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Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, then Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
She Hate Me
2004 · as Judge Buchanan
Bubba Ho-tep
2002 · as John F. "Jack" Kennedy
Dinosaur
2000 · as Yar (voice)
The Secret Path
1999 · as Too Tall
12 Angry Men
1998 · as Juror 2
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · as Archer Dolittle
The Client
1994 · as Harry Roosevelt
Grumpy Old Men
1993 · as Chuck
Gladiator
1992 · as Noah
Jungle Fever
1991 · as Reverend Purify
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990 · as Marshall
Evening Shade
1990 · as Ponder Blue
Do the Right Thing
1989 · as Da Mayor
School Daze
1988 · as Coach Odom
“I have less opportunities than I used to, but I don't think there's any prejudice against me because of my age”
“Art has a deep responsibility, social, cultural, and otherwise. And that the basic motivation for the creation of art is, in a sense, to meet those responsibilities. Now, it doesn't mean that you cannot express yourself in any way you want to, but it takes place in a social context, whether you mean it to do so or not”
“Blacks are by and large are still, in a majority sense, Democrats”
“There is a lot of American history waiting to be rediscovered, once you get away from the official version”
“Peace, peace, peace. This is where it’s at, and this is where I am.”
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