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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
- Baadasssss! (2005) 15 (Contains strong language and sex)Played "Granddad"
- Proud (2004) (for thematic elements, language and mild violence)Actor/Actress
- Bubbah Ho-Tep (2004) 15 (Contains strong sex references and language and moderate horror)Played "Jack"
- She Hate Me (2004) 15 (Contains strong language and sex)Played "Judge Buchanan"
- Here's to Life (2001) Actor/Actress
- Dinosaur (2000) PG (for intense images)Played "Voice of of Yar"
- Dr. Dolittle (1998) PG (Contains mild bad language and innuendo)Played "Archer Dolittle"
- 4 Little Girls (1997) Played "Himself"
- I'm Not Rappaport (1996) Played "Midge"
- Get On the Bus (1996) Played "Jeremiah"
Recent Awards
- Grammy (2007) Best Spoken Word Album - "With Ossie And Ruby: In This Life Together"
- NAACP Image Award (2001) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "City of Angels"
- Screen Actors Guild (2000) Life Achievement Award
- Daytime Emmy (2000) Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special - "Finding Buck McHenry"
- NAACP Image Award (1999) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - "Promised Land"
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