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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 18, 1917
Died Feb 04, 2005 (87)
Birthplace Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. ...

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Filmography

Proud

Proud

2004

as Lorenzo DuFau

She Hate Me

She Hate Me

2004

as Judge Buchanan

Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

2004

as Granddad

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense

2003

as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Bubba Ho-tep

Bubba Ho-tep

2002

as John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Feast of All Saints

Feast of All Saints

2001

as Jean-Jacques

The Legend of the Candy Cane

The Legend of the Candy Cane

2001

as Julius (voice)

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

2000

as Buck McHenry

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

2000

as Yar (voice)

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life!

2000

as Duncan Cox

The Secret Path

The Secret Path

1999

as Too Tall

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

1999

as Narrator (voice)

A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish

1999

as Alexander Billman

The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector

1999

as Mordecai

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

1998

as Archer Dolittle

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

1997

as Juror 2

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

1997

as Mr. Evers

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport

1996

as Midge Carter

Get on the Bus

Get on the Bus

1996

as Jeremiah

The Android Affair

The Android Affair

1995

as Dr. Winston

The Client

The Client

1994

as Harry Roosevelt

Goin' Back to T-Town

Goin' Back to T-Town

1993

as Narrator

The Ernest Green Story

The Ernest Green Story

1993

as Grandfather

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men

1993

as Chuck

Cop and ½

Cop and ½

1993

as Detective in Squad Room

Gladiator

Gladiator

1992

as Noah

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as Frederick Douglas (voice)

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

as Eulogy Performer (voice)

Jungle Fever

Jungle Fever

1991

as Reverend Purify

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

as Marshall

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

1989

as Da Mayor

School Daze

School Daze

1988

as Coach Odom

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

1986

as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)

Avenging Angel

Avenging Angel

1985

as Capt. Harry Moradian

Harry & Son

Harry & Son

1984

as Raymond

The House of God

The House of God

1984

as Dr. Sanders

All God's Children

All God's Children

1980

as Blaine Whitfield

Hot Stuff

Hot Stuff

1979

as Captain John Geiberger

Freedom Road

Freedom Road

1979

as Narrator

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

1977

as Dr. Fredericks

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

as Ernest Motapo

The Tenth Level

The Tenth Level

1976

as Reed

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975

as Elder Johnson

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1972

as Eulogy (voice)

The Sheriff

The Sheriff

1971

as James Lucas

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest

1970

as Narrator

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

1969

as Osmond Portifoy

Slaves

Slaves

1969

as Luke

Teacher, Teacher

Teacher, Teacher

1969

as Charles Carter

Sam Whiskey

Sam Whiskey

1969

as Jed Hooker

The Scalphunters

The Scalphunters

1968

as Joseph Lee

The Outsider

The Outsider

1967

as Lt. Wagner

A Man Called Adam

A Man Called Adam

1966

as Nelson Davis

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965

as Jason King (archival footage)

The Hill

The Hill

1965

as Jacko King

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965

as Jason King (archive footage)

Shock Treatment

Shock Treatment

1964

as Capshaw

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

1963

as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

The Cardinal

The Cardinal

1963

as Father Gillis

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as John Brooks (uncredited)

Purlie

Purlie

1981

Musical

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

Screenplay

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

Screenplay

Gone Are the Days!

Gone Are the Days!

1963

Writer

Countdown at Kusini

Countdown at Kusini

1976

Director

Gordon's War

Gordon's War

1973

Director

Black Girl

Black Girl

1972

Director

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Cotton Comes to Harlem

1970

Director

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest

1970

Director

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Evening Shade

as Ponder Blue

Episodes: 100

First Aired: Sep 21, 1990

The Client

as Judge Harry Roosevelt

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Sep 17, 1995

B.L. Stryker

as Oz Jackson

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Feb 13, 1989

Roots: The Next Generations

as Dad Jones

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Baseball

as (voice)

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The L Word

as Melvin Porter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 18, 2004

Touched by an Angel

as Erasmus Jones

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

Third Watch

as Mr. Parker

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 23, 1999

Alex Haley's Queen

as Parson Dick

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 14, 1993

The Defenders

as District Attorney Daniel Jackson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

King

as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 1978

Touched by an Angel

as Gabriel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 21, 1994

The Stand

as Judge Richard Farris

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 08, 1994

The Defenders

as District Attorney

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Thomas Jefferson

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 18, 1997

Promised Land

as Erasmus Jones

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

as Narrator

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 01, 2002

The Stand

as Judge Richard Farris (credit only)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 08, 1994

The Great Adventure

as John Ross

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1963

Hawaii Five-O

as Ramon Borelle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

JAG

as Terrence Minnerly

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1995

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Charles Carter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Run for Your Life

as Frankie Morton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

The Fugitive

as Lt. Johnny Gaines

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

The Defenders

as Nixie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Officer Bond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

The Defenders

as Assistant District Attorney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1961

Night Gallery

as Osmund Portifoy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Kraft Television Theatre

as The Emperor Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 1947

The Name of the Game

as Kubani

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Run for Your Life

as Dave Corbett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Run for Your Life

as Sgt. Dave Corbett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1965

Bonanza

as Sam Davis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Baseball

as Various (voice)

Episodes: 0

First Aired: Sep 18, 1994

The West

as Self

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 15, 1996

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

as Himself - Narrator

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 29, 1998

TV Revolution

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 23, 2004

Promised Land

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

Folk Britannia

as Self (archival footage)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 03, 2006

Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

The West

as Self / John R. Gills (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1996

American Masters

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 23, 1986

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 13 21 8
2024 7 17 28 6
2024 8 12 24 6
2024 9 11 21 4
2024 10 4 7 2
2024 11 4 6 2
2024 12 6 8 3
2025 1 9 20 4
2025 2 5 9 1
2025 3 4 8 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 10 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2025 1 109 61
2025 2 710 557

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