Sidney Poitier

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Feb 20, 1927 – Jan 6, 2022 · Miami, Florida, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Jackal1997
as ⁨Carter Preston⁩
In the Heat of the Night1967
as ⁨Det. Virgil Tibbs⁩
Sneakers1992
as ⁨Crease⁩
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967
as ⁨John Prentice⁩
To Sir, with Love1967
as ⁨Mark Thackeray⁩
The Defiant Ones1958
as ⁨Noah Cullen⁩
Shoot to Kill1988
as ⁨Warren Stantin⁩
as ⁨Homer Smith⁩
as ⁨Simon of Cyrene⁩
as ⁨Gregory W. Miller⁩
as ⁨Walter Lee Younger⁩
as ⁨Gordon Ralfe⁩
as ⁨Toller⁩
as ⁨Roy Parmenter⁩
as ⁨Luther Brooks⁩
as ⁨Virgil Tibbs⁩
as ⁨Ben Munceford⁩
as ⁨Eddie Cook⁩
as ⁨Buck⁩ · Producer · Director
as ⁨Aly Mansuh⁩
as ⁨Tommy Tyler⁩
as ⁨Mark Thackeray⁩
as ⁨Virgil Tibbs⁩
as ⁨Alan Newell⁩
as ⁨Shack Twala⁩

Also directed

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Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

The Jackal1997
as ⁨Carter Preston⁩
In the Heat of the Night1967
as ⁨Det. Virgil Tibbs⁩
Sneakers1992
as ⁨Crease⁩
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967
as ⁨John Prentice⁩
To Sir, with Love1967
as ⁨Mark Thackeray⁩
The Defiant Ones1958
as ⁨Noah Cullen⁩
Shoot to Kill1988
as ⁨Warren Stantin⁩
as ⁨Homer Smith⁩
as ⁨Simon of Cyrene⁩
as ⁨Gregory W. Miller⁩
as ⁨Walter Lee Younger⁩
as ⁨Gordon Ralfe⁩
as ⁨Toller⁩
as ⁨Roy Parmenter⁩
as ⁨Luther Brooks⁩
as ⁨Virgil Tibbs⁩
as ⁨Ben Munceford⁩
as ⁨Eddie Cook⁩
as ⁨Buck⁩ · Producer · Director
as ⁨Aly Mansuh⁩
as ⁨Tommy Tyler⁩
as ⁨Mark Thackeray⁩
as ⁨Virgil Tibbs⁩
as ⁨Alan Newell⁩
as ⁨Shack Twala⁩

Also directed

Director
Director
Director