Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

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.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948 • as Tommy Tyler

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 • as Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 • as Self - Presenter

Filmography

2023

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
as (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/23/2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
Paul Newman: The Restless
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/11/2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/30/2023

2022

Sidney
Sidney
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/10/2022
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Denzel Washington: A Model American
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 10/15/2022

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee
Poitier's Walter Lee
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/25/2018
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 4/27/2018

2017

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/14/2017
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2017
I Am Not Your Negro
I Am Not Your Negro
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/3/2017

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014

2013

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2013
Moms Mabley
Moms Mabley
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/20/2013

2012

Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/13/2012

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/13/2007

2004

Movie
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2003

The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/3/2003

2001

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/18/2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Henry Cobb
Movie - Released: 9/23/2001

2000

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/29/2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Movie - Released: 2/2/2000

1999

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Noah Dearborn
Movie - Released: 5/9/1999
Free of Eden
Free of Eden
as Will Cleamons
Movie - Released: 2/21/1999

1998

David and Lisa
David and Lisa
as Dr. Jack Miller
Movie - Released: 11/1/1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998

1997

The Jackal
The Jackal
as Carter Preston
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
Mandela and de Klerk
Mandela and de Klerk
as Nelson Mandela
Movie - Released: 2/16/1997
Movie
Afro Promo
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/31/1997

1996

To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray
Movie - Released: 4/7/1996

1995

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
as Gypsy Smith
TV - Released: 2/26/1995

1992

Sneakers
Sneakers
as Crease
Movie - Released: 9/9/1992

1991

Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
as Thurgood Marshall
Movie - Released: 4/7/1991
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
as Thurgood Marshall
TV - Released: 4/7/1991

1988

Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin
Movie - Released: 2/12/1988
Little Nikita
Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter
Movie - Released: 3/17/1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
Movie - Released: 1/3/1988

1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/9/1986

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985

1984

Movie
I Love Quincy
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/23/1984

1979

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
TV - Released: 12/28/1978

1977

A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
as Manny Durrell
Movie - Released: 10/7/1977

1975

The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Shack Twala
Movie - Released: 2/1/1975
Let's Do It Again
Let's Do It Again
as Clyde Williams
Movie - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
as Steve Jackson
Movie - Released: 7/26/1974

1973

A Warm December
A Warm December
as Dr. Matt Younger
Movie - Released: 5/23/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
as Buck
Movie - Released: 3/17/1972
Nationtime
Nationtime
as Self - Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/1/1972

1971

The Organization
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs
Movie - Released: 10/20/1971
Brother John
Brother John
as John Kane
Movie - Released: 8/15/1971

1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs
Movie - Released: 7/10/1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/24/1970

1969

The Lost Man
The Lost Man
as Jason Higgs
Movie - Released: 7/11/1969
Movie
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
as Himself
Movie - Released: 3/10/1969

1968

For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy
as Jack Parks
Movie - Released: 7/17/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice
Movie - Released: 12/11/1967
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
Movie - Released: 8/2/1967
To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray
Movie - Released: 6/14/1967

1966

Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo
as Toller
Movie - Released: 6/15/1966
The Strolling '20s
The Strolling '20s
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/4/1966

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Simon of Cyrene
Movie - Released: 4/9/1965
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe
Movie - Released: 12/10/1965
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
as Alan Newell
Movie - Released: 12/15/1965
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1965

1964

The Long Ships
The Long Ships
as Aly Mansuh
Movie - Released: 4/22/1964

1963

Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith
Movie - Released: 6/4/1963

1962

Pressure Point
Pressure Point
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 10/10/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Paris Blues
Paris Blues
as Eddie Cook
Movie - Released: 9/27/1961
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger
Movie - Released: 5/28/1961

1960

All the Young Men
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Eddie Towler
Movie - Released: 8/26/1960

1959

Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
as Porgy
Movie - Released: 6/24/1959
Virgin Island
Virgin Island
as Marcus
Movie - Released: 8/7/1959

1958

The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
as Noah Cullen
Movie - Released: 8/14/1958

1957

Edge of the City
Edge of the City
as Tommy Tyler
Movie - Released: 1/4/1957
Band of Angels
Band of Angels
as Rau-Ru
Movie - Released: 8/3/1957
Something of Value
Something of Value
as Kimani Wa Karanja
Movie - Released: 5/8/1957
The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk
as Obam
Movie - Released: 12/1/1957

1956

Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
as Gates Watson
Movie - Released: 5/12/1956
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 4/1/1956
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
as Self
TV - Released: 2/4/1956

1955

Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
as Gregory W. Miller
Movie - Released: 3/25/1955
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
as Tommy Tyler
Movie - Released: 10/2/1955

1954

Go Man Go
Go Man Go
as Inman Jackson
Movie - Released: 1/27/1954

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express
as Robertson
Movie - Released: 5/29/1952
Omnibus
Omnibus
TV - Released: 11/9/1952

1951

Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Reverend Msimangu
Movie - Released: 11/16/1951

1950

No Way Out
No Way Out
as Luther Brooks
Movie - Released: 8/16/1950

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Tommy Tyler
TV - Released: 10/3/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944