
Sidney Poitier
Acting
Born: February 20, 1927
Miami, Florida, USA
Biography
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.
Also Known As
- Sir Sidney Poitier
- Сидней Пуатье
- シドニー・ポワティエ
Known For

November 14, 1997

August 02, 1967

September 09, 1992

December 11, 1967

June 14, 1967

August 14, 1958

February 12, 1988

June 04, 1963

April 09, 1965

March 25, 1955

May 28, 1961

March 17, 1988