Ossie Davis

Actor

Born: December 18, 1917
Died: February 4, 2005 (age 87)
From: Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He may be best known for his roles in Spike Lee-directed films such as School Daze (1988) and Do the Right Thing (1989). Other films Davis acted in include The Hill (1965), A Man Called Adam (1966), Let's Do It Again (1975), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), Grumpy Old Men…

Filmography (105)

Love in Exile
Love in Exile (2026)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
Self (archive footage)
The Peace!
The Peace! (2005)
Self
Deacons for Defense (2005)
Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
The History Makers: Success (2005)
Self
Unstoppable
Unstoppable (2005)
Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)
Self
She Hate Me (2004)
Judge Buchanan
Proud (2004)
Lorenzo DuFau
Baadasssss! (2004)
Granddad
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2004)
Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)
Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars (2003)
Narrator
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
Himself
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' (2002)
Self
Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
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)
Here's to Life! (2000)
Duncan Cox
Dinosaur (2000)
Yar (voice)
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Buck McHenry
The Unfinished Journey (1999)
Narrator (voice)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)
Caretaker
The Soul Collector (1999)
Mordecai
The Secret Path (1999)
Too Tall
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
Self
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
Alexander Billman
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Archer Dolittle