Sidney Poitier
Actor · Director · Producer · Original Story
Born Feb 20, 1927 · Miami, Florida, USA
Active 1947–2022 · 6′2″ (189 cm)
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…
Filmography
In the Heat of the Night (1967) — Virgil TibbsGuess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) — John PrenticeThe Jackal (1997) — Carter PrestonSneakers (1992) — CreaseTo Sir, with Love (1967) — Mark ThackerayThe Defiant Ones (1958) — Noah CullenStir Crazy (1980) — DirectorLilies of the Field (1963) — Homer SmithA Raisin in the Sun (1961) — Walter Lee YoungerShoot to Kill (1988) — Warren StantinA Patch of Blue (1965) — Gordon RalfeBlackboard Jungle (1955) — Gregory W. MillerThe Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — Simon of CyreneNo Way Out (1950) — Luther BrooksThe Bedford Incident (1965) — Ben MuncefordDuel at Diablo (1966) — TollerEdge of the City (1957) — Tommy TylerLittle Nikita (1988) — Roy ParmenterThe Slender Thread (1965) — Alan NewellParis Blues (1961) — Eddie CookThey Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) — Virgil TibbsGhost Dad (1990) — DirectorTo Sir, with Love II (1996) — Mark ThackerayBuck and the Preacher (1972) — Buck · Producer · Director