Deceased

When Did Ossie Davis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 87

Also known asOzzie Davis, Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis, Raiford Chatman DavisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/12/1917Born inCogdell, Georgia, USADied04/02/2005 (aged 87)Died inMiamiWikidataQ515632 ↗Buried atFerncliff CemeteryTMDb#15531 ↗

Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, then Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.

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Filmography96 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2022	Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMovie	Self (archive footage)	105
2005	By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'Movie	Self	88
2005	The History Makers: SuccessMovie	Self	88
2005	UnstoppableMovie	Self	88
2004	The L WordSeries	Melvin Porter	87
2004	Baadasssss!Movie	Granddad	87
2004	TV RevolutionSeries	—	87
2004	She Hate MeMovie	Judge Buchanan	87
2004	ProudMovie	Lorenzo DuFau	87
2003	The Evolution of an American FilmmakerMovie	Self	86
2003	Nat Turner: A Troublesome PropertyMovie	Himself	86
2002	Bubba Ho-tepMovie	John F. "Jack" Kennedy	85
2002	Christianity: The First Two Thousand YearsSeries	Narrator	85
2002	Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'Movie	Self	85
2001	Feast of All SaintsMovie	Jean-Jacques	84
2000	DinosaurMovie	Yar (voice)	83
2000	Finding Buck McHenryMovie	Buck McHenry	83
2000	Here's to Life!Movie	Duncan Cox	83
1999	Third WatchSeries	Mr. Parker	82
1999	The Secret PathMovie	Too Tall	82
1999	The Unfinished JourneyMovie	Narrator (voice)	82
1999	A Vow to CherishMovie	Alexander Billman	82
1999	Paul Robeson: Here I StandMovie	Self	82
1999	The Soul CollectorMovie	Mordecai	82
1999	Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas EveMovie	Caretaker	82
1998	Doctor DolittleMovie	Archer Dolittle	81
1998	Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in HollywoodMovie	Self	81
1997	Thomas JeffersonSeries	Narrator (voice)	80
1997	12 Angry MenMovie	Juror 2	80
1997	4 Little GirlsMovie	Self - Actor and Playwright	80
1997	Miss Evers' BoysMovie	Mr. Evers	80
1997	Walter Matthau: Diamond in the RoughMovie	Self	80
1996	Promised LandSeries	Erasmus Jones	79
1996	I'm Not RappaportMovie	Midge Carter	79
1996	The WestSeries	Self	79
1995	JAGSeries	Terrence Minnerly	78
1995	The ClientSeries	Judge Harry Roosevelt	78
1995	The Android AffairMovie	Dr. Winston	78
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Erasmus Jones	77
1994	The ClientMovie	Harry Roosevelt	77
1994	The StandSeries	Judge Richard Farris	77
1994	Ray Alexander: A Taste For JusticeMovie	Uncle Phil	77
1994	BaseballSeries	(voice)	77
1994	Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the WorldMovie	Narrator	77
1993	Alex Haley's QueenSeries	Parson Dick	76
1993	Grumpy Old MenMovie	Chuck	76
1993	Cop & ½Movie	Detective in Squad Room	76
1993	The Ernest Green StoryMovie	Grandfather	76
1992	Malcolm XMovie	Eulogy Performer (voice)	75
1992	LincolnMovie	Frederick Douglas (voice)	75
1991	Jungle FeverMovie	Reverend Purify	74
1990	Evening ShadeSeries	Ponder Blue	73
1990	Joe Versus the VolcanoMovie	Marshall	73
1989	Do the Right ThingMovie	Da Mayor	72
1989	Making 'Do the Right Thing'Movie	Self	72
1989	B.L. StrykerSeries	Oz Jackson	72
1988	School DazeMovie	Coach Odom	71
1986	American MastersSeries	Self	69
1986	Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & StoriesMovie	Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)	69
1985	Avenging AngelMovie	Capt. Harry Moradian	68
1984	The House of GodMovie	Dr. Sanders	67
1983	Reading RainbowSeries	Self - Narrator (voice)	66
1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" PaigeMovie	Chuffy Russell	64
1981	Death of a ProphetMovie	—	64
1980	All God's ChildrenMovie	Blaine Whitfield	63
1979	Freedom RoadMovie	Narrator	62
1979	Roots: The Next GenerationsSeries	'Dad' Jones	62
1979	Hot StuffMovie	Captain John Geiberger	62
1979	Freedom ManMovie	Benjamin Banneker	62
1978	KingSeries	Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.	61
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	61
1976	Countdown at KusiniMovie	Ernest Motapo	59
1975	Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovie	Narrator	58
1975	Let's Do It AgainMovie	Elder Johnson	58
1973	WattstaxMovie	Self (uncredited)	56
1971	The SheriffMovie	James Lucas	54
1969	Night GalleryMovie	Osmond Portifoy	52
1969	SlavesMovie	Luke	52
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	Kubani	51
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Ramon Borelle	51
1968	The ScalphuntersMovie	Joseph Lee	51
1965	Run for Your LifeSeries	Sgt. Dave Corbett	48
1965	The HillMovie	Jacko King	48
1965	The Sun... the Sand... the HillMovie	Jason King (archival footage)	48
1965	The Sun... the Sand... the HillMovie	Jason King (archive footage)	48
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	Major Glenn Luke	47
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Lt. Johnny Gaines	46
1963	The CardinalMovie	Father Gillis	46
1963	Gone Are the Days!Movie	Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson	46
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	John Ross	46
1961	The DefendersSeries	District Attorney Daniel Jackson	44
1959	BonanzaSeries	Sam Davis	42
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Charles Carter	34
1951	Fourteen HoursMovie	Cab Driver (uncredited)	34
1950	No Way OutMovie	John Brooks (uncredited)	33
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	The Emperor Jones	30