Actor and activist Raiford Chatman Davis won rave reviews with his 1946 acting debut in the title role of Jeb, opposite his future wife, Ruby Dee. Ossie Davis went on to appear with his wife Ruby Dee in nine films, and was a featured speaker at the funerals of both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. He is best remembered as Ponder Blue in Evening Shade, Harry Roosevelt in The Client, Erasmus Jones in Promised Land and Melvin Porter in The L Word
| Episode |
East Side/West Side I Before E Except After C |
1963 |
| Episode |
East Side/West Side I Before E Except After C |
1963 |
| Episode |
Touched by an Angel Homecoming (2) |
1996 |
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The Dick Cavett Show Ossie Davis, Rubie Dee |
1990 |
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To Tell the Truth Nick Matukas, Barbara Holmes-Stewart, Joe Longo |
1963 |
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Car 54, Where Are You? The Star Boarder |
1963 |
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JAG Close Quarters |
2003 |
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American Experience Goin' Back to T-Town |
1993 |
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Touched by an Angel The Road Home (2) |
1997 |
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The L Word Land Ahoy |
2005 |
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Car 54, Where Are You? Here Comes Charlie |
1963 |
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Cosby Ol' Betsy |
1999 |
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Ken Burns Films Thomas Jefferson (1) |
1997 |
| Episode |
Ken Burns Films Thomas Jefferson (2) |
1997 |
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Presidio Med This Baby's Gonna Fly |
2002 |
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The L Word Lies, Lies, Lies |
2004 |
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City of Angels When Worlds Colitis |
2000 |
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Touched by an Angel Saving Grace (2) |
1998 |
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City of Angels To Halve or Halve Not |
2000 |
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Hawaii Five-O Hara-Kiri: Murder |
1974 |
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Third Watch Modern Designs for Better Living |
1999 |
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Night Gallery The Cemetery |
1969 |
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The Fugitive Death Is the Door Prize |
1966 |
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The L Word Loud & Proud |
2005 |
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Touched by an Angel Homecoming (1) |
1996 |
| Episode |
Touched by an Angel The Road Home (aka Joe's Return - 2 part episode) |
1997 |
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Between the Lions Bug Beard |
2001 |
| Episode |
The L Word L'Chaim |
2005 |
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Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000 Years, Pt 1 |
2001 |
| Episode |
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000 Years, Pt 2 |
2001 |
| Episode |
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000 Years, Pt 3 |
2001 |
| Episode |
Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years The Rise of Christianity: The First 1000 Years, Pt 4 |
2001 |
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Touched by an Angel Saving Grace (1) |
1998 |
| Episode |
HBO Storybook Musicals The Red Shoes |
1990 |
| Episode |
Slattery's People What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger? |
1965 |
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Third Watch Men |
2000 |
| Episode |
To Tell the Truth Norris McWherter, Lee Holly, Chester Barrett |
1963 |
| Episode |
Touched by an Angel Promised Land |
1996 |
| Episode |
Car 54, Where Are You? Benny the Bookie's Last Chance |
1963 |
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Soul! Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis, Lucky Thompson |
1972 |
| Episode |
Touched by an Angel The Christmas Gift |
1999 |
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Car 54, Where Are You? The Presidential Itch |
1963 |
