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
The Hill★ 7.6Viewing moment
The Hill
1965
12 Angry Men★ 7.6Viewing moment
12 Angry Men
1997
Grumpy Old Men★ 6.6Viewing moment
Grumpy Old Men
1993
She Hate Me★ 5.1Viewing moment
She Hate Me
2004
The Scalphunters★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Scalphunters
1968
Evening Shade★ 5.8Viewing moment
Evening Shade
1990 · Series
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
No Way Out★ 7Viewing moment
No Way Out
1950
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
Sam Whiskey★ 5.5Viewing moment
Sam Whiskey
1969
Harry & Son★ 6Viewing moment
Harry & Son
1984
Let's Do It Again★ 6.7Viewing moment
Let's Do It Again
1975
Miss Evers' Boys★ 6.3Viewing moment
Miss Evers' Boys
1997
Fourteen Hours★ 7.1Viewing moment
Fourteen Hours
1951
4 Little Girls★ 7.3Viewing moment
4 Little Girls
1997
Baadasssss!★ 6.6Viewing moment
Baadasssss!
2004
The Cardinal★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Cardinal
1963
I'm Not Rappaport★ 5.6Viewing moment
I'm Not Rappaport
1996
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
The House of God★ 1.5Viewing moment
The House of God
1984
A Man Called Adam★ 6.4Viewing moment
A Man Called Adam
1966

Frequent collaborators

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