Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

b. 1917 — d. 2005 (aged 88) Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Actor Director Writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African-American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

Grumpy Old Men

The Client

Bubba Ho-Tep

Filmography

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

What's My Name: Muhammad Ali

Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis

Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis

A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho

A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho

Romare Bearden at the High

She Hate Me

Proud

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts

Emmy's Greatest Moments

Emmy's Greatest Moments

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

Apollo at 70: A Hot Night in Harlem

A Wealth of Wisdom

Baadasssss!

Deacons for Defense

Deacons for Defense

Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2003 Trumpet Awards

Bubba Ho-Tep

Why Can't We Be a Family Again?

Why Can't We Be a Family Again?

The Tuskegee Airmen

The Tuskegee Airmen

Hughes' Dream Harlem

Hughes' Dream Harlem

Counting on Democracy: The Untold Story of 175,000 Missing Votes in the 2000 Presidential Election

School's Out: Self-taught Artists

That's Black Entertainment

An Evening with Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee

An Evening with Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee

Broadway Legends

The Feast of All Saints

The Feast of All Saints

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

Legend of the Candy Cane

Legend of the Candy Cane

Voice of the Voiceless

2001 Self Actor

Freedom Never Dies: The Legacy of Harry T. Moore

The Annual Creative Coalition Spotlight Awards

Dinosaur

Finding Buck McHenry

Finding Buck McHenry

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life!

J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator

The Gospel According to Mr. Allen

God's Will

A Principled Man: Rev. Leon Sullivan

The Secret Path

The Secret Path

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve

The Soul Collector

The Soul Collector

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

A Vow to Cherish

A Vow to Cherish

Alexander Billman

The Century: America's Time

The Century: America's Time

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore

National Memorial Day Concert

Tuskegee Airmen: American Heroes

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle

Archer Dolittle

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Alyson's Closet

Alyson's Closet

Postman Extraordinaire

Christmas is Coming

National Memorial Day Concert

12 Angry Men

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

Ken Burns: American Lives

Ken Burns: American Lives

National Memorial Day Concert

Get on the Bus

I'm Not Rappaport

I'm Not Rappaport

Promised Land

Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine

Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine

Home of the Brave

Mississippi, America

National Memorial Day Concert

The Client

Judge Harry Roosevelt

The Android Affair

The Android Affair

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

Dramatic Moments in Black Sports History

National Memorial Day Concert

The Stand

Judge Richard Farris

Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice

Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice

The Great Battles of the Civil War

The Great Battles of the Civil War

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery

The African Burial Ground: An American Discovery

National Memorial Day Concert

Grumpy Old Men

Queen

The Great Depression

The Great Depression

The 45th Annual Writers Guild Awards

Jungle Fever

The Good Reverend Doctor Purify

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Hands Upon the Heart

Hands Upon the Heart

1991 Actor Writer Composer

Joe Versus the Volcano

Joe Versus the Volcano

Evening Shade

The Red Shoes

We'll Take Manhattan

Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing

B.L. Stryker

Making Do the Right Thing

Making Do the Right Thing

School Daze

Avenging Angel

Captain Harry Moradian

Tyler Texas Black Film Collection

Harry & Son

A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers

A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers

1983 Self Writer

Purlie

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