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Ossie Davis (1917–2005)
Actor, Writer, Director
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| 305 titles |
| Films in Production (1 title) | Budget | Status |
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$150K
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| Past Film & Video (46 titles) | Budget | Opening Weekend | Gross (US & Canada) | Gross (Worldwide) |
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$3.3MM
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Hands Upon the Heart (1991)
Storyteller / Amos / Farmer / Robert Heberton Terrell, Writer, Composer, Producer |
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$14MM
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$5.3MM
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$44MM
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$9.3MM
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$70K
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$200K
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| Past Television (85 titles) | Episodes |
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1
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Independent Lens (2013)
(TV Series) - In Memory Of (1 episode, 2013)
The Powerbroker: Whitney Young's Fight for Civil Rights (Feb
18,
2013)
Season 14,
Episode 8
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In Memory Of
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1
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4
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1
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6
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1
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1
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1
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3
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2
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1
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10
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14
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Sesame Street (1995)
(TV Series) - Anansi the Spider (voice) (2 episodes, 1995)
Ruthie Wants to Join the Dance Theatre of Harlem (Feb
3,
1995)
Season 26,
Episode 55
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Anansi the Spider (voice)
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2
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99
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4
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1
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3
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12
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American Playhouse (1983–1990)
(TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1983), Special Thanks (1 episode, 1990) |
2
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A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers (1984)
(TV Series) - Writer (2 episodes, 1984), Producer (2 episodes, 1984)
The Second American Revolution, Part 2: Presidents & Politics with Richard Strout (Apr
25,
1984)
Writer,
Producer
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2
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1
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3
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1
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1
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The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1974)
(TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 1974), Director (1 episode, 1974) |
1
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Love, American Style (1973)
(TV Series) - Actor (segment "Love and High Spirits") (1 episode, 1973)
Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (Oct
5,
1973)
Season 5,
Episode 4
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Actor (segment "Love and High Spirits")
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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Run for Your Life (1966–1967)
(TV Series) - Sgt. Dave Corbett / Dave Corbett / Frankie Morton (3 episodes, 1966) |
3
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1
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1
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1
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1
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The Defenders (1961–1965)
(TV Series) - District Attorney Daniel Jackson / Assistant District Attorney / District Attorney / Officer Bond / Nixie (8 episodes, 1961) |
8
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Car 54, Where Are You? (1962–1963)
(TV Series) - Officer Omar Anderson (6 episodes, 1962), Performer: "The First Noel", "Deck The Halls" (uncredited) (1 episode, 1962) |
6
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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| Self (138 titles) |
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American Experience (1994–2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Narrator / Self - Harlem Resident (2 episodes, 1994) |
Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005)
(TV Movie) - Self |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004)
(TV Special) - Self - Honoree |
Independent Lens (2004)
(TV Series) - Self / Self - Narrator (1 episode, 2004)
Why Can't We Be a Family Again?/Downpour Resurfacing (Jan
27,
2004)
Season 5,
Episode 13
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Self / Self - Narrator
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National Memorial Day Concert (1992–2003)
(TV Series) - Self - Master of Ceremonies (3 episodes, 1992) |
Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999)
(TV Movie) - Self - Narrator |
60 Minutes (1992)
(TV Series) - Self - Actor (segment "Malcolm X") (1 episode, 1992)
Saddam's Killing Fields/Life, Death and Politics/Malcolm X (Feb
23,
1992)
Season 24,
Episode 24
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Self - Actor (segment "Malcolm X")
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Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1990)
(TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1990) |
A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers (1984)
(TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1984) |
A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984)
(TV Special) - Self - Narrator (voice) |
The Merv Griffin Show (1967–1968)
(TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1967)
James Coburn, Totie Fields, Pia Lindstrom, Martin Yarbrough, Doris Lilly, the Pickle Brothers (Jan
3,
1968)
Season 5,
Episode 88
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Self
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To Tell the Truth (1963)
(TV Series) - Self - Panelist (2 episodes, 1963)
Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Ossie Davis, Kitty Carlisle (Dec
16,
1963)
Season 8,
Episode 83
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Self - Panelist
Tom Poston, Peggy Cass, Ossie Davis, Kitty Carlisle (Nov
4,
1963)
Season 8,
Episode 49
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Self - Panelist
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Missing Links (1963)
(TV Series) - Self - Panelist (5 episodes, 1963)
Ossie Davis, Kitty Carlisle, Robert Q. Lewis - day 5 (Dec
6,
1963)
Season 1,
Episode 65
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Self - Panelist
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| Archive Footage (34 titles) |
|---|
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2020), Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (archive sound) (voice) (1 episode, 2020)
Freedom Songs (Nov
14,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (archive sound) (voice)
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Vice Guide to Film (2016)
(TV Series) - Self - Actor, Jungle Fever (archive footage) (1 episode, 2016) |
50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary (2014)
(TV Movie) - Self - Actor / Self - Activist (archive footage) |
P.O.V. (2014)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 2014)
American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs (Jun
30,
2014)
Season 27,
Episode 2
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Self (archive footage)
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Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012)
(TV Series) - Self - Civil Right Activist (archive footage) (uncredited) (1 episode, 2012)
The Maverick Mobster (May
20,
2012)
Season 1,
Episode 3
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Self - Civil Right Activist (archive footage) (uncredited)
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11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005)
(TV Special) - Self - Memorial Tribute (archive footage) |
Television (1988)
(TV Series) - Self - District Attorney Daniel Jackson (archive footage) (1 episode, 1988)
Drama (Feb
29,
1988)
Season 1,
Episode 6
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Self - District Attorney Daniel Jackson (archive footage)
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Eyes on the Prize III: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest (1987)
(TV Series) - Self (archive footage) (1 episode, 1987) |
Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
(Video) - Narrator (archive footage) (segment "Anansi Tale") (voice) (as Ozzie Davis) |
The Ed Sullivan Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer (archive footage) (1 episode, 1970)
Nancy Sinatra, Rodney Dangerfield, Bobby Vinton, Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, Wayne & Shuster, Irwin C. Watson, Trio Rennos (Mar
8,
1970)
Season 23,
Episode 23
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Self - Singer (archive footage)
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| Other (1 title) |
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