Sidney Poitier
Actor| Birthday | Feb 20, 1927 (95 years old) |
| Deathday | Jan 7, 2022 |
| Place of birth | Miami, Florida, USA |
| Gender | Male |
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.
Known for
6.4
Carter Preston
Nov 14, 1997
Virgil Tibbs
Aug 2, 1967
6.9
Crease
Sep 9, 1992
John Prentice
Dec 11, 1967
Various Roles (archive footage)
Feb 3, 2017
Mark Thackeray
Jun 14, 1967
Noah Cullen
Aug 14, 1958
Warren Stantin
Feb 12, 1988
Simon of Cyrene
Apr 9, 1965
Homer Smith
Jun 4, 1963
Gregory W. Miller
Mar 25, 1955
Walter Lee Younger
May 28, 1961
Roy Parmenter
Mar 17, 1988
Gordon Ralfe
Dec 10, 1965
Toller
Jun 15, 1966
6.9
Dr. Luther Brooks
Aug 16, 1950
Ben Munceford
Oct 11, 1965
Virgil Tibbs
Jul 10, 1970
Self
Oct 1, 1962
Self
Mar 19, 1953
6.4
Carter Preston
Nov 14, 1997
Virgil Tibbs
Aug 2, 1967
6.9
Crease
Sep 9, 1992
John Prentice
Dec 11, 1967
Various Roles (archive footage)
Feb 3, 2017
Mark Thackeray
Jun 14, 1967
Acting
Participated in 86 movies, 12 TV series
