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Sidney Poitier

Born: 1927-02-20

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 Awar...

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962★ 7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
1961★ 5.8
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944★ 7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
1944★ 7.2
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948★ 6.6
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948★ 6.6
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956NR
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962★ 6.6
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967★ 7.2
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
1968★ 6.8
Omnibus
Omnibus
1952★ 6.3
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957★ 7.5
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953★ 7.0
Film
Film '72
1971★ 4.7
Cinépanorama
Cinépanorama
1956★ 8.7
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978★ 7.4
The Jackal
The Jackal
1997★ 6.4
ABC Stage 67
ABC Stage 67
1966★ 6.8
Sneakers
Sneakers
1992★ 6.9
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973★ 6.3
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Black
2024★ 9.0
In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
1967★ 7.7
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965★ 6.4
Little Nikita
Little Nikita
1988★ 6.1
Sidney
Sidney
2022★ 7.3
Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
1955★ 6.9
To Sir, with Love
To Sir, with Love
1967★ 7.5
Children of the Dust
Children of the Dust
1995★ 7.1
Shoot to Kill
Shoot to Kill
1988★ 6.6
Brother John
Brother John
1971★ 6.5
Guess Who
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967★ 7.6
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
1953★ 10.0
Separate but Equal
Separate but Equal
1991★ 6.0
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones
1958★ 7.1
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
1985★ 8.0
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field
1963★ 7.2
Nationtime
Nationtime
1972★ 8.0
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970★ 5.9
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo
1966★ 6.3
The Slender Thread
The Slender Thread
1965★ 7.1
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident
1965★ 7.0
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970★ 7.3
To Sir, with Love II
To Sir, with Love II
1996★ 6.4
The Last Brickmaker in America
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001★ 8.0
The Wilby Conspiracy
The Wilby Conspiracy
1975★ 6.4
Buck and the Preacher
Buck and the Preacher
1972★ 6.3
Band of Angels
Band of Angels
1957★ 6.3
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988★ 7.6
No Way Out
No Way Out
1950★ 6.9
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun
1961★ 7.7
The Long Ships
The Long Ships
1964★ 6.1
The Organization
The Organization
1971★ 6.3
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue
1965★ 7.6
Pressure Point
Pressure Point
1962★ 6.5
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007★ 6.8
Let
Let's Do It Again
1975★ 7.0
Paris Blues
Paris Blues
1961★ 6.5
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
1998★ 8.3
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
1999★ 6.2
Something of Value
Something of Value
1957★ 5.5
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess
1959★ 6.3
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
1974★ 6.2
Free of Eden
Free of Eden
1999★ 9.7
I Love Quincy
I Love Quincy
1984NR
Edge of the City
Edge of the City
1957★ 7.2
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
2023★ 3.0
David and Lisa
David and Lisa
1998★ 6.0
A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
1977★ 5.8
The Lost Man
The Lost Man
1969★ 4.2
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986★ 8.3
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017★ 6.2
Good-bye, My Lady
Good-bye, My Lady
1956★ 7.8
For Love of Ivy
For Love of Ivy
1968★ 6.2
The Strolling
The Strolling '20s
1966NR
Reinventing Elvis: The 68
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023★ 6.5
The Red Ball Express
The Red Ball Express
1952★ 5.9
Mandela and de Klerk
Mandela and de Klerk
1997★ 7.0
The Resurrection of Christ
The Resurrection of Christ
2026NR
Virgin Island
Virgin Island
1959★ 6.3
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995★ 8.3
Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song
2012★ 6.9
Sepia Cinderella
Sepia Cinderella
1947★ 5.2
The Mark of the Hawk
The Mark of the Hawk
1957★ 3.4
Separate But Equal
Separate But Equal
1991★ 6.5
A Warm December
A Warm December
1973★ 6.5
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
2003★ 7.5
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000★ 6.7
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013★ 6.7
All the Young Men
All the Young Men
1960★ 6.7
The Madding Crowd
The Madding Crowd
2017NR
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
2013★ 10.0
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
1951★ 6.3
Afro Promo
Afro Promo
1997★ 8.0
Mr. SOUL!
Mr. SOUL!
2018★ 7.0
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
1955NR
Go Man Go
Go Man Go
1954★ 5.4
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
2000NR
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
1969NR
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
2001★ 10.0
Hollywood Legenden
Hollywood Legenden
2004★ 4.5
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story
2022NR
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
1979★ 7.3
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
1965★ 7.0
Poitier
Poitier's Walter Lee
2018NR
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