Sidney Poitier

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-02-20

Day of death

2022-01-06 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Sidney Poitier

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Sidney

    Sidney

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Mr. SOUL!

    Mr. SOUL!

  • Sneakers

    Sneakers

  • Sepia Cinderella

    Sepia Cinderella

  • The Wilby Conspiracy

    The Wilby Conspiracy

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • Nationtime

    Nationtime

  • I Love Quincy

    I Love Quincy

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

    They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

  • For Love of Ivy

    For Love of Ivy

  • Sing Your Song

    Sing Your Song

  • ABC Stage 67

    ABC Stage 67

  • The Organization

    The Organization

  • David and Lisa

    David and Lisa

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • In the Heat of the Night

    In the Heat of the Night

  • Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

    Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

  • Free of Eden

    Free of Eden

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • A Piece of the Action

    A Piece of the Action

  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

  • Children of the Dust

    Children of the Dust

  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

    Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

  • Little Nikita

    Little Nikita

  • To Sir, with Love

    To Sir, with Love

  • Shoot to Kill

    Shoot to Kill

  • Let's Do It Again

    Let's Do It Again

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • Good-bye, My Lady

    Good-bye, My Lady

  • The Defiant Ones

    The Defiant Ones

  • Separate but Equal

    Separate but Equal

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • Duel at Diablo

    Duel at Diablo

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Lilies of the Field

    Lilies of the Field

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Buck and the Preacher

    Buck and the Preacher

  • Band of Angels

    Band of Angels

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    A Raisin in the Sun

  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

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

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Edge of the City

    Edge of the City

  • Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • The Red Ball Express

    The Red Ball Express

  • The Slender Thread

    The Slender Thread

  • Separate But Equal

    Separate But Equal

  • Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

    Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

  • To Sir, with Love II

    To Sir, with Love II

  • The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

  • Brother John

    Brother John

  • Hollywood Legenden

    Hollywood Legenden

  • A Warm December

    A Warm December

  • Pressure Point

    Pressure Point

  • The Madding Crowd

    The Madding Crowd

  • The Lost Man

    The Lost Man

  • Something of Value

    Something of Value

  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

  • Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

    Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

  • Uptown Saturday Night

    Uptown Saturday Night

  • Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

    Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

  • The Mark of the Hawk

    The Mark of the Hawk

  • Virgin Island

    Virgin Island

  • Mandela and de Klerk

    Mandela and de Klerk

  • Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

    Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

  • Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

    Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

  • Go Man Go

    Go Man Go

  • The Last Brickmaker in America

    The Last Brickmaker in America

  • All the Young Men

    All the Young Men

  • Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

    Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

  • A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

    A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

  • A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

    A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story

  • The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

  • Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

  • Afro Promo

    Afro Promo

  • Poitier's Walter Lee

    Poitier's Walter Lee

  • A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

    A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

  • Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

    Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

  • Three Young Americans in Search of Survival

    Three Young Americans in Search of Survival