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Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Known For:Acting
Gender:Male
Birthday:1927-02-20
Place of Birth:Miami, Florida, USA
Also Known As: Sir Sidney Poitier / Сидней Пуатье / Сидни Пуатье /
Known For: Acting Gender: Male Birthday: 1927-02-20 More

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.
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AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special 8 2023
AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback 6.7 2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Documentary Music
Paul Newman: The Restless 8 2023
Paul Newman: The Restless
Documentary TV Movie
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte 9 2023
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
Documentary
Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain 7.5 2022
Denzel Washington - Un modèle américain
Documentary
Sidney 7.8 2022
Sidney
Documentary
Poitier's Walter Lee 0 2018
Poitier's Walter Lee
Documentary
Mr. SOUL! 7 2018
Mr. SOUL!
Documentary Comedy Music
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 6.2 2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Documentary
I Am Not Your Negro 7.7 2017
I Am Not Your Negro
Documentary
The Madding Crowd 0 2017
The Madding Crowd
And the Oscar Goes To... 7 2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
Documentary TV Movie
Moms Mabley 7 2013
Moms Mabley
Documentary
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington 10 2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Documentary TV Movie
Sing Your Song 6.9 2012
Sing Your Song
Documentary Music
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 6.9 2007
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Documentary Comedy
Hollywood Legenden 2 2004
Hollywood Legenden
Documentary
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ 0 2003
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Documentary
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket 10 2001
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Documentary
The Last Brickmaker in America 6 2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
Drama TV Movie
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand 0 2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
Documentary
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters 0 2000
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Documentary
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light 6 2000
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Documentary
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn 5.7 1999
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
Drama TV Movie
Free of Eden 10 1999
Free of Eden
Drama TV Movie
David and Lisa 5.5 1998
David and Lisa
Drama Romance TV Movie
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist 8 1998
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Documentary
The Jackal 6.4 1997
The Jackal
Action Thriller Adventure Crime
Mandela and de Klerk 6.4 1997
Mandela and de Klerk
Drama History TV Movie
Afro Promo 0 1997
Afro Promo
Documentary
To Sir, With Love II 6.5 1996
To Sir, With Love II
Drama TV Movie
Children of the Dust 7 1995
Children of the Dust
Western Drama
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick 8 1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Documentary
Sneakers 6.9 1992
Sneakers
Comedy Crime Drama
Separate but Equal 6 1991
Separate but Equal
Drama
Separate But Equal 6.4 1991
Separate But Equal
History TV Movie Drama
Little Nikita 5.9 1988
Little Nikita
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Shoot to Kill 6.6 1988
Shoot to Kill
Action Thriller Crime Drama
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night 7.4 1988
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 8 1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
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Night of 100 Stars II 8 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
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I Love Quincy 0 1984
I Love Quincy
Documentary Music
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist 6.7 1979
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Documentary
The Kennedy Center Honors 7.2 1978
The Kennedy Center Honors
A Piece of the Action 5.3 1977
A Piece of the Action
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Let's Do It Again 6.7 1975
Let's Do It Again
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The Wilby Conspiracy 6.5 1975
The Wilby Conspiracy
Adventure Thriller
Uptown Saturday Night 6.2 1974
Uptown Saturday Night
Comedy Crime Action
A Warm December 6.4 1973
A Warm December
Drama Romance
The American Film Institute Salute to ... 4.5 1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Reality
Nationtime 0 1972
Nationtime
Documentary
Buck and the Preacher 6.2 1972
Buck and the Preacher
Action Comedy Western
The Organization 6 1971
The Organization
Drama Action Thriller Crime
Brother John 6.3 1971
Brother John
Drama Science Fiction
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! 5.6 1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Drama Action Thriller
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 7 1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Documentary
The Lost Man 4 1969
The Lost Man
Drama
For Love of Ivy 5.8 1968
For Love of Ivy
Comedy Drama Romance
The Dick Cavett Show 6.6 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Talk
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 7.6 1967
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Drama Romance
In the Heat of the Night 7.6 1967
In the Heat of the Night
Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
To Sir, with Love 7.5 1967
To Sir, with Love
Drama
Duel at Diablo 6.3 1966
Duel at Diablo
Western
The Strolling '20s 0 1966
The Strolling '20s
Music Comedy TV Movie
The Slender Thread 7.1 1965
The Slender Thread
Drama
A Patch of Blue 7.5 1965
A Patch of Blue
Drama Romance
The Bedford Incident 6.9 1965
The Bedford Incident
Action Drama Thriller War
The Greatest Story Ever Told 6.4 1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Drama History
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth 7 1965
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
Documentary
The Long Ships 6 1964
The Long Ships
Adventure Drama
Lilies of the Field 7.2 1963
Lilies of the Field
Comedy Drama
Pressure Point 6.6 1962
Pressure Point
Drama
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 7.3 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk
Paris Blues 6.5 1961
Paris Blues
Romance Drama Music
A Raisin in the Sun 7.6 1961
A Raisin in the Sun
Drama Romance
All the Young Men 6.2 1960
All the Young Men
Action Adventure Drama War
Virgin Island 5 1959
Virgin Island
Drama Romance
Porgy and Bess 6.4 1959
Porgy and Bess
Music Drama Romance
The Defiant Ones 7.1 1958
The Defiant Ones
Crime Drama
The Mark of the Hawk 3 1957
The Mark of the Hawk
Drama History
Band of Angels 6.1 1957
Band of Angels
Romance Drama History
Something of Value 5.4 1957
Something of Value
Drama War
Edge of the City 7.1 1957
Edge of the City
Drama
Good-bye, My Lady 7.7 1956
Good-bye, My Lady
Drama
Tony Awards 5 1956
Tony Awards
Cinépanorama 8 1956
Cinépanorama
Documentary Family Talk
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall 0 1955
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
Blackboard Jungle 6.9 1955
Blackboard Jungle
Crime Drama
Go Man Go 5.7 1954
Go Man Go
Drama
The Oscars 7 1953
The Oscars
The Red Ball Express 5.8 1952
The Red Ball Express
Action Drama War
Cry, the Beloved Country 5.9 1951
Cry, the Beloved Country
Drama
No Way Out 6.9 1950
No Way Out
Drama Crime Thriller
The Philco Television Playhouse 5.6 1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Drama
  • name：Sidney Poitier
  • Known For：Acting
  • Gender：Male
  • Birthday：1927-02-20
  • Place of Birth：Miami, Florida, USA
  • Also Known As： Sir Sidney Poitier · Сидней Пуатье · Сидни Пуатье ·
  • 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.
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