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.
101 movies · 34 shows
Love in Exile
2026·0.0
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022·6.5
The Peace!
2005·5.0
Deacons for Defense
2005·6.4
The History Makers: Success
2005·0.0
Unstoppable
2005·0.0
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
2005·6.0
She Hate Me
2004·5.2
Proud
2004·4.7
Baadasssss!
2004·6.5
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004·0.0
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003·7.3
The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars
2003·0.0
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
2003·6.3
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2003·5.2
Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'
2002·0.0
Bubba Ho-tep
2002·6.5
Feast of All Saints
2001·4.8
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore
2001·10.0
The Legend of the Candy Cane
2001·9.0
Here's to Life!
2000·10.0
Dinosaur
2000·6.6
Finding Buck McHenry
2000·7.0
The Unfinished Journey
1999·6.5
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
1999·7.9
The Soul Collector
1999·7.3
The Secret Path
1999·7.5
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1999·8.0
A Vow to Cherish
1999·6.0
Doctor Dolittle
1998·5.7
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
1998·9.0
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998·8.3
12 Angry Men
1997·7.7
4 Little Girls
1997·7.2
Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers
1997·10.0
Miss Evers' Boys
1997·6.5
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
1997·6.5
I'm Not Rappaport
1996·5.7
Get on the Bus
1996·6.3
The Android Affair
1995·5.3
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
1995·7.0
The Client
1994·6.7
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1994·10.0
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994·9.0
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
1994·9.0
Grumpy Old Men
1993·6.7
Cop & ½
1993·4.6
Goin' Back to T-Town
1993·0.0
The Ernest Green Story
1993·7.1
Lincoln
1992·7.3
Malcolm X
1992·7.6
The Real Malcolm X
1992·8.0
Gladiator
1992·7.6
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991·8.0
Jungle Fever
1991·6.4
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990·5.8
The Red Shoes
1990·10.0
Making 'Do the Right Thing'
1989·6.9
Do the Right Thing
1989·7.8
School Daze
1988·5.7
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories
1986·0.0
Avenging Angel
1985·5.2
Tyler Texas Black Film Collection
1985·7.0
Harry & Son
1984·5.8
Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood
1984·0.0
The House of God
1984·3.2
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981·6.6
Death of a Prophet
1981·4.5
All God's Children
1980·6.5
Freedom Road
1979·5.2
Hot Stuff
1979·7.0
Freedom Man
1979·0.0
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
1977·8.0
The Tenth Level
1976·5.3
Countdown at Kusini
1976·7.0
Let's Do It Again
1975·7.0
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975·0.0
Wattstax
1973·6.7
Malcolm X
1972·6.7
The Sheriff
1971·6.0
Kongi's Harvest
1970·7.5
Night Gallery
1969·6.5
Slaves
1969·6.3
Sam Whiskey
1969·5.8
Teacher, Teacher
1969·10.0
The Fall
1969·7.2
The Scalphunters
1968·6.4
Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class
1968·7.0
The Outsider
1967·8.0
Black Liberation
1967·0.0
Now is the Time
1967·0.0
A Man Called Adam
1966·6.5
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965·2.7
The Hill
1965·7.5
Shock Treatment
1964·6.8
The Cardinal
1963·6.6
Gone Are the Days!
1963·7.5
Hands of Inge
1962·0.0
John Brown's Raid
1960·0.0
Fourteen Hours
1951·7.3
No Way Out
1950·6.9