Ossie Davis
Il dottor Dolittle
Dinosauri
Fa' la cosa giusta
Ossie Davis, nato Raiford Chatman Davis (Codgell, 18 dicembre 1917 – Miami, 4 febbraio 2005) è stato un attore, regista, sceneggiatore e produttore cinematografico statunitense, nonché scrittore e attivista politico. Sposato dal 1948 con l'attrice Ruby Dee (con la quale nel 1980 creò, diresse e interpretò la serie televisiva Ossie and Ruby), Ossie Davis recitò in oltre 100 film e ne diresse cinque. Nel 1969 fu candidato al Golden Globe, come miglior attore non protagonista per il suo ruolo nel film Joe Bass l'implacabile, diretto da Sydney Pollack. Wikipedia
Cogdell, Georgia, USA
17 Dicembre 1917 - 04 Febbraio 2005
87 anni 1 mesi e 18 giorni
Fimografia
- 2022 - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive Footage)
- 2005 - The Peace! as Self
- 2005 - The History Makers: Success as Himself
- 2005 - Unstoppable as Self
- 2005 - By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X' as Self
- 2004 - Lei mi odia as Judge Buchanan
- 2004 - Proud as Lorenzo DuFau
- 2004 - Baadasssss! as Granddad
- 2004 - Beah: A Black Woman Speaks as Self
- 2003 - The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
- 2003 - The Tuskegee Airmen: They Fought Two Wars as Narrator
- 2003 - Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property as Himself
- 2003 - Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
- 2003 - Deacons for defence - Lotta per la libertà as Reverend 'Rev' Gregory
- 2002 - Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun' as Self
- 2002 - Bubba Ho-tep - Il re è qui as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
- 2001 - Feast of All Saints as Jean-Jacques
- 2001 - Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore as Narrator
- 2001 - The Legend of the Candy Cane as Julius (voice)
- 2000 - Here's to Life! as Duncan Cox
- 2000 - Dinosauri as Yar (voice)
- 2000 - Il grande Buck McHenry as Buck McHenry
- 1999 - The Unfinished Journey as Narrator (voice)
- 1999 - Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve as Caretaker
- 1999 - Il rumore degli angeli as Mordecai
- 1999 - La casa dei ricordi as Too Tall
- 1999 - Paul Robeson: Here I Stand as Self
- 1999 - A Vow to Cherish as Alexander Billman
- 1998 - Il dottor Dolittle as Archer Dolittle
- 1998 - Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist as Self
- 1997 - La parola ai giurati as Juror 2
- 1997 - 4 Little Girls as Self - Actor and Playwright
- 1997 - Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers as Narrator
- 1997 - Il colore del sangue as Mr. Evers
- 1997 - Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough as Self
- 1996 - Una coppia di scoppiati as Midge Carter
- 1996 - Bus in viaggio as Jeremiah
- 1995 - The Android Affair as Dr. Winston
- 1995 - Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder as Uncle Phil
- 1994 - Il cliente as Harry Roosevelt
- 1994 - Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice as Uncle Phil
- 1994 - The Stand as Judge Richard Farris
- 1994 - Malcolm X: Make It Plain as Self
- 1994 - Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World as Narrator
- 1993 - Due irresistibili brontoloni as Chuck
- 1993 - Un piedipiatti e mezzo as Detective in Squad Room
- 1993 - Goin' Back to T-Town as Narrator
- 1993 - The Ernest Green Story as Grandfather
- 1992 - Lincoln as Frederick Douglas (voice)
- 1992 - Malcolm X as Eulogy Performer (voice)
- 1992 - I gladiatori della strada as Noah
- 1991 - Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker as Self
- 1991 - Jungle Fever as Reverend Purify
- 1990 - Joe contro il vulcano as Marshall
- 1990 - The Red Shoes
- 1989 - Making 'Do the Right Thing' as Self
- 1989 - Fa' la cosa giusta as Da Mayor
- 1988 - Aule turbolente as Coach Odom
- 1986 - Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories as Anansi the Spider (Sleepytime Songs and Stories) (voice)
- 1985 - Angel Killer 2 - La vendetta as Capt. Harry Moradian
- 1985 - Tyler Texas Black Film Collection as Himself
- 1984 - Harry & Son as Raymond
- 1984 - Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood as Narrator
- 1984 - The House of God as Dr. Sanders
- 1981 - Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige as Chuffy Russell
- 1981 - Death of a Prophet
- 1980 - All God's Children as Blaine Whitfield
- 1979 - Freedom Road as Narrator
- 1979 - Hot Stuff as Captain John Geiberger
- 1979 - Freedom Man as Benjamin Banneker
- 1977 - Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid as Dr. Fredericks
- 1976 - The Tenth Level as Reed
- 1976 - Countdown at Kusini as Ernest Motapo
- 1975 - Let's Do It Again as Elder Johnson
- 1975 - Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Narrator
- 1972 - Malcolm X as Eulogy (voice)
- 1971 - The Sheriff as James Lucas
- 1970 - Kongi's Harvest as Narrator
- 1969 - Night Gallery as Osmond Portifoy
- 1969 - Slaves as Luke
- 1969 - Sam Whiskey as Jed Hooker
- 1969 - Teacher, Teacher as Charles Carter
- 1969 - The Fall
- 1968 - Joe Bass l'implacabile as Joseph Lee
- 1968 - Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class as Narrator
- 1967 - The Outsider as Lt. Wagner
- 1967 - Black Liberation as Narrator
- 1966 - La pelle brucia as Nelson Davis
- 1965 - The Sun... the Sand... the Hill as Jason King (archival footage)
- 1965 - The Sun... the Sand... the Hill as Jason King (archive footage)
- 1965 - La collina del disonore as Jacko King
- 1964 - Elettroshock as Capshaw
- 1963 - Il cardinale as Father Gillis
- 1963 - Gone Are the Days! as Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson
- 1962 - Hands of Inge as Narrator (voice)
- 1960 - John Brown's Raid
- 1951 - La 14ª ora as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1950 - Uomo bianco tu vivrai! as John Brooks (uncredited)