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 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 Jun...
Also Known As
Sir Sidney Poitier, Сидней Пуатье, シドニー・ポワティエ
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Sidney Poitier's Movies
The Jackal
14 Nov 1997
In the Heat of the Night
02 Aug 1967
Sneakers
09 Sept 1992
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
11 Dec 1967
To Sir, with Love
14 Jun 1967
The Defiant Ones
14 Aug 1958
Shoot to Kill
12 Feb 1988
Lilies of the Field
04 Jun 1963
The Greatest Story Ever Told
09 Apr 1965
Blackboard Jungle
25 Mar 1955
A Raisin in the Sun
28 May 1961
A Patch of Blue
10 Dec 1965
Little Nikita
17 Mar 1988
Duel at Diablo
15 Jun 1966
No Way Out
16 Aug 1950
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
10 Jul 1970
The Bedford Incident
11 Oct 1965
Paris Blues
27 Sept 1961
Buck and the Preacher
17 Mar 1972
The Long Ships
25 Mar 1964
Sidney Poitier's TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
The Oscars
19 Mar 1953
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
Golden Globe Awards
20 Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
20 Jan 1944
The Merv Griffin Show
01 Oct 1962
The Kennedy Center Honors
28 Dec 1978
The Mike Douglas Show
11 Dec 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
11 Dec 1961
The Philco Television Playhouse
03 Oct 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
03 Oct 1948
Children of the Dust
26 Feb 1995
ABC Stage 67
14 Sept 1966
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
29 Jul 1957
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
02 Apr 1973
Separate but Equal
07 Apr 1991
Cinépanorama
04 Feb 1956
Omnibus
09 Nov 1952
Kraft Television Theatre
15 Oct 1953
Tony Awards
01 Apr 1956