ACTOR

Ossie Davis

1917 - 2005

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Raiford Chatman "Ossie" Davis (December 18, 1917 – February 4, 2005) was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, until his death. He received numerous accolades including an Emmy, a Grammy and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for four additional Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and Tony Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ossie Davis has received more than 2,890,237 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Ossie Davis is the 4,007th most popular actor (down from 3,289th in 2019), the 5,970th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,105th in 2019) and the 1,803rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 49.11

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  • 26

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  • 1.96

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  • 4.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ossie Davis ranks 4,007 out of 13,578. Before him are Banjō Ginga, Brigitte Horney, Monique van de Ven, Margarita Xirgu, James Marsters, and Charles Shaughnessy. After him are Hans Moser, Assumpta Serna, Gary Dourdan, Don Wilson, Patrick Bergin, and Eddie Marsan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Ossie Davis ranks 227. Before him are Desi Arnaz, Babiker Awadalla, José Perácio, Li Rui, Bagrat Shinkuba, and Yahya Petra of Kelantan. After him are Simon Slåttvik, J. L. Mackie, Helena Rasiowa, Sidney Nolan, Fyodor Khitruk, and Robert Lowell. Among people deceased in 2005, Ossie Davis ranks 203. Before him are Larry Collins, Charles David Keeling, Abdallah Ibrahim, John Love, William Rehnquist, and Serge Lang. After him are Jesús Moncada, Vladimir Kotelnikov, John Vernon, Rong Yiren, Constant Nieuwenhuys, and Else Krüger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ossie Davis ranks 5,970 out of 20,380. Before him are Junior Wells (1934), Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Raymond Scott (1908), Ollie Johnston (1912), David Gale (1921), and James Marsters (1962). After him are Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), Harold Agnew (1921), Mary-Claire King (1946), John Agar (1921), and Richard N. Frye (1920).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ossie Davis ranks 1,803. Before him are Richard Harrison (1936), Michael B. Jordan (1987), BD Wong (1960), Eddie Cantor (1892), Gina Carano (1982), and James Marsters (1962). After him are Gary Dourdan (1966), Don Wilson (1954), John Agar (1921), John Randolph (1915), Michael J. Pollard (1939), and Emily Kinney (1985).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Archer Dolittle
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Jun 26o 19985.7 / 10
Dinosaur
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An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.
May 19o 20006.5 / 10
Do the Right Thing
Da Mayor
Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
Jun 14o 19897.7 / 10