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Ossie Davis
Actor, Director, Writer, Additional Credits
Born December 18, 1917Died February 4, 2005 (87 years)
Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He is best known for his roles in the Spike Lee-directed films Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X.
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Filmography
| 2010 | |
| 2004 | She Hate Me · as Judge Buchanan |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The L Word (TV Series) · as Melvin Porter |
| 2003 | Baadasssss! · as Granddad |
| 2003 | Deacons for Defense · as Reverend 'rev' Gregory |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | Presidio Med (TV Series) · as Otis Clayton |
| 2002 | Hughes' Dream Harlem · as Narrator |
| 2002 | Bubba Ho-Tep · as John F. "jack" Kennedy |
| 2002 | The Tuskegee Airmen · as Narrator |
| 2001 | The Feast of All Saints · as Jean-Jacques |
| 2001 | Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Philly (TV Series) · as Gilbert Willoughby |
| 2001 | Legend of the Candy Cane · as Julius (voice) |
| 2001 | Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore · as Narrator |
| 2000 | Here's to Life! · as Duncan Cox |
| 2000 | Dinosaur · as Yar (voice) |
| 2000 | Finding Buck McHenry · as Buck Mchenry |
| 2000 | City of Angels (TV Series) · as Henry, King Of England |
| 1999 | Between the Lions (TV Series) · as Woodcutter |
| 1999 | Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve · as Caretaker |
| 1999 | The Soul Collector · as Mordecai |
| 1999 | Third Watch (TV Series) · as Mr. Parker |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | The Secret Path · as Too Tall |
| 1999 | A Vow to Cherish · as Alexander Billman |
| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle · as Archer Dolittle |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men · as Juror 2 |
| 1997 | Miss Evers' Boys · as Mr. Evers |
| 1997 | Thomas Jefferson (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | I'm Not Rappaport · as Midge Carter |
| 1996 | Get on the Bus · as Jeremiah |
| 1996 | Cosby (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1996 | Promised Land (TV Series) · as Erasmus Jones |
| 1995 | JAG (TV Series) · as Terrence Minnerly |
| 1995 | The Client (TV Series) · as Judge Harry Roosevelt |
| 1995 | The Android Affair · as Dr. Winston |
| 1995 | Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · as Uncle Phil |
| 1994 | The Great Battles of the Civil War (TV Series) · as W. H. Carney |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel (TV Series) · as Erasmus Jones |
| 1994 | Baseball (TV Series) · as (voice) |
| 1994 | The Client · as Harry Roosevelt |
| 1994 | Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice · as Uncle Phil |
| 1994 | The Stand (TV Series) · as Judge Richard Farris (credit Only) |
| 1993 | Grumpy Old Men · as Chuck |
| 1993 | Cop & ½ · as Detective In Squad Room |
| 1993 | Goin' Back to T-Town · as Narrator |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen (TV Series) · as Parson Dick |
| 1993 | The Ernest Green Story · as Grandfather |
| 1992 | Lincoln · as Frederick Douglas (voice) |
| 1992 | Malcolm X · as Eulogy Performer (voice) |
| 1992 | Gladiator · as Noah |
| 1991 | Jungle Fever · as Reverend Purify |
| 1990 | Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Ponder Blue |
| 1990 | Joe Versus the Volcano · as Marshall |
| 1990 | |
| 1989 | Do the Right Thing · as Da Mayor |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker (TV Series) · as Oz Jackson |
| 1988 | School Daze · as Coach Odom |
| 1986 | Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories · as Anansi The Spider (sleepytime Songs And Stories) (voice) |
| 1985 | Avenging Angel · as Capt. Harry Moradian |
| 1984 | Harry & Son · as Raymond |
| 1981 | The House of God · as Dr. Sanders |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige · as Chuffy Russell |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | All God's Children · as Blaine Whitfield |
| 1979 | Hot Stuff · as Captain John Geiberger |
| 1979 | Freedom Road · as Narrator |
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations (TV Series) · as Dad Jones |
| 1979 | Freedom Man · as Benjamin Banneker |
| 1978 | King (1978) (TV Series) · as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. |
| 1977 | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid · as Dr. Fredericks |
| 1976 | The Tenth Level · as Reed |
| 1976 | Cool Red · as Ernest Motapo |
| 1975 | NBC Special Treat (TV Series) · as Mr. Elgin |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again · as Elder Johnson |
| 1972 | Malcolm X · as Eulogy (voice) |
| 1971 | The Sheriff · as James Lucas |
| 1970 | Kongi's Harvest · as Narrator |
| 1969 | Night Gallery · as Osmond Portifoy |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Osmund Portifoy (segment "the Cemetery") |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as (segment "love And High Spirits") |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Anansi The Spider |
| 1969 | |
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey · as Jed Hooker |
| 1969 | Teacher, Teacher · as Charles Carter |
| 1969 | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Kubani |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Ramon Borelle |
| 1968 | The Scalphunters · as Joseph Lee |
| 1967 | The Outsider · as Lt. Wagner |
| 1967 | N.Y.P.D. (TV Series) · as Lieuteant Dempsey |
| 1966 | A Man Called Adam · as Nelson Davis |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Frankie Morton |
| 1965 | The Hill · as Jacko King |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) · as Jack Phillips |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High (TV Series) · as Major Glenn Luke |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment · as Capshaw |
| 1963 | The Cardinal · as Father Gillis |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure (TV Series) · as John Ross |
| 1963 | Gone Are the Days! · as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Lt. Johnny Gaines |
| 1962 | The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) · as Dr. Farmer |
| 1961 | Car 54, Where Are You? (TV Series) · as Officer Omar Anderson |
| 1961 | The Defenders (TV Series) · as District Attorney Daniel Jackson |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Will Harris |
| 1959 | |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1953 | The Joe Louis Story · as Bob |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Charles Carter |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1950 | No Way Out · as John Brooks (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) · as The Emperor Jones |