Ruby Dee
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Emmy (Primetime)
Outstanding Supporting Actor
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Golden Globe
Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
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He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role in Jamaica (1958). He wrote and starred as the title character in the satirical farce Purlie Victorious (1961) which was adapted into a 1963 film and 1970 musical.
1998 Nominee Golden Satellite Award. Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television; Miss Evers' Boys
- December 18, 1917
- February 4, 2005
Ossie Davis. 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.
- January 1, 1
- Cogdell, Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee in Jungle Fever (1991)- Sean Connery, Ossie Davis, Ian Hendry, and Jack Watson in The Hill (1965)
- Ossie Davis and Harry Andrews in The Hill (1965)
- Sean Connery, Ossie Davis, Harry Andrews, Roy Kinnear, and Jack Watson in The Hill (1965)
- Sean Connery, Ossie Davis, Roy Kinnear, and Jack Watson in The Hill (1965)
- Sean Connery and Ossie Davis in The Hill (1965)
- Sean Connery, Ossie Davis, and Jack Watson in The Hill (1965)
Mar 9, 2001 · Davis received innumerable honors and citations, including the Hall of Fame Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement in 1989; the U.S. National Medal for the Arts in 1995; the New York Urban League Frederick Douglas Award; NAACP Image Award; and the Screen Actor's Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
Apr 26, 2024 · Awards And Honors: Grammy Award (2006) Kennedy Center Honors (2004) National Medal of Arts (1995) Notable Works: “Gone Are the Days” “Purlie Victorious” Notable Family Members: spouse Ruby Dee.
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Check all the awards won and nominated for by Ossie Davis - Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album (2006) , Kennedy Center Honors (2004) , Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2001) and more awards. Ossie Davis was an American film, television and Broadway actor, director, poet, playwright,...
Jul 21, 2005 · Both Davis and Dee won many awards. In 1995 they were awarded the National Medal of Arts by U.S. president Bill Clinton. They were inducted into the NAACP Image Award Hall of Fame in 1996, and in 2000 the Screen Actors Guild bestowed their highest award, the Life Achievement Award, on the couple.
