Sidney Poitier
Acting
Born: 1927-02-20 in Miami, Florida, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Taped Tribute
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
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Omnibus
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Omnibus
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
Tommy Tyler
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Jackal
Carter Preston
The Oscars
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Sneakers
Crease
ABC Stage 67
Self - Host
Cinépanorama
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The Kennedy Center Honors
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Hollywood Black
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
John Prentice
Sidney
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Shoot to Kill
Warren Stantin
In the Heat of the Night
Virgil Tibbs
To Sir, with Love
Mark Thackeray
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Simon of Cyrene
Paris Blues
Eddie Cook
The Organization
Virgil Tibbs
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Virgil Tibbs
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
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The Defiant Ones
Noah Cullen
Edge of the City
Tommy Tyler
Duel at Diablo
Toller
Nationtime: Gary
Self - Narrator
Children of the Dust
Gypsy Smith
Blackboard Jungle
Gregory W. Miller
A Patch of Blue
Gordon Ralfe
Band of Angels
Rau-Ru