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Acting
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.
Highest rated appearances
Malcolm X
as Eulogy Performer (voice)
The History Makers: Success
as Self
The Unfinished Journey
as Narrator (voice)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
as Caretaker
The Soul Collector
as Mordecai
The Secret Path
as Too Tall
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
as Self
A Vow to Cherish
as Alexander Billman
Doctor Dolittle
as Archer Dolittle
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Self
12 Angry Men
as Juror 2
4 Little Girls
as Self - Actor and Playwright
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
as Narrator
Miss Evers' Boys
as Mr. Evers
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
as Self
I'm Not Rappaport
as Midge Carter
Get on the Bus
as Jeremiah / 'Pop'
The Android Affair
as Dr. Winston
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
as Uncle Phil
The Client
as Harry Roosevelt
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
as Uncle Phil
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
as Self
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
as Narrator
Grumpy Old Men
as Chuck
Cop & ½
as Detective in Squad Room
Goin' Back to T-Town
as Narrator
The Ernest Green Story
as Grandfather
Lincoln
as Frederick Douglas (voice)
Malcolm X
as Eulogy Performer (voice)
The Real Malcolm X
Gladiator
as Noah
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
as Self
Jungle Fever
as Reverend Purify
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Marshall
The Red Shoes
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
as Self
Do the Right Thing
as Da Mayor
School Daze
as Coach Odom
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Avenging Angel
as Capt. Harry Moradian
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
as Himself
Harry & Son
as Raymond
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
as Narrator
The House of God
as Dr. Sanders
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
as Chuffy Russell
Death of a Prophet
All God's Children
as Blaine Whitfield
Freedom Road
as Narrator
Hot Stuff
as Captain John Geiberger
Freedom Man
as Benjamin Banneker
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
as Dr. Fredericks
The Tenth Level
as Reed
Countdown at Kusini
as Ernest Motapo
Let's Do It Again
as Elder Johnson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Narrator
Wattstax
as Self (uncredited)
Malcolm X
as Eulogy (voice)
The Sheriff
as James Lucas
Kongi's Harvest
as Narrator
Night Gallery
as Osmond Portifoy
Slaves
as Luke
Sam Whiskey
as Jed Hooker
Teacher, Teacher
as Charles Carter
The Fall
The Scalphunters
as Joseph Lee
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
as Narrator
The Outsider
as Lt. Wagner
Black Liberation
as Narrator
Now is the Time
as Self
A Man Called Adam
as Nelson Davis
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archival footage)
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
as Jason King (archive footage)
The Hill
as Jacko King
Shock Treatment
as Capshaw
The Cardinal
as Father Gillis
Gone Are the Days!
as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
Hands of Inge
as Narrator (voice)
John Brown's Raid
as Dangerfield Newby
