10.0
10.0
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
1997
as Narrator
Ossie Davis
Also known as: Raiford Chatman Davis, Ossie
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Howard University, Columbia University School of General Studies
N/A
CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Ossie Davis (born Raiford Chatman Davis; December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. Davis started his career in theatre acting with the Ross McClendon Players in the 1940s. He made his Broadway debut acting in the post-World War II play Jeb (1946). He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination for his role in Jamaica (1958). He wrote and starred as the title character in the satirical farce Purlie Victorious (1961) which was adapted into a 1963 film and 1970 musical. Davis's credits as a film director include Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Black Girl (1972), and Gordon's War (1973). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Scalphunters (1968). Davis also acted in The Hill (1965), A Man Called Adam (1966), Let's Do It Again (1975), School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Client (1994), and Dr. Dolittle (1998). For his portrayal of Martin Luther King Sr. in the NBC miniseries King (1978) he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He was also Emmy-nominated for his roles in Teacher, Teacher (1969), Miss Evers' Boys (1997), and The L Word (2005). He won the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album with his wife Ruby Dee for Ossie and Ruby (2005).
Notable Works
Purlie Victorious
Filmography (103 movies)
10.0
10.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
9.0
9.0
The Stand
1994
as Judge Richard Farris
9.0
9.0
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999
as Caretaker
7.8
7.8
Do the Right Thing
1989
as Da Mayor
7.7
7.7
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991
as Self
7.7
7.7
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
as Self
7.7
7.7
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 2
7.6
7.6
Gladiator
1992
as Noah
7.5
7.5
The Hill
1965
as Jacko King
7.4
7.4
The Secret Path
1999
as Too Tall
7.3
7.3
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
as Self
7.2
7.2
Fourteen Hours
1951
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
7.2
7.2
The Soul Collector
1999
as Mordecai
7.0
7.0
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
1985
as Himself
7.0
7.0
Wattstax
1973
as Self (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
The Fall
1969
7.0
7.0
Hot Stuff
1979
as Captain John Geiberger
6.9
6.9
Let's Do It Again
1975
as Elder Johnson
6.9
6.9
The Ernest Green Story
1993
as Grandfather
6.9
6.9
No Way Out
1950
as John Brooks (uncredited)
6.8
6.8
Lincoln
1992
as Frederick Douglas (voice)
6.7
6.7
The Client
1994
as Harry Roosevelt
6.7
6.7
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989
as Self
6.7
6.7
Gone Are the Days!
1963
Writer
6.7
6.7
Shock Treatment
1964
as Capshaw
6.7
6.7
Grumpy Old Men
1993
as Chuck
6.6
6.6
The Cardinal
1963
as Father Gillis
6.6
6.6
Night Gallery
1969
as Osmond Portifoy
6.5
6.5
Dinosaur
2000
as Yar (voice)
6.5
6.5
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
6.5
6.5
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997
as Self
6.5
6.5
Malcolm X
1972
as Eulogy (voice)
6.5
6.5
Baadasssss!
2004
as Granddad
6.4
6.4
The Scalphunters
1968
as Joseph Lee
6.4
6.4
Jungle Fever
1991
as Reverend Purify
6.3
6.3
Get on the Bus
1996
as Jeremiah
6.3
6.3
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
as Mr. Evers
6.2
6.2
Deacons for Defense
2005
as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
6.2
6.2
A Vow to Cherish
1999
as Alexander Billman
6.1
6.1
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
as Himself
6.1
6.1
Black Girl
1972
Director
6.1
6.1
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
Screenplay
6.0
6.0
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
as Chuffy Russell
6.0
6.0
The Unfinished Journey
1999
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Kongi's Harvest
1970
Director
6.0
6.0
A Man Called Adam
1966
as Nelson Davis
6.0
6.0
The Outsider
1967
as Lt. Wagner
5.8
5.8
Harry & Son
1984
as Raymond
5.8
5.8
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Marshall
5.7
5.7
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Archer Dolittle
5.7
5.7
Slaves
1969
as Luke
5.7
5.7
Gordon's War
1973
Director
5.7
5.7
School Daze
1988
as Coach Odom
5.6
5.6
Sam Whiskey
1969
as Jed Hooker
5.6
5.6
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
as Midge Carter
5.3
5.3
The Sheriff
1971
as James Lucas
5.1
5.1
The Tenth Level
1976
as Reed
5.1
5.1
She Hate Me
2004
as Judge Buchanan
5.0
5.0
The Peace!
2005
as Self
5.0
5.0
The Android Affair
1995
as Dr. Winston
5.0
5.0
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005
as Self
5.0
5.0
Avenging Angel
1985
as Capt. Harry Moradian
4.8
4.8
Freedom Road
1979
as Narrator
4.8
4.8
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
4.4
4.4
Feast of All Saints
2001
as Jean-Jacques
4.4
4.4
Cop & ½
1993
as Detective in Squad Room
4.4
4.4
Proud
2004
as Lorenzo DuFau
4.1
4.1
Death of a Prophet
1981
4.0
4.0
All God's Children
1980
as Blaine Whitfield
2.3
2.3
The House of God
1984
as Dr. Sanders
1.0
1.0
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965
as Jason King (archival footage)
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993
as Narrator
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001
as Narrator
The Real Malcolm X
1992
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
as Self
Unstoppable
2005
as Self
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
1984
as Narrator
John Brown's Raid
1960
as Dangerfield Newby
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001
as Julius (voice)
Haiti: Killing the Dream
TBA
Black Liberation
1967
as Narrator
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977
as Dr. Fredericks
The Red Shoes
1990
Teacher, Teacher
1969
as Charles Carter
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999
as Self
The History Makers: Success
2005
as Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2003
as Narrator
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986
as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Countdown at Kusini
1976
Screenplay
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
1994
as Narrator
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Narrator
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968
as Narrator
Finding Buck McHenry
2000
as Buck McHenry
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004
as Self
Freedom Man
1979
as Benjamin Banneker
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
as Uncle Phil
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995
as Uncle Phil
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
as Self
Hands of Inge
1962
as Narrator (voice)
Here's to Life!
2000
as Duncan Cox
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
Writer
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
1983
Writer
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