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Ossie Davis

Name
Ossie Davis
Full/Alt. name
Raiford Chatman Davis
Date of Birth
Tuesday December 18 1917
Born
Cogdell (Georgia)
Nationality
American
Partial Biography
Tall, dignified veteran character player of the American stage and screen with a career spanning nearly half a century. With his wife and frequent collaborator, actor Ruby Dee, Davis was a staple of black…Full Ossie Davis Biography…

Partial Filmography

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Recent Awards

  1. Grammy (2007) Best Spoken Word Album - "With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together"
  2. NAACP Image Award (2001) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "City of Angels"
  3. Screen Actors Guild (2000) Life Achievement Award
  4. Daytime Emmy (2000) Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special - "Finding Buck McHenry"
  5. NAACP Image Award (1999) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "Promised Land"

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Top matching photos

  • Premiere: Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee at the New York premiere of Sony Pictures Classics' She Hate Me

 


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