Sidney Poitier
AKA: Sir Sidney Poitier
Birthday: 1927-02-20
Died: 2022-01-07
Birthplace: 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 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.
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Filmography
Character: Simon of Cyrene
Character: Carter Preston
Character: Mark Thackeray
Character: Gregory W. Miller
Character: Warren Stantin
Character: Dr. Luther Brooks
Character: Clyde Williams
Character: Walter Lee Younger
Character: Kimani Wa Karanja
Character: Dr. Matt Younger
Character: Dr. Jack Miller
Character: Mark Thackeray
Character: Thurgood Marshall
Character: Sgt. Eddie Towler
Character: Reverend Msimangu
Character: Nelson Mandela
Character: Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self - Narrator
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Various Roles (archive footage)
Character: Self (archival footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
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Character: Self - Audience Member
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)