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  • Bubba Ho-Tep
  • Bubba Ho-Tep review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars Elvis and JFK meet the Mummy 16 October 2004
    ...d really seems to be enjoying himself in probably his best performance to date. Ossie Davis gets a number of great lines as a black JFK and these two make an engaging team...  
  • The Soul Collector
  • The Soul Collector review by from Aylesbury,England
    Rated - 4 stars The Soul Collector 16 November 2007
    ...s in his work, Zachariah is brought before supervising soul collector Mordecai (Ossie Davis), who 'sentences' him to be a mortal for 30 days. While serving out his term, Z...  

Ossie Davis - filmography


  • Bubba Ho-Tep on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Bruce Campbell,  Ossie Davis,  Ella Joyce
    Director: Don Coscarelli
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Don Coscarelli's BUBBA HO-TEP finds Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) alive but not so well, living in a small Texas nursing home. Although he's preoccupied with his ailments and his memories, the elderly Elvis befriends another resident, John F. Kennedy (Ossie Davis), when they both begin to suspect ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 13,366 members
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  • Doctor Dolittle on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Eddie Murphy,  Ossie Davis,  Oliver Platt
    Director: Betty Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Three features. In 'Doctor Dolittle', a remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, an animal doctor whose patients bark, squeal, and meow finds that he can suddenly understand his patients, which upsets the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco doctor who as a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 7,295 members
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  • Gladiator on DVD (1992)
    Starring: James Marshall,  Cuba Gooding Jr.,  Brian Dennehy
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In Rowdy Herrington's GLADIATOR, Tommy (James Marshall) and Lincoln (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), two poor high school students on the brink of juvenile delinquency, have taken up boxing. Although it's a dangerous sport, fighting helps keep them off the street and out of violent gangs. It's also a way for ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 862 members
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  • Jungle Fever on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Wesley Snipes,  Annabella Sciorra,  Spike Lee
    Director: Spike Lee
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    This critically acclaimed film from Spike Lee explores the provocative consequences of interracial relationships. Wesley Snipes portrays Flipper Purify, a black architect who begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), his working class Italian secretary. Their relationship causes ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,928 member
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  • Wattstax (1973)
    Starring: Ossie Davis,  Richard Pryor,  Fred Berry
    Director: Mel Stuart
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Originally released in 1973, WATTSTAX is a musical and cultural artifact that pays tribute to the Watts riots, which ravaged Los Angeles for six days beginning August 11, 1965. The film's main focus is the Watts Summer Festival's 1972 concert held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, featuring performances ..read more »
    Rate this: 1 star out of 5 15% from 2 members
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Ossie Davis facts

5 most recent films

Baadasssss! - 3.0 stars
Bubba Ho-Tep - 3.0 stars
Bubba Ho-Tep - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Dinosaur - 3.5 stars
Dinosaur - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bubba Ho-Tep - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Gladiator - 3.5 stars
The Client - 3.5 stars
Stephen King's The Stand - 3.5 stars
Dinosaur - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Wattstax - 1.0 stars
A Man Called Adam - 2.5 stars
Cotton comes to Harlem - 3.0 stars
I'm Not Rappaport - 3.5 stars
The Soul Collector - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Heidi Marnhout - 3 times - show films
Bob Ivy - 3 times - show films
Ella Joyce - 3 times - show films
Bruce Campbell - 3 times - show films
Max Casella - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Don Coscarelli - 3 times - show films
Eric Leighton - 2 times - show films
Spike Lee - 2 times - show films
Betty Thomas - 1 times - show films
Herb Gardner - 1 times - show films