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Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Actor · Born 1927-02-20 · Miami, Florida, USA

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Biography

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he became the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field. Other accolades include two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Major films featuring Poitier in a starring role include Blackboard Jungle (1955), The Defiant Ones (1958), To Sir, with Love (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Sneakers (1992), and The Jackal (1997). Later in his career, he turned to directing with features such as Buck and the Preacher (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Stir Crazy (1980), and Ghost Dad (1990). At the time of his death, Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Jackal (1997) — Carter Preston
  2. In the Heat of the Night (1967) — Virgil Tibbs
  3. Sneakers (1992) — Crease
  4. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — John Prentice
  5. To Sir, with Love (1967) — Mark Thackeray
  6. The Defiant Ones (1958) — Noah Cullen
  7. Shoot to Kill (1988) — Warren Stantin
  8. Lilies of the Field (1963) — Homer Smith
  9. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Simon of Cyrene
  10. Blackboard Jungle (1955) — Gregory W. Miller
  11. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) — Walter Lee Younger
  12. A Patch of Blue (1965) — Gordon Ralfe
  13. Duel at Diablo (1966) — Toller
  14. Little Nikita (1988) — Roy Parmenter
  15. No Way Out (1950) — Luther Brooks
  16. They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) — Virgil Tibbs
  17. The Bedford Incident (1965) — Ben Munceford
  18. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
  19. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  20. Paris Blues (1961) — Eddie Cook
  21. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Buck
  22. The Long Ships (1964) — Aly Mansuh
  23. To Sir, with Love II (1996) — Mark Thackeray
  24. Edge of the City (1957) — Tommy Tyler
  25. The Organization (1971) — Virgil Tibbs
  26. The Slender Thread (1965) — Alan Newell
  27. Band of Angels (1957) — Rau-Ru
  28. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) — Shack Twala
  29. Sidney (2022) — Self
  30. Pressure Point (1962) — Doctor
  31. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) — Steve Jackson
  32. Porgy and Bess (1959) — Porgy
  33. Let's Do It Again (1975) — Clyde Williams
  34. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) — Self
  35. Something of Value (1957) — Kimani Wa Karanja
  36. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
  37. A Piece of the Action (1977) — Manny Durrell
  38. The Red Ball Express (1952) — Robertson
  39. The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) — Noah Dearborn
  40. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee

Directed

  1. Stir Crazy (1980) — Director
  2. Ghost Dad (1990) — Director
  3. Hanky Panky (1982) — Director
  4. Buck and the Preacher (1972) — Director
  5. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) — Director
  6. Let's Do It Again (1975) — Director
  7. A Piece of the Action (1977) — Director
  8. A Warm December (1973) — Director
  9. Fast Forward (1985) — Director