	1999
The Soul Collector Movie	5.8	Actor	Mordecai	1999
Deacons for Defense Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.8	Actor	Reverend 'Rev' Gregory	2003
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	8	Actor	Caretaker	1999
Finding Buck McHenry Movie	5.7	Actor	Buck McHenry	2000
A Vow to Cherish Movie	6.4	Actor	Alexander Billman	1999
The Ernest Green Story Movie	7.1	Actor	Grandfather	1993
Death of a Prophet Movie	4.2	Actor		1981
The Tenth Level Movie	6.3	Actor	Reed	1976
The Android Affair Movie	4.6	Actor	Dr. Winston	1995
Making Do the Right Thing Movie	6.9	Actor	Self	1989
Freedom Road Movie	5.5	Actor	Narrator	1979
All God's Children Movie	6.7	Actor	Blaine Whitfield	1980
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid Movie	6.1	Actor	Dr. Fredericks	1977
The Outsider Movie	7.6	Actor	Lt. Wagner	1967
Teacher, Teacher Movie	8.1	Actor	Charles Carter	1969
The Sheriff Movie	6.4	Actor	James Lucas	1971
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection Movie	5.8	Actor	Himself	1985
Night Gallery Movie	7.2	Actor	Osmond Portifoy	1969
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige Movie	6.7	Actor	Chuffy Russell	1981
Black Shadows on the Silver Screen Movie	7.3	Actor	Narrator	1975
12 Angry Men Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Juror 2	1997
Legend of the Candy Cane Movie	6.2	Actor	Julius (voice)	2001
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	1997
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder Movie	6.1	Actor	Uncle Phil	1995
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice Movie	5.3	Actor	Uncle Phil	1994
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore Movie	8	Actor	Narrator	1999
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World Movie	8.6	Actor	Narrator	1994
Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis Movie	8.6	Actor	Self	2005
John Brown's Raid Movie	5.7	Actor		1960
The Tuskegee Airmen Movie	7.3	Actor	Narrator	2002
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood Movie	6.6	Actor	Self	1998
Baseball Limited Series Available on 2 streaming services.	9	Actor	Various (voice) 9 Episodes	1994-2010
Roots: The Next Generations Limited Series Available on 5 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Dad Jones 7 Episodes	1979-1979
Queen Limited Series	7.4	Actor	Parson Dick 3 Episodes	1993-1993
Thomas Jefferson Limited Series Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Actor	Narrator (voice) 2 Episodes	1997
King Limited Series	7.7	Actor	Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. 3 Episodes	1978-1978
The 35th Annual Kennedy Center Honors TV Special	6.9	Actor	Self 1 Episode	2012
The Stand Limited Series	6.9	Actor	Judge Richard Farris 4 Episodes	1994-1994
Black Girl Movie	6.6	Directing	Director	1972
Cotton Comes to Harlem Movie Available on 13 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Screenplay, Director	1970
Gone Are the Days! Movie	6.4	Writing	Writer	1963
Gordon's War Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	1973
Countdown at Kusini Movie	5.5	Directing	Director, Screenplay	1976
Kongi's Harvest Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director	1970
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers Movie	7	Writing	Writer	1983
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch Movie	7.8	Writing	Writer	2024
East Side/West Side TV Show	7.4	Writing	Writer 1 Episode	1963-1964
Purlie Movie	7.7	Writing	Musical	1982
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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