Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Deceased · Born: Feb 20, 1927 · Died: Jan 7, 2022

Personal Details

Height 6' 2"
Born Feb 20, 1927 Miami, Florida, USA
Spouse
  • Joanna Shimkus

    ( Jan 23, 1976 to Jan 6, 2022 )
  • Juanita Poitier

    ( Apr 29, 1950 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Evelyn Poitier
  • Reginald James Poitier
Relatives
  • Cyril Poitier (Sibling)
  • Guylaine Marie-Rose Gouraige (Grandchild)
  • Gabrielle Maire-Therse Gouraige (Grandchild)
  • Etienne Poitier Gouraige (Grandchild)
  • Emmanuel Gouraige (Grandchild)
  • Palona DiMonriva (Grandchild)
  • March Poitier DiMonriva (Grandchild)

Biography

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 Hollywood cinema. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Poitier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America as Henry Cobb
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1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn as Noah Dearborn
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Free of Eden
Free of Eden as Will Cleamons
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1997
The Jackal
The Jackal as Carter Preston
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1996
To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II as Mark Thackeray
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1995
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust as Gypsy Smith
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1992
Sneakers
Sneakers as Crease
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1991
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal as Thurgood Marshall
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1988
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill as Warren Stantin
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Little Nikita
Little Nikita as Roy Parmenter
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1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist as Narrator (voice)
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1977
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action as Manny Durrell
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1975
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again as Clyde Williams
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The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy as Shack Twala
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1974
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night as Steve Jackson
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1973
A Warm December
A Warm December as Dr. Matt Younger
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1972
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher as Buck
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1971
Brother John
Brother John as John Kane
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The Organization
The Organization as Virgil Tibbs
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1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Virgil Tibbs
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1969
The Lost Man
The Lost Man as Jason Higgs
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1968
For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy as Jack Parks
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1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night as Virgil Tibbs
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To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love as Mark Thackeray
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner as John Prentice
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1966
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo as Toller
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1965
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue as Gordon Ralfe
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The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident as Ben Munceford
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The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread as Alan Newell
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1964
The Long Ships
The Long Ships as Aly Mansuh
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1963
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field as Homer Smith
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1962
Pressure Point
Pressure Point as Doctor
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1961
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun as Walter Lee Younger
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Paris Blues
Paris Blues as Eddie Cook
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1960
All the Young Men
All the Young Men as Sgt. Eddie Towler
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1959
Our Virgin Island
Our Virgin Island as Marcus
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Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess as Porgy
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1958
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones as Noah Cullen
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1957
Something of Value
Something of Value as Kimani Wa Karanja
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Edge of the City
Edge of the City as Tommy Tyler
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The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk as Obam
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Band of Angels
Band of Angels as Rau-Ru
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1956
Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady as Gates Watson
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1955
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle as Gregory W. Miller
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1954
Go Man Go
Go Man Go as Inman Jackson
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1952
Red Ball Express
Red Ball Express as Robertson
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The Philco Television Playhouse
1951
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country as Reverend Msimangu
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1950
No Way Out
No Way Out as Dr. Luther Brooks
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Sidney
Sidney
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2021
Wolfgang
Wolfgang
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2018
Mr. Soul!
Mr. Soul!
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2017
Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
2016
Becoming Mike Nichols
2013
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2012
Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song
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2001
American Masters
American Masters
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2000
Biography
Biography
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1997
Afro Promo
Afro Promo
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1972
Nationtime - Gary
Nationtime - Gary
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1966
The Strolling '20s
1990
Ghost Dad
Ghost Dad as Director
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1985
Fast Forward
Fast Forward as Director
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1982
Hanky Panky
Hanky Panky as Director
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1980
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy as Director
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1977
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action as Director
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1975
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again as Director
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1974
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night as Director
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1973
A Warm December
A Warm December as Director
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1972
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher as Director
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