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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-02-20

Day of Death

2022-01-06 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Also Known As

Sir Sidney Poitier

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Sidney Poitier

Biography

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He received 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. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Poitier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Duel at Diablo

1966

Duel at Diablo

as

Toller

Sneakers

1992

Sneakers

as

Crease

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

as

John Prentice

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

Simon of Cyrene

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Virgil Tibbs

Porgy and Bess

1959

Porgy and Bess

as

Porgy

The Jackal

1997

The Jackal

as

Carter Preston

The Defiant Ones

1958

The Defiant Ones

as

Noah Cullen

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

The Wilby Conspiracy

as

Shack Twala

Shoot to Kill

1988

Shoot to Kill

as

Warren Stantin

Blackboard Jungle

1955

Blackboard Jungle

as

Gregory W. Miller

To Sir, with Love

1967

To Sir, with Love

as

Mark Thackeray

A Patch of Blue

1965

A Patch of Blue

as

Gordon Ralfe

Paris Blues

1961

Paris Blues

as

Eddie Cook

Little Nikita

1988

Little Nikita

as

Roy Parmenter

Pressure Point

1962

Pressure Point

as

Doctor

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

as

Virgil Tibbs

Edge of the City

1957

Edge of the City

as

Tommy Tyler

No Way Out

1950

No Way Out

as

Luther Brooks

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

Uptown Saturday Night

as

Steve Jackson

Let's Do It Again

1975

Let's Do It Again

as

Clyde Williams

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

A Raisin in the Sun

as

Walter Lee Younger

A Piece of the Action

1977

A Piece of the Action

as

Manny Durrell

Band of Angels

1957

Band of Angels

as

Rau-Ru

The Long Ships

1964

The Long Ships

as

Aly Mansuh

Lilies of the Field

1963

Lilies of the Field

as

Homer Smith

The Bedford Incident

1965

The Bedford Incident

as

Ben Munceford

Something of Value

1957

Something of Value

as

Kimani Wa Karanja

A Warm December

1973

A Warm December

as

Dr. Matt Younger

The Slender Thread

1965

The Slender Thread

as

Alan Newell

For Love of Ivy

1968

For Love of Ivy

as

Jack Parks

Sing Your Song

2012

Sing Your Song

as

Self

The Organization

1971

The Organization

as

Virgil Tibbs

David and Lisa

1998

David and Lisa

as

Dr. Jack Miller

To Sir, with Love II

1996

To Sir, with Love II

as

Mark Thackeray

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless

as

Self (archive footage)

Brother John

1971

Brother John

as

John Kane

Separate But Equal

1991

Separate But Equal

as

Thurgood Marshall

All the Young Men

1960

All the Young Men

as

Sgt. Eddie Towler

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

2023

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

as

Self (archive footage)

Sidney

2022

Sidney

as

Self

The Red Ball Express

1952

The Red Ball Express

as

Robertson

The Lost Man

1969

The Lost Man

as

Jason Higgs

Free of Eden

1999

Free of Eden

as

Will Cleamons

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

Cry, the Beloved Country

as

Reverend Msimangu

I Love Quincy

1984

I Love Quincy

as

Self

Mandela and de Klerk

1997

Mandela and de Klerk

as

Nelson Mandela

Virgin Island

1959

Virgin Island

as

Marcus

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

as

Tommy Tyler

Good-bye, My Lady

1956

Good-bye, My Lady

as

Gates Watson

Denzel Washington: A Model American

2022

Denzel Washington: A Model American

as

Self (archive footage)

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

as

Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

Afro Promo

1997

Afro Promo

as

Self (archive footage)

Go Man Go

1954

Go Man Go

as

Inman Jackson

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee

as

Self (archive footage)

Nationtime

1972

Nationtime

as

Self - Narrator

The Madding Crowd

2017

The Madding Crowd

as

Self (archive footage)

Mr. SOUL!

2018

Mr. SOUL!

as

Self (archive footage)

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

I Am Not Your Negro

as

Various Roles (archive footage)

Sepia Cinderella

1947

Sepia Cinderella

as

Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

Separate but Equal

Separate but Equal

as

Thurgood Marshall

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

as

Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Production

Crew

Directing