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Sidney Poitier

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Born: February 20, 1927 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 ...

Filmography81 TITLES
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965
Sneakers
6.9
Sneakers1992
The Jackal
6.4
The Jackal1997
In the Heat of the Night
7.7
In the Heat of the Night1967
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Night of 100 Stars II1985
Shoot to Kill
6.6
Shoot to Kill1988
To Sir, with Love
7.5
To Sir, with Love1967
A Patch of Blue
7.6
A Patch of Blue1965
No Way Out
6.9
No Way Out1950
Duel at Diablo
6.3
Duel at Diablo1966
Sidney
7.4
Sidney2022
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007
The Bedford Incident
7.0
The Bedford Incident1965
The Organization
6.2
The Organization1971
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis1970
The Long Ships
6.0
The Long Ships1964
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8.0
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn1986
The Defiant Ones
7.1
The Defiant Ones1958
A Piece of the Action
5.7
A Piece of the Action1977
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
7.5
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night1988
The Slender Thread
7.1
The Slender Thread1965
Edge of the City
7.1
Edge of the City1957
A Raisin in the Sun
7.7
A Raisin in the Sun1961
Blackboard Jungle
6.9
Blackboard Jungle1955
Porgy and Bess
6.1
Porgy and Bess1959
Band of Angels
6.2
Band of Angels1957
Paris Blues
6.5
Paris Blues1961
The Wilby Conspiracy
6.4
The Wilby Conspiracy1975
Buck and the Preacher
6.3
Buck and the Preacher1972
Little Nikita
6.1
Little Nikita1988
Good-bye, My Lady
7.7
Good-bye, My Lady1956
Separate But Equal
6.4
Separate But Equal1991
For Love of Ivy
5.8
For Love of Ivy1968
Mr. SOUL!
7.0
Mr. SOUL!2018
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
7.7
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist1998
Lilies of the Field
7.2
Lilies of the Field1963
Let's Do It Again
6.9
Let's Do It Again1975
Uptown Saturday Night
6.1
Uptown Saturday Night1974
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
6.1
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn1999
The Red Ball Express
5.8
The Red Ball Express1952
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
8.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick1995
David and Lisa
5.8
David and Lisa1998
To Sir, with Love II
6.4
To Sir, with Love II1996
Mandela and de Klerk
6.5
Mandela and de Klerk1997
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
6.5
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback2023
I Love Quincy
I Love Quincy1984
The Lost Man
3.2
The Lost Man1969
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5.8
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970
Cry, the Beloved Country
6.1
Cry, the Beloved Country1951
Brother John
6.2
Brother John1971
Pressure Point
6.5
Pressure Point1962
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
5.0
The Making of ‘Sneakers’2003
All the Young Men
6.3
All the Young Men1960
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
6.7
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley2013
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
6.0
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light2000
The Mark of the Hawk
3.0
The Mark of the Hawk1957
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd2017
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters2000
Hollywood Legenden
2.0
Hollywood Legenden2004
The Last Brickmaker in America
7.6
The Last Brickmaker in America2001
Virgin Island
5.0
Virgin Island1959
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
10.0
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket2001
A Warm December
6.4
A Warm December1973
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
3.0
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood2023
Free of Eden
10.0
Free of Eden1999
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
10.0
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington2013
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart2017
Go Man Go
5.0
Go Man Go1954
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
7.2
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist1979
The Strolling '20s
The Strolling '20s1966
Something of Value
5.4
Something of Value1957
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall1955
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story2022
Nationtime
8.0
Nationtime1972
Afro Promo
Afro Promo1997
Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee2018
Sing Your Song
6.9
Sing Your Song2012
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
7.0
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth1965
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival1969
Sepia Cinderella
4.8
Sepia Cinderella1947