Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis (December 18, 1917–February 4, 2005) was an African-American actor, film director, and activist.

Filmography

• No Way Out (1950)
• Fourteen Hours (1951)
• The Joe Louis Story (1953)
• Gone Are the Days! (1963)
• The Cardinal (1963)
• Shock Treatment (1964)
• The Hill (1965)
• A Man Called Adam (1966)
• The Scalphunter (1968)
• Sam Whiskey (1969)
• Slaves (1969)
• The Silent Revolution (1972) (short subject) (narrator)
• Malcolm X (1972) (documentary) (voice only)
• Let's Do It Again (1975)
• Countdown at Kusini (1976)
• Hot Stuff (1979)
• Death of a Prophet (1981)
• The House of God (1984)
• Harry and Son (1984)
• Avenging Angel (1985)
• School Daze (1988)
• Do the Right Thing (1989)
• Joe Versues the Volcano (1990)
• ' (1991) (documentary)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• Gladiator (1992)
• Malcolm X (1992)
• Grumpy Old Men (1993)
• The Client (1994)
• Get on the Bus (1996)
• I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
• 4 Little Girls (1997) (documentary)
• ' (1998) (documentary)
• Alyson's Closet (1998)
• Doctor Dolittle (1998)
• The Unfinished Journey (1999) (short subject) (narrator)
• The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000) (documentary) (narrator)
• Dinosaur (2000) (voice)
• Here's to Life! (2000)
• Voice of the Voiceless (2001) (documentary)
• Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
• ' (2003) (narrator)
• ' (2003) (documentary)
• Proud (2003)
• ' (2003) (documentary)
• Baadasssss! (2003)
• She Hate Me (2004)
• A Trumpet at the Wall of Jericho (2005) (documentary) (currently filming)
• A Street Called Pain (2005) (documentary) (currently filming)
• Life's Back Pocket (2005) (currently in pre-production)