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Sidney Poitier
Director 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 →

Directed Films

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5 titles
Ghost Dad

Ghost Dad

Sidney Poitier 1990 1h 24m 4.0

A widower with three children is working on a business deal to get his family out of financial straits when he is killed in a taxi accident. With the aid of a paranormal researcher, he attempts to complete the deal from the beyond, ensuring his family will be taken care of.

Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

Sidney Poitier 1982 1h 43m 6.0

An architect is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious package gets into a taxi with him.

Stir Crazy

Stir Crazy

Sidney Poitier 1980 1h 51m 6.0

New Yorkers, Skip Donahue and Harry Monroe, have no jobs and no prospects. They decide to flee the city and find work elsewhere, and land jobs as woodpeckers to promote the opening of a bank. When their feathery costumes are stolen and used in a bank robbery, they no longer have to worry about employment -- they're sent to prison!

Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night

Sidney Poitier 1974 1h 44m

Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.

Buck and the Preacher

Buck and the Preacher

Sidney Poitier 1972 1h 42m 5.0

A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

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