Sidney Poitier


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Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films—To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner—making him the top box office star of that year. In 1999, the American Fi...

Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA

Date of Birth: Feb 20, 1927


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Actor (57 Known Credits)


Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

David and Lisa

Dr. Jack Miller

The Jackal

Carter Preston

Mandela and de Klerk

Nelson Mandela

Afro Promo

Himself (archive footage)

To Sir, with Love II

Mark Thackeray

Sneakers

Donald Crease

Separate But Equal

Thurgood Marshall

Shoot to Kill

Warren Stantin

Little Nikita

Roy Parmenter

A Piece of the Action

Manny Durrell

Let's Do It Again

Clyde Williams

Uptown Saturday Night

Steve Jackson

A Warm December

Dr. Matt Younger

The Organization

Virgil Tibbs

Brother John

John Kane

The Lost Man

Jason Higgs

The Dick Cavett Show

Himself - Guest

For Love of Ivy

Jack Parks

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Dr. John Wade Prentice

In the Heat of the Night

Det. Virgil Tibbs

To Sir, with Love

Mark Thackeray

The Bedford Incident

Ben Munceford

A Patch of Blue

Gordon Ralfe

The Slender Thread

Alan Newell

The Long Ships

Aly Mansuh

A Raisin in the Sun

Walter Lee Younger

Paris Blues

Eddie Cook

All the Young Men

Sgt. Eddie Towler

The Defiant Ones

Noah Cullen

Edge of the City

Tommy Tyler

Something of Value

Kimani Wa Karanja

Tony Awards

Presenter

Good-bye, My Lady

Gates Watson

Blackboard Jungle

Gregory W. Miller

Go Man Go

Inman Jackson

Cry, the Beloved Country

Reverend Msimangu

No Way Out

Dr. Luther Brooks

Himself
Noah Dearborn
Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
Dr. Jack Miller
The Jackal (1997)
Carter Preston
Nelson Mandela
Afro Promo (1997)
Himself (archive footage)
Mark Thackeray
Gypsy Smith
Sneakers (1992)
Donald Crease
Thurgood Marshall
Shoot to Kill (1988)
Warren Stantin
Little Nikita (1988)
Roy Parmenter
Narrator (voice)
Manny Durrell
Shack Twala
Clyde Williams
Steve Jackson
Dr. Matt Younger
Virgil Tibbs
Brother John (1971)
John Kane
Virgil Tibbs
The Lost Man (1969)
Jason Higgs
The Dick Cavett Show (1968 - 1995)
Himself - Guest
Jack Parks
Dr. John Wade Prentice
Det. Virgil Tibbs
Mark Thackeray
Toller
Simon of Cyrene
Ben Munceford
Gordon Ralfe
Alan Newell
Aly Mansuh
Homer Smith
Doctor
Walter Lee Younger
Paris Blues (1961)
Eddie Cook
Sgt. Eddie Towler
Porgy
Virgin Island (1959)
Marcus
Noah Cullen
Tommy Tyler
Rau-Ru
Kimani Wa Karanja
Tony Awards (1956 - 2022)
Presenter
Gates Watson
Gregory W. Miller
Go Man Go (1954)
Inman Jackson
Robertson
Reverend Msimangu
No Way Out (1950)
Dr. Luther Brooks

Director (9 Known Credits)


Ghost Dad (1990)
Director
Fast Forward (1985)
Director
Hanky Panky (1982)
Director
Stir Crazy (1980)
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Director

Original Story (1 Known Credits)


For Love of Ivy

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