Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

na premijeri film She Hate Me, 2004.

Lični podaci

Ime po rođenju	Raiford Chatman Davis
Rođenje	18. decembar 1917. (1917-12-18) Cogdell u okrugu Clinch, Georgia, SAD
Smrt	4. februar 2005. (starost 87) Miami Beach, Florida, SAD
Bračni drug(ovi)	Ruby Dee (1948-2005)

Profesionalna karijera

Period aktivnosti	1939 - 2005
Nagrade	Životno djelo 2001 životno djelo

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

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)

Freedom Road (1979) Roots: The Next Generations (1979) King (1978) (miniseries) Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977) The Tenth Level (1975) Night Gallery (1969) Seven Times Monday (1962) The Emperor Jones (1955)

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)

Bibliografija

• Davis, Ossie (1961). Purlie Victorious. Samuel French Inc Plays. ISBN 978-0573614354. 
• Davis, Ossie (1977). Escape to Freedom: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass. Samuel French. ISBN 978-0573650314. 
• Davis, Ossie (1982). Langston. Delacorte Press. ISBN 978-0440046349. 
• Davis, Ossie; Dee, Ruby (1984) (Audio Cassette). Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears. Caedmon. ISBN 978-0694511877. 
• Davis, Ossie (1992). Just Like Martin. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing. ISBN 978-0671732028. 
• Davis, Ossie; Dee, Ruby (1998). With Ossie and Ruby: In This Life Together. William Morrow. ISBN 978-0688153960. 

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Ossie Davis

• Ossie Davis na Internet Broadway Database
• Ossie Davis na Internet Movie Database
• Ossie Davis na Filmskoj bazi podataka TCM
• Ossie Davis na TV.com
• Ossie Davis na Yahoo! Movies
• Eulogy of Malcolm X
• Ossie Davis in the news supporting Mumia Abu-Jamal
• Ossie Davis' oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
• The Ossie Davis Endowment
• Ossie Davis obituary
• Ossie Davis na Find a Grave
• Ossie Davis at Smithsonian Folkways