Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Da Mayor
Do the Right Thing
Archer Dolittle
Doctor Dolittle
Reverend Purify
Jungle Fever
Yar (voice)
Dinosaur
Narrator
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
Marshall
Joe Versus the Volcano
Narrator
Goin' Back to T-Town
Chuck
Grumpy Old Men
Jacko King
The Hill
Jed Hooker
Sam Whiskey
Joseph Lee
The Scalphunters
Juror 2
12 Angry Men
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Bubba Ho-tep
Granddad
Baadasssss!
Elder Johnson
Let's Do It Again
Midge Carter
I'm Not Rappaport
Capt. Harry Moradian
Avenging Angel
Jeremiah
Get on the Bus
Too Tall
The Secret Path
Raymond
Harry & Son
Jean-Jacques
Feast of All Saints
Dr. Sanders
The House of God
Captain John Geiberger
Hot Stuff
Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Malcolm X
Duncan Cox
Here's to Life!
Self
The Peace!
Mr. Evers
Miss Evers' Boys
Dangerfield Newby
John Brown's Raid
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Red Shoes
Dr. Fredericks
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Nelson Davis
A Man Called Adam
Narrator
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
Charles Carter
Teacher, Teacher
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
Gone Are the Days!
Reed
The Tenth Level
Narrator
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
Mordecai
The Soul Collector
Father Gillis
The Cardinal
Narrator
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Self
Unstoppable
Coach Odom
School Daze
Dr. Winston
The Android Affair
Ernest Motapo
Countdown at Kusini
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
Deacons for Defense
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Narrator
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
Luke
Slaves
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
John Brooks (uncredited)
No Way Out
Self
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Lt. Wagner
The Outsider
Self - Actor and Playwright
4 Little Girls
Eulogy (voice)
Malcolm X
The Fall
Jason King (archive footage)
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Jason King (archival footage)
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Self
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
Himself
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
Blaine Whitfield
All God's Children
Narrator
Freedom Road
Benjamin Banneker
Freedom Man
Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Grandfather
The Ernest Green Story
Noah
Gladiator
Narrator
Black Liberation
Himself
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Caretaker
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
Alexander Billman
A Vow to Cherish
Osmond Portifoy
Night Gallery
James Lucas
The Sheriff
Death of a Prophet
Self
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Harry Roosevelt
The Client
Narrator
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
Self
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Self
The History Makers: Success
Chuffy Russell
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Narrator
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Lorenzo DuFau
Proud
Self
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
Julius (voice)
The Legend of the Candy Cane
Self
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
Narrator (voice)
Hands of Inge
Judge Buchanan
She Hate Me
Narrator
Kongi's Harvest
Capshaw
Shock Treatment
Narrator (voice)
The Unfinished Journey
Self
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
Uncle Phil
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
Uncle Phil
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
Detective in Squad Room
Cop & ½
Frederick Douglas (voice)
Lincoln
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Wattstax
Judge Richard Farris
The Stand
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
100
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-12-17
Place of Birth
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Also Known As
Ozzie Davis