Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
18 diciembre 1917
Died
4 febrero 2005
Place of birth
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
Also known as
Ozzie Davis · Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis · Raiford Chatman Davis
Biography
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.
Conocido por
7.7
Film
12 Angry Men
Juror 2
1997
9.0
Film
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Self
1998
7.8
Film
Do the Right Thing
Da Mayor
1989
5.8
Series
Evening Shade
Ponder Blue
1990–1994
6.6
Film
Dinosaur
Yar (voice)
2000
5.7
Film
Doctor Dolittle
Archer Dolittle
1998
6.1
Series
B.L. Stryker
Oz Jackson
1989–1990
6.7
Film
The Client
Harry Roosevelt
1994
7.5
Film
The Secret Path
Too Tall
1999
6.5
Film
Bubba Ho-tep
John F. "Jack" Kennedy
2002
7.0
Series
The Client
Judge Harry Roosevelt
1995–1996
6.5
Film
Miss Evers' Boys
Mr. Evers
1997
5.2
Film
She Hate Me
Judge Buchanan
2004
8.4
Series
The West
Self
1996
7.0
Series
Alex Haley's Queen
Parson Dick
1993
7.3
Film
Fourteen Hours
Cab Driver (uncredited)
1951
6.7
Film
Grumpy Old Men
Chuck
1993
6.5
Film
Night Gallery
Osmond Portifoy
1969
7.6
Film
Gladiator
Noah
1992
6.4
Film
Jungle Fever
Reverend Purify
1991
5.8
Film
Joe Versus the Volcano
Marshall
1990
6.6
Series
King
Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
1978
7.5
Series
Thomas Jefferson
Narrator (voice)
1997
6.0
Series
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
Narrator
2002–
Acting credits 24 titles
She Hate Me
as Judge Buchanan
5.2
2004
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
as Narrator
6.0
2002–
Bubba Ho-tep
as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
6.5
2002
Dinosaur
as Yar (voice)
6.6
2000
The Secret Path
as Too Tall
7.5
1999
Doctor Dolittle
as Archer Dolittle
5.7
1998
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
as Self
9.0
1998
12 Angry Men
as Juror 2
7.7
1997
Thomas Jefferson
as Narrator (voice)
7.5
1997
Miss Evers' Boys
as Mr. Evers
6.5
1997
The West
as Self
8.4
1996
The Client
as Judge Harry Roosevelt
7.0
1995–1996
The Client
as Harry Roosevelt
6.7
1994
Grumpy Old Men
as Chuck
6.7
1993
Alex Haley's Queen
as Parson Dick
7.0
1993
Gladiator
as Noah
7.6
1992
Jungle Fever
as Reverend Purify
6.4
1991
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Marshall
5.8
1990
Evening Shade
as Ponder Blue
5.8
1990–1994
B.L. Stryker
as Oz Jackson
6.1
1989–1990
Do the Right Thing
as Da Mayor
7.8
1989
King
as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
6.6
1978
Night Gallery
as Osmond Portifoy
6.5
1969
Fourteen Hours
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
7.3
1951