credits of
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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
September 8th, 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (archive footage) | 6.6 | |
September 20th, 2005 | The Peace! | Self | 5 | |
April 5th, 2005 | Deacons for Defense | Reverend 'Rev' Gregory | 6.4 | |
February 15th, 2005 | The History Makers: Success | Self | TBD | |
February 13th, 2005 | Unstoppable | Self | TBD | |
February 8th, 2005 | By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | Self | 6 | |
July 30th, 2004 | She Hate Me | Judge Buchanan | 5.1 | |
July 2nd, 2004 | Proud | Lorenzo DuFau | 4.7 | |
May 28th, 2004 | Baadasssss! | Granddad | 6.5 | |
February 25th, 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self | TBD | |
May 20th, 2003 | The Evolution of an American Filmmaker | Self | 7.3 | |
February 28th, 2003 | The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars | Narrator | TBD | |
February 16th, 2003 | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Himself | 6.3 | |
February 10th, 2003 | Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | TBD | 5.2 | |
June 14th, 2002 | Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' | Self | TBD | |
June 9th, 2002 | Bubba Ho-tep | John F. "Jack" Kennedy | 6.5 | |
November 11th, 2001 | Feast of All Saints | Jean-Jacques | 4.8 | |
June 11th, 2001 | Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore | Narrator | 10 | |
June 1st, 2001 | The Legend of the Candy Cane | Julius (voice) | 9 | |
September 18th, 2000 | Here's to Life! | Duncan Cox | 10 | |
May 19th, 2000 | Dinosaur | Yar (voice) | 6.6 | |
April 16th, 2000 | Finding Buck McHenry | Buck McHenry | 7 | |
December 31st, 1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 6.5 | |
December 14th, 1999 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve | Caretaker | 7.9 | |
October 24th, 1999 | The Soul Collector | Mordecai | 7.3 | |
April 2nd, 1999 | The Secret Path | Too Tall | 7.5 | |
February 24th, 1999 | Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Self | 8 | |
January 1st, 1999 | A Vow to Cherish | Alexander Billman | 6 | |
June 26th, 1998 | Doctor Dolittle | Archer Dolittle | 5.7 | |
February 10th, 1998 | Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Self | 9 | |
January 1st, 1998 | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist | Self | 8.3 | |
August 17th, 1997 | 12 Angry Men | Juror 2 | 7.7 | |
July 9th, 1997 | 4 Little Girls | Self - Actor and Playwright | 7.2 | |
June 23rd, 1997 | Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers | Narrator | 10 | |
February 22nd, 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys | Mr. Evers | 6.5 | |
January 1st, 1997 | Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | Self | 6.5 | |
December 24th, 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport | Midge Carter | 5.7 | |
October 16th, 1996 | Get on the Bus | Jeremiah / 'Pop' | 6.4 | |
April 12th, 1995 | The Android Affair | Dr. Winston | 5.3 | |
March 20th, 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Uncle Phil | 7 | |
July 20th, 1994 | The Client | Harry Roosevelt | 6.7 | |
May 13th, 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice | Uncle Phil | 10 | |
January 26th, 1994 | Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Self | 9 | |
January 1st, 1994 | Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World | Narrator | 9 | |
December 25th, 1993 | Grumpy Old Men | Chuck | 6.7 | |
April 2nd, 1993 | Cop & ½ | Detective in Squad Room | 4.6 | |
March 1st, 1993 | Goin' Back to T-Town | Narrator | TBD | |
January 17th, 1993 | The Ernest Green Story | Grandfather | 7.1 | |
December 26th, 1992 | Lincoln | Frederick Douglas (voice) | 7.3 | |
November 18th, 1992 | Malcolm X | Eulogy Performer (voice) | 7.6 | |
November 18th, 1992 | The Real Malcolm X | TBD | 8 | |
March 6th, 1992 | Gladiator | Noah | 7.6 | |
October 28th, 1991 | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 8 | |
June 7th, 1991 | Jungle Fever | Reverend Purify | 6.4 | |
March 9th, 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano | Marshall | 5.8 | |
February 7th, 1990 | The Red Shoes | TBD | 10 | |
November 3rd, 1989 | Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 6.9 | |
June 14th, 1989 | Do the Right Thing | Da Mayor | 7.8 | |
February 12th, 1988 | School Daze | Coach Odom | 5.7 | |
January 1st, 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice) | TBD | |
January 11th, 1985 | Avenging Angel | Capt. Harry Moradian | 5.2 | |
January 8th, 1985 | Tyler Texas Black Film Collection | Himself | 7 | |
March 2nd, 1984 | Harry & Son | Raymond | 5.8 | |
February 7th, 1984 | Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood | Narrator | TBD | |
January 1st, 1984 | The House of God | Dr. Sanders | 3.2 | |
May 31st, 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Chuffy Russell | 6.6 | |
January 1st, 1981 | Death of a Prophet | TBD | 4.5 | |
April 28th, 1980 | All God's Children | Blaine Whitfield | 6.5 | |
October 29th, 1979 | Freedom Road | Narrator | 5.2 | |
August 10th, 1979 | Hot Stuff | Captain John Geiberger | 7 | |
January 1st, 1979 | Freedom Man | Benjamin Banneker | TBD | |
September 12th, 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Dr. Fredericks | 8 | |
August 26th, 1976 | The Tenth Level | Reed | 5.8 | |
April 16th, 1976 | Countdown at Kusini | Ernest Motapo | 7 | |
October 11th, 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Elder Johnson | 7 | |
April 19th, 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Narrator | TBD | |
February 4th, 1973 | Wattstax | Self (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
May 24th, 1972 | Malcolm X | Eulogy (voice) | 6.7 | |
March 30th, 1971 | The Sheriff | James Lucas | 6 | |
May 1st, 1970 | Kongi's Harvest | Narrator | 7.5 | |
November 8th, 1969 | Night Gallery | Osmond Portifoy | 6.5 | |
July 2nd, 1969 | Slaves | Luke | 6.3 | |
April 1st, 1969 | Sam Whiskey | Jed Hooker | 5.6 | |
February 5th, 1969 | Teacher, Teacher | Charles Carter | 10 | |
January 15th, 1969 | The Fall | TBD | 7.2 | |
February 29th, 1968 | The Scalphunters | Joseph Lee | 6.4 | |
January 2nd, 1968 | Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class | Narrator | 7 | |
November 21st, 1967 | The Outsider | Lt. Wagner | 8 | |
January 1st, 1967 | Black Liberation | Narrator | TBD | |
January 1st, 1967 | Now is the Time | Self | TBD | |
March 16th, 1966 | A Man Called Adam | Nelson Davis | 6.5 | |
July 1st, 1965 | The Sun... the Sand... the Hill | Jason King (archival footage) | 1 | |
July 1st, 1965 | The Sun... the Sand... the Hill | Jason King (archive footage) | 1 | |
June 11th, 1965 | The Hill | Jacko King | 7.5 | |
July 22nd, 1964 | Shock Treatment | Capshaw | 6.8 | |
December 12th, 1963 | The Cardinal | Father Gillis | 6.6 | |
August 9th, 1963 | Gone Are the Days! | Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson | 7.5 | |
January 1st, 1962 | Hands of Inge | Narrator (voice) | TBD | |
October 25th, 1960 | John Brown's Raid | Dangerfield Newby | TBD | |
April 1st, 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 7.3 | |
August 16th, 1950 | No Way Out | John Brooks (uncredited) | 6.9 | |
TBD | Haiti: Killing the Dream | TBD | 9 |