1917-12-18 Cogdell, Georgia, USA
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
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-27 |
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By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' | Self | 2005-02-08 |
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Unstoppable | Self | 2005-02-13 |
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Deacons for Defense | Reverend 'Rev' Gregory | 2005-04-05 |
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The History Makers: Success | Self | 2005-02-15 |
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The Peace! | Self | 2005-09-20 |
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Baadasssss! | Granddad | 2004-05-28 |
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Proud | Lorenzo DuFau | 2004-07-02 |
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She Hate Me | Judge Buchanan | 2004-07-30 |
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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks | Self | 2004-02-25 |
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The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars | Narrator | 2003-02-28 |
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives | 2003-02-10 | |
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Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property | Himself | 2003-02-16 |
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker | Self | 2003-05-20 |
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Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' | Self | 2002-06-14 |
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Bubba Ho-tep | John F. "Jack" Kennedy | 2002-06-09 |
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Feast of All Saints | Jean-Jacques | 2001-11-11 |
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Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore | Narrator | 2001-06-11 |
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The Legend of the Candy Cane | Julius (voice) | 2001-06-01 |
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Dinosaur | Yar (voice) | 2000-05-19 |
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Here's to Life! | Duncan Cox | 2000-09-18 |
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Finding Buck McHenry | Buck McHenry | 2000-04-16 |
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve | Caretaker | 1999-12-14 |
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The Unfinished Journey | Narrator (voice) | 1999-12-31 |
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The Soul Collector | Mordecai | 1999-10-24 |
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand | Self | 1999-02-24 |
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A Vow to Cherish | Alexander Billman | 1999-01-01 |
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The Secret Path | Too Tall | 1999-04-02 |
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood | Self | 1998-02-10 |
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Doctor Dolittle | Archer Dolittle | 1998-06-26 |
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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough | Self | 1997-01-01 |
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4 Little Girls | Self - Actor and Playwright | 1997-07-09 |
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Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers | Narrator | 1997-06-23 |
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Miss Evers' Boys | Mr. Evers | 1997-02-22 |
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12 Angry Men | Juror 2 | 1997-08-17 |
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I'm Not Rappaport | Midge Carter | 1996-12-24 |
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Get on the Bus | Jeremiah | 1996-10-16 |
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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder | Uncle Phil | 1995-03-20 |
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The Android Affair | Dr. Winston | 1995-04-12 |
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The Client | Harry Roosevelt | 1994-07-20 |
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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice | Uncle Phil | 1994-05-13 |
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Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World | Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
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Malcolm X: Make It Plain | Self | 1994-01-26 |
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The Stand | Judge Richard Farris | 1994-05-08 |
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Grumpy Old Men | Chuck | 1993-12-25 |
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Cop & ½ | Detective in Squad Room | 1993-04-02 |
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Goin' Back to T-Town | Narrator | 1993-03-01 |
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The Ernest Green Story | Grandfather | 1993-01-17 |
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Lincoln | Frederick Douglas (voice) | 1992-12-26 |
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Gladiator | Noah | 1992-03-06 |
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Malcolm X | Eulogy Performer (voice) | 1992-11-18 |
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker | Self | 1991-10-28 |
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Jungle Fever | Reverend Purify | 1991-06-07 |
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The Red Shoes | 1990-02-07 | |
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Joe Versus the Volcano | Marshall | 1990-03-09 |
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Making 'Do the Right Thing' | Self | 1989-11-03 |
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Do the Right Thing | Da Mayor | 1989-06-14 |
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School Daze | Coach Odom | 1988-02-12 |
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Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories | Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
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Avenging Angel | Capt. Harry Moradian | 1985-01-11 |
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Tyler Texas Black Film Collection | Himself | 1985-01-08 |
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Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood | Narrator | 1984-02-07 |
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The House of God | Dr. Sanders | 1984-01-01 |
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Harry & Son | Raymond | 1984-03-02 |
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Death of a Prophet | 1981-01-01 | |
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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Chuffy Russell | 1981-05-31 |
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All God's Children | Blaine Whitfield | 1980-04-28 |
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Freedom Man | Benjamin Banneker | 1979-01-01 |
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Freedom Road | Narrator | 1979-10-29 |
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Hot Stuff | Captain John Geiberger | 1979-08-10 |
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Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid | Dr. Fredericks | 1977-09-12 |
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Countdown at Kusini | Ernest Motapo | 1976-04-16 |
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The Tenth Level | Reed | 1976-08-26 |
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Let's Do It Again | Elder Johnson | 1975-10-11 |
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Narrator | 1975-04-19 |
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Wattstax | Self (uncredited) | 1973-02-04 |
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Malcolm X | Eulogy (voice) | 1972-05-24 |
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The Sheriff | James Lucas | 1971-03-30 |
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Kongi's Harvest | Narrator | 1970-05-01 |
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Teacher, Teacher | Charles Carter | 1969-02-05 |
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Night Gallery | Osmond Portifoy | 1969-11-08 |
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Sam Whiskey | Jed Hooker | 1969-04-01 |
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The Fall | 1969-01-15 | |
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Slaves | Luke | 1969-07-02 |
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The Scalphunters | Joseph Lee | 1968-02-29 |
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Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class | Narrator | 1968-01-02 |
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Black Liberation | Narrator | 1967-01-01 |
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The Outsider | Lt. Wagner | 1967-11-21 |
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A Man Called Adam | Nelson Davis | 1966-03-16 |
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The Hill | Jacko King | 1965-06-17 |
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The Sun... the Sand... the Hill | Jason King (archival footage) | 1965-07-01 |
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The Sun... the Sand... the Hill | Jason King (archive footage) | 1965-07-01 |
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Shock Treatment | Capshaw | 1964-07-22 |
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The Cardinal | Father Gillis | 1963-12-12 |
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Gone Are the Days! | Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson | 1963-08-09 |
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Hands of Inge | Narrator (voice) | 1962-01-01 |
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John Brown's Raid | Dangerfield Newby | 1960-10-25 |
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Fourteen Hours | Cab Driver (uncredited) | 1951-04-01 |
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No Way Out | John Brooks (uncredited) | 1950-08-16 |
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Haití: Killing the Dream |
