Ossie Davis

Actor. Born 18 December 1917 in Cogdell, Georgia, USA. Died 4 February 2005.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

SAG Award1 won

Born

18 December 1917, Cogdell, Georgia, USA

Died

4 February 2005

Active

1989–2000

Frequently works with

Ruby Dee

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

67Fi1m

64Critics

We rate Ossie’s work 2 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 791

Under 602

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 3 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $804m across 4 films with figures
SAG Awards: 1 SAG Award1 won
Active: 1989–2000

Genres

Drama3
Family2
Adventure1
Animation1
Comedy1
Crime1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestDo the Right Thing1989

50WorstDoctor Dolittle1998

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11940s

41950s

251960s

161970s

141980s

391990s

162000s

22020s

Co-stars most worked with

Ruby Dee2 titles