Ossie Davis

Acting

Ossie Davis

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Dec 17, 1917 (107 years old)
Death date
Feb 04, 2005

Ossie Davis

Known For

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
1h 44m
Movie 2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented...

Deacons for Defense
1h 35m
Movie 2005

Deacons for Defense

Inspired by a true story, this drama is set in...

The History Makers: Success
Movie 2005

The History Makers: Success

Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne...

Unstoppable
1h 6m
Movie 2005

Unstoppable

An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie...

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
0h 30m
Movie 2005

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

A short documentary about the making of Spike Lee's biopic,...

She Hate Me
2h 19m
Movie 2004

She Hate Me

Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating...

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
1h 28m
Movie 2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about...

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
0h 22m
Movie 2003

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of...

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
1h 0m
Movie 2003

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

A documentary filmed at Moton Field in Tuskegee Alabama, home...

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
0h 58m
Movie 2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the...

Biography

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

Acting

2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2005
Deacons for Defense
2005
The History Makers: Success
2005
Unstoppable
2005
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2004
She Hate Me
2004
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2003
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2002
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002
Bubba Ho-tep
2002
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
2001
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2000
Here's to Life!
2000
Dinosaur
1999
The Unfinished Journey
1999
The Soul Collector
1999
The Secret Path
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1998
Christianity: The First 1000 Years
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1997
12 Angry Men
1997
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
1997
Thomas Jefferson
1997
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1996
The West
1995
The Client
1995
The Android Affair
1995
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1994
The Client
1994
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994
The Stand
1994
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
1993
Grumpy Old Men
1993
Cop & ½
1993
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
1993
The Ernest Green Story
1992
Lincoln
1992
Gladiator
1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1990
Evening Shade
1990
Joe Versus the Volcano
1989
Do the Right Thing
1989
B.L. Stryker
1985
Avenging Angel
1985
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection