Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Date of Birth:

Feb 20, 1927

Place of Birth:

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.

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filmography:

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1979

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

1986

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

2017

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

2007

Go Man Go Go Man Go

1954

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

The Madding Crowd The Madding Crowd

2017

Nationtime Nationtime

1972

Poitier's Walter Lee Poitier's Walter Lee

2018

The Strolling '20s The Strolling '20s

1966

Afro Promo Afro Promo

1997

Moms Mabley Moms Mabley

2013

Cry, the Beloved Country Cry, the Beloved Country

1951

Free of Eden Free of Eden

1999

Mandela and de Klerk Mandela and de Klerk

1997

Virgin Island Virgin Island

1959

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1998

Good-bye, My Lady Good-bye, My Lady

1956

The Last Brickmaker in America The Last Brickmaker in America

2001

I Am Not Your Negro I Am Not Your Negro

2017

Mr. SOUL! Mr. SOUL!

2018

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless Paul Newman: The Restless

2023

Hollywood Legenden Hollywood Legenden

2004

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

1988

I Love Quincy I Love Quincy

1984

AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special

2023

Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain

2022

The Making of ‘Sneakers’ The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2003

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

2001

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte

2023

Night of 100 Stars II Night of 100 Stars II

1985

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

2013

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

2001

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

2000

A Cinderella Named Elizabeth A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

1965

Sidney Sidney

2022

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1955

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

2000

The Lost Man The Lost Man

1969

The Red Ball Express The Red Ball Express

1952

Shoot to Kill Shoot to Kill

1988

Buck and the Preacher Buck and the Preacher

1972

A Patch of Blue A Patch of Blue

1965

Blackboard Jungle Blackboard Jungle

1955

Paris Blues Paris Blues

1961

Pressure Point Pressure Point

1962

No Way Out No Way Out

1950

Edge of the City Edge of the City

1957

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1970

Little Nikita Little Nikita

1988

To Sir, with Love To Sir, with Love

1967

Sneakers Sneakers

1992

Porgy and Bess Porgy and Bess

1959

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1967

The Greatest Story Ever Told The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night

1967

The Wilby Conspiracy The Wilby Conspiracy

1975

The Defiant Ones The Defiant Ones

1958

The Jackal The Jackal

1997

Uptown Saturday Night Uptown Saturday Night

1974

Let's Do It Again Let's Do It Again

1975

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

1999

The Organization The Organization

1971

The Mark of the Hawk The Mark of the Hawk

1957

Sing Your Song Sing Your Song

2012

David and Lisa David and Lisa

1998

To Sir, With Love II To Sir, With Love II

1996

All the Young Men All the Young Men

1960

Separate But Equal Separate But Equal

1991

Brother John Brother John

1971

For Love of Ivy For Love of Ivy

1968

The Slender Thread The Slender Thread

1965

Band of Angels Band of Angels

1957

A Piece of the Action A Piece of the Action

1977

A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun

1961

The Long Ships The Long Ships

1964

Lilies of the Field Lilies of the Field

1963

A Warm December A Warm December

1973

Something of Value Something of Value

1957

The Bedford Incident The Bedford Incident

1965

Duel at Diablo Duel at Diablo

1966

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