Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis (18. decembar 1917 – 4. februar 2005) bio je američki filmski glumac, režiser, pjesnik, dramatičar, književnik i društveni aktivist.

Ossie Davis
na premijeri film She Hate Me, 2004.
Biografske informacije
RođenjeRaiford Chatman Davis
(1917-12-18)18. 12. 1917.
Cogdell u okrugu Clinch, Georgia, SAD
Smrt4. 2. 2005. (dob: 87)
Miami Beach, Florida, SAD
SupružnikRuby Dee (1948-2005)
Opus
Djelatni period1939 - 2005

Opus

Režija

  • Kongi's Harvest (1970)
  • Countdown at Kusini (1976)
  • Gordon's War (1973)
  • Black Girl (1972)
  • Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)

Filmske uloge

  • A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005)
  • Proud (2004)
  • She Hate Me (2004)
  • BAADASSSSS! (2003)
  • Beah: A Black Woman Speaks (2003)
  • Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property (2003)
  • Unchained Memories (2003)
  • Bubba Ho-tep (2002)
  • Why Can't We Be a Family Again? (2002)
  • Voice of the Voiceless (2001)
  • Here's to Life! (2000)
  • Dinosaur (2000) (voice)
  • The Gospel According to Mr. Allen (2000)
  • The Unfinished Journey (1999)
  • Dr. Dolittle (1998)
  • Alyson's Closet (1998)
  • 4 Little Girls (1997)

  • I'm Not Rappaport (1996)
  • Get on the Bus (1996)
  • The Client (1994)
  • Grumpy Old Men (1993)
  • Cop and a 1/2 (1993)
  • Malcolm X (1992)
  • Gladiator (1992)
  • Jungle Fever (1991)
  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)
  • Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
  • Do the Right Thing (1989)
  • School Daze (1988)
  • Avenging Angel (1985)
  • Harry & Son (1984)
  • The House of God (1984)
  • Death of a Prophet (1981)
  • Hot Stuff (1979)

  • Countdown at Kusini (1976)
  • Let's Do It Again (1975)
  • Wattstax (1973)
  • The Silent Revolution (1972)
  • Slaves (1969)
  • Sam Whiskey (1969)
  • The Scalphunters (1968)
  • A Man Called Adam (1966)
  • The Hill (1965)
  • Shock Treatment (1964)
  • The Cardinal (1963)
  • The Joe Louis Story (1953)
  • Gone Are the Days! (1963)
  • Fourteen Hours (1951)
  • No Way Out (1950)

Televizija

  • The L Word (2004-2005)
  • Deacons for Defense (2003)
  • The Feast of All Saints (2001)
  • Legend of the Candy Cane (2001)
  • Finding Buck McHenry (2000)
  • The Soul Collector (1999)
  • The Secret Path (1999)
  • The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999)
  • A Vow to Cherish (1999)
  • 12 Angry Men (1997)
  • Miss Evers' Boys (1997)

  • Touched By An Angel (1996-2002)
  • Promised Land (1996-1998)
  • Home of the Brave (1996)
  • The Client (1995-1996)
  • The Android Affair (1995)
  • Ray Alexander (1994-1995)
  • The Stand (1994)
  • The Ernest Green Story (1993)
  • Queen (1992)
  • Evening Shade (1990-1994)
  • We'll Take Manhattan (1990)
  • B.L. Stryker (1989-1990)
  • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
  • Ossie and Ruby! (1980-1981)
  • All God's Children (1980)

Pozornica

  • A Celebration of Paul Robeson (30. oktobar 1988.) (dobrotvorni koncert)
  • I'm Not Rappaport (19. novembar 1985 - 17. januar 1988) (zamjena za Cleavona Littlea)
  • The Zulu and the Zayda (10. novembar 1965 - 16. april 1966)
  • Purlie Victorious (28. septembar 1961 - 12. maj 1962)
  • A Raisin in the Sun (11. mart 1959 - 25. jun 1960) (zamjena za Sidneya Poitiera)
  • Jamaica (31. oktobar - 11. april 1959)
  • Touchstone (3 - 7. februar 1953)
  • Remains to Be Seen (3. oktobar 1951 - 22. mart 1952)
  • The Green Pastures (repriza) (15. mart - 21. april 1951)
  • The Wisteria Trees (29. mart - 16. septembar 1950)
  • The Smile of the World (12 - 15. januar 1949)
  • The Leading Lady (18 - 23. oktobar 1948)
  • Jeb (21 - 28. feberuar 1946)

Diskografija

  • Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 1: Performed by Ossie Davis (Folkways Records, 1966)
  • Autobiography of Frederick Douglass, Vol. 2: Performed by Ossie Davis (Folkways, 1966)
  • Frederick Douglass' The Meaning of July 4 for the Negro: Performed by Ossie Davis (Folkways, 1975)
  • Frederick Douglass' Speeches inc. The Dred Scott Decision: Performed by Ossie Davis (Folkways, 1976)

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