Ossie Davis ( born Raiford Chatman Davis ; December 18 , 1917 -- February 4 , 2005 ) was an American film , television and Broadway actor , director , poet , playwright , author , and social activist .
Ossie Davis ( born Raiford Chatman Davis ; December 18 , 1917 -- February 4 , 2005 ) was an American movie , television and Broadway actor , director , poet , playwright , author , and social activist .