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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

Movies (73 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

    1965 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    61

  2. The Real Malcolm X

    1992

    Documentary

    62

  3. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

    1998

    Documentary

    63

  4. Proud

    2004 · ★ 4.7 (10 votes)

    Drama

    64

  5. Death of a Prophet

    1981 · ★ 4.1 (12 votes)

    Drama

    65

  6. The History Makers: Success

    2005

    Documentary

    66

  7. Theater Talk: 'A Raisin in the Sun'

    2002

    Documentary

    67

  8. Freedom Man

    1979

    Drama, Family

    68

  9. Black Liberation

    1967

    Documentary

    69

  10. Hands of Inge

    1962

    Documentary

    70

  11. Marcus Garvey: Toward Black Nationhood

    1984

    Documentary

    71

  12. Now is the Time

    1967

    Documentary

    72

  13. Love in Exile

    2026

    TV Movie, Drama

    73

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.