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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Born in Miami Beach, Florida, USA on 18th December 1917. Died in 2005 aged 87 years old.
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Ossie Davis was an actor with a career spanning 53 years, from 1951 to 2004, starting at the age of 34. His first film was Fourteen Hours and his last film was She Hate Me. A lot of his work was in the Drama and Comedy genres.

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Grumpy Old Men

Known For

The Hill poster Do the Right Thing poster Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives poster 12 Angry Men poster The Secret Path poster Night Gallery poster The Ernest Green Story poster Baadasssss! poster

Filmography

Film Film Year Runtime Rating Streaming Options
She Hate Me poster She Hate Me 2004 2h 19m
Baadasssss! poster Baadasssss! 2003 1h 48m
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives poster Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives 2003 1h 15m
Bubba Ho-tep poster Bubba Ho-tep 2002 1h 32m
Feast of All Saints poster Feast of All Saints 2001 3h 33m
Dinosaur poster Dinosaur 2000 1h 22m
The Secret Path poster The Secret Path 1999 1h 38m
Xumo Play
Doctor Dolittle poster Doctor Dolittle 1998 1h 25m
12 Angry Men poster 12 Angry Men
as Juror #2
1997 1h 57m
I'm Not Rappaport poster I'm Not Rappaport 1996 2h 15m
Get on the Bus poster Get on the Bus 1996 2h
Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder poster Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder 1995 1h 30m
The Client poster The Client 1994 1h 59m
Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice poster Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice 1994 1h 30m
Grumpy Old Men poster Grumpy Old Men 1993 1h 43m
Cop and ½ poster Cop and ½ 1993 1h 37m
The Ernest Green Story poster The Ernest Green Story 1993 1h 41m
Lincoln poster Lincoln 1992 4h
Gladiator poster Gladiator 1992 1h 41m
Jungle Fever poster Jungle Fever 1991 2h 12m
Joe Versus the Volcano poster Joe Versus the Volcano 1990 1h 42m
Plex Channel
Do the Right Thing poster Do the Right Thing 1989 2h
School Daze poster School Daze 1988 2h 1m
Avenging Angel poster Avenging Angel 1985 1h 33m
Plex Channel
Troma NOW
Harry & Son poster Harry & Son 1984 2h
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige poster Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige 1981 1h 38m
Death of a Prophet poster Death of a Prophet 1981 1h
Plex Channel
Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid poster Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid 1977 1h 38m
The Tenth Level poster The Tenth Level 1976 1h 42m
Countdown at Kusini poster Countdown at Kusini 1976 1h 41m
Let's Do It Again poster Let's Do It Again 1975 1h 50m
Night Gallery poster Night Gallery 1969 1h 38m
A Man Called Adam poster A Man Called Adam 1966 1h 39m
The Hill poster The Hill 1965 2h 3m
Shock Treatment poster Shock Treatment 1964 1h 34m
Fourteen Hours poster Fourteen Hours 1951 1h 32m

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3 films together
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Stats

His Top Genres 1
27% Drama
+ 85 more
His Top Years
9% 1993
+ 27 more

1 Genres are counted according to total films, not total genres, as such the overall total of all genress will be more than 100%.

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Ossie Davis FAQ

How old was Ossie Davis when he died?

87 years old.

When was Ossie Davis born?

18th December 1917

Where was Ossie Davis born?

Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Has Ossie Davis won an Oscar?

No, he never won an Oscar.

Has Ossie Davis won a BAFTA?

No, he never won an BAFTA.

What ethnicity is Ossie Davis?

He was Black.