Ossie Davis

Deceased · Born: Dec 17, 1917 · Died: Feb 4, 2005

Personal Details

Born Dec 17, 1917 Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Parents

Kince Charles Davis
Laura Cooper Davis

Relatives

William Conan Davis (Sibling)
Essie Davis Morgan (Sibling)
Kenneth Curtis Davis (Sibling)
Muta'Ali Muhammad (Grandchild)

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

Career

acting

2004

She Hate Me as Judge Buchanan

Proud as Lorenzo DuFau

How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass

How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass as Granddad

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen as Narrator

JAG as Terrence Minnerly

2002

Bubba Ho-Tep as John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Hughes' Dream Harlem

Hughes' Dream Harlem as Narrator

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel as Gabriel

2001

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore as Narrator

The Feast of All Saints

The Feast of All Saints as Jean-Jacques

Legend of the Candy Cane

Legend of the Candy Cane as Julius (voice)

2000

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life! as Duncan Cox

Dinosaur as Yar (voice)

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry as Buck McHenry

1999

The Secret Path

The Secret Path as Too Tall

The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

The Ghosts of Christmas Eve as The Caretaker

A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish as Alexander Billman

The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector as Mordecai

1998

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle as Archer Dolittle

1997

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys as Mr. Evers

12 Angry Men as Juror 2

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson as Narrator (voice)

1996

Get on the Bus as Jeremiah

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport as Midge Carter

1995

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Uncle Phil

The Android Affair

The Android Affair as Dr. Winston

1994

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World as Narrator

Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice as Uncle Phil

The Stand as Judge Richard Farris

Baseball as Various (voice)

1993

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story as Grandfather

Grumpy Old Men as Chuck

American Experience

American Experience as Narrator

Queen as Parson Dick

1992

Gladiator as Noah

1991

Jungle Fever as Reverend Purify

1990

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano as Marshall

Evening Shade as Ponder Blue

1989

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing as Da Mayor

1988

School Daze as Coach Odom

1985

Avenging Angel as Capt. Harry Moradian

1984

The House of God

The House of God as Dr. Sanders

Harry & Son as Raymond

1981

Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige as Chuffy Russell

1980

All God's Children

All God's Children as Blaine Whitfield

1979

Freedom Road as Narrator

Hot Stuff as Captain John Geiberger

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations as Dad Jones

1978

King as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

1977

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Dr. Fredericks

1976

Cool Red as Ernest Motapo

The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level as Reed

1975

Black Shadows on the Silver Screen

Black Shadows on the Silver Screen as Narrator

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again as Elder Johnson

1974

Hawaii Five-O as Ramon Borelle

1972

Malcolm X as Eulogy (voice)

1971

The Sheriff as James Lucas

1970

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest as Narrator

1969

Sam Whiskey as Jed Hooker

Night Gallery as Osmond Portifoy

Slaves as Luke

1968

Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still a Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class as Narrator

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters as Joseph Lee

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Charles Carter

1967

The Outsider as Lt. Wagner

1966

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam as Nelson Davis

The Fugitive as Lt. Johnny Gaines

1965

The Hill as Jacko King

1964

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment as Capshaw

1963

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days! as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

appearances

2019

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

2018

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story

King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story

2015

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

And When I Die, I Won't Stay Dead

2013

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs

2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2004

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

2003

Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

1999

American Masters

American Masters

1998

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1997

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1996

American Masters

American Masters

1994

American Experience

American Experience

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery

1991

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love

Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love

1989

Making Do the Right Thing

Making Do the Right Thing

writing

1983

American Playhouse

American Playhouse as Writer

1963

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days! as Writer

directing

1976

Cool Red as Director, Screenplay

1973

Gordon's War as Director

1972

Black Girl as Director

1970

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest as Director

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem as Director, Screenplay