Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Dec 17, 1917 (107 years old)

Overview

Birthday
Dec 17, 1917
Death date
Feb 04, 2005

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

Known For

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

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

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

Deacons for Defense
1h 35m
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Movie 2005

Deacons for Defense

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

The History Makers: Success
DOLBY
Movie 2005

The History Makers: Success

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

StreamPrime Logo
1h 6m
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Movie 2005

Unstoppable

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

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
30min
DOLBY
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
DOLBY
Movie 2004

She Hate Me

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

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

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

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

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
22min
DOLBY
Movie 2003

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

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

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1h
DOLBY
Movie 2003

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

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

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
58min
DOLBY
Movie 2003

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

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

Acting

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