Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist.
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Known For
Dinosaur
(2000)
Yar (voice)
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Da Mayor
Jungle Fever
(1991)
Reverend Purify
The Client
(1994)
Harry Roosevelt
Malcolm X
(1992)
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Archer Dolittle
Grumpy Old Men
(1993)
Chuck
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 2
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Marshall
Gladiator
(1992)
Noah
School Daze
(1988)
Coach Odom
She Hate Me
(2004)
Judge Buchanan
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Joseph Lee
The Hill
(1965)
Jacko King
No Way Out
(1950)
John Brooks (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
(1969)
Jed Hooker
Full Filmography
Acting
No Way Out
(1950)
John Brooks (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
(1951)
Cab Driver (uncredited)
John Brown's Raid
(1960)
Hands of Inge
(1962)
Narrator (voice)
Gone Are the Days!
(1963)
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
The Cardinal
(1963)
Father Gillis
Shock Treatment
(1964)
Capshaw
The Hill
(1965)
Jacko King
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
(1965)
Jason King (archival footage)
A Man Called Adam
(1966)
Nelson Davis
The Outsider
(1967)
Lt. Wagner
Black Liberation
(1967)
Narrator
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Joseph Lee
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
(1968)
Narrator
Sam Whiskey
(1969)
Jed Hooker
Night Gallery
(1969)
Osmond Portifoy
The Fall
(1969)
Slaves
(1969)
Luke
Teacher, Teacher
(1969)
Charles Carter
Kongi's Harvest
(1970)
Narrator
The Sheriff
(1971)
James Lucas
Malcolm X
(1972)
Eulogy (voice)
Let's Do It Again
(1975)
Elder Johnson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
(1975)
Narrator
Countdown at Kusini
(1976)
Ernest Motapo
The Tenth Level
(1976)
Reed
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
(1977)
Dr. Fredericks
Hot Stuff
(1979)
Captain John Geiberger
Freedom Road
(1979)
Narrator
Freedom Man
(1979)
Benjamin Banneker
All God's Children
(1980)
Blaine Whitfield
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
(1981)
Chuffy Russell
Death of a Prophet
(1981)
The House of God
(1984)
Dr. Sanders
Harry & Son
(1984)
Raymond
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
(1984)
Narrator
Avenging Angel
(1985)
Capt. Harry Moradian
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
(1985)
Himself
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
(1986)
Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
School Daze
(1988)
Coach Odom
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Da Mayor
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
(1989)
Self
The Red Shoes
(1990)
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Marshall
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Self
Jungle Fever
(1991)
Reverend Purify
Gladiator
(1992)
Noah
Malcolm X
(1992)
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Lincoln
(1992)
Frederick Douglas (voice)
Goin' Back to T-Town
(1993)
Narrator
Cop and ½
(1993)
Detective in Squad Room
Grumpy Old Men
(1993)
Chuck
The Ernest Green Story
(1993)
Grandfather
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
(1994)
Narrator
The Stand
(1994)
Judge Richard Farris
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
(1994)
Uncle Phil
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
(1994)
Self
The Client
(1994)
Harry Roosevelt
The Android Affair
(1995)
Dr. Winston
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
(1995)
Uncle Phil
I'm Not Rappaport
(1996)
Midge Carter
Get on the Bus
(1996)
Jeremiah
Miss Evers' Boys
(1997)
Mr. Evers
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
(1997)
Narrator
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
(1997)
Self
4 Little Girls
(1997)
Self - Actor and Playwright
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 2
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
(1998)
Self
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Archer Dolittle
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
(1999)
Caretaker
A Vow to Cherish
(1999)
Alexander Billman
The Soul Collector
(1999)
Mordecai
The Secret Path
(1999)
Too Tall
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(1999)
Self
The Unfinished Journey
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Dinosaur
(2000)
Yar (voice)
Finding Buck McHenry
(2000)
Buck McHenry
Here's to Life!
(2000)
Duncan Cox
Feast of All Saints
(2001)
Jean-Jacques
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
(2001)
Narrator
The Legend of the Candy Cane
(2001)
Julius (voice)
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
(2002)
Self
Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
(2003)
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
(2003)
Himself
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
(2003)
Narrator
Deacons for Defense
(2003)
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
(2003)
Self
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
(2004)
Self
Baadasssss!
(2004)
Granddad
She Hate Me
(2004)
Judge Buchanan
Proud
(2004)
Lorenzo DuFau
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
(2005)
Self
The Peace!
(2005)
Self
Unstoppable
(2005)
Self
The History Makers: Success
(2005)
Himself
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(2022)
Self (archive Footage)
Writing
Gone Are the Days!
(1963)
Writer
Cotton Comes to Harlem
(1970)
Screenplay
Countdown at Kusini
(1976)
Screenplay
Purlie
(1981)
Musical
For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers
(1983)
Writer
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
(2024)
Writer
Directing