Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

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...

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Duel at Diablo

As Toller

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Sneakers

As Crease

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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

As John Prentice

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

As Simon of Cyrene

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Porgy and Bess

As Porgy

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In the Heat of the Night

As Virgil Tibbs

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Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte

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The Jackal

As Carter Preston

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The Defiant Ones

As Noah Cullen

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The Wilby Conspiracy

As Shack Twala

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Shoot to Kill

As Warren Stantin

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Buck and the Preacher

As Buck

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Blackboard Jungle

As Gregory W. Miller

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To Sir, with Love

As Mark Thackeray

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A Patch of Blue

As Gordon Ralfe

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Paris Blues

As Eddie Cook

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Little Nikita

As Roy Parmenter

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Pressure Point

As Doctor

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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

As Self - Audience Member

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Hollywood Legenden

As Self

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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

As Virgil Tibbs

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Edge of the City

As Tommy Tyler

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No Way Out

As Dr. Luther Brooks

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Uptown Saturday Night

As Steve Jackson

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Let's Do It Again

As Clyde Williams

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A Raisin in the Sun

As Walter Lee Younger

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A Piece of the Action

As Manny Durrell

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Band of Angels

As Rau-Ru

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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

As Self

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The Long Ships

As Aly Mansuh

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Lilies of the Field

As Homer Smith

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The Bedford Incident

As Ben Munceford

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Something of Value

As Kimani Wa Karanja

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A Warm December

As Dr. Matt Younger

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The Slender Thread

As Alan Newell

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For Love of Ivy

As Jack Parks

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The Mark of the Hawk

As Obam

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Sing Your Song

As Self

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The Organization

As Virgil Tibbs

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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

As Noah Dearborn

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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

As Self

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David and Lisa

As Dr. Jack Miller

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To Sir, with Love II

As Mark Thackeray

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Paul Newman: The Restless

As Self (archive footage)

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Brother John

As John Kane

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Separate But Equal

As Thurgood Marshall

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A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

As Self

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All the Young Men

As Sgt. Eddie Towler

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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

As Self (archive footage)

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Sidney

As Self

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The Last Brickmaker in America

As Henry Cobb

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The Red Ball Express

As Robertson

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The Lost Man

As Jason Higgs

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Free of Eden

As Will Cleamons

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Cry, the Beloved Country

As Reverend Msimangu

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Moms Mabley

As Self

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Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

As Self

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I Love Quincy

As Self

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Mandela and de Klerk

As Nelson Mandela

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Virgin Island

As Marcus

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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

As Tommy Tyler

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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

As Self (archive footage)

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Good-bye, My Lady

As Gates Watson

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The Making of ‘Sneakers’

As Self

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Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

As Self (archive footage)

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Night of 100 Stars II

As Self

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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

As Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)

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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

As Self

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Afro Promo

As Self (archive footage)

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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

As Self

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The Strolling '20s

As Self

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

As Self

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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

As Self

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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

As Narrator (voice)

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Go Man Go

As Inman Jackson

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And the Oscar Goes To...

As Self (archive footage)

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Poitier's Walter Lee

As Self (archive footage)

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Nationtime

As Self - Narrator

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The Madding Crowd

As Self (archive footage)

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Mr. SOUL!

As Self (archival footage)

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I Am Not Your Negro

As Various Roles (archive footage)

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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

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The Philco Television Playhouse

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

As Self

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The Oscars

As Self

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The Kennedy Center Honors

As Self

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Children of the Dust

As Gypsy Smith

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

As Self

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Separate but Equal

As Thurgood Marshall

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Tony Awards

As Self - Presenter

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Cinépanorama

As Self

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The Dick Cavett Show

As Self - Guest