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Ossie Davis
Birthday: December 18, 1917

Birth Place: Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Height: 6' 3"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Ossie Davis. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

 

Biography

A distinguished and highly respected performer, Ossie Davis is an influential and versatile actor, director, producer, screenwriter, playwright, and historian. The son of a railroad engineer, he was born in Cogdell, GA, on December 18, 1917. After earning a degree at Washington, D.C.'s Howard University, he moved to New York to attempt a writing career and to study drama with Harlem's Rose McClendon Players. Despite his college diploma, Davis found work on the side in various menial jobs. He then spent a couple years in the military, where he penned and performed a few shows for the troops. After the war, he made his Broadway debut in 1946 appearing in Jeb Turner. It was a short-lived show, but it did serve to introduce him to his future wife, Ruby Dee, with whom he later hosted a radio and television show. By the 1950s, Davis had become a well-respected supporting actor. He began a sporadic film career with No Way Out (which also starred Dee) in 1950. That same year, he also appeared in a couple of television dramas. As the decade progressed, Davis' career began flagging, but during the 1960s, as American television became more open to African-American actors, Davis began getting more roles in that venue. He appeared in a number of shows, including the acclaimed 1967 detective drama The Outsider. During that decade, Davis also appeared in a number of films, working with directors like Otto Preminger on The Cardinal (1963) and Sidney Lumet on The Hill (1965). In addition to his film and television work, Davis became a major force in the theater: in 1961, he wrote the hit Broadway musical Purlie Victorious, for which he won great acclaim. Two years later, he adapted the play into Gone Are the Days, and also starred in the film. Davis added directing to his resum

Movie Credits
Loud & Proud (2005)
[ Eric Lively ]
Land Ahoy (2005)
[ Eric Lively ]
Lawfully (2004)
Proud (2004)
[ Aidan Quinn ][ Stephen Rea ]
She Hate Me (2004)
[ Spike Lee ][ John Turturro ][ Woody Harrelson ][ Chiwetel Ejiofor ][ Jim Brown ]
How to Get the Man's Foot Outta Your Ass (2003)
[ Adam West ][ Khleo Thomas ][ Vincent Schiavelli ][ Terry Crews ][ Glenn Plummer ]
Deacons for Defense (2003)
[ Forest Whitaker ][ Jonathan Silverman ]
Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
[ Bruce Campbell ][ Daniel Roebuck ]
Feast of All Saints (2001)
[ James Earl Jones ][ Peter Gallagher ][ Forest Whitaker ][ Ben Vereen ][ Daniel Sunjata ]
Legend of the Candy Cane (2001)
[ Malcolm-Jamal Warner ][ Tom Bosley ][ Jay Underwood ]
Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
Journey to the Himalayas (2000)
[ Jon Seda ]
When Worlds Colitis (2000)
J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator (2000)
Here's to Life! (2000)
[ Eric McCormack ][ James Whitmore ][ Charles Martin Smith ]
Dinosaur (2000)
[ D.B. Sweeney ][ Billy West ][ Max Casella ][ Daran Norris ]
Modern Designs for Better Living (1999)
[ Jon Seda ]
The Soul Collector (1999)
[ Bruce Greenwood ]
The Secret Path (1999)
[ Ron White ]
A Vow to Cherish (1999)
The Christmas Gift (1999)
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)
Vengeance Is Mine: Part 1 (1998)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
[ Eddie Murphy ][ John Leguizamo ][ Paul Giamatti ][ Chris Rock ][ Paul Reubens ]
Alyson's Closet (1998)
12 Angry Men (1997)
[ William L. Petersen ][ James Gandolfini ][ Jack Lemmon ][ Edward James Olmos ][ Tony Danza ]
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
[ Laurence Fishburne ][ Craig Sheffer ][ Joe Morton ][ Obba Babatundé ]
Home of the Brave (1996)
[ Austin O'Brien ][ Gerald McRaney ]
Promised Land (1996)
[ Austin O'Brien ][ Gerald McRaney ]
I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
[ Walter Matthau ][ Craig T Nelson ][ Craig T. Nelson ][ Michael Angarano ][ Adam Lamberg ]
Get on the Bus (1996)
[ Spike Lee ][ Randy Quaid ][ Isaiah Washington ][ Charles S. Dutton ][ Richard Belzer ]
Ripper (1996)
[ Christopher Walken ][ John Rhys-Davies ][ Paul Giamatti ][ Burgess Meredith ][ David Patrick Kelly ]
The Android Affair (1995)
[ Griffin Dunne ][ Saul Rubinek ][ Peter Outerbridge ]
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder (1995)
[ Terry O'Quinn ][ Louis Gossett Jr. ]
The Client (1994)
[ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ][ William H Macy ][ William H. Macy ][ Brad Renfro ]
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice (1994)
[ Louis Gossett Jr. ][ Danny Nucci ][ Willie Garson ][ Nestor Carbonell ]
Grumpy Old Men (1993)
[ Jack Lemmon ][ Walter Matthau ][ Kevin Pollak ][ Christopher McDonald ][ Burgess Meredith ]
Cop and ½ (1993)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Frank Sivero ]
The Ernest Green Story (1993)
[ Morris Chestnut ][ Avery Brooks ][ Omar Gooding ]
The Resurrection of Wood Newton (1992)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Michael Jeter ][ Charles Durning ]
Harlan Deals-A-Meal (1992)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Michael Jeter ][ Charles Durning ]
You Scratch My Back, I'll Arrest You (1992)
[ Charles Durning ]
First Heroes (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
[ Denzel Washington ][ Vincent D'Onofrio ][ Spike Lee ][ William Fichtner ][ Christopher Plummer ]
Gladiator (1992)
[ Cuba Gooding Jr. ][ Robert Loggia ][ John Heard ][ Jon Seda ]
Jungle Fever (1991)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Tim Robbins ][ Wesley Snipes ][ Spike Lee ][ John Turturro ]
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
[ Tom Hanks ][ Steven Spielberg ][ Elvis Presley ][ Nathan Lane ][ Dan Hedaya ]
King of Jazz (1990)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Ned Beatty ]
The Red Shoes (1990)
Die Laughing (1990)
[ Burt Reynolds ][ Dom DeLuise ]
We'll Take Manhattan (1990)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Spike Lee ][ Martin Lawrence ][ John Turturro ][ John Savage ]
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch (1989)
[ Burt Reynolds ]
School Daze (1988)
[ Samuel L. Jackson ][ Laurence Fishburne ][ Spike Lee ][ Giancarlo Esposito ][ Kadeem Hardison ]
Avenging Angel (1985)
[ Chris Young ]
Harry & Son (1984)
[ Morgan Freeman ][ Paul Newman ][ Robby Benson ][ Wilford Brimley ]
The House of God (1984)
[ James Cromwell ][ Michael Richards ][ Tim Matheson ][ Gilbert Gottfried ][ Charles Fleischer ]
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
[ Louis Gossett Jr. ][ Cleavon Little ]
All God's Children (1980)
[ Ned Beatty ][ Richard Widmark ]
Freedom Road (1979)
[ Kris Kristofferson ][ Edward Herrmann ]
Hot Stuff (1979)
[ Dom DeLuise ][ Peter DeLuise ][ Michael DeLuise ][ David DeLuise ]
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977)
[ LeVar Burton ]
Countdown at Kusini (1976)
Let's Do It Again (1975)
[ Bill Cosby ][ Sidney Poitier ][ Jimmie Walker ]
The Tenth Level (1975)
[ John Travolta ][ William Shatner ]
The Sheriff (1971)
Night Gallery (1969)
[ Roddy McDowall ][ Tom Bosley ]
Slaves (1969)
Sam Whiskey (1969)
[ Burt Reynolds ]
Teacher, Teacher (1969)
The Scalphunters (1968)
[ Burt Lancaster ][ Telly Savalas ][ Dabney Coleman ]
The Outsider (1967)
[ Darren McGavin ]
The Flight from Tirana: Part 1 (1967)
A Game of Violence (1966)
A Man Called Adam (1966)
[ Morgan Freeman ][ Sammy Davis Jr. ]
The Hill (1965)
[ Sean Connery ][ Sidney Lumet ][ Roy Kinnear ]
Nobody Asks What Side Your On (1965)
Fires of the Mind (1965)
Mind Over Murder (1964)
Shock Treatment (1964)
[ Roddy McDowall ]
Turning Point (1964)
[ Martin Sheen ]
The Cardinal (1963)
[ John Huston ][ Burgess Meredith ][ John Saxon ]
Gone Are the Days! (1963)
[ Alan Alda ][ Godfrey Cambridge ]
The Star Boarder (1963)
The Presidential Itch (1963)
Benny the Bookie's Last Chance (1963)
Seven Times Monday (1962)
The Emperor Jones (1955)
The Joe Louis Story (1953)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
[ John Cassavetes ][ Brian Keith ][ Jeffrey Hunter ]
No Way Out (1950)
[ Sidney Poitier ][ Richard Widmark ]

Trivia

  • Named to NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame with his wife, Ruby Dee, in 1989.
  • The county clerk misunderstood his mother's dialectal pronunciation of his initials "R.C." when he was born. He thought he heard "Ossie" and registered him as such. The name stuck.
  • Was a featured speaker at the funeral of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X.
  • Lived in New Rochelle, New York
  • Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Elton John, Joan Sutherland, John Williams, Warren Beatty and wife Ruby Dee.
  • He and Ruby Dee had 3 children, actor Guy Davis, Nora, and LaVerne.
  • Was the oldest of five children.
  • His brother, Dr. William Davis, a professor in San Antonio, Texas, holds several patents, one of which is for the chemical process to produce instant mashed potatoes.
  • Twice nominated for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1958 as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Jamaica," and in 1970 as co-author of the book for Best Musical nominee "Purlie."
  • Member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch)
  • He and his wife Ruby Dee were awarded the American National Medal of the Arts in 1995 by the National Endowment of the Arts in Washington D.C.
  • Played the father of Jennifer Beals's character on "The L Word". In a powerful performance, fitting of his legacy, his character died in the episode, "L'Chaim". This was his final performance before his own death and the episode was dedicated to his memory.

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