Ossie Davis

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.

Cast

Do the Right Thing

Doctor Dolittle

Archer Dolittle

Reverend Purify

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Joe Versus the Volcano

Goin' Back to T-Town

The Scalphunters

John F. "Jack" Kennedy

Let's Do It Again

I'm Not Rappaport

Capt. Harry Moradian

The Secret Path

Feast of All Saints

The House of God

Captain John Geiberger

Finding Buck McHenry

Eulogy Performer (voice)

Here's to Life!

Miss Evers' Boys

John Brown's Raid

Dangerfield Newby

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid

A Man Called Adam

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars

Teacher, Teacher

Gone Are the Days!

Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson

The Tenth Level

Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class

The Soul Collector

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

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

The Android Affair

Countdown at Kusini

Deacons for Defense

Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

Cab Driver (uncredited)

John Brooks (uncredited)

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Self - Actor and Playwright

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

Jason King (archive footage), Jason King (archival footage)

Making 'Do the Right Thing'

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

All God's Children

Blaine Whitfield

Benjamin Banneker

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

The Ernest Green Story

Black Liberation

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

A Vow to Cherish

Alexander Billman

Osmond Portifoy

Death of a Prophet

Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

Harry Roosevelt

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

The History Makers: Success

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

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

The Legend of the Candy Cane

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories

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

Narrator (voice)

Kongi's Harvest

Shock Treatment

The Unfinished Journey

Narrator (voice)

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Detective in Squad Room

Frederick Douglas (voice)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

Self (uncredited)

Haiti: Killing the Dream

The Real Malcolm X

Crew

Cotton Comes to Harlem

Director, Screenplay

Kongi's Harvest

Gone Are the Days!

For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers

Countdown at Kusini

Director, Screenplay

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist