Ossie Davis

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.

Casted

Doctor Dolittle

Played Archer Dolittle

Average Rating

5.7

3188 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1998

28 years ago
Dinosaur

Played Yar (voice)

Average Rating

6.5

2660 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2000

26 years ago
Do the Right Thing

Played Da Mayor

Average Rating

7.8

1907 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 1989

37 years ago
Malcolm X

Played Eulogy Performer (voice)

Average Rating

7.5

1800 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1992

33 years ago
The Client

Played Harry Roosevelt

Average Rating

6.7

1283 votes

Release Date

Jul 20, 1994

32 years ago
Grumpy Old Men

Played Chuck

Average Rating

6.7

715 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1993

32 years ago
Bubba Ho-tep

Played John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Average Rating

6.5

664 votes

Release Date

Jun 09, 2002

24 years ago
Joe Versus the Volcano

Played Marshall

Average Rating

5.8

560 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 1990

36 years ago
12 Angry Men

Played Juror 2

Average Rating

7.7

411 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 1997

29 years ago
Gladiator

Played Noah

Average Rating

7.6

376 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1992

34 years ago
Jungle Fever

Played Reverend Purify

Average Rating

6.4

303 votes

Release Date

Jun 07, 1991

35 years ago
The Hill

Played Jacko King

Average Rating

7.5

239 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 1965

61 years ago
Cop & ½

Played Detective in Squad Room

Average Rating

4.5

156 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 1993

33 years ago
She Hate Me

Played Judge Buchanan

Average Rating

5.1

117 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 2004

22 years ago
The Scalphunters

Played Joseph Lee

Average Rating

6.4

112 votes

Release Date

Feb 29, 1968

58 years ago
School Daze

Played Coach Odom

Average Rating

5.7

109 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1988

38 years ago
No Way Out

Played John Brooks (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.9

100 votes

Release Date

Aug 16, 1950

76 years ago
Get on the Bus

Played Jeremiah

Average Rating

6.3

73 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1996

29 years ago
Harry & Son

Played Raymond

Average Rating

5.8

66 votes

Release Date

Mar 02, 1984

42 years ago
Baadasssss!

Played Granddad

Average Rating

6.5

57 votes

Release Date

May 28, 2004

22 years ago
Avenging Angel

Played Capt. Harry Moradian

Average Rating

5.0

54 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 1985

41 years ago
4 Little Girls

Played Self - Actor and Playwright

Average Rating

7.2

47 votes

Release Date

Jul 09, 1997

29 years ago
Fourteen Hours

Played Cab Driver (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.2

46 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1951

76 years ago
The Cardinal

Played Father Gillis

Average Rating

6.6

44 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 1963

63 years ago
I'm Not Rappaport

Played Midge Carter

Average Rating

5.6

31 votes

Release Date

Dec 24, 1996

29 years ago
Sam Whiskey

Played Jed Hooker

Average Rating

5.6

27 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 1969

57 years ago
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.6

24 votes

Release Date

Sep 08, 2022

3 years ago
Let's Do It Again

Played Elder Johnson

Average Rating

6.9

22 votes

Release Date

Oct 11, 1975

51 years ago
Night Gallery

Played Osmond Portifoy

Average Rating

6.6

21 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 1969

57 years ago
Miss Evers' Boys

Played Mr. Evers

Average Rating

6.3

20 votes

Release Date

Feb 22, 1997

29 years ago
The Secret Path

Played Too Tall

Average Rating

7.4

19 votes

Release Date

Apr 02, 1999

27 years ago
Wattstax

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

17 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1973

53 years ago
Hot Stuff

Played Captain John Geiberger

Average Rating

7.0

16 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 1979

47 years ago
Malcolm X

Played Eulogy (voice)

Average Rating

6.6

14 votes

Release Date

May 24, 1972

54 years ago
A Man Called Adam

Played Nelson Davis

Average Rating

6.0

13 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1966

60 years ago
Death of a Prophet

Average Rating

4.1

12 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1981

45 years ago
Feast of All Saints

Played Jean-Jacques

Average Rating

4.4

11 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 2001

24 years ago
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Played Himself

Average Rating

6.1

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 2003

23 years ago
The Soul Collector

Played Mordecai

Average Rating

7.2

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1999

26 years ago
Deacons for Defense

Played Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Average Rating

6.2

9 votes

Release Date

Apr 05, 2005

21 years ago
Proud

Played Lorenzo DuFau

Average Rating

4.4

9 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 2004

22 years ago
The Android Affair

Played Dr. Winston

Average Rating

5.0

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 1995

31 years ago
Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 03, 1989

36 years ago
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Average Rating

4.8

7 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 2003

23 years ago
Shock Treatment

Played Capshaw

Average Rating

6.7

7 votes

Release Date

Jul 22, 1964

62 years ago
The Tenth Level

Played Reed

Average Rating

5.1

6 votes

Release Date

Aug 26, 1976

50 years ago
Slaves

Played Luke

Average Rating

5.7

6 votes

Release Date

Jul 02, 1969

57 years ago
Freedom Road

Played Narrator

Average Rating

4.8

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1979

47 years ago
The Ernest Green Story

Played Grandfather

Average Rating

6.9

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 17, 1993

33 years ago
The Sheriff

Played James Lucas

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 30, 1971

55 years ago
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 1991

34 years ago
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Played Caretaker

Average Rating

9.0

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 14, 1999

26 years ago
A Vow to Cherish

Played Alexander Billman

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1999

27 years ago
Lincoln

Played Frederick Douglas (voice)

Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 26, 1992

33 years ago
The House of God

Played Dr. Sanders

Average Rating

2.3

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1984

42 years ago
The Fall

Average Rating

7.0

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 15, 1969

58 years ago
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Played Chuffy Russell

Average Rating

6.0

4 votes

Release Date

May 31, 1981

45 years ago
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

May 20, 2003

23 years ago
Gone Are the Days!

Played Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

Average Rating

6.7

3 votes

Release Date

Aug 09, 1963

63 years ago
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1998

28 years ago
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

Played Jason King (archive footage)

Average Rating

1.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1965

61 years ago
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

Played Jason King (archival footage)

Average Rating

1.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1965

61 years ago
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
The Unfinished Journey

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

26 years ago
The Peace!

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2005

20 years ago
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 2005

21 years ago
The Outsider

Played Lt. Wagner

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 1967

59 years ago
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 08, 1985

41 years ago
All God's Children

Played Blaine Whitfield

Average Rating

4.0

1 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1980

46 years ago
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

Played Narrator

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jun 23, 1997

29 years ago
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 26, 1994

32 years ago
Kongi's Harvest

Played Narrator

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1970

56 years ago
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 11, 2001

25 years ago
Goin' Back to T-Town

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 1993

33 years ago
Finding Buck McHenry

Played Buck McHenry

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 2000

26 years ago
Here's to Life!

Played Duncan Cox

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2000

25 years ago
John Brown's Raid

Played Dangerfield Newby

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 1960

66 years ago
The Red Shoes

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1990

36 years ago
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Played Dr. Fredericks

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1977

49 years ago
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2003

23 years ago
Teacher, Teacher

Played Charles Carter

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 1969

57 years ago
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 1968

59 years ago
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago
Unstoppable

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2005

21 years ago
Countdown at Kusini

Played Ernest Motapo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 16, 1976

50 years ago
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 1984

42 years ago
Freedom Man

Played Benjamin Banneker

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1979

47 years ago
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 2004

22 years ago
Black Liberation

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1967

60 years ago
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 14, 2002

24 years ago
The History Makers: Success

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 15, 2005

21 years ago
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Played Narrator

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1975

51 years ago
The Legend of the Candy Cane

Played Julius (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2001

25 years ago
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Played Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1986

40 years ago
Hands of Inge

Played Narrator (voice)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1962

65 years ago
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1999

27 years ago
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Played Uncle Phil

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1995

31 years ago
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Played Uncle Phil

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 13, 1994

32 years ago
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 10, 1998

28 years ago
Haiti: Killing the Dream

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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