Sidney Poitier
Actor • 1927 - 2022

Sidney Poitier

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 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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Character Warren Stantin
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Character Virgil Tibbs
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Character Toller
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Character Robertson
Shot from Paris Blues
Character Eddie Cook
Shot from Edge of the City
Character Tommy Tyler
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Character Dr. Luther Brooks

No Way Out

1950

Shot from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Character Dr. John Wade Prentice
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Character Carter Preston

The Jackal

1997

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Character Donald Crease

Sneakers

1992

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Character Buck
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Character Alan Newell
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Character Aly Mansuh
Shot from The Defiant Ones
Character Noah Cullen
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Character Gregory W. Miller
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Character Self (archive footage)
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Character Self

Sidney

2022

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Character Various Roles (archive footage)

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

36 titles
Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback
Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback 2023
Sidney
Sidney 2022
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro 2016
David and Lisa
David and Lisa 1998
The Jackal
The Jackal 1997
To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II 1996
Sneakers
Sneakers 1992
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill 1988
Little Nikita
Little Nikita 1988
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night 1974
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher 1972
The Organization
The Organization 1971
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy 1968
To Sir, With Love
To Sir, With Love 1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night 1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo 1966
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread 1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident 1965
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue 1965
The Long Ships
The Long Ships 1964
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field 1963
Pressure Point
Pressure Point 1962
Paris Blues
Paris Blues 1961
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun 1961
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess 1959
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones 1958
Something of Value
Something of Value 1957
Edge of the City
Edge of the City 1957
Band of Angels
Band of Angels 1957
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle 1955
Red Ball Express
Red Ball Express 1952
No Way Out
No Way Out 1950

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