About

Known credits:
95
Birthday:
1927-02-20
Place of birth:
Miami, Florida, USA
Website:
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Sidney Poitier

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2023 Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 Paul Newman: The Restless Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2023 Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte Actor (archive footage) 59
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2022 Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2022 Sidney Actor Self 59
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2018 Poitier's Walter Lee Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2018 Mr. SOUL! Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart Actor Self 59
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2017 I Am Not Your Negro Actor Various Roles (archive footage) 67
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2017 The Madding Crowd Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2013 Moms Mabley Actor Self 59
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2013 Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Actor Self 59
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2012 Sing Your Song Actor Self 59
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2007 Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project Actor Self 59
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2004 Hollywood Legenden Actor Self 59
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2003 The Making of ‘Sneakers’ Actor Self N/A
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2001 Quincy Jones: In the Pocket Actor Self 59
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2001 The Last Brickmaker in America Actor Henry Cobb 59
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2000 Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters Actor Self N/A
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2000 Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light Actor 59
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1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Actor Noah Dearborn 59
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1999 Free of Eden Actor Will Cleamons 59
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1998 David and Lisa Actor Dr. Jack Miller 58
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1998 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Actor Reverend Msimangu (archive footage) 59
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1997 The Jackal Actor Carter Preston 62
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1997 Mandela and de Klerk Actor Nelson Mandela 59
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1997 Afro Promo Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1996 To Sir, with Love II Actor Mark Thackeray 59
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1995 Children of the Dust Actor Gypsy Smith 69
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1995 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Actor Self 59
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1992 Sneakers Actor Crease 65
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1991 Separate But Equal Actor Thurgood Marshall 59
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1991 Separate but Equal Actor Thurgood Marshall 69
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1988 Little Nikita Actor Roy Parmenter 58
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1988 Shoot to Kill Actor Warren Stantin 61
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1988 Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night Actor Self - Audience Member 59
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1986 The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn Actor Self 59
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1985 Night of 100 Stars II Actor Self 59
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1984 I Love Quincy Actor Self N/A
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1979 Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1977 A Piece of the Action Actor Manny Durrell 58
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1975 Let's Do It Again Actor Clyde Williams 59
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1975 The Wilby Conspiracy Actor Shack Twala 59
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1974 Uptown Saturday Night Actor Steve Jackson 59
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1973 A Warm December Actor Dr. Matt Younger 59
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1972 Nationtime Actor Self - Narrator N/A
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1972 Buck and the Preacher Actor Buck 59
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1971 The Organization Actor Virgil Tibbs 59
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1971 Brother John Actor John Kane 59
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1970 They Call Me Mister Tibbs! Actor Virgil Tibbs 58
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1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1969 The Lost Man Actor Jason Higgs 58
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1968 For Love of Ivy Actor Jack Parks 58
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1967 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Actor John Prentice 69
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1967 In the Heat of the Night Actor Virgil Tibbs 70
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1967 To Sir, with Love Actor Mark Thackeray 65
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1966 Duel at Diablo Actor Toller 59
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1966 The Strolling '20s Actor Self N/A
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1965 The Slender Thread Actor Alan Newell 60
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1965 A Patch of Blue Actor Gordon Ralfe 61
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1965 The Bedford Incident Actor Ben Munceford 60
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1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Actor Simon of Cyrene 60
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1965 A Cinderella Named Elizabeth Actor Self 59
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1964 The Long Ships Actor Aly Mansuh 59
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1963 Lilies of the Field Actor Homer Smith 62
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1962 Pressure Point Actor Doctor 59
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1961 Paris Blues Actor Eddie Cook 59
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1961 A Raisin in the Sun Actor Walter Lee Younger 62
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1960 All the Young Men Actor Sgt. Eddie Towler 58
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1959 Virgin Island Actor Marcus 59
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1959 Porgy and Bess Actor Porgy 59
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1958 The Defiant Ones Actor Noah Cullen 63
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1957 The Mark of the Hawk Actor Obam 58
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1957 Band of Angels Actor Rau-Ru 59
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1957 Something of Value Actor Kimani Wa Karanja 58
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1957 Edge of the City Actor Tommy Tyler 60
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1956 Good-bye, My Lady Actor Gates Watson 59
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1955 A Man Is Ten Feet Tall Actor Tommy Tyler N/A
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1955 Blackboard Jungle Actor Gregory W. Miller 61
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1954 Go Man Go Actor Inman Jackson 59
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1952 The Red Ball Express Actor Robertson 58
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1951 Cry, the Beloved Country Actor Reverend Msimangu 59
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1950 No Way Out Actor Dr. Luther Brooks 60
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Directing
1990 Ghost Dad Directing Director 56
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1985 Fast Forward Directing Director 58
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1982 Hanky Panky Directing Director 58
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1980 Stir Crazy Directing Director 61
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1977 A Piece of the Action Directing Director 58
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1975 Let's Do It Again Directing Director 59
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1974 Uptown Saturday Night Directing Director 59
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1973 A Warm December Directing Director 59
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1972 Buck and the Preacher Directing Director 59
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Writing
1968 For Love of Ivy Writing Original Story 58
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Production
1972 Buck and the Preacher Production Producer 59
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