Ossie Davis
Acting
Born 1917-12-18
Died 2005-02-04
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
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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.
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Acting
57 credits
JAG
The Fugitive
Roots: The Next Generations
Baseball
Bonanza
Hawaii Five-O
Tony Awards
American Experience
Third Watch
Touched by an Angel
The L Word
American Masters
The Defenders
Run for Your Life
The Name of the Game
Reading Rainbow
The Stand
12 O'Clock High
Kraft Television Theatre
The Kennedy Center Honors
Dinosaur
Doctor Dolittle
Evening Shade
The Client
Promised Land
The Great Adventure
12 Angry Men
Do the Right Thing
Malcolm X
Grumpy Old Men
Gladiator
B.L. Stryker
The Client
Jungle Fever
The Secret Path
Alex Haley's Queen
Joe Versus the Volcano
She Hate Me
Bubba Ho-tep
School Daze
The West
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Fourteen Hours
King
The Hill
Avenging Angel
The Cardinal
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Get on the Bus
Cop & ½
No Way Out
Harry & Son
The Scalphunters
Sam Whiskey
Miss Evers' Boys
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Feast of All Saints
Writing
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