Where to watch Ossie Davis in the UK
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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 (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.
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- JAG (1995) as Terrence Minnerly
- The Fugitive (1963) as Lt. Johnny Gaines
- Bonanza (1959) as Sam Davis
- Third Watch (1999) as Mr. Parker
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Ramon Borelle
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- American Experience (1988) as Self - Harlem Resident
- Touched by an Angel (1994) as Gabriel
- The L Word (2004) as Melvin Porter
- The Defenders (1961) as Nixie
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Kubani
- Run for Your Life (1965) as Frankie Morton
- American Masters (1986) as Self
- Kraft Television Theatre (1947) as The Emperor Jones
- 12 O'Clock High (1964) as Major Glenn Luke
- Reading Rainbow (1983) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Stand (1994) as Judge Richard Farris
- The Great Adventure (1963) as John Ross
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Evening Shade (1990) as Ponder Blue
- Promised Land (1996) Cast
- Baseball (1994) as Various (voice)
- Dinosaur (2000) as Yar (voice)
- The Client (1995) as Judge Harry Roosevelt
- Roots: The Next Generations (1979) as 'Dad' Jones
- Doctor Dolittle (1998) as Archer Dolittle
- Malcolm X (1992) as Eulogy Performer (voice)
- The Client (1994) as Harry Roosevelt
- Alex Haley's Queen (1993) as Parson Dick
- B.L. Stryker (1989) as Oz Jackson
- Do the Right Thing (1989) as Da Mayor
- The Secret Path (1999) as Too Tall
- Grumpy Old Men (1993) as Chuck
- 12 Angry Men (1997) as Juror 2
- The West (1996) as Self
- King (1978) as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr.
- TV Revolution (2004) Cast
- East Side/West Side (1963) Writer
- Jungle Fever (1991) as Reverend Purify
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Charles Carter
- Gladiator (1992) as Noah
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) as Marshall
- She Hate Me (2004) as Judge Buchanan
- The Hill (1965) as Jacko King
- The Scalphunters (1968) as Joseph Lee
- Cop & ½ (1993) as Detective in Squad Room
- Bubba Ho-tep (2002) as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
- Folk Britannia (2006) as Self (archival footage)
- Thomas Jefferson (1997) as Narrator (voice)
- School Daze (1988) as Coach Odom
- Sam Whiskey (1969) as Jed Hooker
- Feast of All Saints (2001) as Jean-Jacques
- The Cardinal (1963) as Father Gillis
- No Way Out (1950) as John Brooks (uncredited)
- Baadasssss! (2004) as Granddad
- The Unfinished Journey (1999) as Narrator (voice)
- Fourteen Hours (1951) as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- Avenging Angel (1985) as Capt. Harry Moradian
- Lincoln (1992) as Frederick Douglas (voice)
- Harry & Son (1984) as Raymond
- The Outsider (1967) as Lt. Wagner
- Miss Evers' Boys (1997) as Mr. Evers
- Get on the Bus (1996) as Jeremiah / 'Pop'
- I'm Not Rappaport (1996) as Midge Carter
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Self
- Night Gallery (1969) as Osmond Portifoy
- Hot Stuff (1979) as Captain John Geiberger
- Let's Do It Again (1975) as Elder Johnson
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) as Self (archive footage)
- Freedom Road (1979) as Narrator
- The Sheriff (1971) as James Lucas
- Shock Treatment (1964) as Capshaw
- John Brown's Raid (1960) as Dangerfield Newby
- The Tenth Level (1976) as Reed
- Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) as Dr. Fredericks
- A Man Called Adam (1966) as Nelson Davis
- 4 Little Girls (1997) as Self - Actor and Playwright
- Slaves (1969) as Luke
- Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) Director
- All God's Children (1980) as Blaine Whitfield
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Most-watched Ossie Davis films currently: Dinosaur (2000), Doctor Dolittle (1998), Malcolm X (1992), The Client (1994), Do the Right Thing (1989).
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Selected TV credits: JAG (1995), The Fugitive (1963), Bonanza (1959), Third Watch (1999), Hawaii Five-O (1968).
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