Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005)
Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, then Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 13 films (1950–1997) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 36 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | [Thomas Jefferson] ▶ | to be added | 1 reel | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1989 | Do the right thing | SWANK | 120 mi | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1981 | Death of a Prophet | Black Filmmaker Foundation | 60 min. | 16mm | sound | |
| 1978 | Free Namibia | a United Nations production; directed by Jurgen Bergs, Simone di Bagno, Mark Robbins. | 27 | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1976 | Countdown At Kusini | TAN International, Ltd | 101 min | Color | sound | |
| 1975 | Let's Do It Again | Sidney Poitier | 110 min | Color | ||
| 1973 | Gordon’S War | Palomar Pictures International, Inc | 90 min | Color | sound | |
| 1969 | Slaves | Herbert Biberman | ||||
| 1965 | The Future And The Negro | WNET/13 | 75 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1965 | The Hill. | Seven Arts Productions (U. K.) Ltd. | 123 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1964 | Shock Treatment. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 94 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |
| 1963 | The Cardinal. | Gamma Productions Inc. | 175 | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1950 | No Way Out. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 106 min | 35mm | B&W | sound |