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Sidney Poitier

Acting
Known For

94 Years Old

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.

Born

Miami, Florida, USA on 20th February 1927

Died

6th January 2022

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The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
The Philco Television Playhouse Image
The Philco Television Playhouse
Tommy Tyler
The Philco Television Playhouse Image
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Kennedy Center Honors Image
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Cinépanorama Image
Cinépanorama
Self
The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
Tony Awards Image
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The American Film Institute Salute to ... Image
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
Sneakers Image
Sneakers
Crease
The Jackal Image
The Jackal
Carter Preston
In the Heat of the Night Image
In the Heat of the Night
Virgil Tibbs
Separate but Equal Image
Separate but Equal
Thurgood Marshall
The Greatest Story Ever Told Image
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Simon of Cyrene
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Image
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
John Prentice
The Defiant Ones Image
The Defiant Ones
Noah Cullen
Blackboard Jungle Image
Blackboard Jungle
Gregory W. Miller
Children of the Dust Image
Children of the Dust
Gypsy Smith
Shoot to Kill Image
Shoot to Kill
Warren Stantin
Duel at Diablo Image
Duel at Diablo
Toller
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night Image
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Self - Audience Member
A Raisin in the Sun Image
A Raisin in the Sun
Walter Lee Younger
And the Oscar Goes To... Image
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
To Sir, with Love Image
To Sir, with Love
Mark Thackeray
Buck and the Preacher Image
Buck and the Preacher
Buck
Lilies of the Field Image
Lilies of the Field
Homer Smith
Sidney Image
Sidney
Self
The Long Ships Image
The Long Ships
Aly Mansuh
The Mark of the Hawk Image
The Mark of the Hawk
Obam
Little Nikita Image
Little Nikita
Roy Parmenter
Pressure Point Image
Pressure Point
Doctor
The Bedford Incident Image
The Bedford Incident
Ben Munceford
Let's Do It Again Image
Let's Do It Again
Clyde Williams
A Patch of Blue Image
A Patch of Blue
Gordon Ralfe
The Wilby Conspiracy Image
The Wilby Conspiracy
Shack Twala
Paris Blues Image
Paris Blues
Eddie Cook
The Red Ball Express Image
The Red Ball Express
Robertson
I Am Not Your Negro Image
I Am Not Your Negro
Various Roles (archive footage)
No Way Out Image
No Way Out
Luther Brooks
Band of Angels Image
Band of Angels
Rau-Ru
Night of 100 Stars II Image
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
To Sir, with Love II Image
To Sir, with Love II
Mark Thackeray
Edge of the City Image
Edge of the City
Tommy Tyler
A Piece of the Action Image
A Piece of the Action
Manny Durrell
Paul Newman: The Restless Image
Paul Newman: The Restless
Self (archive footage)
The Organization Image
The Organization
Virgil Tibbs
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Image
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Virgil Tibbs
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback Image
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Image
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Uptown Saturday Night Image
Uptown Saturday Night
Steve Jackson
Denzel Washington: A Model American Image
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self (archive footage)
Cry, the Beloved Country Image
Cry, the Beloved Country
Reverend Msimangu
Free of Eden Image
Free of Eden
Will Cleamons
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Image
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Image
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self
The Slender Thread Image
The Slender Thread
Alan Newell
Porgy and Bess Image
Porgy and Bess
Porgy
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Image
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Noah Dearborn
David and Lisa Image
David and Lisa
Dr. Jack Miller
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Image
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley Image
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
A Warm December Image
A Warm December
Dr. Matt Younger
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ Image
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Self
Good-bye, My Lady Image
Good-bye, My Lady
Gates Watson
The Lost Man Image
The Lost Man
Jason Higgs
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Image
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
Virgin Island Image
Virgin Island
Marcus
Separate But Equal Image
Separate But Equal
Thurgood Marshall
Mandela and de Klerk Image
Mandela and de Klerk
Nelson Mandela
Brother John Image
Brother John
John Kane
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Image
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
Something of Value Image
Something of Value
Kimani Wa Karanja
No Image
Hollywood Legenden
Self
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Image
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Self
Sing Your Song Image
Sing Your Song
Self
All the Young Men Image
All the Young Men
Sgt. Eddie Towler
Mr. SOUL! Image
Mr. SOUL!
Self (archive footage)
The Last Brickmaker in America Image
The Last Brickmaker in America
Henry Cobb
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters Image
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Self
For Love of Ivy Image
For Love of Ivy
Jack Parks
The Strolling '20s Image
The Strolling '20s
Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Image
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket Image
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Self
Afro Promo Image
Afro Promo
Self (archive footage)
No Image
I Love Quincy
Self
The Madding Crowd Image
The Madding Crowd
Self (archive footage)
Nationtime Image
Nationtime
Self - Narrator
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall Image
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Tommy Tyler
Go Man Go Image
Go Man Go
Inman Jackson
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth Image
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
Self
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Image
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Narrator (voice)
Sepia Cinderella Image
Sepia Cinderella
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Poitier's Walter Lee Image
Poitier's Walter Lee
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Himself
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte Image
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
(archive footage)