Clifton Davis Movies
Clifton Davis, a black lead actor and singer/songwriter, first appeared onscreen in 1973. ~ Rovi... (read more)Clifton Davis, a black lead actor and singer/songwriter, first appeared onscreen in 1973. ~ Rovi
The Engagement
2008
A Jewish-American/African-American couple gives their respective families the shock of their lives when they announce their engagement and preparations begin for the big day....
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PG13 2007
A woman accused could be either a killer or a victim in this psychological drama from director Bill Duke. Valerie Maas (Aunjanue Ellis) is a God-fearing housewife and...
Oh Davey! History of the Davey and Goliath Television Series
2003
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The Climb
PG 2002
An action-filled adventure drama with conservative Christian overtones, The Climb (2002) tells the story of Derrick Williams (Without a Trace's Jason George) and...
The Painting
2002
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Kingdom Come
PG 2001
Based on the play Dearly Departed by David Dean Bottrell and Jessie Jones (who also penned this screenplay), this new comedy from the director of Jason's Lyric looks...
Max Keeble's Big Move
PG 2001
After having been outmatched in the live-action family film department by rival Nickelodeon in recent years, Disney jumps back into the kid-friendly fray with this comedy...
Any Given Sunday
R 1999
Oliver Stone takes on professional football, a sport whose grace and delicacy are a good match for his filmmaking style. Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), the head coach of the...
Party of Five: Point of No Return
1996
Much to the dismay of Grace (Tamara Taylor), Charlie (Matthew Fox) gets along better with her visiting parents (Joan Pringle, Clifton Davis) than she does. On a more...
Dream Date
1993
Tempestt Bledsoe is a long way removed from The Cosby Show in the made-for-TV Dream Date. Bledsoe plays gorgeous 16-year-old Danni Fairview, who is courted by suave...
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
This TV-movie biography of legendary black ballplayer Leroy "Satchel" Paige unfortunately whitewashes and hokes up his fascinating story. Louis Gossett Jr. stars as...
The Night the City Screamed
1980
A big-city blackout galvanizes the plot of the made-for-TV The Night the City Screamed. Recreating recent events in New York City, the film details a crime spree that runs...
Superdome
1978
An upcoming Super Bowl provides the framework for this suspenseful thriller set in New Orleans. The trouble begins when a murderous stalker begins threatening assorted lovers,...
Cindy
1978
Obviously inspired by The Wiz, Cindy is a musical adaptation of "Cinderella" with an African-American cast. In 1943 Harlem, Cindy (Charlaine Woodard), fresh from the...
Scott Joplin
1977
Billy Dee Williams stars as legendary ragtime pianist/composer Scott Joplin in this 1977 biopic. Despite his brilliance, Joplin (1868-1917) was confined by the color...
Little Ladies of the Night
R 1977
Also known as Little Ladies of the Night, the story focuses on a teenager who runs away from home and finds herself in the sordid world of street-life prostitution. She gains...
That's My Mama: Season 02
1975
The basic premise of the ABC sitcom That's My Mama remains intact as the series enters its second season. Clifton Davis is still top-billed as Washington D.C barber...
That's My Mama: Season 01
1974
Offered up as ABC's "urban" challenge to the bucolic NBC series Little House on the Prairie, That's My Mama premiered opposite Little House on Wednesday, September...
Lost in the Stars
PG 1974
Lost in the Stars was an American Film Theatre adaptation of the musical play by Maxwell Anderson and Kurt Weill--which in turn was based on the Alain Paton novel...
Legacy of Blood
1974
The only real novelty in the videotaped 90-minuter Legacy of Blood is its having a largely black cast going through the motions of a plotline that had previously been performed...