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Ossie Davis (1917–2005)
Actor, Writer, Director
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Hands Upon the Heart (1991)
Storyteller / Amos / Farmer / Robert Heberton Terrell, Composer, Producer, Writer |
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Gone Are the Days! (1963)
Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, Writer (play "Purlie Victorious"), Writer (screenplay) |
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| Past Television (82 titles) | Episodes |
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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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Sesame Street (1995)
(TV Series) - Anansi the Spider (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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American Playhouse (1983–1990)
(TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1983), Special Thanks (1 episode, 1990) |
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The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People (1974)
(TV Series) - Actor (1 episode, 1974), Director (1 episode, 1974) |
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Love, American Style (1973)
(TV Series) - (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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(segment "Love and High Spirits")
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Run for Your Life (1966–1967)
(TV Series) - Sgt. Dave Corbett / Dave Corbett / Frankie Morton (3 episodes, 1966) |
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History of the Negro People (1965)
(TV Mini-series) - Writer (adaptation) (1 episode, 1965), Self - Host (1 episode, 1965) |
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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) |
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East Side/West Side (1963)
(TV Series) - Writer (story) (1 episode, 1963), Writer (written by) (1 episode, 1963) |
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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") (1 episode, 1962) |
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| Self (134 titles) |
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American Experience (1994–2021)
(TV Series) - Self - Narrator / Self - Harlem Resident (2 episodes, 1994) |
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Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis (2005)
(TV Movie) - Self |
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Independent Lens (2004)
(TV Series) - 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 / Narrator
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The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2004)
(TV Special) - Self - Honoree |
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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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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Guest / Self (3 episodes, 1963)
James Garner, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Jeane Dixon, Commander Whitehead (Oct
8,
1963)
Season 1,
Episode 269
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Self - Guest
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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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By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem (2020)
(TV Mini-series) - Self / Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (2 episodes, 2020)
Freedom Songs (Nov
14,
2020)
Season 1,
Episode 2
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Self - Actor and Civil Rights Activist (archive sound) (archive footage)
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P.O.V. (2014)
(TV Series) - Self (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 (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) |
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Sesame Street: Sleepytime Songs & Stories (1986)
(Video) - Narrator (segment "Anansi Tale") (archive footage) (as Ozzie Davis) |
The Ed Sullivan Show (1970)
(TV Series) - Self - Singer (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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