Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

  • Birthday: 1927-02-20
  • Deathday: 2022-01-07
  • Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
  • Also know as: Sir 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 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.

Filmography

Porgy and Bess

1959

As Porgy

In the Heat of the Night

1967

As Virgil Tibbs

The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

As Shack Twala

To Sir, with Love

1967

As Mark Thackeray

Little Nikita

1988

As Roy Parmenter

A Patch of Blue

1965

As Gordon Ralfe

Shoot to Kill

1988

As Warren Stantin

Pressure Point

1962

As Doctor

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

As Virgil Tibbs

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

As Steve Jackson

Let's Do It Again

1975

As Clyde Williams

A Piece of the Action

1977

As Manny Durrell

A Raisin in the Sun

1961

As Walter Lee Younger

Lilies of the Field

1963

As Homer Smith

A Warm December

1973

As Dr. Matt Younger

The Slender Thread

1965

As Alan Newell

For Love of Ivy

1968

As Jack Parks

The Organization

1971

As Virgil Tibbs

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999

As Noah Dearborn

David and Lisa

1998

As Dr. Jack Miller

To Sir, With Love II

1996

As Mark Thackeray

Brother John

1971

As John Kane

Separate But Equal

1991

As Thurgood Marshall

The Lost Man

1969

As Jason Higgs

Free of Eden

1999

As Will Cleamons

Mandela and de Klerk

1997

As Nelson Mandela

Afro Promo

1997

As Self (archive footage)

Nationtime

1972

As Self - Narrator

Sidney

2022

As Self

Duel at Diablo

1966

As Toller

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

As John Prentice

Sneakers

1992

As Crease

The Defiant Ones

1958

As Noah Cullen

Edge of the City

1957

As Tommy Tyler

The Long Ships

1964

As Aly Mansuh

The Bedford Incident

1965

As Ben Munceford

Sing Your Song

2012

As Self

All the Young Men

1960

As Sgt. Eddie Towler

The Strolling '20s

1966

As Self

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979

As Narrator (voice)

Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

As Self (archive footage)

Mr. SOUL!

2018

As Self (archival footage)

The Jackal

1997

As Carter Preston

Paris Blues

1961

As Eddie Cook

No Way Out

1950

As Dr. Luther Brooks

Band of Angels

1957

As Rau-Ru

Something of Value

1957

As Kimani Wa Karanja

Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

As Reverend Msimangu

Virgin Island

1959

As Marcus

Go Man Go

1954

As Inman Jackson

The Madding Crowd

2017

As Self (archive footage)

Good-bye, My Lady

1956

As Gates Watson

The Red Ball Express

1952

As Robertson

Moms Mabley

2013

As Self

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

As Tommy Tyler

Blackboard Jungle

1955

As Gregory W. Miller

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

As Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023

As Self (archive footage)

I Love Quincy

1984

As Self

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

As Various Roles (archive footage)

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

2023

As Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Legenden

2004

As Self

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

As Simon of Cyrene

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

As Self (archive footage)

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

As Self (archive footage)

Production

Ghost Dad

1990

As Director

Stir Crazy

1980

As Director

Hanky Panky

1982

As Director

Buck and the Preacher

1972

As Director

Uptown Saturday Night

1974

As Director

Let's Do It Again

1975

As Director

A Piece of the Action

1977

As Director

A Warm December

1973

As Director

Fast Forward

1985

As Director

Buck and the Preacher

1972

As Producer

For Love of Ivy

1968

As Original Story

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