Ossie Davis
- Interpretación
- 18 de diciembre de 1917 · Cogdell, Georgia, USA
- 4 de febrero de 2005
Biografía
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.
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Filmografía
- Love in Exile · Guion
- Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch · Guion, Historia
- Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues · En persona
- Folk Britannia · En persona
- The Peace! · En persona
- Deacons for Defense · Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
- The History Makers: Success · En persona
- Unstoppable · En persona
- By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' · En persona
- Ella me odia · Judge Buchanan
- Proud · Lorenzo DuFau
- Baadasssss! · Granddad
- TV Revolution
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks · En persona
- The L Word · Melvin Porter
- The Evolution of an American Filmmaker · En persona
- The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars · Narrator
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property · En persona
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' · En persona
- Bubba Ho-tep · John F. "Jack" Kennedy
- Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years · Narrator
- Feast of All Saints · Jean-Jacques
- Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore · Narrator
- The Legend of the Candy Cane · Julius (Voz)
- A vivir que son dos días · Duncan Cox
- Dinosaurio · Yar (Voz)
- Finding Buck McHenry · Buck McHenry
- The Unfinished Journey · Narrator (Voz)
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve · Caretaker
- The Soul Collector · Mordecai
- Turno de guardia · Mr. Parker
- The Secret Path · Too Tall
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand · En persona
- A Vow to Cherish · Alexander Billman
- Christianity: The First 1000 Years · En persona
- Dr. Dolittle · Archer Dolittle
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood · En persona
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist · En persona, Agradecimientos
- 12 hombres sin piedad: Veredicto final · Juror 2
- Cuatro niñas · En persona
- Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers · Narrator
- Miss Evers' Boys · Mr. Evers
- Thomas Jefferson · Narrator (Voz)
- Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough · En persona
- Dos Viejos Chiflados · Midge Carter
- La marcha del millón de hombres · Jeremiah / 'Pop'
- Promised Land · Erasmus Jones
- The West · En persona, Self / John R. Gills (Voz)
- J.A.G.: Alerta roja · Terrence Minnerly
- The Client · Judge Harry Roosevelt
- The Android Affair · Dr. Winston
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · Uncle Phil
- Tocados por un ángel · Gabriel, Erasmus Jones
- Baseball · Various (Voz), Voz
- El cliente · Harry Roosevelt
- Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice · Uncle Phil
- Apocalipsis · Judge Richard Farris, Judge Richard Farris (credit only)
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain · En persona
- Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World · Narrator
- Dos viejos gruñones · Chuck
- Un policía y pico · Detective in Squad Room
- Goin' Back to T-Town · Narrator
- Alex Haley's Queen · Parson Dick
- The Ernest Green Story · Grandfather
- Lincoln · Frederick Douglas (Voz)
- Malcolm X · Eulogy Performer (Voz)
- The Real Malcolm X
- Haiti: Killing the Dream
- Gladiator · Noah
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · En persona
- Fiebre salvaje · Reverend Purify
- Evening Shade · Ponder Blue
- Joe contra el volcán · Marshall
- The Red Shoes
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' · En persona
- Haz lo que debas · Da Mayor
- B.L. Stryker · Oz Jackson
- American Experience · En persona
- Aulas turbulentas · Coach Odom