Biography
DeWayne Jessie (a.k.a. "Otis Day"; born September 21, 1951) is an American character actor best known for his portrayal of Otis Day in National Lampoon's Animal House. In the movie, the songs "Shama Lama Ding Dong" and "Shout" were sung by Lloyd G. Williams and lip-synched by Jessie. In the 1980s, Jessie purchased the rights to the band name Otis Day and The Knights from Universal Studios and formed a real-life version of the band with some members of his family and toured the country for years...
Known For
Complete Filmography
D.C. Cab
1983
as Bongo
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company bu...
The Star Chamber
1983
as Stanley Flowers
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle wi...
Rage!
1980
as Resident #3 (as Otis Day)
In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.
Gorp
1980
as Sweet Moe
Pranksters cause trouble at a summer camp for rich kids.
Where the Buffalo Roam
1980
as Man #1
Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Animal House
1978
as Otis Day
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Thank God It's Friday
1978
as Floyd
It's Friday and everyone is going to the hot new disco. The Commodores are scheduled to play if Floyd shows up with the instruments and Nicole dreams ...
Which Way Is Up?
1977
as Sugar
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spo...
Fun with Dick and Jane
1977
as Robber (as Dewayne Jessie)
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Scott Joplin
1977
as John The Baptist
The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
Car Wash
1976
as Lloyd
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of e...
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976
as Rainbow
Top baseball pitcher Bingo Long is fed up with how his Negro League team owner treats him, so he forms his own lineup, recruiting big-hitting Leon Car...
Sparkle
1976
as Ham
Three sisters start out singing in their church choir in Harlem in the late 1950s and become a successful girl group in the 1960s.
Darktown Strutters
1975
as V.D.
When a prominent abortion clinic owner goes missing along with a string of other black community leaders, her singing daughter and her fellow female b...
Firehouse
1973
as Oldest Boy
Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recruit and a bigoted white veteran clash during a wave ...
The New Centurions
1972
as Mugging Suspect (uncredited)
An idealistic rookie cop joins the LAPD to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he ...
Halls of Anger
1970
as Lerone Johnson
An all-black inner city school has to become an integrated school. Few dozen white kids are transfered there, but the black students are aggressively ...