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Ossie Davis
Born · December 17, 1917
Died · February 4, 2005 (87 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Bio
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
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
Folk Britannia
Self (archival footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
2006
The Peace!
Self
5.0
2005
The History Makers: Success
Self
0.0
2005
Unstoppable
Self
0.0
2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
5.0
2005
She Hate Me
Judge Buchanan
5.1
2004
Proud
Lorenzo DuFau
4.4
2004
Baadasssss!
Granddad
6.5
2004
TV Revolution
(2 episodes)
0.0
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Self
0.0
2004
The L Word
Melvin Porter · (4 episodes)
7.6
2004
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
7.3
2003
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Narrator
0.0
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Himself
6.1
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
5.9
2003
Deacons for Defense
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
6.1
2003
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Self
0.0
2002
Bubba Ho-tep
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
6.5
2002
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator · (2 episodes)
6.0
2002
Feast of All Saints
Jean-Jacques
4.6
2001
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Narrator
0.0
2001
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Julius (voice)
0.0
2001
Here's to Life!
Duncan Cox
0.0
2000
Dinosaur
Yar (voice)
6.5
2000
Finding Buck McHenry
Buck McHenry
0.0
2000
The Unfinished Journey
Narrator (voice)
6.0
1999
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Caretaker
9.0
1999
The Soul Collector
Mordecai
7.4
1999
Third Watch
Mr. Parker · (3 episodes)
7.9
1999
The Secret Path
Too Tall
7.0
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Self
0.0
1999
A Vow to Cherish
Alexander Billman
6.2
1999
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
Himself - Narrator · (4 episodes)
0.0
1998
Doctor Dolittle
Archer Dolittle
5.7
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
0.0
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Self
7.7
1998
12 Angry Men
Juror 2
7.7
1997
4 Little Girls
Self - Actor and Playwright
7.2
1997
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Narrator
10.0
1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Mr. Evers
6.3
1997
Thomas Jefferson
Narrator (voice) · (2 episodes)
7.8
1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Self
6.5
1997
I'm Not Rappaport
Midge Carter
5.6
1996
Get on the Bus
Jeremiah
6.4
1996
Promised Land
(1 episode)
6.6
1996
Promised Land
Erasmus Jones · (2 episodes)
6.6
1996
The West
Self · (9 episodes)
8.4
1996
The West
Self / John R. Gills (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1996
JAG
Terrence Minnerly · (1 episode)
7.3
1995
The Client
Judge Harry Roosevelt · (21 episodes)
6.0
1995
The Android Affair
Dr. Winston
5.0
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Uncle Phil
0.0
1995
Touched by an Angel
Gabriel · (2 episodes)
7.2
1994
Touched by an Angel
Erasmus Jones · (4 episodes)
7.2
1994
Baseball
Various (voice) · (0 episode)
7.4
1994
Baseball
(voice) · (7 episodes)
7.4
1994
The Client
Harry Roosevelt
6.7
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Uncle Phil
0.0
1994
The Stand
Judge Richard Farris · (2 episodes)
6.8
1994
The Stand
Judge Richard Farris (credit only) · (2 episodes)
6.8
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Self
10.0
1994
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Narrator
0.0
1994
Grumpy Old Men
Chuck
6.6
1993
Cop & ½
Detective in Squad Room
4.5
1993
Goin' Back to T-Town
Narrator
0.0
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
Parson Dick · (3 episodes)
7.2
1993
The Ernest Green Story
Grandfather
6.9
1993
Lincoln
Frederick Douglas (voice)
7.2
1992
Malcolm X
Eulogy Performer (voice)
7.5
1992
Gladiator
Noah
7.6
1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
7.7
1991
Jungle Fever
Reverend Purify
6.4
1991
Evening Shade
Ponder Blue · (100 episodes)
5.6
1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
Marshall
5.7
1990
The Red Shoes
0.0
1990
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Self
6.7
1989
Do the Right Thing
Da Mayor
7.7
1989
B.L. Stryker
Oz Jackson · (12 episodes)
6.0
1989
School Daze
Coach Odom
5.8
1988
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1986
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
0.0
1986
Avenging Angel
Capt. Harry Moradian
5.1
1985
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
Himself
7.0
1985
Harry & Son
Raymond
5.9
1984
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Narrator
0.0
1984
The House of God
Dr. Sanders
1.5
1984
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
8.4
1983
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Chuffy Russell
6.0
1981
Death of a Prophet
4.4
1981
All God's Children
Blaine Whitfield
4.0
1980
Freedom Road
Narrator
4.8
1979
Hot Stuff
Captain John Geiberger
7.0
1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Dad Jones · (7 episodes)
7.4
1979
Freedom Man
Benjamin Banneker
0.0
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1978
King
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. · (3 episodes)
6.8
1978
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Dr. Fredericks
0.0
1977
The Tenth Level
Reed
5.1
1976
Countdown at Kusini
Ernest Motapo
0.0
1976
Let's Do It Again
Elder Johnson
6.9
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Narrator
0.0
1975
Malcolm X
Eulogy (voice)
6.4
1972
The Sheriff
James Lucas
6.0
1971
Night Gallery
Osmund Portifoy · (1 episode)
7.8
1970
Kongi's Harvest
Narrator
6.0
1970
Night Gallery
Osmond Portifoy
7.1
1969
Slaves
Luke
5.7
1969
Sam Whiskey
Jed Hooker
5.6
1969
Teacher, Teacher
Charles Carter
0.0
1969
The Fall
7.0
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Ramon Borelle · (1 episode)
7.1
1968
The Name of the Game
Kubani · (1 episode)
6.8
1968
The Scalphunters
Joseph Lee
6.4
1968
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Narrator
0.0
1968
The Outsider
Lt. Wagner
6.0
1967
Black Liberation
Narrator
0.0
1967
A Man Called Adam
Nelson Davis
6.4
1966
Run for Your Life
Frankie Morton · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
Run for Your Life
Dave Corbett · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
Run for Your Life
Sgt. Dave Corbett · (1 episode)
7.2
1965
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Jason King (archive footage)
1.0
1965
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Jason King (archival footage)
1.0
1965
The Hill
Jacko King
7.5
1965
Shock Treatment
Capshaw
6.7
1964
The Cardinal
Father Gillis
6.5
1963
The Great Adventure
John Ross · (1 episode)
0.0
1963
The Fugitive
Lt. Johnny Gaines · (1 episode)
7.2
1963
Gone Are the Days!
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
6.7
1963
Hands of Inge
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1962
The Defenders
Nixie · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
The Defenders
Officer Bond · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
The Defenders
District Attorney · (2 episodes)
6.2
1961
The Defenders
Assistant District Attorney · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
The Defenders
District Attorney Daniel Jackson · (3 episodes)
6.2
1961
John Brown's Raid
Dangerfield Newby
0.0
1960
Bonanza
Sam Davis · (1 episode)
7.5
1959
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
4.6
1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Charles Carter · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Fourteen Hours
Cab Driver (uncredited)
7.2
1951
No Way Out
John Brooks (uncredited)
6.9
1950
Kraft Television Theatre
The Emperor Jones · (1 episode)
7.3
1947