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Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis was a american Film & Television actor, director, playwright, author, poet and civil rights activist. He was married to Ruby Dee from 1945 until his death in 2005. He stared in films like Steven King's 'The Stand', the 1998 remake of 'Dr. Doolittle' and the cult classic 'Bubba Ho-tep'. Ossie was 6' 3" tall. his widow, Ruby Dee passed away June 11th 2014.

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Cast Credits

The L Word (2004)
Guest starring as Melvin Porter (4 episodes)
Thomas Jefferson (1997)
Starring as Narrator (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x02: Part 2 (Feb 19, 1997)
  • Episode 1x01: Part 1 (Feb 18, 1997)
Promised Land (1996)
Guest starring as Erasmus Jones (2 episodes)
The Client (1995)
Guest starring as Judge Harry Roosevelt (2 episodes)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Erasmus Jones (4 episodes)
Stephen King's The Stand (1994)
Starring as Judge Richard Farris (2 episodes)
Alex Haley's Queen (1993)
Starring as Parson Dick (3 episodes)
Evening Shade (1990)
Starring as Ponder Blue (4 episodes)
B.L. Stryker (1989)
Starring as Oz Jackson (12 episodes)
American Experience (1988)
Guest starring as Narrator
King (1978)
Guest starring as Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. (3 episodes)
Night Gallery (1969)
Guest starring as Osmund Portifoy
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
Guest starring as Ramon Borelle
N.Y.P.D. (1967)
Guest starring as Dempsey (2 episodes)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Guest starring as Dave Corbett (2 episodes)
Slattery's People (1964)
Guest starring as Jack Phillips
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Guest starring as Major Glenn Luke
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Ossie Davis (2 episodes)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Presenter (2 episodes)
Guest starring as Nominee
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