Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Acting

18 Dec 1917

✝ 04 Feb 2005

Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Biografi

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...

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The Client

sebagai Harry Roosevelt

1994 Harry Roosevelt

Dinosaur

sebagai Yar (voice)

2000 Yar (voice)

Jungle Fever

sebagai Reverend Purify

1991 Reverend Purify

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

sebagai Da Mayor

Do the Right Thing

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

sebagai Archer Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998 Archer Dolittle

Grumpy Old Men

Malcolm X

sebagai Eulogy Performer (voice)

1992 Eulogy Performe...

12 Angry Men

sebagai Juror 2

Gladiator

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

sebagai Marshall

Joe Versus the Volcano

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

sebagai Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 Self (archive f...

She Hate Me

sebagai Judge Buchanan

2004 Judge Buchanan

Bubba Ho-tep

sebagai John F. "Jack" Kennedy

2002 John F. "Jack"...

Get on the Bus

sebagai Jeremiah / 'Pop'

1996 Jeremiah / 'Pop...

The Secret Path

The Secret Path

sebagai Too Tall

The Secret Path

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

sebagai Joseph Lee

The Scalphunters

1968 Joseph Lee

Fourteen Hours

sebagai Cab Driver (uncredited)

1951 Cab Driver (unc...

No Way Out

sebagai John Brooks (uncredited)

1950 John Brooks (un...

The Cardinal

sebagai Father Gillis

1963 Father Gillis

School Daze

sebagai Coach Odom

1988 Coach Odom

The Hill

sebagai Jacko King

1965 Jacko King

Avenging Angel

sebagai Capt. Harry Moradian

1985 Capt. Harry Mor...

Cop & ½

sebagai Detective in Squad Room

1993 Detective in Sq...

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

sebagai Jean-Jacques

Feast of All Saints

2001 Jean-Jacques

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

sebagai Elder Johnson

Let's Do It Again

1975 Elder Johnson

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

sebagai Mr. Evers

Miss Evers' Boys

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

sebagai Nelson Davis

A Man Called Adam

1966 Nelson Davis

4 Little Girls

sebagai Self - Actor and Playwright

1997 Self - Actor an...

Night Gallery

sebagai Osmond Portifoy

1969 Osmond Portifoy

Sam Whiskey

sebagai Jed Hooker

1969 Jed Hooker

Serial TV

JAG

sebagai Terrence Minnerly

1995 Terrence Minner...

Bonanza

sebagai Sam Davis

Third Watch

sebagai Mr. Parker

1999 Mr. Parker

Tony Awards

sebagai Self - Presenter

1956 Self - Presente...

The Fugitive

sebagai Lt. Johnny Gaines

1963 Lt. Johnny Gain...

Hawaii Five-O

sebagai Ramon Borelle

1969 Ramon Borelle

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

sebagai Gabriel

Touched by an Angel

American Experience

American Experience

sebagai Self - Harlem Resident

American Experience

1988 Self - Harlem R...

The Defenders

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

The L Word

sebagai Melvin Porter

2004 Melvin Porter

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

sebagai Frankie Morton

Run for Your Life

1965 Frankie Morton

American Masters

American Masters

American Masters

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

sebagai Self - Narrator (voice)

Reading Rainbow

1983 Self - Narrator...

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

sebagai The Emperor Jones

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 The Emperor Jon...

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

sebagai Major Glenn Luke

12 O'Clock High

1964 Major Glenn Luk...

Evening Shade

sebagai Ponder Blue

1990 Ponder Blue

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Stand

sebagai Judge Richard Farris

1994 Judge Richard F...

Promised Land

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

sebagai John Ross

The Great Adventure

Baseball

sebagai Various (voice)

1994 Various (voice)

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

sebagai 'Dad' Jones

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 'Dad' Jones

The Client

sebagai Judge Harry Roosevelt

1995 Judge Harry Roo...

B.L. Stryker

sebagai Oz Jackson

1989 Oz Jackson

The West

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

sebagai Parson Dick

Alex Haley's Queen

1993 Parson Dick

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

sebagai Charles Carter

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 Charles Carter

King

sebagai Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

1978 Rev. Martin Lut...

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

sebagai Narrator (voice)

Thomas Jefferson

1997 Narrator (voice...

Sebagai Director

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Black Girl

Gordon's War

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini