
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.
Known for

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022 • Self (archive footage)
The Peace!
2005 • Self

Deacons for Defense
2005 • Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

The History Makers: Success
2005 • Self
Unstoppable
2005 • Self

By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005 • Self

She Hate Me
2004 • Judge Buchanan

Proud
2004 • Lorenzo DuFau
Full filmography
The Peace!
View movie2005 • Self
Unstoppable
View movie2005 • Self
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
View movie2003 • Narrator
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
View movie1997 • Narrator
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
View movie1994 • Narrator
Lincoln
View movie1992 • Frederick Douglas (voice)
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
View movie1989 • Self

Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
View movie1986 • Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
View movie1984 • Narrator
Freedom Man
View movie1979 • Benjamin Banneker
Now is the Time
View movie1967 • Self
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
View movie1965 • Jason King (archive footage)


















































































