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Ossie Davis

Actor · 78 credits · 23 in highly-rated films

Best known for Do the Right Thing (1989)

Frequent collaborators: Ruby Dee, Alfre Woodard, Spike Lee, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito

Best Ossie Davis movies by genre

Movies (73 total, ranked by score)

  1. Do the Right Thing

    1989 · ★ 7.8 (2,047 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. 12 Angry Men

    1997 · ★ 7.7 (465 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    2

  3. Gladiator

    1992 · ★ 7.6 (414 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. The Hill

    1965 · ★ 7.5 (259 votes)

    Drama, War

    4

  5. Dinosaur

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (2,778 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Drama

    5

  6. Jungle Fever

    1991 · ★ 6.4 (326 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. Bubba Ho-tep

    2002 · ★ 6.5 (707 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Thriller

    7

  8. Let's Do It Again

    1975 · ★ 7.0 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    8

  9. Night Gallery

    1969 · ★ 6.5 (24 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, TV Movie

    9

  10. The Scalphunters

    1968 · ★ 6.4 (120 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    10

  11. Doctor Dolittle

    1998 · ★ 5.7 (3,345 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Fantasy

    11

  12. Baadasssss!

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (62 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. Wattstax

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (17 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    13

  14. Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

    1995

    Mystery, TV Movie

    14

  15. Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    1991 · ★ 7.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. Miss Evers' Boys

    1997 · ★ 6.3 (20 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    16

  17. The Fall

    1969 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Here's to Life!

    2000

    18

  19. The Android Affair

    1995 · ★ 5.0 (7 votes)

    Science Fiction

    19

  20. A Vow to Cherish

    1999 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    TV Movie

    20

  21. Sam Whiskey

    1969 · ★ 5.8 (33 votes)

    Comedy, Western

    21

  22. Gone Are the Days!

    1963 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. School Daze

    1988 · ★ 5.7 (116 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Music

    23

  24. Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World

    1994

    24

  25. The Legend of the Candy Cane

    2001

    Animation, TV Movie, Comedy

    25

  26. Walter Matthau: Diamond in the Rough

    1997 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Countdown at Kusini

    1976

    Drama

    27

  28. The Red Shoes

    1990

    Animation

    28

  29. Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

    1994

    Mystery, TV Movie

    29

  30. By Any Means Necessary: The Making of 'Malcolm X'

    2005 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.