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Ossie Davis

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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…

Filmography101 films
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  1. Love in Exile2026
  2. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues2022
  3. The Peace!2005
  4. Deacons for Defense2005
  5. The History Makers: Success2005
  6. Unstoppable2005
  7. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'2005
  8. She Hate Me2004
  9. Proud2004
  10. Baadasssss!2004
  11. Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004
  12. The Evolution of an American Filmmaker2003
  13. The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars2003
  14. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property2003
  15. Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives2003
  16. Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'2002
  17. Bubba Ho-tep2002
  18. Feast of All Saints2001
  19. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore2001
  20. The Legend of the Candy Cane2001
  21. Here's to Life!2000
  22. Dinosaur2000
  23. Finding Buck McHenry2000
  24. The Unfinished Journey1999
  25. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve1999
  26. The Soul Collector1999
  27. The Secret Path1999
  28. Paul Robeson: Here I Stand1999
  29. A Vow to Cherish1999
  30. Doctor Dolittle1998
  31. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood1998
  32. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998
  33. 12 Angry Men1997
  34. 4 Little Girls1997
  35. Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers1997
  36. Miss Evers' Boys1997
  37. Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough1997
  38. I'm Not Rappaport1996
  39. Get on the Bus1996
  40. The Android Affair1995
  41. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder1995
  42. The Client1994
  43. Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice1994
  44. Malcolm X: Make It Plain1994
  45. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World1994
  46. Grumpy Old Men1993
  47. Cop & ½1993
  48. Goin' Back to T-Town1993
  49. The Ernest Green Story1993
  50. Lincoln1992
  51. Malcolm X1992
  52. The Real Malcolm X1992
  53. Haiti: Killing the Dream1992
  54. Gladiator1992
  55. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker1991
  56. Jungle Fever1991
  57. Joe Versus the Volcano1990
  58. The Red Shoes1990
  59. Making 'Do the Right Thing'1989
  60. Do the Right Thing1989
  61. School Daze1988
  62. Avenging Angel1985
  63. Tyler Texas Black Film Collection1985
  64. Harry & Son1984
  65. Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood1984
  66. The House of God1984
  67. Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige1981
  68. Death of a Prophet1981
  69. All God's Children1980
  70. Freedom Road1979
  71. Hot Stuff1979
  72. Freedom Man1979
  73. Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid1977
  74. The Tenth Level1976
  75. Countdown at Kusini1976
  76. Let's Do It Again1975
  77. Black Shadows on a Silver Screen1975
  78. Wattstax1973
  79. Malcolm X1972
  80. The Sheriff1971
  81. Kongi's Harvest1970
  82. Night Gallery1969
  83. Slaves1969
  84. Sam Whiskey1969
  85. Teacher, Teacher1969
  86. The Fall1969
  87. The Scalphunters1968
  88. Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class1968
  89. The Outsider1967
  90. Black Liberation1967
  91. Now is the Time1967
  92. A Man Called Adam1966
  93. The Sun... the Sand... the Hill1965
  94. The Hill1965
  95. Shock Treatment1964
  96. The Cardinal1963
  97. Gone Are the Days!1963
  98. Hands of Inge1962
  99. John Brown's Raid1960
  100. Fourteen Hours1951
  101. No Way Out1950
  1. Love in Exile2026
  2. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues2022
  3. The Peace!2005