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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Personal information

Birthday

1917-12-17

Birth Place

Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Movies and TV shows :

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997

7.7

Movie
4 Little Girls

4 Little Girls

1997

7.2

Movie
A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966

6.3

Movie
A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish

1999

6.2

Movie
poster

Alex Haley's Queen

1993

7.1

TV
All God's Children

All God's Children

1980

4.0

Movie
poster

American Masters

1986

7.1

TV
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

1994

0.0

Movie
Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1985

5.1

Movie
poster

B.L. Stryker

1989

6.0

TV
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

6.4

Movie
poster

Baseball

1994

7.3

TV
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004

0.0

Movie
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

1977

0.0

Movie
Black Liberation

Black Liberation

1967

0.0

Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

0.0

Movie
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

6.5

Movie
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

2005

5.0

Movie
poster

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

1998

0.0

TV
poster

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

2002

6.0

TV
Cop and ½

Cop and ½

1993

4.5

Movie
Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

0.0

Movie
Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense

2003

6.1

Movie
Death of a Prophet

Death of a Prophet

1981

4.3

Movie
Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000

6.5

Movie
Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

7.8

Movie
Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998

5.7

Movie
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

1981

6.0

Movie
poster

Evening Shade

1990

5.6

TV
Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

4.6

Movie
Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

Folk Britannia

2006

0.0

TV
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

7.2

Movie
Freedom Man

Freedom Man

1979

0.0

Movie
Freedom Road

Freedom Road

1979

4.8

Movie
Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

1996

6.4

Movie
Gladiator

Gladiator

1992

7.6

Movie
Goin' Back to T-Town

Goin' Back to T-Town

1993

0.0

Movie
Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

1963

6.7

Movie
Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

6.6

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Hands of Inge

Hands of Inge

1962

0.0

Movie
Harry & Son

Harry & Son

1984

5.9

Movie
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
Here's to Life!

Here's to Life!

2000

0.0

Movie
Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1979

7.0

Movie
I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

5.6

Movie
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

1997

10.0

Movie
poster

JAG

1995

7.3

TV
Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

5.7

Movie
John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

1960

0.0

Movie
Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

6.4

Movie
poster

King

1978

6.6

TV
Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest

1970

6.0

Movie
poster

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

7.3

TV
Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975

6.7

Movie
Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

7.2

Movie
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

6.9

Movie
Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

1989

6.7

Movie
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

7.5

Movie
Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1972

6.4

Movie
Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

1994

10.0

Movie
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

1984

0.0

Movie
Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

1997

6.2

Movie
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

2003

6.1

Movie
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

2001

0.0

Movie
Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1969

7.1

Movie
poster

Night Gallery

1970

7.8

TV
No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

6.9

Movie
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

1999

0.0

Movie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

1991

7.7

Movie
poster

Promised Land

1996

6.6

TV
Proud

Proud

2004

4.4

Movie
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

1995

0.0

Movie
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Reading Rainbow

1983

8.4

TV
poster

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

7.3

TV
poster

Run for Your Life

1965

7.2

TV
Sam Whiskey

Sam Whiskey

1969

5.6

Movie
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

8.0

Movie
School Daze

School Daze

1988

5.9

Movie
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

0.0

Movie
She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004

5.1

Movie
Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

6.7

Movie
Slaves

Slaves

1969

5.7

Movie
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

1998

0.0

Movie
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

1968

0.0

Movie
Teacher, Teacher

Teacher, Teacher

1969

0.0

Movie
The Android Affair

The Android Affair

1995

5.0

Movie
The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

6.5

Movie
The Client

The Client

1994

6.7

Movie
poster

The Client

1995

5.8

TV
poster

The Defenders

1961

6.2

TV
The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993

6.9

Movie
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003

7.3

Movie
The Fall

The Fall

1969

7.0

Movie
poster

The Fugitive

1963

7.2

TV
poster

The Great Adventure

1963

0.0

TV
The Hill

The Hill

1965

7.5

Movie
The History Makers: Success

The History Makers: Success

2005

0.0

Movie
The House of God

The House of God

1984

1.5

Movie
poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

7.3

TV
poster

The L Word

2004

7.6

TV
The Legend of the Candy Cane

The Legend of the Candy Cane

2001

0.0

Movie
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
The Outsider

The Outsider

1967

6.0

Movie
The Peace!

The Peace!

2005

5.0

Movie
The Red Shoes

The Red Shoes

1990

0.0

Movie
The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968

6.4

Movie
The Secret Path

The Secret Path

1999

7.0

Movie
The Sheriff

The Sheriff

1971

6.0

Movie
The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector

1999

7.4

Movie
The Stand

The Stand

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

The Stand

1994

6.8

TV
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965

1.0

Movie
The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level

1976

5.1

Movie
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

2003

0.0

Movie
The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

6.0

Movie
poster

The West

1996

8.4

TV
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

2002

0.0

Movie
poster

Third Watch

1999

7.9

TV
poster

Thomas Jefferson

1997

8.8

TV
poster

Tony Awards

1956

5.0

TV
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

1999

9.0

Movie
poster

TV Revolution

2004

0.0

TV
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

1985

7.0

Movie
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

5.9

Movie
Unstoppable

Unstoppable

2005

0.0

Movie
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

1997

6.5

Movie