What is Ossie Davis?
{{Infobox person | name = Ossie Davis | image = 6.24.04OssieDavisbyLuigiNovi.jpg | caption = | birthname = Raiford Chatman Davis | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|12|18}} | birth_place = [[Clinch County, Georgia|Cogdell, Clinch County, Georgia]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2005|2|4|1917|12|18}} | death_place = [[Miami]], [[Florida]], U.S. | spouse = [[Ruby Dee]]<br>(m. 1948–2005; his death) | yearsactive = 1939–2005 | occupation = Actor, director, poet, playwright, author, activist | children = [[Guy Davis]]<br>Nora Davis Day<br>Hasna Muhammad }} '''Ossie Davis''' (born '''Raiford Chatman Davis'''; 18 December 1917 – 4 February 2005) was an [[Americans|American]] movie, television and [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actor, director, poet, playwright, author, and social activist.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001115/awards Ossie Davis – Awards] IMDB. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ossieandruby.com/davis-credits-3.html Ossie Davis Television Credits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423221029/http://www.ossieandruby.com/davis-credits-3.html |date=2012-04-23 }} Official Website of Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.ossieandruby.com/books.html Books] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423221103/http://www.ossieandruby.com/books.html |date=2012-04-23 }} Official Website of Ossie Davis & Ruby Dee. 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2012</ref> He was known for his role as Yar in the 2000 animated movie ''[[Dinosaur (movie)|Dinosaur]]''. He was married to actress [[Ruby Dee]]. Davis died in [[Miami]], [[Florida]] from [[heart disease]], aged 87.<ref>{{cite news | author=Richard Severo; Douglas Martin | url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40714FD3A5F0C768CDDAB0894DD404482# | title=Ossie Davis, Actor, Writer and Eloquent Champion of Racial Justice, Is Dead at 87 | work=The New York Times | date=5 February 2005 | accessdate=2007-02-06}}</ref> == Filmography =