Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis
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
Name Ossie Davis
Also Known As Ozzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman Davis
Birthday 1917-12-17
Deathday 2005-02-04
Gender Male
IMDB Ossie Davis profile on IMDB
Place of Birth Cogdell, Georgia, USA
As: Da Mayor
1989-06-14
Do the Right Thing...
As: Reverend Purify
1991-06-07
Jungle Fever...
As: Marshall
1990-03-09
Joe Versus the Volca...
As: Archer Dolittle
1998-06-26
Doctor Dolittle...
As: Chuck
1993-12-25
Grumpy Old Men...
As: Jacko King
1965-06-17
The Hill...
As: Jed Hooker
1969-04-01
Sam Whiskey...
As: Joseph Lee
1968-02-29
The Scalphunters...
As: Juror 2
1997-08-17
12 Angry Men...
As: John F. "Jack" Kenne
2002-06-09
Bubba Ho-tep...
As: Granddad
2004-05-28
Baadasssss!...
As: Elder Johnson
1975-10-11
Let's Do It Again...
As: Midge Carter
1996-12-24
I'm Not Rappaport...
As: Capt. Harry Moradian
1985-01-11
Avenging Angel...
As: Jeremiah
1996-10-16
Get on the Bus...
As: Too Tall
1999-04-02
The Secret Path...
As: Raymond
1984-03-02
Harry and Son...
As: Jean-Jacques
2001-11-11
Feast of All Saints...
As: Dr. Sanders
1984-01-01
The House of God...
As: Captain John Geiberg
1979-08-10
Hot Stuff...
As: Buck McHenry
2000-04-16
Finding Buck McHenry...
As: Self
2005-09-20
The Peace!...
As: Mr. Evers
1997-02-22
Miss Evers' Boys...
As: Unknown
1990-02-07
The Red Shoes...
As: Dr. Fredericks
1977-09-12
Billy: Portrait of a...
As: Nelson Davis
1966-03-16
A Man Called Adam...
As: Charles Carter
1969-02-05
Teacher, Teacher...
As: Reverend Purlie Vict
1963-08-09
Gone Are the Days!...
As: Reed
1976-08-26
The Tenth Level...
As: Narrator
1968-01-02
Still A Brother: Ins...
As: Mordecai
1999-10-24
The Soul Collector...
As: Father Gillis
1963-12-12
The Cardinal...
As: Self
2005-02-08
By Any Means Necessa...
As: Coach Odom
1988-02-12
School Daze...
As: Dr. Winston
1995-04-12
The Android Affair...
As: Ernest Motapo
1976-04-16
Countdown at Kusini...
As: Reverend 'Rev' Grego
2003-01-01
Deacons for Defense...
As: Luke
1969-07-02
Slaves...
As: Cab Driver (uncredit
1951-04-01
Fourteen Hours...
As: John Brooks (uncredi
1950-08-16
No Way Out...
As: Self
1998-01-01
Scandalize My Name: ...
As: Lt. Wagner
1967-11-21
The Outsider...
As: Self - Actor and Pla
1997-07-09
4 Little Girls...
As: Eulogy (voice)
1972-05-24
Malcolm X...
As: Unknown
1969-01-15
The Fall...
As: Jason King (archival
1965-07-01
The Sun... the Sand....
As: Jason King (archive
1965-07-01
The Sun... the Sand....
As: Self
1989-11-03
Making 'Do the Right...
As: Himself
1985-01-08
Tyler Texas Black Fi...
As: Narrator
1979-10-29
Freedom Road...
As: Blaine Whitfield
1980-04-28
All God's Children...
As: Benjamin Banneker
1979-01-01
Freedom Man...
As: Self
2004-02-25
Beah: A Black Woman ...
As: Grandfather
1993-01-17
The Ernest Green Sto...
As: Yar (voice)
2000-05-19
Dinosaur...
As: Noah
1992-03-06
Gladiator...
As: Narrator
1967-01-01
Black Liberation...
As: Himself
2003-02-16
Nat Turner: A Troubl...
As: Caretaker
1999-12-14
Trans-Siberian Orche...
As: Alexander Billman
1999-01-01
A Vow to Cherish...
As: Unknown
2003-02-10
Unchained Memories: ...
As: Osmond Portifoy
1969-11-08
Night Gallery...
As: Unknown
1981-01-01
Death of a Prophet...
As: James Lucas
1971-03-30
The Sheriff...
As: Self
2002-06-14
Theater Talk: 'A Rai...
As: Harry Roosevelt
1994-07-20
The Client...
As: Narrator
1997-06-23
Jackie Robinson: Bre...
As: Self
1991-10-28
Preminger: Anatomy o...
As: Himself
2005-02-15
The History Makers: ...
As: Chuffy Russell
1981-05-31
Don't Look Back: The...
As: Narrator
1975-04-19
Black Shadows on a S...
As: Lorenzo DuFau
2004-07-02
Proud...
As: Self
1994-01-26
Malcolm X: Make It P...
As: Julius (voice)
2001-06-01
The Legend of the Ca...
As: Self
1997-01-01
Walter Matthau: Diam...
As: Anansi the Spider (S
1986-01-01
Sesame Street: Sleep...
As: Narrator (voice)
1962-01-01
Hands of Inge...
As: Judge Buchanan
2004-07-30
She Hate Me...
As: Narrator
1970-05-01
Kongi's Harvest...
As: Capshaw
1964-07-22
Shock Treatment...
As: Narrator (voice)
1999-12-31
The Unfinished Journ...
As: Self
1999-02-24
Paul Robeson: Here I...
As: Uncle Phil
1995-03-20
Ray Alexander: A Men...
As: Uncle Phil
1994-05-13
Ray Alexander: A Tas...
As: Detective in Squad R
1993-04-02
Cop and ½...
As: Frederick Douglas (v
1992-12-26
Lincoln...
As: Narrator
1993-03-01
Goin' Back to T-Town...
As: Narrator
2001-06-11
Neighborhoods: The H...
As: Eulogy Performer (vo
1992-11-18
Malcolm X...
As: Narrator
1994-01-01
Arthur Ashe: Citizen...
As: Self
2005-02-13
Unstoppable...
As: Narrator
1984-02-07
Marcus Garvey: Towar...
As: Duncan Cox
2000-09-18
Here's to Life!...
As: Unknown
1960-10-25
John Brown's Raid...
As: Self
2003-05-20
The Evolution of an ...
As: Narrator
2003-02-28
The Tuskegee Airmen:...
As: Self (archive Footag
2022-10-27
Louis Armstrong's Bl...
As: Judge Richard Farris
1994-05-08
The Stand...
As: Gabriel
1994-09-21
Touched by an Angel...
As: Charles Carter
1951-12-24
Hallmark Hall of Fam...
As: Lt. Johnny Gaines
1963-09-17
The Fugitive...
As: Dad Jones
1979-02-18
Roots: The Next Gene...
As: Unknown
2004-05-23
TV Revolution...
As: Unknown
1989-02-13
B.L. Stryker...
As: Narrator (voice)
1997-02-18
Thomas Jefferson...
As: Ponder Blue
1990-09-21
Evening Shade...
As: Unknown
1999-09-23
Third Watch...
As: John Ross
1963-09-27
The Great Adventure...
As: Ramon Borelle
1968-09-20
Hawaii Five-O...
As: Melvin Porter
2004-01-18
The L Word...
As: Terrence Minnerly
1995-09-23
JAG...
As: Judge Richard Farris
1994-05-08
The Stand...
As: Unknown
1996-09-17
Promised Land...
As: Frankie Morton
1965-09-13
Run for Your Life...
As: Parson Dick
1993-02-14
Alex Haley's Queen...
As: Self
1978-12-28
The Kennedy Center H...
As: Judge Harry Roosevel
1995-09-17
The Client...
As: Self
1996-09-15
The West...
As: Himself - Narrator
1998-11-29
Christianity: The Fi...
As: Rev. Martin Luther K
1978-02-12
King...
As: Erasmus Jones
1994-09-21
Touched by an Angel...
As: Erasmus Jones
1996-09-17
Promised Land...
As: Various (voice)
1994-09-18
Baseball...
As: Self
1986-06-23
American Masters...
As: Nixie
1961-09-16
The Defenders...
As: Officer Bond
1961-09-16
The Defenders...
As: District Attorney
1961-09-16
The Defenders...
As: Assistant District A
1961-09-16
The Defenders...
As: District Attorney Da
1961-09-16
The Defenders...
As: Osmund Portifoy
1970-12-16
Night Gallery...
As: Dave Corbett
1965-09-13
Run for Your Life...
As: Sgt. Dave Corbett
1965-09-13
Run for Your Life...
As: Kubani
1968-09-20
The Name of the Game...
As: Narrator
2002-06-01
Christianity: The Fi...
As: Self (archival foota
2006-02-03
Folk Britannia...
As: The Emperor Jones
1947-05-07
Kraft Television The...
As: Himself - Narrator (
1983-06-06
Reading Rainbow...
As: Self / John R. Gills
1996-09-15
The West...
As: Sam Davis
1959-09-12
Bonanza...