
Ossie Davis
Dec 18, 1917 - Feb 04, 2005 (87 years old) in Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist.
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Known For

American Masters
Self

Bonanza
Sam Davis

The Defenders
Nixie

Run for Your Life
Frankie Morton

Kraft Television Theatre
The Emperor Jones

Hawaii Five-O
Ramon Borelle

Touched by an Angel
Gabriel

JAG
Terrence Minnerly
Credits
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Haití: Killing the Dream Future★ NR
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Self (archive footage)★ 6.6
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Folk Britannia 2006Self (archival footage)★ NR
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The Peace! 2005Self★ 5
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Deacons for Defense 2005Reverend 'Rev' Gregory★ 6.2
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Self★ NR
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Unstoppable 2005Self★ NR
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Self★ 5
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She Hate Me 2004Judge Buchanan★ 5.2
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Proud 2004Lorenzo DuFau★ 4.4
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Baadasssss! 2004Granddad★ 6.5
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TV Revolution 2004★ NR
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Self★ NR
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The L Word 2004Melvin Porter★ 7.6
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Self★ 7.3
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Narrator★ NR
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Himself★ 6.1
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Self★ NR
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Bubba Ho-tep 2002John F. "Jack" Kennedy★ 6.5
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Narrator★ 6
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Feast of All Saints 2001Jean-Jacques★ 4.7
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Narrator★ NR
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Julius (voice)★ NR
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Here's to Life! 2000Duncan Cox★ NR
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Dinosaur 2000Yar (voice)★ 6.5
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Finding Buck McHenry 2000Buck McHenry★ NR
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Narrator (voice)★ 6
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Caretaker★ 9
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The Soul Collector 1999Mordecai★ 7.2
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Third Watch 1999Mr. Parker★ 7.9
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The Secret Path 1999Too Tall★ 7.6
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Self★ NR
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A Vow to Cherish 1999Alexander Billman★ 6.2
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Himself - Narrator★ NR
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Doctor Dolittle 1998Archer Dolittle★ 5.7
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Self★ NR
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Self★ 7.7
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12 Angry Men 1997Juror 2★ 7.7
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4 Little Girls 1997Self - Actor and Playwright★ 7.3
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Narrator★ 10
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Miss Evers' Boys 1997Mr. Evers★ 6.3
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Thomas Jefferson 1997Narrator (voice)★ 8
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Self★ 6.5
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I'm Not Rappaport 1996Midge Carter★ 5.6
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Get on the Bus 1996Jeremiah★ 6.4
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Promised Land 1996★ 6.6
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The West 1996Self★ 8.4
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JAG 1995Terrence Minnerly★ 7.3
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The Android Affair 1995Dr. Winston★ 5
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Uncle Phil★ NR
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Touched by an Angel 1994Gabriel★ 7.2
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Baseball 1994Various (voice)★ 7.3
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The Client 1994Harry Roosevelt★ 6.7
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Uncle Phil★ NR
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The Stand 1994Judge Richard Farris★ NR
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Self★ 10
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Narrator★ NR
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Grumpy Old Men 1993Chuck★ 6.7
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Cop & ½ 1993Detective in Squad Room★ 4.5
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Goin' Back to T-Town 1993Narrator★ NR
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Alex Haley's Queen 1993Parson Dick★ 7.2
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Grandfather★ 6.9
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Lincoln 1992Frederick Douglas (voice)★ 6.8
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Malcolm X 1992Eulogy Performer (voice)★ 7.5
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Gladiator 1992Noah★ 7.6
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Self★ 7.7
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Jungle Fever 1991Reverend Purify★ 6.4
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Evening Shade 1990Ponder Blue★ 5.6
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Marshall★ 5.8
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The Red Shoes 1990★ NR
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Self★ 6.7
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Do the Right Thing 1989Da Mayor★ 7.8
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B.L. Stryker 1989Oz Jackson★ 6
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American Experience 1988Self - Harlem Resident★ 7.4
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School Daze 1988Coach Odom★ 5.7
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American Masters 1986Self★ 7.4
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Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)★ NR
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Avenging Angel 1985Capt. Harry Moradian★ 5
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Himself★ 7
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Harry & Son 1984Raymond★ 5.8
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Narrator★ NR
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The House of God 1984Dr. Sanders★ 2.7
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Reading Rainbow 1983Himself - Narrator (voice)★ 8.4
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Chuffy Russell★ 6
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Death of a Prophet 1981★ 4.1
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All God's Children 1980Blaine Whitfield★ 4
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Freedom Road 1979Narrator★ 4.8
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Hot Stuff 1979Captain John Geiberger★ 7
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Dad Jones★ 7.5
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Freedom Man 1979Benjamin Banneker★ NR
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Self★ 7.4
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King 1978Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.★ 6.4
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Dr. Fredericks★ NR
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The Tenth Level 1976Reed★ 5.1
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Countdown at Kusini 1976Ernest Motapo★ NR
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Let's Do It Again 1975Elder Johnson★ 6.9
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Narrator★ NR
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Wattstax 1973Self (uncredited)★ 7
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The Sheriff 1971James Lucas★ 6
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Kongi's Harvest 1970Narrator★ 6
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Night Gallery 1969Osmond Portifoy★ 7.1
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Slaves 1969Luke★ 5.7
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Sam Whiskey 1969Jed Hooker★ 5.6
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Teacher, Teacher 1969Charles Carter★ NR
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The Fall 1969★ 7
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Hawaii Five-O 1968Ramon Borelle★ 7.1
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The Name of the Game 1968Kubani★ 6.8
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The Scalphunters 1968Joseph Lee★ 6.4
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Narrator★ NR
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The Outsider 1967Lt. Wagner★ 6
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Black Liberation 1967Narrator★ NR
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A Man Called Adam 1966Nelson Davis★ 6
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Run for Your Life 1965Frankie Morton★ 7.2
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Jason King (archival footage)★ 1
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The Hill 1965Jacko King★ 7.5
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12 O'Clock High 1964Major Glenn Luke★ 7.3
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Shock Treatment 1964Capshaw★ 6.7
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The Cardinal 1963Father Gillis★ 6.5
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The Great Adventure 1963John Ross★ NR
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The Fugitive 1963Lt. Johnny Gaines★ 7.2
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Gone Are the Days! 1963Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson★ 6.7
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Hands of Inge 1962Narrator (voice)★ NR
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The Defenders 1961Nixie★ 6.2
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John Brown's Raid 1960Dangerfield Newby★ NR
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Bonanza 1959Sam Davis★ 7.5
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Tony Awards 1956Self - Presenter★ 5.5
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Charles Carter★ 8.6
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Fourteen Hours 1951Cab Driver (uncredited)★ 7.2
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No Way Out 1950John Brooks (uncredited)★ 6.9
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The Emperor Jones★ 7.5