Raiford Chatman Davis
| Sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Dec 18, 1917 Cogdell, GA |
| Died | Feb 4, 2005 Miami Beach, FL |
| Age | Died at 87 |
Ossie Davis | |
| Job | Actor |
| Top Roles | Father Gillis, Cab Driver, Jacko King, Joseph Lee, Luke |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Western, War, Film Noir, Historical |
| Top Topics | Prejudice, Romance (Comic), Slapstick |
| Top Collaborators | Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Otto Preminger (Director), Ike Jones |
| Shares birthday with | George Stevens, Betty Grable, Lynn Bari see more.. |
Ossie Davis Overview:
Actor, Ossie Davis, was born Raiford Chatman Davis on Dec 18, 1917 in Cogdell, GA. Davis died at the age of 87 on Feb 4, 2005 in Miami Beach, FL .
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BlogHub Articles:
Summer Under the Stars 2024: Day Twenty-Seven –
By shadowsandsatin on Aug 26, 2024 From Shadows and SatinDay 27 of Summer Under the Stars brings us another first-timer ? Raiford Chatman ?Ossie? Davis who, in addition to his career as an actor, was also a writer, director, producer, and civil rights activist. (He got the name “Ossie” from his mother’s pronunciation of the first letters... Read full article
Burt Lancaster and Take on The Scalphunters
By Rick29 on Jun 22, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeBurt Lanaster as Joe Bass. When easygoing trapper Joe Bass (Burt Lancaster) takes a shortcut through Kiowa land, he is confronted by a party of Indians led by Two Crows. The Kiowa leader wants to trade a black slave for Bass's pelts. The trapper isn't interested in the deal--but he's really doesn't... Read full article
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Ossie Davis Quotes:
Jacko King: So this is a member of the great white race. And there's plenty more like Monty. We just call them "white trash."
Jock McGrath: Now look, I don't go for that expression "white trash."
Jacko King: What's Staff Williams?
Jock McGrath: Belt up! I don't want to hear about Williams.
Jacko King: That, I can believe.
Joe Bass: You ever fight twelve drunk Indians?
Joseph Lee: No, sir, but I'd like to see it done.
Joe Bass: What the hell are you standin' there for? Can't you speak English?
Joseph Lee: No, sir!
Joe Bass: Whattaya mean, 'No, sir'?
Joseph Lee: I mean I wish I didn't.
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