Ossie Davis Dies In Miami
Ossie Davis Dies In Miami
The well known civil right's activist, and Bubba Ho-tep co-star, has passed away.
Actor Ossie Davis – who appeared in more than 50 movies, including "Jungle Fever" – has died at age 87. The actor was found dead Friday in a motel room in Miami, where he was working on a movie called "Retirement".
An outspoken booster of the black community, Davis was almost as well-known for his civil-rights work as for his appearances on the silver screen. He was a speaker at the funerals of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.
Davis was seen recently in "Bubba Ho-Tep", the 2002 comic horror film that had him starring as an allegedly still-living – and black – John F. Kennedy, with Bruce Campbell as an aging Elvis Presley.
Source: CBC.ca
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