Ossie Davis
- Recitazione
- 18 dicembre 1917 · Cogdell, Georgia, USA
- 4 febbraio 2005
Biografia
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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Filmografia
- Love in Exile · Sceneggiatura
- Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch · Sceneggiatura, Soggetto
- Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues · In persona
- Folk Britannia · In persona
- The Peace! · In persona
- Deacons for defence - Lotta per la libertà · Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
- The History Makers: Success · In persona
- Unstoppable · In persona
- By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' · In persona
- Lei mi odia · Judge Buchanan
- Proud · Lorenzo DuFau
- Baadasssss! · Granddad
- TV Revolution
- Beah: A Black Woman Speaks · In persona
- The L Word · Melvin Porter
- The Evolution of an American Filmmaker · In persona
- The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars · Narrator
- Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property · In persona
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' · In persona
- Bubba Ho-tep - Il re è qui · 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 (Voce)
- Here's to Life! · Duncan Cox
- Dinosauri · Yar (Voce)
- Il grande Buck McHenry · Buck McHenry
- The Unfinished Journey · Narrator (Voce)
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve · Caretaker
- Il rumore degli angeli · Mordecai
- Squadra Emergenza · Mr. Parker
- La casa dei ricordi · Too Tall
- Paul Robeson: Here I Stand · In persona
- A Vow to Cherish · Alexander Billman
- Christianity: The First 1000 Years · In persona
- Il dottor Dolittle · Archer Dolittle
- Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood · In persona
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist · In persona, Ringraziamenti
- La parola ai giurati · Juror 2
- 4 Little Girls · In persona
- Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers · Narrator
- Il colore del sangue · Mr. Evers
- Thomas Jefferson · Narrator (Voce)
- Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough · In persona
- Una coppia di scoppiati · Midge Carter
- Bus in viaggio · Jeremiah / 'Pop'
- Promised Land · Erasmus Jones
- The West · In persona, Self / John R. Gills (Voce)
- JAG - Avvocati in divisa · Terrence Minnerly
- The Client · Judge Harry Roosevelt
- The Android Affair · Dr. Winston
- Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder · Uncle Phil
- Il tocco di un angelo · Gabriel, Erasmus Jones
- Baseball · Various (Voce), Voce
- Il cliente · Harry Roosevelt
- Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice · Uncle Phil
- L'ombra dello scorpione · Judge Richard Farris, Judge Richard Farris (credit only)
- Malcolm X: Make It Plain · In persona
- Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World · Narrator
- Due irresistibili brontoloni · Chuck
- Un piedipiatti e mezzo · Detective in Squad Room
- Goin' Back to T-Town · Narrator
- Alex Haley's Queen · Parson Dick
- The Ernest Green Story · Grandfather
- Lincoln · Frederick Douglas (Voce)
- Malcolm X · Eulogy Performer (Voce)
- The Real Malcolm X
- Haiti: Killing the Dream
- I gladiatori della strada · Noah
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker · In persona
- Jungle Fever · Reverend Purify
- Evening Shade · Ponder Blue
- Joe contro il vulcano · Marshall
- The Red Shoes
- Making 'Do the Right Thing' · In persona
- Fa' la cosa giusta · Da Mayor
- B.L. Stryker · Oz Jackson
- American Experience · In persona
- Aule turbolente · Coach Odom