Ossie Davis

Mostly Credited As: Ossie Davis
Birth Name: Raiford Chatman Davis
Date Of Birth: December 18, 1917 (Age 87)
Country Of Birth:

USA
Birth Place: Cogdell, Georgia
Date Of Death: February 04, 2005
Cause Of Death: Natural causes (Miami Beach, Florida)
Height: 6' 3" (1.9 m)

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TV Appearances

Main cast

The Client (1995)	As: Judge Harry Roosevelt
Stephen King´s The Stand (1994)	As: Judge Richard Farris
Evening Shade (1990)	As: Ponder Blue
B.L. Stryker (1989)	As: Oz Jackson

Episode Cast Credits

The L Word (2004)
	• L'Chaim	02x12: (May/08/2005)	As	Melvin Porter
	• Loud and Proud	02x11: (May/01/2005)	As	Melvin Porter
	• Land Ahoy	02x10: (Apr/24/2005)	As	Melvin Porter
	• Lawfully	01x05: (Feb/15/2004)	As	Melvin Porter
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
	• 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honors	27x01: (Dec/21/2004)	As	Himself (Honoree)
TV Revolution (2004)
	• Body Count	01x05: (May/26/2004)	As	Himself
	• Black & White & Living Color	01x04: (May/25/2004)	As	Himself
JAG (1995)
	• Close Quarters	09x07: (Nov/07/2003)	As	Terrence Minnerly
Touched by an Angel (1994) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• Remembering Me (2)	09x09: (Nov/23/2002)	As	Gabriel
	• The Christmas Gift	06x10: (Dec/12/1999)	As	Gabriel
	• Vengance Is Mine (1)	05x02: (Sep/27/1998)	As	Erasmus Jones
	• Homecoming (1)	03x11: (Nov/24/1996)	As	Erasmus Jones
Third Watch (1999)
	• Men	01x18: (Apr/10/2000)	As	John Parker
	• Journey to the Himalayas	01x12: (Jan/24/2000)	As	John Parker
	• Modern Designs for Better Living	01x09: (Nov/28/1999)	As	John Parker
American Masters (1986)
	• Paul Robeson: Here I Stand	12x03: (Feb/24/1999)	*Voiced*	Narrator
	• John Hammond: From Bessie Smith to Bruce Springsteen	05x06: (Aug/20/1990)	*Voiced*	Narrator
	• The Negro Ensemble Company	02x07: (Sep/14/1987)	*Voiced*	Narrator
Promised Land (1996)
	• The Homecoming (2)	01x09: (Nov/26/1996)	As	Erasmus Jones
American Experience (1988)
	• Goin' Back to T-Town	05x15: (Mar/01/1993)	*Voiced*	Narrator
Hawaii Five-O (1968) (1968)
	• Hara-Kiri: Murder	07x13: (Dec/31/1974)	As	Ramon Borelle
Night Gallery (1970)
	• The Cemetery	(Nov/08/1969)	As	Portifoy
Bonanza (1959)
	• The Wish	10x23: (Mar/09/1969)	As	Sam Davis
The Name of the Game (1968)
	• The Third Choice	01x24: (Mar/07/1969)	As	Kubani
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (1951)
	• Teacher, Teacher	18x03: (Feb/05/1969)	As	Charles Carter
Run for Your Life (1965)
	• A Rage for Justice	02x17: (Jan/16/1967)	As	Dave Corbett
	• Flight from Tirana	02x16: (Jan/09/1967)	As	Dave Corbett
	• A Game of Violence	02x11: (Nov/28/1966)	As	Frankie Morton
The Fugitive (1963) (1963)
	• Death is the Door Prize	04x02: (Sep/20/1966)	As	Johnny Gaines
Slattery's People (1964)
	• What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger?	02x06: (Oct/22/1965)	As	Phillips
The Great Adventure (1963)
	• Go Down, Moses	01x06: (Nov/01/1963)	As	John Ross
Car 54, Where are You? (1961)
	• Here Comes Charlie	02x23: (Feb/24/1963)	As	Omar
	• The Star Boarder	02x21: (Feb/10/1963)	As	Omar
	• Benny the Bookie's Last Chance	02x17: (Jan/13/1963)	As	Omar
	• Stop Thief	02x14: (Dec/16/1962)	As	Omar
Playhouse 90 (1956)
	• John Brown's Raid	04x08: (Jan/14/1960)	As	guest star
Kraft Television Theatre (1947) (1947)
	• The Emperor Jones	08x21: (Feb/23/1955)	As	Brutus Jones

Crew Credits

Show Crew

Episode Crew

East Side/West Side (1963) (Credited in 1 episodes from this show)
• I Before E Except After C	01x05	Oct/21/1963	As: Story, Teleplay