Ossie Davis

Known for ActingBorn 1917-12-18Died 2005-02-04Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Other films Davis acted in include The Hill (1965), A Man Called Adam (1966), Let's Do It Again (1975), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Grumpy Old Men (1993), The Client (1994), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dinosaur (2000), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death.Read more

Movies & web series

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Here's to Life!

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

The Red Shoes

Teacher, Teacher

The Great Adventure

The Legend of the Candy Cane

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

The West

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Reading Rainbow

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

The Real Malcolm X

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Third Watch

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

The L Word

The Outsider

12 Angry Men

Do the Right Thing

Gladiator

Malcolm X

The Secret Path

Baseball

East Side/West Side

Thomas Jefferson

The Soul Collector

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Kraft Television Theatre

Lincoln

JAG

Roots: The Next Generations

4 Little Girls

Kongi's Harvest

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Hill

Touched by an Angel

Gone Are the Days!

American Masters

Bonanza

The Ernest Green Story

Finding Buck McHenry

Alex Haley's Queen