Ossie Davis
Acting

Ossie Davis

Born 1917-12-18 · Miami Beach, Florida, USA · Died 2005-02-04

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ossie Davis  (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African-American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

ActorCastMusicalScreenplayWriterDirector

Known for

Dinosaur★ 6.5Viewing moment
Dinosaur
2000
Doctor Dolittle★ 5.7Viewing moment
Doctor Dolittle
1998
The Client★ 6.7Viewing moment
The Client
1994
Malcolm X★ 7.5Viewing moment
Malcolm X
1992
Do the Right Thing★ 7.8Viewing moment
Do the Right Thing
1989
Joe Versus the Volcano★ 5.7Viewing moment
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
Gladiator★ 7.6Viewing moment
Gladiator
1992
Kraft Television Theatre★ 7.8Viewing moment
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Series
Bubba Ho-tep★ 6.6Viewing moment
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
12 Angry Men★ 7.6Viewing moment
12 Angry Men
1997
The Hill★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Hill
1965
Grumpy Old Men★ 6.6Viewing moment
Grumpy Old Men
1993
She Hate Me★ 5.1Viewing moment
She Hate Me
2004
Evening Shade★ 5.8Viewing moment
Evening Shade
1990 · Series
The Scalphunters★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Scalphunters
1968
No Way Out★ 7Viewing moment
No Way Out
1950
Jungle Fever★ 6.4Viewing moment
Jungle Fever
1991
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives★ 5.9Viewing moment
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003
All God's ChildrenViewing moment
All God's Children
1980
Cotton Comes to Harlem★ 6.3Viewing moment
Cotton Comes to Harlem
1970
Cop and ½★ 4.5Viewing moment
Cop and ½
1993
The Stand★ 6.8Viewing moment
The Stand
1994 · Series
Avenging Angel★ 5.2Viewing moment
Avenging Angel
1985
School Daze★ 6Viewing moment
School Daze
1988
Get on the Bus★ 6.7Viewing moment
Get on the Bus
1996
Harry & Son★ 6Viewing moment
Harry & Son
1984
Sam Whiskey★ 5.5Viewing moment
Sam Whiskey
1969
Fourteen Hours★ 7.1Viewing moment
Fourteen Hours
1951
Let's Do It Again★ 6.7Viewing moment
Let's Do It Again
1975
Miss Evers' Boys★ 6.3Viewing moment
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
I'm Not Rappaport★ 5.6Viewing moment
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
4 Little Girls★ 7.3Viewing moment
4 Little Girls
1997
Baadasssss!★ 6.6Viewing moment
Baadasssss!
2004
The Cardinal★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Cardinal
1963
Night Gallery★ 7.4Viewing moment
Night Gallery
1969
Feast of All Saints★ 5.2Viewing moment
Feast of All Saints
2001
B.L. Stryker★ 6.1Viewing moment
B.L. Stryker
1989 · Series
Shock Treatment★ 6.8Viewing moment
Shock Treatment
1964
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist★ 10Viewing moment
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998
The Legend of the Candy CaneViewing moment
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001

Frequent collaborators

Ruby DeeRuby DeeGary SiniseGary SiniseAlice GhostleyAlice GhostleyDenzel WashingtonDenzel WashingtonJames WhitmoreJames WhitmoreLaura San GiacomoLaura San GiacomoDanny GloverDanny GloverBurt ReynoldsBurt Reynolds