As Actor
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975
6.4
Sidney Poitier
Acting
Born
February 20, 1927
Place of Birth
Miami, Florida, USA
Deceased
January 6, 2022
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.
The Filmography
As Actor, As Director
Uptown Saturday Night
1974
6.1
As Actor, As Director
Buck and the Preacher
1972
6.3
As Actor
The Organization
1971
6.0
As Actor
Brother John
1971
6.2
As Actor
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
5.8
As Actor
The Lost Man
1969
4.0
As Actor
For Love of Ivy
1968
5.9
As Actor
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
7.6
As Actor
In the Heat of the Night
1967
7.7
As Actor
To Sir, with Love
1967
7.5
As Actor
Duel at Diablo
1966
6.3
As Actor
The Slender Thread
1965
7.1
As Actor
A Patch of Blue
1965
7.6
As Actor
The Bedford Incident
1965
6.9
As Actor
The Long Ships
1964
6.1
As Actor
Lilies of the Field
1963
7.2
As Actor
Paris Blues
1961
6.5
As Actor
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
7.7
As Actor
Porgy and Bess
1959
6.1