About
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...
Known for
The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948
OmnibusSeries • 1967
The JackalMovie • 1997
SneakersMovie • 1992
In the Heat of the NightMovie • 1967
The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie • 1965
To Sir, with LoveMovie • 1967
Guess Who's Coming to DinnerMovie • 1967
Paris BluesMovie • 1961
A Patch of BlueMovie • 1965
Stir CrazyMovie • 1980
Hanky PankyMovie • 1982
The Defiant OnesMovie • 1958
Shoot to KillMovie • 1988
The Bedford IncidentMovie • 1965
The OrganizationMovie • 1971
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Movie • 1970
Little NikitaMovie • 1988
The Wilby ConspiracyMovie • 1975
Ghost DadMovie • 1990
Band of AngelsMovie • 1957
Blackboard JungleMovie • 1955
The Long ShipsMovie • 1964
Buck and the PreacherMovie • 1972