Ossie Davis

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Dec 17, 1917 (107 years old)
Death date
Feb 04, 2005

Ossie Davis

Known For

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
1h 44m
Movie 2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of archival footage and never-before-heard home recordings and personal conversations. This definitive documentary honors Armstrong's legacy as a founding father of jazz, one of the first internationally known and beloved stars, and a cultural ambassador of the United States.

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years
6h 6m
TV Show 2002

Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

A two-series set produced by the A&E network which explores the history of Christianity and its impact on the world from the year 0 to 2000.

Christianity: The First 1000 Years
TV Show 1998

Christianity: The First 1000 Years

The incredible story of the people who, despite persecution, grew Christianity from an obscure movement to one of the world's largest religions.

Thomas Jefferson
1h 30m
TV Show 1997

Thomas Jefferson

The complex life of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote that "all men are created equal" yet owned slaves, is recounted by master filmmaker Ken Burns in this probing documentary. Covering Jefferson's diplomatic work in France, his two presidential terms, his retirement at Monticello and more.

The West
1h 20m
TV Show 1996

The West

The West, sometimes marketed as Ken Burns Presents: The West, is a documentary film about the American Old West. It was directed by Stephen Ives and the executive producer was Ken Burns. The film originally aired on PBS in September 1996.

The Client
1h 0m
TV Show 1995

The Client

The Client is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 18, 1995 to August 16, 1996. The series was based on the 1994 film The Client, itself adapted from the 1993 John Grisham novel also of the same name.

The Client
1h 59m
Movie 1994

The Client

A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots himself, he tells Mark where the body of a Senator is buried. Clifford shoots himself and Mark is found at the scene, and both the FBI and the Mafia quickly realize that Mark probably knows more than he says.

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice
1h 30m
Movie 1994

Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

Ray investigates the murder of a psychiatrist.

The Stand
1h 30m
Movie 1994

The Stand

After a deadly plague kills most of the world's population, the remaining survivors split into two groups - one led by a benevolent elder and the other by a malevolent being - to face each other in a final battle between good and evil.

Malcolm X: Make It Plain
2h 30m
Movie 1994

Malcolm X: Make It Plain

Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.

Biography

Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ossie Davis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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