Sidney Poitier
February 20, 1927 (97 years old) in Miami, Florida, USA
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 ·Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comebackas Self (archive footage)
- 2023 ·Paul Newman: The Restlessas Self (archive footage)
- 2023 ·Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderteas (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Denzel Washington : Un modèle américainas Self (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Sidneyas Self
- 2018 ·Poitier's Walter Leeas Self (archive footage)
- 2018 ·Mr. SOUL!as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 ·Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heartas Self
- 2017 ·I Am Not Your Negroas Various Roles (archive footage)
- 2017 ·The Madding Crowdas Self (archive footage)
- 2014 ·And the Oscar Goes To...as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 ·Moms Mableyas Self
- 2013 ·Martin Luther King and the March on Washingtonas Self
- 2012 ·Sing Your Songas Self
- 2007 ·Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Projectas Self
- 2004 ·Hollywood Legendenas Self
- 2003 ·The Making of ‘Sneakers’as Self
- 2001 ·Quincy Jones: In the Pocketas Self
- 2001 ·The Last Brickmaker in Americaas Henry Cobb
- 2000 ·Richard Widmark: Strength of Charactersas Self
- 2000 ·Sidney Poitier: One Bright Lightas
- 1999 ·The Simple Life of Noah Dearbornas Noah Dearborn
- 1999 ·Free of Edenas Will Cleamons
- 1998 ·David and Lisaas Dr. Jack Miller
- 1998 ·Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklistas Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
- 1997 ·The Jackalas Carter Preston
- 1997 ·Mandela and de Klerkas Nelson Mandela
- 1997 ·Afro Promoas Self (archive footage)
- 1996 ·To Sir, with Love IIas Mark Thackeray
- 1995 ·Children of the Dustas Gypsy Smith
- 1995 ·Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverickas Self
- 1992 ·Sneakersas Crease
- 1991 ·Separate but Equalas Thurgood Marshall
- 1991 ·Separate But Equalas Thurgood Marshall
- 1988 ·Little Nikitaas Roy Parmenter
- 1988 ·Shoot to Killas Warren Stantin
- 1988 ·Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Nightas Self - Audience Member
- 1986 ·The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburnas Self
- 1985 ·Night of 100 Stars IIas Self
- 1984 ·I Love Quincyas Self
- 1979 ·Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artistas Narrator (voice)
- 1978 ·The Kennedy Center Honorsas Self
- 1977 ·A Piece of the Actionas Manny Durrell
- 1975 ·Let's Do It Againas Clyde Williams
- 1975 ·The Wilby Conspiracyas Shack Twala
- 1974 ·Uptown Saturday Nightas Steve Jackson
- 1973 ·A Warm Decemberas Dr. Matt Younger
- 1973 ·The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
- 1972 ·Nationtimeas Self - Narrator
- 1972 ·Buck and the Preacheras Buck
- 1971 ·The Organizationas Virgil Tibbs
- 1971 ·Brother Johnas John Kane
- 1970 ·They Call Me Mister Tibbs!as Virgil Tibbs
- 1970 ·King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphisas Self (archive footage)
- 1969 ·The Lost Manas Jason Higgs
- 1968 ·For Love of Ivyas Jack Parks
- 1968 ·The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
- 1967 ·Guess Who's Coming to Dinneras John Prentice
- 1967 ·In the Heat of the Nightas Virgil Tibbs
- 1967 ·To Sir, with Loveas Mark Thackeray
- 1966 ·Duel at Diabloas Toller
- 1966 ·The Strolling '20sas Self
- 1965 ·The Slender Threadas Alan Newell
- 1965 ·A Patch of Blueas Gordon Ralfe
- 1965 ·The Bedford Incidentas Ben Munceford
- 1965 ·The Greatest Story Ever Toldas Simon of Cyrene
- 1965 ·A Cinderella Named Elizabethas Self
- 1964 ·The Long Shipsas Aly Mansuh
- 1963 ·Lilies of the Fieldas Homer Smith
- 1962 ·Pressure Pointas Doctor
- 1962 ·The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
- 1961 ·Paris Bluesas Eddie Cook
- 1961 ·A Raisin in the Sunas Walter Lee Younger
- 1960 ·All the Young Menas Sgt. Eddie Towler
- 1959 ·Virgin Islandas Marcus
- 1959 ·Porgy and Bessas Porgy
- 1958 ·The Defiant Onesas Noah Cullen
- 1957 ·The Mark of the Hawkas Obam
- 1957 ·Band of Angelsas Rau-Ru
- 1957 ·Something of Valueas Kimani Wa Karanja
- 1957 ·Edge of the Cityas Tommy Tyler
- 1956 ·Good-bye, My Ladyas Gates Watson
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1956 ·Cinépanoramaas Self
- 1955 ·A Man Is Ten Feet Tallas Tommy Tyler
- 1955 ·Blackboard Jungleas Gregory W. Miller
- 1954 ·Go Man Goas Inman Jackson
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self
- 1952 ·Omnibusas
- 1952 ·The Red Ball Expressas Robertson
- 1951 ·Cry, the Beloved Countryas Reverend Msimangu
- 1950 ·No Way Outas Dr. Luther Brooks
- 1948 ·The Philco Television Playhouseas
- 1948 ·The Philco Television Playhouseas Tommy Tyler
- 1944 ·Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Winner