Ossie Davis Actor director poet playwright writer and social activist
Ossie Davis is a 87 years old Actor director poet playwright writer and social activist from . Ossie Davis was born on December 18, 1917 (died on February 04, 2005, he was 87 years old) in as Raiford Chatman Davis. His nickname was Davis Raiford Chatman.
About
Birth name of Ossie Davis is Raiford Chatman Davis
No, he died on 02/04/2005, 19 years ago. He was 87 years old when he died. He died in Miami Beach Florida, United States
Family
Wife
Ruby Dee, Actress activist
He married with Ruby Dee (91), on Thursday, December 9th, 1948. Ossie Davis was 30 and Ruby Dee was 26 years old. After 56 years, 1 month, in 2005 Ruby passed away.
Child
He had one child, Guy (72, Actor) . When his first child, Guy Davis, was born, Ossie Davis was 34 years old.
Ossie Davis net worth
He had a net worth of 2 million dollars.
Works
Ossie Davis Movies (82)
There are 82 movies of Ossie Davis.
His first feature film was Dinosaur (2000, as Yar (voice)). He was 82 when he starred in this movie. Since 2000, he has appeared in 82 feature films. The last one is The History Makers: Success (2005). In this movie, we watched him as himself .
View all Ossie Davis movies.
Ossie Davis movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Yar | Dinosaur (2000) | 82 |
| Archer Dolittle | Doctor Dolittle (1998) | 80 |
| Noah | Gladiator (1992) | 74 |
| Harry Roosevelt | The Client (1994) | 76 |
| Chuck | Grumpy Old Men (1993) | 76 |
| Da Mayor | Do the Right Thing (1989) | 71 |
| Juror 2 | 12 Angry Men (1997) | 79 |
| Marshall | Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) | 72 |
| Reverend Purify | Jungle Fever (1991) | 73 |
| Jacko King | The Hill (1965) | 47 |
| Jack | Bubba Ho-tep (2002) | 84 |
| Coach Odom | School Daze (1988) | 70 |
| Joseph Lee | The Scalphunters (1968) | 50 |
| Director | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | 52 |
| Screenplay | Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) | 52 |
| John Brooks | No Way Out (1950) | 32 |
| Father Gillis | The Cardinal (1963) | 45 |
| Capt. Harry Moradian | Avenging Angel (1985) | 67 |
| Jeremiah | Get on the Bus (1996) | 78 |
| Mr. Evers | Miss Evers' Boys (1997) | 79 |
| Jed Hooker | Sam Whiskey (1969) | 51 |
| Raymond | Harry & Son (1984) | 66 |
| Granddad | Baadasssss! (2004) | 86 |
| Cab Driver | Fourteen Hours (1951) | 33 |
| Reverend 'Rev' Gregory | Deacons for Defense (2003) | 85 |
| Himself - Actor and Playwright | 4 Little Girls (1997) | 79 |
| Mordecai | The Soul Collector (1999) | 81 |
| Luke | Slaves (1969) | 51 |
| Himself | Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) | 73 |
| Captain John Geiberger | Hot Stuff (1979) | 61 |
| Death of a Prophet (1981) | 63 | |
| Elder Johnson | Let's Do It Again (1975) | 57 |
| Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003) | 85 | |
| Himself | Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003) | 85 |
| Jean-Jacques | Feast of All Saints (2001) | 83 |
| Midge Carter | I'm Not Rappaport (1996) | 79 |
| Director | Gordon's War (1973) | 55 |
| Nelson Davis | A Man Called Adam (1966) | 48 |
| Himself | Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003) | 85 |
| Too Tall | The Secret Path (1999) | 81 |
| Himself | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (2000) | 82 |
| Director | Black Girl (1972) | 54 |
| Himself | The Peace! (2005) | 87 |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999) | 81 | |
| Grandfather | The Ernest Green Story (1993) | 75 |
| Eulogy | Malcolm X (1972) | 54 |
| Dr. Winston | The Android Affair (1995) | 77 |
| Reed | The Tenth Level (1976) | 58 |
| Himself | Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) | 71 |
| Buck McHenry | Finding Buck McHenry (2000) | 82 |
| Himself | By Any Means Necessary: The Making of Malcolm X (2005) | 87 |
| Alexander Billman | A Vow To Cherish (1999) | 81 |
| Narrator | Freedom Road (1979) | 61 |
| Writer | For Us, the Living: The Story of Medgar Evers (1983) | 64 |
| Osmond Portifoy | Night Gallery (1969) | 51 |
| The Fall (1969) | 51 | |
| Lt. Wagner | The Outsider (1967) | 49 |
| Dr. Sanders | The House of God (1984) | 66 |
| Writer | Purlie (1981) | 63 |
| Narrator | Jackie Robinson: Breaking Barriers (1997) | 79 |
| Ernest Motapo | Countdown at Kusini (1976) | 58 |
| Director | Countdown at Kusini (1976) | 58 |
| Blaine Whitfield | All God's Children (1980) | 62 |
| himself | Lena Horne: In her Own Words | 0 |
| Narrator | Thomas Jefferson: A Film by Ken Burns | 79 |
| Writer | Gone Are the Days! (1963) | 45 |
| Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson | Gone Are the Days! (1963) | 45 |
| Jason King | The Sun... the Sand... the Hill (1965) | 47 |
| Jason King | The Sun... the Sand... the Hill (1965) | 47 |
| Narrator | Black Liberation (1967) | 49 |
| Narrator | Still A Brother: Inside the Negro Middle Class (1968) | 50 |
| Charles Carter | Teacher, Teacher (1969) | 51 |
| Director | Kongi's Harvest (1970) | 52 |
| The Sheriff (1971) | 53 | |
| Narrator | Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (1975) | 57 |
| Dr. Fredericks | Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) | 59 |
| Benjamin Banneker | Freedom Man (1979) | 61 |
| Chuffy Russell | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981) | 63 |
| Himself | Tyler Texas Black Film Collection (1985) | 67 |
| The Red Shoes (1990) | 72 | |
| Interviewee | Theater Talk: A Raisin in the Sun (2002) | 84 |
| Himself | The History Makers: Success (2005) | 87 |
Ossie Davis TV Shows (26)
His first TV Show was Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951).
View all Ossie Davis TV shows. What was Ossie's zodiac sign?
Ossie Davis zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Ossie Davis
| Alias | Davis Raiford Chatman |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Raiford Chatman Davis |
| Place of death | Miami Beach Florida, United States |
| Spouse | Ruby Dee |
