# Ossie Davis

> Ossie Davis was an American actor, director, writer, and activist. He was married to Ruby Dee, with whom he frequently performed, from 1948 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. Davis was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the National Medal of Arts in 1995, then Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.

*American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/ossie-davis

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Actor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Actors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1917-12-18
- **Died:** 2005-02-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 58.8

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001115/ (@nm0001115)

## Timeline
- **2006** - Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- **2005** - Died
- **2005** - Marian Anderson Award
- **2004** - Kennedy Center Honors
- **2001** - Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award
- **1989** - NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
- **1987** - NAACP Image Award - Hall of Fame Award
- **1979** - Coretta Scott King Award
- **1975** - Paul Robeson Award
- **1950** - No Way Out
- **1917** - Born

## Sources
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- [ئۆسی دەیڤس](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%86%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%AF%DB%95%DB%8C%DA%A4%D8%B3)
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- [اوسی دیویس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C_%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3)
- [Ossie Davis](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis)
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- [Օսսի Դևիս](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%95%D5%BD%D5%BD%D5%AB_%D4%B4%D6%87%D5%AB%D5%BD)
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- [오시 데이비스](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%98%A4%EC%8B%9C_%EB%8D%B0%EC%9D%B4%EB%B9%84%EC%8A%A4)
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- [Дэвис, Осси](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%8D%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%9E%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8)
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- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb6c3ba1-2bd1-4c7b-a5d9-d12b23e6f028)
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/7855186)

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