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sumo8675309
02-04-2005, 06:01 PM
it's a sad day guys just read this info over at excite news :

NEW YORK (AP) - Ossie Davis, the imposing, unshakable actor who championed racial justice on stage, on screen and in real life, often in tandem with his wife, Ruby Dee, has died. He was 87.

Davis was found dead Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Fla., according to officials there. He was making a film called "Retirement," said Arminda Thomas, who works in his office in suburban New Rochelle and confirmed the death.

Miami Beach police spokesman Bobby Hernandez said Davis' grandson called shortly before 7 a.m. when Davis would not open the door to his room at the Shore Club Hotel. Davis was found dead and there does not appear to be any foul play, Hernandez said.

R.i.p ossie
b0nkers
02-04-2005, 06:03 PM
that sucks. what is it with acotors dying latley
life_o_petey
02-04-2005, 06:05 PM
i was just going to post this. I generally hate all these "so and so died" threads, but this is an actor i actually care about. RIP.
mcchrist
02-04-2005, 06:06 PM
Just started posting this. I agree with you, petey, about these actor/dead threads, but Ossie was an incredible actor.
Luna
02-04-2005, 06:09 PM
Damn, that sucks. R.I.P. :(
Katatonia
02-04-2005, 06:11 PM
Another good one bites the dust. R.I.P.
chrishicks
02-04-2005, 06:15 PM
can't someone figure out a way for the great actors to suck the life out of those shitty actors that we don't need like Freddie Prinze Jr.? :(
HalloweeNightJW
02-04-2005, 06:15 PM
:(
Evil Dead Guy
02-04-2005, 07:35 PM
Are you sure that he's passed on, as it says nowhere on the internet that this great actor even died.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001115/
Grim
02-04-2005, 07:40 PM
This really shocks me. I always thought he looked great for his age.

RIP
BoredSeal
02-04-2005, 07:41 PM
he is :(

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001115/news
bigdaddyhorse
02-04-2005, 07:48 PM
That just sucks.
R.I.P. Ossie :cry:
BloodMan
02-04-2005, 07:49 PM
R.I.P. Guy :(
Gonna watch Bubba Ho Tep tonight. Sad news.
Deus Ex Machina
02-04-2005, 07:57 PM
that sucks. what is it with acotors dying latley


tens of thousands (if not more) of people die daily...it's a given that actors are included in that equation.
Alan Smithee
02-04-2005, 07:57 PM
Sad news. Ossie was a great actor and a great human being. RIP.
Lyle Horowitz
02-04-2005, 08:00 PM
The Mayor has died.

R.I.P., Ossie. :(
Evil Dead Guy
02-04-2005, 08:00 PM
Not Ossie, this really does make me sad today. One of my favorite African American actors and by far one of the best ever to walk on the screen, this man was a brillient actor and will be sadly missed - R.I.P Ossie Davis :cry:
mutleyhyde
02-04-2005, 08:21 PM
:(

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/gina92249/RIPCross.gif

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mutleyhyde/_uimages/ossie.jpg
It's me, Billy
02-04-2005, 10:13 PM
Loved him as "Chuck" from 1993's Grumpy Old Men. All of the grumpy old men are gone. :( Burgess Meredith ("Grandpa "Pop" Gustafson") died September 9, 1997 from Alzheimer's disease, Walter Matthau ("Max Goldman") died July 1, 2000 from a heart attack, Jack Lemmon ("John Gustafson") died June 27, 2001 from cancer, and now Ossie Davis.
RyanPC
02-04-2005, 10:19 PM
This just sucks... I absolutely LOVED him in Bubba Ho-Tep. I think I'm gonna watch that this weekend in his honor.

R.I.P. Ossie :(
fceurich39
02-04-2005, 11:06 PM
loved him in bubba ho tep very sad
moogong
02-05-2005, 01:16 AM
RIP Ossie. :(
Anthropophagus
02-05-2005, 01:45 AM
Let's get decadent in Ossie's honour!! Bubba Ho Tep rules-R.I.P.
zombi3
02-05-2005, 02:05 AM
Yeah, I heard about it on the radio this morning. Sad news. :(

RIP, Ossie.
Dark Lord
02-05-2005, 02:32 AM
:(

Oh man. You bet I'm going to watch Bubba Ho-tep tonight to salute the great man.
Mortis
02-05-2005, 03:01 AM
R.I.P., Jack.
Roo
02-05-2005, 03:15 AM
This just sucks... I absolutely LOVED him in Bubba Ho-Tep. I think I'm gonna watch that this weekend in his honor.

R.I.P. Ossie :(

Amen Brother. He was great in Bubba Ho-Tep. I think this calls for an "Animal House" & "Bubba Ho-Tep" weekend. R.I.P. Gentlemen and thanks for the movies.
MegamanX
02-05-2005, 04:28 AM
R.i.p. :(
thrashard76
02-05-2005, 06:09 AM
:(

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/gina92249/RIPCross.gif

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/mutleyhyde/_uimages/ossie.jpgI'll watch Bubba Ho Tep in his memory. Rest in peace sir.
HalloweeNightJW
02-05-2005, 06:24 AM
Are you sure that he's passed on, as it says nowhere on the internet that this great actor even died.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001115/

Nope, we're all fooling you. Gotcha!
HalloweeNightJW
02-05-2005, 06:26 AM
Everyone raise their Ding-Dongs.
Erick H.
02-05-2005, 07:22 AM
A great actor and a powerful fighter for equal rights.I recently saw THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS in which he was inducted.Sad news,I hope his wife Ruby Dee finds some comfort knowing that he was a beloved figure.Rest in Peace.
Deus Ex Machina
02-05-2005, 01:59 PM
A great actor and a powerful fighter for equal rights.I recently saw THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS in which he was inducted.Sad news,I hope his wife Ruby Dee finds some comfort knowing that he was a beloved figure.Rest in Peace.

Thank you. I was waiting for someone to mention his fight for equal rights.

Screw Bubba Ho Tep, a man who spoke at the funerals of both Malcom X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died yesterday.