
Acting
Born December 18, 1917 · 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 (1993), The Client (1994), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dinosaur (2000), and Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death.

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
The Peace!
2005

Deacons for Defense
2005

The History Makers: Success
2005
Unstoppable
2005

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005

She Hate Me
2004

Proud
2004

Baadasssss!
2004

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004

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
2003

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002

Bubba Ho-tep
2002

Feast of All Saints
2001

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001

The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001

Here's to Life!
2000

Dinosaur
2000

Finding Buck McHenry
2000

The Unfinished Journey
1999

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999

The Soul Collector
1999

The Secret Path
1999

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999

A Vow to Cherish
1999

Doctor Dolittle
1998

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998

12 Angry Men
1997

4 Little Girls
1997
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
1997

Miss Evers' Boys
1997

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997

I'm Not Rappaport
1996

Get on the Bus
1996

The Android Affair
1995

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995

The Client
1994

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994

Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
1994

Grumpy Old Men
1993

Cop & ½
1993

Goin' Back to T-Town
1993

The Ernest Green Story
1993
Lincoln
1992

Malcolm X
1992

The Real Malcolm X
1992

Gladiator
1992

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991

Jungle Fever
1991

Joe Versus the Volcano
1990

The Red Shoes
1990
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989

Do the Right Thing
1989

School Daze
1988

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986

Avenging Angel
1985

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
1985

Harry & Son
1984
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
1984

The House of God
1984

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981

Death of a Prophet
1981

All God's Children
1980

Freedom Road
1979

Hot Stuff
1979
Freedom Man
1979

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977

The Tenth Level
1976

Countdown at Kusini
1976

Let's Do It Again
1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975

Wattstax
1973

Malcolm X
1972

The Sheriff
1971

Kongi's Harvest
1970

Night Gallery
1969

Slaves
1969

Sam Whiskey
1969

Teacher, Teacher
1969

The Fall
1969

The Scalphunters
1968

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968

The Outsider
1967

Black Liberation
1967
Now is the Time
1967

A Man Called Adam
1966
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965

The Hill
1965

Shock Treatment
1964

The Cardinal
1963

Gone Are the Days!
1963

Hands of Inge
1962

John Brown's Raid
1960

Fourteen Hours
1951

No Way Out
1950