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Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 20, 1927
Died Jan 06, 2022 (94)
Birthplace Miami, Florida, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Sidney Poitier KBE 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.

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Filmography

I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

as Various Roles (archive footage)

The Last Brickmaker in America

The Last Brickmaker in America

2001

as Henry Cobb

Free of Eden

Free of Eden

1999

as Will Cleamons

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999

as Noah Dearborn

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

The Jackal

The Jackal

1997

as Carter Preston

To Sir, with Love II

To Sir, with Love II

1996

as Mark Thackeray

Sneakers

Sneakers

1992

as Crease

Little Nikita

Little Nikita

1988

as Roy Parmenter

Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill

1988

as Warren Stantin

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979

as Narrator (voice)

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

as Manny Durrell

The Wilby Conspiracy

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

as Shack Twala

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975

as Clyde Williams

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

as Steve Jackson

A Warm December

A Warm December

1973

as Dr. Matt Younger

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

as Buck

Brother John

Brother John

1971

as John Kane

The Organization

The Organization

1971

as Virgil Tibbs

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

as Virgil Tibbs

The Lost Man

The Lost Man

1969

as Jason Higgs

For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

1968

as Jack Parks

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967

as Virgil Tibbs

To Sir, with Love

To Sir, with Love

1967

as Mark Thackeray

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

as John Prentice

Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo

1966

as Toller

A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue

1965

as Gordon Ralfe

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread

1965

as Alan Newell

The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

1965

as Ben Munceford

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Simon of Cyrene

The Long Ships

The Long Ships

1964

as Aly Mansuh

Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1963

as Homer Smith

Pressure Point

Pressure Point

1962

as Doctor

A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

as Walter Lee Younger

Paris Blues

Paris Blues

1961

as Eddie Cook

All the Young Men

All the Young Men

1960

as Sgt. Eddie Towler

Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959

as Porgy

Virgin Island

Virgin Island

1959

as Marcus

The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones

1958

as Noah Cullen

The Mark of the Hawk

The Mark of the Hawk

1957

as Obam

Edge of the City

Edge of the City

1957

as Tommy Tyler

Band of Angels

Band of Angels

1957

as Rau-Ru

Something of Value

Something of Value

1957

as Kimani Wa Karanja

Good-bye, My Lady

Good-bye, My Lady

1956

as Gates Watson

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

as Tommy Tyler

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Gregory W. Miller

Go Man Go

Go Man Go

1954

as Inman Jackson

The Red Ball Express

The Red Ball Express

1952

as Robertson

Cry, the Beloved Country

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

as Reverend Msimangu

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

as Luther Brooks

For Love of Ivy

For Love of Ivy

1968

Original Story

Ghost Dad

Ghost Dad

1990

Director

Fast Forward

Fast Forward

1985

Director

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

1982

Director

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

1980

Director

A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

1977

Director

Let's Do It Again

Let's Do It Again

1975

Director

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

Director

A Warm December

A Warm December

1973

Director

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

Director

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

1972

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Actor Lilies of the Field Nominated
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Lilies of the Field Won
Golden Globes Best Supporting Actor Lilies of the Field Won
Golden Globes Best Actor Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Nominated
Television Credits

Children of the Dust

as Gypsy Smith

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 26, 1995

Separate but Equal

as Thurgood Marshall

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 07, 1991

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Tommy Tyler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Philco Television Playhouse

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1948

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 02, 1973

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Cinépanorama

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 04, 1956

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1968

Omnibus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1952

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 20, 1944

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