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)
Malcolm X
(1992)
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Do the Right Thing
(1989)
Da Mayor
The Client
(1994)
Harry Roosevelt
Jungle Fever
(1991)
Reverend Purify
Gladiator
(1992)
Noah
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Marshall
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Archer Dolittle
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 2
Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Grumpy Old Men
(1993)
Chuck
She Hate Me
(2004)
Judge Buchanan
The Scalphunters
(1968)
Joseph Lee
School Daze
(1988)
Coach Odom
Cop and ½
(1993)
Detective in Squad Room
No Way Out
(1950)
John Brooks (uncredited)
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
Teacher, Teacher
(1969)
Charles Carter
Slaves
(1969)
Luke
The Fall
(1969)
Night Gallery
(1969)
Osmond Portifoy
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
The Tenth Level
(1976)
Reed
Countdown at Kusini
(1976)
Ernest Motapo
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
Death of a Prophet
(1981)
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
(1981)
Chuffy Russell
Harry and Son
(1984)
Raymond
The House of God
(1984)
Dr. Sanders
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
Joe Versus the Volcano
(1990)
Marshall
The Red Shoes
(1990)
Jungle Fever
(1991)
Reverend Purify
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
Self
Gladiator
(1992)
Noah
Lincoln
(1992)
Frederick Douglas (voice)
Malcolm X
(1992)
Eulogy Performer (voice)
Grumpy Old Men
(1993)
Chuck
The Ernest Green Story
(1993)
Grandfather
Cop and ½
(1993)
Detective in Squad Room
Goin' Back to T-Town
(1993)
Narrator
The Client
(1994)
Harry Roosevelt
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
(1994)
Self
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
(1994)
Uncle Phil
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
(1994)
Narrator
The Stand
(1994)
Judge Richard Farris
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
12 Angry Men
(1997)
Juror 2
Miss Evers' Boys
(1997)
Mr. Evers
4 Little Girls
(1997)
Self - Actor and Playwright
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
(1997)
Narrator
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
(1997)
Self
Doctor Dolittle
(1998)
Archer Dolittle
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
(1998)
Self
The Secret Path
(1999)
Too Tall
The Soul Collector
(1999)
Mordecai
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
(1999)
Caretaker
A Vow to Cherish
(1999)
Alexander Billman
The Unfinished Journey
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(1999)
Self
Finding Buck McHenry
(2000)
Buck McHenry
Dinosaur
(2000)
Yar (voice)
Here's to Life!
(2000)
Duncan Cox
Feast of All Saints
(2001)
Jean-Jacques
The Legend of the Candy Cane
(2001)
Julius (voice)
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
(2001)
Narrator
Bubba Ho-tep
(2002)
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
(2002)
Self
Deacons for Defense
(2003)
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
(2003)
Himself
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
(2003)
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
(2003)
Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
(2003)
Narrator
Baadasssss!
(2004)
Granddad
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
(2004)
Self
Proud
(2004)
Lorenzo DuFau
She Hate Me
(2004)
Judge Buchanan
The Peace!
(2005)
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
(2005)
Self
The History Makers: Success
(2005)
Himself
Unstoppable
(2005)
Self
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