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 for Best Spoken Word Album. Major films featuring Poitier in a starring role include Blackboard J
Born
Feb 20, 1927
Miami, Florida, USA
Died
Jan 06, 2022
Known For
Acting
Movies
85 acting
11 crew
Popularity
2.0
Known For
The Jackal
1997
as Carter Preston
Sneakers
1992
as Crease
Lilies of the Field
1963
as Homer Smith
In the Heat of the Night
1967
as Det. Virgil Tibbs
To Sir, with Love
1967
as Mark Thackeray
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
as John Prentice
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Simon of Cyrene
A Patch of Blue
1965
as Gordon Ralfe
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Virgil Tibbs
A Raisin in the Sun
1961
as Walter Lee Younger
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