Sidney Poitier
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Henry Cobb
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Noah Dearborn
Free of Eden
as Will Cleamons
David and Lisa
as Dr. Jack Miller
The Jackal
as Carter Preston
Mandela and de Klerk
as Nelson Mandela
To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray
Sneakers
as Crease
Separate But Equal
as Thurgood Marshall
Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter
Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin
A Piece of the Action
as Manny Durrell
Let's Do It Again
as Clyde Williams
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Shack Twala
Uptown Saturday Night
as Steve Jackson
A Warm December
as Dr. Matt Younger
Buck and the Preacher
as Buck
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs
Brother John
as John Kane
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs
The Lost Man
as Jason Higgs
For Love of Ivy
as Jack Parks
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray
Duel at Diablo
as Toller
The Slender Thread
as Alan Newell
A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe
The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford
Crew Credits
Ghost Dad
Director
Fast Forward
Director
Hanky Panky
Director
Stir Crazy
Director
A Piece of the Action
Director
Let's Do It Again
Director
Uptown Saturday Night
Director
A Warm December
Director
Buck and the Preacher
Director
For Love of Ivy
Original Story