Sidney Poitier
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 Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Major films featuring Poitier in a starring role include Blackboard Jungle (1955), The Defiant Ones (1958), To Sir, with Love (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Sneakers (1992), and The Jackal (1997). Later in his career, he turned to directing with features such as Buck and the Preacher (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Stir Crazy (1980), and Ghost Dad (1990). At the time of his death, Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.
Acting
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The Jackal
as Carter Preston
1997
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In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
1967
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Sneakers
as Crease
1992
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice
1967
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To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray
1967
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The Defiant Ones
as Noah Cullen
1958
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Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin
1988
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Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith
1963
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The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Simon of Cyrene
1965
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Blackboard Jungle
as Gregory W. Miller
1955
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A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger
1961
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A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe
1965
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Duel at Diablo
as Toller
1966
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Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter
1988
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No Way Out
as Luther Brooks
1950
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs
1970
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The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford
1965
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
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Paris Blues
as Eddie Cook
1961
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Buck and the Preacher
as Buck
1972
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The Long Ships
as Aly Mansuh
1964
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To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray
1996
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Edge of the City
as Tommy Tyler
1957
Crew
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Stir Crazy
Director
1980
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Ghost Dad
Director
1990
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Hanky Panky
Director
1982
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Buck and the Preacher
Producer
1972
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Uptown Saturday Night
Director
1974
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Let's Do It Again
Director
1975
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A Piece of the Action
Director
1977
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A Warm December
Director
1973
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Fast Forward
Director
1985
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For Love of Ivy
Original Story
1968