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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Birthday: 1917-12-18 | Place of Birth: Miami Beach, Florida, USA

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ossie Davis  (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an African-American film actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2004
Baadasssss!

as    Granddad

2004
She Hate Me

as    Judge Buchanan

2003
2003
Deacons for Defense

as    Reverend 'Rev' Gregory

2002
Bubba Ho-tep

as    John F. "Jack" Kennedy

2001
Feast of All Saints

as    Jean-Jacques

2000
Finding Buck McHenry

as    Buck McHenry

2000
Dinosaur

as    Yar (voice)

1998
Doctor Dolittle

as    Archer Dolittle

1997
12 Angry Men

as    Juror 2

1997
Thomas Jefferson

as    Narrator (voice)

1997
Thomas Jefferson

as    Narrator (voice)

1995
The Android Affair

as    Dr. Winston

1995
The Client

as    Judge Harry Roosevelt

1994
The Stand

as    Judge Richard Farris

1993
Grumpy Old Men

as    Chuck

1992
Gladiator

as    Noah

1991
Jungle Fever

as    Reverend Purify

1990
Joe Versus the Volcano

as    Marshall

1990
Evening Shade

as    Ponder Blue

1989
Do the Right Thing

as    Da Mayor

1989
B.L. Stryker

as    Oz Jackson

1988
School Daze

as    Coach Odom

1985
Avenging Angel

as    Capt. Harry Moradian