Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis was an actor, born 1917, died 2005.
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.
Movies (32)
- Dinosaur (2000)
- Doctor Dolittle (1998)
- The Client (1994)
- 12 Angry Men (1997)
- The Secret Path (1999)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Grumpy Old Men (1993)
- Gladiator (1992)
- Avenging Angel (1985)
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
- School Daze (1988)
- She Hate Me (2004)
- Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
- Night Gallery (1969)
- The Scalphunters (1968)
- The Hill (1965)
- Get on the Bus (1996)
- Harry & Son (1984)
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
- The Cardinal (1963)
- Let's Do It Again (1975)
- No Way Out (1950)
- Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
- Cop & ½ (1993)
- Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
- Sam Whiskey (1969)
- Baadasssss! (2004)
- The Unfinished Journey (1999)