1917–2005 · Acting
63.3avg grm
16titles
#345best rank
12honors
best title · #345 on siteDo the Right Thing1989 · as Da Mayor78.6Honors
12—Daytime Emmy Award
2006Grammy Award — Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
2005Marian Anderson Award
2004Kennedy Center Honors
2001SAG-AFTRA Life Achievement Award
Bio
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.
Filmography
ranked on this site2000s3 titles
B
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2003 · as Self59.4U
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003 · as Reader59.2B
Baadasssss!2003 · as Granddad56.01990s6 titles
C
The Century: America's Time1999 · as Self · series64.3S
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998 · as Self59.0K
Ken Burns: American Lives1997 · as Narrator · series64.1P
Promised Land1996 · as Erasmus Jones · series64.5S
The Stand1994 · as Judge Richard Farris · series59.6Q
Queen1993 · as Parson Dick · series64.01980s1 title
DDo the Right Thing1989 · as Da Mayor78.6
