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Ossie Davis

Birth Name:
Raiford Chatman Davis
Birth Place:
Cogdell, Georgia, United States
Profession
Actor, Writer, Director, Composer
Ossie Davis

playwright

1 Credit
Great Performances
Great Performances

Writer

1 Credit
American Playhouse
American Playhouse

story by

1 Credit
East Side/West Side
East Side/West Side

play "Purlie Victorious"

1 Credit
Purlie Victorious

Actor

96 Credits
The L Word
The L Word
Proud
Proud
She Hate Me
She Hate Me
JAG
JAG
Baadasssss!
Baadasssss!
Deacons for Defense
Deacons for Defense
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
Presidio Med
Presidio Med
Bubba Ho-Tep
Bubba Ho-Tep
Philly
Philly
The Feast of All Saints
The Feast of All Saints
Legend of the Candy Cane
Legend of the Candy Cane
Between the Lions
Between the Lions
J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator
Here's to Life
Dinosaur
Dinosaur
Finding Buck McHenry
Finding Buck McHenry
Third Watch
Third Watch
City of Angels
City of Angels
A Vow to Cherish
A Vow to Cherish
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
The Soul Collector
The Soul Collector
The Secret Path
The Secret Path
Cosby
Cosby
Promised Land
Promised Land
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Dolittle
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
Ken Burns: American Lives
Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys
I'm Not Rappaport
I'm Not Rappaport
Get on the Bus
Get on the Bus
John Grisham's 'The Client'
John Grisham's 'The Client'
The Android Affair
The Android Affair
Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder
The Client
The Client
Evening Shade
Evening Shade
Ray Alexander: A Taste for Justice
Stephen King's 'The Stand'
Stephen King's 'The Stand'
Grumpy Old Men
Grumpy Old Men
Cop & 1/2
Cop & 1/2
American Experience
American Experience
Alex Haley's 'Queen'
Alex Haley's 'Queen'
The Ernest Green Story
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Gladiator
Gladiator
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
B.L. Stryker
B.L. Stryker
Joe Versus the Volcano
Joe Versus the Volcano
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
Do the Right Thing
Do the Right Thing
School Daze
School Daze
Avenging Angel
Avenging Angel
Harry & Son
Harry & Son
The House of God
The House of God
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
All God's Children
All God's Children
Freedom Road
Freedom Road
Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
King
King
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid
The Tenth Level
The Tenth Level
Countdown at Kusini
Countdown at Kusini
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
Slaves
Slaves
Bonanza
Bonanza
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
Teacher, Teacher
N.Y.P.D.
N.Y.P.D.
The Scalphunters
The Scalphunters
The Outsider
The Outsider
Run for Your Life
Run for Your Life
12 O'clock High
12 O'clock High
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam
Slattery's People
Slattery's People
The Hill
The Hill
The Defenders
The Defenders
Nurses
Nurses
Shock Treatment
Shock Treatment
The Cardinal
The Cardinal
Chronicle
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
Purlie Victorious
Car 54, Where Are You?
Car 54, Where Are You?
The Play of the Week
The Play of the Week
Playhouse 90
The Joe Louis Story
The Joe Louis Story
Fourteen Hours
Fourteen Hours
No Way Out
No Way Out

performer

1 Credit
Car 54, Where Are You?
Car 54, Where Are You?

Self

66 Credits
American Masters
American Masters
American Experience
American Experience
For Love of Liberty: The Stories of America's Black Patriots
For Love of Liberty: The Stories of America's Black Patriots
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'
Character Studies
Character Studies
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
Unstoppable: A Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks and Ossie Davis
Unstoppable: A Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks and Ossie Davis
Apollo at 70: Hot Night in Harlem
Book TV
Book TV
Independent Lens
Independent Lens
Now on PBS
Now on PBS
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
National Memorial Day Concert
National Memorial Day Concert
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
That's Black Entertainment
Hughes' Dream Harlem
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
Jazz
Jazz
The Directors
The Directors
Great Books
The Unfinished Journey
The Century: America's Time
The Century: America's Time
Charlie Rose
Charlie Rose
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
The Roseanne Show
The Roseanne Show
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough
4 Little Girls
4 Little Girls
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The West
The West
Reading Rainbow
Reading Rainbow
Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World
Baseball
Baseball
The Arsenio Hall Show
The Arsenio Hall Show
60 Minutes
60 Minutes
Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Today
Today
ET Entertainment Tonight
ET Entertainment Tonight
Ebony/Jet Showcase
Ebony/Jet Showcase
Nightlife
Working in the Theatre
Working in the Theatre
Death of a Prophet
Death of a Prophet
Tony Brown's Journal
Tony Brown's Journal
Black Journal
Black Shadows on the Silver Screen
Brothers and Sisters in Concert
Brothers and Sisters in Concert
Wattstax
Wattstax
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
SOUL
SOUL
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Fall
The Fall
Like It Is
Look Up and Live
Look Up and Live
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
The Price Is Right
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
To Tell the Truth
To Tell the Truth
Missing Links
Missing Links
Accent on an American Summer
Accent on an American Summer
The Shari Lewis Show
The Shari Lewis Show
Camera Three
Camera Three
Showtime, U.S.A.

Writer

1 Credit
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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