Ossie Davis (

1917

)

Actor / Director Profile

Raiford Chatman Davis

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Birth Name:
Raiford Chatman Davis

Date of Birth:
December 18, 1917,

Height:
6' 3" (1.91 m)

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1. Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore (2001)
TV Narrator

actor

2. Feast of All Saints (2001)
TV Jean-Jacques

actor

3. J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000)
TV Narrator

actor

4. Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
TV Buck McHenry

actor

5. The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)
TV The Caretaker

actor

6. The Secret Path (1999)
TV Too Tall

actor

7. Alyson's Closet (1998)
Postman Extraordinaire

actor

8. "Thomas Jefferson" (1997)
(voice) Narrator

actor

9. "The Protector" (1997)

actor

10. Home of the Brave (1996)
TV Erasmus Jones

actor

11. "The Stand" (1994)
Judge Richard Farris

actor

12. "Touched by an Angel" (1994)
Erasmus Jones / (4 episodes, 1996-2002)

actor

13. We'll Take Manhattan (1990)
TV Man in Subway

actor

14. The Red Shoes (1989)
V (voice) Narrator

actor

15. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
TV Chuffy Russell

actor

16. "Ossie and Ruby!" (1980)
Co-host (1980-81)

actor

17. All God's Children (1980)
TV Blaine Whitfield

actor

18. Hot Stuff (1979)
Captain John Geiberger

actor

19. Freedom Road (1979)
TV Narrator

actor

20. "King" (1978)
Martin Luther King Sr.

actor

21. Let's Do It Again (1975)
Elder Johnson

actor

22. The Tenth Level (1975)
TV Reed

actor

23. The Sheriff (1971)
TV James Lucas

actor

24. Teacher, Teacher (1969)
TV Charles Carter

actor

25. Slaves (1969)
Luke

actor

26. Night Gallery (1969)
TV Portifoy

actor

27. A Man Called Adam (1966)
Nelson Davis

actor

28. Shock Treatment (1964)
Capshaw

actor

29. "12 O'Clock High" (1964)
Glenn Luke (1 episode, 1966)

actor

30. Seven Times Monday (1962)
TV Will

actor

31. The Emperor Jones (1955)
TV Brutus Jones

actor

32. The Joe Louis Story (1953)
uncredited

actor

33. Fourteen Hours (1951)
uncredited Cab driver

actor

34. No Way Out (1950)
uncredited John Brooks

actor

35. "The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People"
(1 episode)

actor

36. Purlie (1981)
TV (play "Purlie Victorious")

writer

37. Hands Upon the Heart (1991)
producer

producer

38. Countdown at Kusini (1976)

director

39. Gordon's War (1973)

director

40. Black Girl (1972)

director

41. Kongi's Harvest (1970)

director

42. For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009)

43. The Struggle (2005)

44. The Civil Rights Movement (2005)

45. Making of 'King' (2005)

46. The History Makers (2005)

47. The Peace! DVD (2005)

48. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
archive footage

49. A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005)

50. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' (2005)

51. The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005)
archive footage

52. 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005)
archive footage

53. The Black Movie Awards (2005)
archive footage

54. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
archive footage

55. The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004)

56. Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem (2004)

57. Proud (2004)

58. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

59. She Hate Me (2004)

60. "The L Word" (2004)
4 episodes, 2004-2005

61. Emmy's Greatest Moments (2004)

62. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)

63. Deacons for Defense (2003)

64. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003)

65. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)

66. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)

67. How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)

68. Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002)
voice

69. That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (2002)

70. Bubba Ho-tep (2002)

71. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002)

72. "Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years" (2001)
unknown episodes

73. Voice of the Voiceless (2001)

74. Legend of the Candy Cane (2001)
voice

75. 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2001)

76. Here's to Life! (2000)

77. "City of Angels" (2000)
2 episodes, 2000

78. Dinosaur (2000)
voice

79. The Unfinished Journey (1999)
voice

80. A Vow to Cherish (1999)

81. 30th NAACP Image Awards (1999)

82. The Soul Collector (1999)

83. "Third Watch" (1999)
3 episodes, 1999-2000

84. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998)

85. Doctor Dolittle (1998)

86. Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

87. 12 Angry Men (1997)

88. 4 Little Girls (1997)
Actor / Playwright

89. "The West" (1996)

90. I'm Not Rappaport (1996)

91. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996)

92. "VH1 Legends" (1996)
unknown episodes

93. Get on the Bus (1996)

94. "Promised Land" (1996)
unknown episodes, 1996-1998

95. Ripper (1996)

96. "The Client" (1995)
unknown episodes

97. The Android Affair (1995)

98. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)

99. "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994)
voice

100. The Client (1994)

101. 26th NAACP Image Awards (1994)

102. Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994)

103. The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994)

104. Grumpy Old Men (1993)

105. Cop and ½ (1993)
uncredited

106. The Ernest Green Story (1993)

107. "Queen" (1993)

108. The Real Malcolm X (1992)
uncredited

109. Lincoln (1992)
voice

110. Malcolm X (1992)
voice

111. Gladiator (1992)

112. Jungle Fever (1991)

113. Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

114. "Evening Shade" (1990)
77 episodes, 1990-1994

115. Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989)

116. Do the Right Thing (1989)

117. "B.L. Stryker" (1989)
6 episodes, 1989-1990

118. School Daze (1988)

119. Avenging Angel (1985)

120. The House of God (1984)

121. Harry & Son (1984)

122. "American Masters" (1983)
2 episodes, 1996-1999

123. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979)

124. Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)

125. Malcolm X (1972)
also archive footage

126. Sam Whiskey (1969)

127. The Scalphunters (1968)

128. The Hill (1965)

129. "Run for Your Life" (1965)
3 episodes, 1966-1967

130. Gone Are the Days! (1963)

131. The Cardinal (1963)

132. "Car 54, Where Are You?" (1961)
4 episodes, 1963

133. "The Defenders" (1961)
8 episodes, 1961-1965

134. "To Tell the Truth" (1956)
2 episodes, 1963

135. Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005)
TV Himself

self

136. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004)
TV Himself - Honoree

self

137. Making of 'Bubba Ho-tep' (2004)
V Himself

self

138. 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003)
TV Himself

self

139. The Last Poets (2002)
TV Himself

self

140. Hughes' Dream Harlem (2002)
TV Narrator

self

141. The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000)
Narrator

self

142. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999)
TV Narrator

self

143. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
Himself

self

144. Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (1997)
V Narrator

self

145. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)
Himself (1 episode, 1997)

self

146. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (1994)
TV (voice) Narrator

self

147. "The Great Depression" (1993)
Himself

self

148. Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991)
V

self

149. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
Himself

self

150. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990)
TV Himself

self

151. A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984)
TV (voice) Narrator

self

152. Death of a Prophet (1981)
TV Himself

self

153. Wattstax (1973)
uncredited Himself

self

154. The Silent Revolution (1972)
voice Narrator

self

155. The Fall (1969)
Himself

self

156. "Intimate Portrait"
Himself (1 episode, 2001)

self

157. Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
(lyrics: "Ain't Now, But it's Gona Be")

soundtrack

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