

Sidney Poitier
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
20 Feb 1927
Age
99 Years
Born In
Miami, Florida, USA
Total Projects
104
Years Active
82 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ

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Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)

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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)

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Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

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A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
as Self

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Sidney
Sidney
as Self

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Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)

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Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self

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The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)

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Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self

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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
as Self

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Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song
as Self

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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self

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Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden
as Self

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The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self

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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self

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The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Henry Cobb

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Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
as Self

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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Noah Dearborn

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Free of Eden
Free of Eden
as Will Cleamons

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David and Lisa
David and Lisa
as Dr. Jack Miller

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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

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The Jackal
The Jackal
as Carter Preston

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Mandela and de Klerk
Mandela and de Klerk
as Nelson Mandela

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Afro Promo
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)

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To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray

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Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
as Gypsy Smith

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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self

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Sneakers
Sneakers
as Crease

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Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
as Thurgood Marshall

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Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
as Thurgood Marshall

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Little Nikita
Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter

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Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin

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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member

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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self

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Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self

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I Love Quincy
I Love Quincy
as Self

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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Narrator (voice)

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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

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A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
as Manny Durrell

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Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
as Clyde Williams

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The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Shack Twala

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Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
as Steve Jackson

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A Warm December
A Warm December
as Dr. Matt Younger

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self

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Nationtime
Nationtime
as Self - Narrator

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Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
as Buck

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Film '72
Film '72
as Self

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The Organization
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs

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Brother John
Brother John
as John Kane

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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)

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The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Jason Higgs

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Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
as Himself

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For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy
as Jack Parks

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice

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In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs

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To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray

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ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
as Self - Host

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Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo
as Toller

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The Strolling '20s
The Strolling '20s
as Self

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The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
as Alan Newell

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A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe

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The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford

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The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Simon of Cyrene

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A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
as Self

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The Long Ships
The Long Ships
as Aly Mansuh

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Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith

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Pressure Point
Pressure Point
as Doctor

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

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The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Taped Tribute

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Paris Blues
Paris Blues
as Eddie Cook

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A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger

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All the Young Men
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Eddie Towler

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Virgin Island
Virgin Island
as Marcus

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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
as Porgy

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The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Noah Cullen

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The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk
as Obam

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Band of Angels
Band of Angels
as Rau-Ru

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self

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Something of Value
Something of Value
as Kimani Wa Karanja

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Edge of the City
Edge of the City
as Tommy Tyler

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Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
as Gates Watson

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Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

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Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
as Tommy Tyler

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Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
as Gregory W. Miller

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Go Man Go
Go Man Go
as Inman Jackson

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Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre

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The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self

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Omnibus
Omnibus

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The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express
as Robertson

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Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Reverend Msimangu

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No Way Out
No Way Out
as Luther Brooks

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Tommy Tyler

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Sepia Cinderella
Sepia Cinderella
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter