Sidney Poitier

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

February 20, 1927

Died

January 6, 2022 (age 94)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Also Known As

Sir Sidney Poitier

Сидней Пуатье

シドニー・ポワティエ

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 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.

Known For

Filmography

2023FilmReinventing Elvis: The 68' Comebackas Self (archive footage)2023FilmSidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)2022FilmA Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Storyas Self2022FilmSidneyas Self2018FilmPoitier's Walter Leeas Self (archive footage)2018FilmMr. SOUL!as Self (archive footage)2017FilmLorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heartas Self2017FilmThe Madding Crowdas Self (archive footage)2013FilmWhoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mableyas Self2013FilmMartin Luther King and the March on Washingtonas Self2012FilmSing Your Songas Self2007FilmMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Projectas Self2004FilmHollywood Legendenas Self2003FilmThe Making of ‘Sneakers’as Self2001FilmQuincy Jones: In the Pocketas Self2001FilmThe Last Brickmaker in Americaas Henry Cobb2000FilmRichard Widmark: Strength of Charactersas Self2000FilmSidney Poitier: One Bright Light1999FilmThe Simple Life of Noah Dearbornas Noah Dearborn1999FilmFree of Edenas Will Cleamons1998FilmDavid and Lisaas Dr. Jack Miller1998FilmScandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklistas Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)1997FilmThe Jackalas Carter Preston1997FilmMandela and de Klerkas Nelson Mandela1997FilmAfro Promoas Self (archive footage)1996FilmTo Sir, with Love IIas Mark Thackeray1995TVChildren of the Dustas Gypsy Smith1995FilmWild Bill: Hollywood Maverickas Self1992FilmSneakersas Crease1991FilmSeparate But Equalas Thurgood Marshall1991TVSeparate but Equalas Thurgood Marshall1988FilmLittle Nikitaas Roy Parmenter1988FilmShoot to Killas Warren Stantin1988FilmRoy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Nightas Self - Audience Member1986FilmThe Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburnas Self1985FilmNight of 100 Stars IIas Self1984FilmI Love Quincyas Self1979FilmPaul Robeson: Tribute to an Artistas Narrator (voice)1978TVThe Kennedy Center Honorsas Self1977FilmA Piece of the Actionas Manny Durrell1975FilmLet's Do It Againas Clyde Williams1975FilmThe Wilby Conspiracyas Shack Twala1974FilmUptown Saturday Nightas Steve Jackson1973FilmA Warm Decemberas Dr. Matt Younger1973TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self1972FilmNationtimeas Self - Narrator1972FilmBuck and the Preacheras Buck1971FilmThe Organizationas Virgil Tibbs1971FilmBrother Johnas John Kane1970FilmThey Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Virgil Tibbs1970FilmKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)1969FilmThe Lost Manas Jason Higgs1969FilmThree Young Americans in Search of Survivalas Himself1968FilmFor Love of Ivyas Jack Parks1968TVThe Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest1967FilmGuess Who's Coming to Dinneras John Prentice1967FilmIn the Heat of the Nightas Virgil Tibbs1967FilmTo Sir, with Loveas Mark Thackeray1966TVABC Stage 67as Self - Host1966FilmDuel at Diabloas Toller1966FilmThe Strolling '20sas Self1965FilmThe Slender Threadas Alan Newell1965FilmA Patch of Blueas Gordon Ralfe1965FilmThe Bedford Incidentas Ben Munceford1965FilmThe Greatest Story Ever Toldas Simon of Cyrene1965FilmA Cinderella Named Elizabethas Self1964FilmThe Long Shipsas Aly Mansuh1963FilmLilies of the Fieldas Homer Smith1962FilmPressure Pointas Doctor1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self1962TVThe Merv Griffin Showas Self1961TVThe Mike Douglas Showas Self1961FilmParis Bluesas Eddie Cook1961FilmA Raisin in the Sunas Walter Lee Younger1960FilmAll the Young Menas Sgt. Eddie Towler1959FilmVirgin Islandas Marcus1959FilmPorgy and Bessas Porgy1958FilmThe Defiant Onesas Noah Cullen1957FilmThe Mark of the Hawkas Obam1957FilmBand of Angelsas Rau-Ru1957TVTonight Starring Jack Paaras Self1957FilmSomething of Valueas Kimani Wa Karanja1957FilmEdge of the Cityas Tommy Tyler1956FilmGood-bye, My Ladyas Gates Watson1956TVCinépanoramaas Self1955FilmA Man Is Ten Feet Tallas Tommy Tyler1955FilmBlackboard Jungleas Gregory W. Miller1954FilmGo Man Goas Inman Jackson1953TVKraft Television Theatre1953TVThe Oscarsas Self1952TVOmnibus1952FilmThe Red Ball Expressas Robertson1951FilmCry, the Beloved Countryas Reverend Msimangu1950FilmNo Way Outas Luther Brooks1948TVThe Philco Television Playhouse1947FilmSepia Cinderellaas Nightclub Extra (uncredited)1944TVGolden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee

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