Personal Info
Known Credits
99
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1917-12-17 (108 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Also Known For
Ozzie DavisRaiford Chatman "Ossie" DavisRaiford Chatman Davis
Ossie Davis
Biography
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2022 --
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
| Self (archive footage)
2005 --
The Peace!
| Self
2005 --
The History Makers: Success
| Self
2005 --
Unstoppable
| Self
2005 --
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
| Self
2004 --
She Hate Me
| Judge Buchanan
2004 --
Proud
| Lorenzo DuFau
2004 --
Baadasssss!
| Granddad
2004 --
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
| Self
2003 --
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
| Self
2003 --
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
| Narrator
2003 --
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
| Himself
2003 --
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
|
2003 --
Deacons for Defense
| Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
2002 --
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
| Self
2002 --
Bubba Ho-tep
| John F. "Jack" Kennedy
2001 --
Feast of All Saints
| Jean-Jacques
2001 --
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
| Narrator
2001 --
The Legend of the Candy Cane
| Julius (voice)
2000 --
Here's to Life!
| Duncan Cox
2000 --
Dinosaur
| Yar (voice)
2000 --
Finding Buck McHenry
| Buck McHenry
1999 --
The Unfinished Journey
| Narrator (voice)
1999 --
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
| Caretaker
1999 --
The Soul Collector
| Mordecai
1999 --
The Secret Path
| Too Tall
1999 --
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
| Self
1999 --
A Vow to Cherish
| Alexander Billman
1998 --
Doctor Dolittle
| Archer Dolittle
1998 --
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
| Self
1998 --
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
| Self
1997 --
12 Angry Men
| Juror 2
1997 --
4 Little Girls
| Self - Actor and Playwright
1997 --
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
| Narrator
1997 --
Miss Evers' Boys
| Mr. Evers
1997 --
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
| Self
1996 --
I'm Not Rappaport
| Midge Carter
1996 --
Get on the Bus
| Jeremiah
1995 --
The Android Affair
| Dr. Winston
1995 --
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
| Uncle Phil
1994 --
The Client
| Harry Roosevelt
1994 --
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
| Uncle Phil
1994 --
The Stand
| Judge Richard Farris
1994 --
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
| Self
1994 --
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
| Narrator
1993 --
Grumpy Old Men
| Chuck
1993 --
Cop and ½
| Detective in Squad Room
1993 --
Goin' Back to T-Town
| Narrator
1993 --
The Ernest Green Story
| Grandfather
1992 --
Lincoln
| Frederick Douglas (voice)
1992 --
Malcolm X
| Eulogy Performer (voice)
1992 --
Gladiator
| Noah
1991 --
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
| Self
1991 --
Jungle Fever
| Reverend Purify
1990 --
Joe Versus the Volcano
| Marshall
1990 --
The Red Shoes
|
1989 --
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
| Self
1989 --
Do the Right Thing
| Da Mayor
1988 --
School Daze
| Coach Odom
1986 --
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
| Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
1985 --
Avenging Angel
| Capt. Harry Moradian
1985 --
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
| Himself
1984 --
Harry & Son
| Raymond
1984 --
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
| Narrator
1984 --
The House of God
| Dr. Sanders
1981 --
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
| Chuffy Russell
1981 --
Death of a Prophet
|
1980 --
All God's Children
| Blaine Whitfield
1979 --
Freedom Road
| Narrator
1979 --
Hot Stuff
| Captain John Geiberger
1979 --
Freedom Man
| Benjamin Banneker
1977 --
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
| Dr. Fredericks
1976 --
The Tenth Level
| Reed
1976 --
Countdown at Kusini
| Ernest Motapo
1975 --
Let's Do It Again
| Elder Johnson
1975 --
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
| Narrator
1972 --
Malcolm X
| Eulogy (voice)
1971 --
The Sheriff
| James Lucas
1970 --
Kongi's Harvest
| Narrator
1969 --
Night Gallery
| Osmond Portifoy
1969 --
Slaves
| Luke
1969 --
Sam Whiskey
| Jed Hooker
1969 --
Teacher, Teacher
| Charles Carter
1969 --
The Fall
|
1968 --
The Scalphunters
| Joseph Lee
1968 --
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
| Narrator
1967 --
The Outsider
| Lt. Wagner
1967 --
Black Liberation
| Narrator
1966 --
A Man Called Adam
| Nelson Davis
1965 --
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
| Jason King (archive footage)
1965 --
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
| Jason King (archival footage)
1965 --
The Hill
| Jacko King
1964 --
Shock Treatment
| Capshaw
1963 --
The Cardinal
| Father Gillis
1963 --
Gone Are the Days!
| Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
1962 --
Hands of Inge
| Narrator (voice)
1960 --
John Brown's Raid
| Dangerfield Newby
1951 --
Fourteen Hours
| Cab Driver (uncredited)
1950 --
No Way Out
| John Brooks (uncredited)