Sidney Poitier
Known For
Acting
Born
1927-02-20 in Miami, Florida, USA
Died
2022-01-06
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Taped Tribute
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
as Self
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Tommy Tyler
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
Cinépanorama
as Self
Sneakers
as Crease
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
Omnibus
The Jackal
as Carter Preston
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
Nationtime
as Self - Narrator
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs