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Davis's credits as a film director include Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970), Black Girl (1972), and Gordon's War (1973). He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Scalphunters (1968).
Ossie Davis was born on 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on 4 February 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Feb 10, 2005 · Ossie Davis, whose rich baritone and elegant, unshakable bearing made him a giant of the stage, screen and the civil rights movement — often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee — has died. He was...
4 days ago · Ossie Davis, American writer, actor, director, and social activist who was known for his contributions to African American theater and film and for his passionate support of civil rights and humanitarian causes.
Feb 5, 2005 · Ossie Davis, imposing actor who with his wife, Ruby Dee, helped widen horizons for blacks on stage and screen while fighting zealously for civil rights from Washington to Hollywood, dies at age...
Ossie Davis was born on December 18, 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Do the Right Thing (1989), Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). He was married to Ruby Dee. He died on February 4, 2005 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.
Feb 4, 2005 · Legendary actor and civil rights advocate Ossie Davis died in a Miami hotel at the age of 87. A look back at the man who was a central figure among black performers for many decades.
Feb 4, 2005 · February 4, 2005 • Actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis has died at the age of 87. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates offers an appreciation of Davis, whose career spanned...
Davis has played a wide range of characters since he made his movie debut with his wife, Ruby Dee, and Poitier in "No Way Out" (1949). During the 1950s he appeared in a series of Broadway plays, including "The Wisteria Trees" with Helen Hayes, "No Time for Sergeants" and "A Raisin in the Sun."
Feb 4, 2005 · Ossie Davis, an actor and activist beloved and revered for his contributions to theater, film, television and the civil rights movement, is dead at 87. The legendary figure, who combined militancy with grace and humor, was found dead Friday in a Miami Beach hotel room.
