Ossie Davis
ActorWriterDirector
- Born
- December 18, 1917
- Died
- February 4, 2005
- Awards
- 12 wins, 28 nominations
Ossie Davis was born on 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on 4 February 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Biography
Director
| Crown Dick(1987) |
 Cool Red(1976) |
 The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People(1973) |
 Gordon's War(1973) |
 Black Girl(1972) |
Writer
 Great Performances(1971) |
 Hands Upon the Heart(1991) |
 A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers(1983) |
 American Playhouse(1980) |
 Purlie(1982) |
Actor
 The L Word(2004)as Melvin Porter |
 Proud(2004)as Lorenzo Dufau |
 She Hate Me(2004)as Judge Buchanan |
 JAG(1995)as Terrence Minnerly |
 Baadasssss!(2003)as Granddad |
Producer
| Amora: The Inquisition(2003) |
| Hands Upon the Heart(1991) |
| A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers(1983) |
| To be a Man(1982) |
Composer
| Hands Upon the Heart(1991) |
Additional Crew
| We Shall Not Be Moved(2001) |
 Malcolm X(1992) |
Thanks
 Independent Lens(1999) |
 Three Days to Vegas(2007) |
 Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted(2004) |
 Heir to an Execution: A Granddaughter's Story(2004) |
 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist(1998) |
Soundtrack
 Cotton Comes to Harlem(1970) |
 Car 54, Where Are You?(1961) |
Self
 American Masters(1985)as Self, Narrator, Self - Host |
 American Experience(1988)as Self - Narrator, Self - Harlem Resident |
 For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots(2010) |
 By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'(2005)as Self |
 A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho(2005) |
Archive Footage
 Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?(2023)as Self |
 Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues(2022)as Self |
 I Am Burt Reynolds(2020)as Self |
 By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem(2020)as Self |
 A Certain Magical Pimpdex: Extended Edition(2019)as Da Mayor |
Archive Sound
 A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks(2021)as Self |
| By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem(2020)as Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist |
Known for
Photos 83
Credit Score: Ossie Davis
| # | Name | Score | Year | Win | Nom | Known | ★ | Wins | Noms | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do the Right Thing | 6.50 | 1989 | • | 7.9 | 0 | 2 | 124017 | ||
| 2 | Malcolm X | 5.00 | 1992 | • | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | 111172 | ||
| 3 | The Hill | 4.00 | 1965 | 7.8 | 1 | 6 | 16480 | |||
| 4 | Bubba Ho-Tep | 3.25 | 2003 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 54203 | ||
| 5 | Get on the Bus | 3.25 | 1996 | • | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 6449 | ||
| 6 | Jungle Fever | 3.25 | 1991 | • | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 21088 | ||
| 7 | Doctor Dolittle | 3.09 | 1998 | • | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 107796 | ||
| 8 | Dinosaur | 2.50 | 2000 | • | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 72866 | ||
| 9 | The Client | 2.50 | 1994 | • | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 85551 | ||
| 10 | Grumpy Old Men | 2.50 | 1993 | • | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 57532 |