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Ossie Davis
December 18, 1917 (age 87)
February 4, 2005
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
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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 (1993), The Client (1994), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dinosaur (2000), and Bubba…
Movies
102 credits
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Dinosaur
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The Client
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Malcolm X
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School Daze
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Jungle Fever
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Do the Right Thing
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The Hill
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Doctor Dolittle
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The Cardinal
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
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The Scalphunters
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The Secret Path
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The Outsider
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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
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Grumpy Old Men
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No Way Out
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Cop & ½
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Finding Buck McHenry
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12 Angry Men
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Joe Versus the Volcano
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Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
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A Man Called Adam
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Gladiator
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Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
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Night Gallery
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The Sheriff
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Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
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All God's Children
TV Shows
44 credits
TV
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The Name of the Game
TV
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Run for Your Life
TV
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Run for Your Life
TV
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Run for Your Life
TV
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Kraft Television Theatre
TV
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Reading Rainbow
TV
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12 O'Clock High
TV
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The Stand
TV
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The Stand
TV
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Evening Shade
TV
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The Kennedy Center Honors
TV
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Baseball
TV
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Baseball
TV
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The Great Adventure
TV
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Promised Land