Sidney Poitier
AKA: Sir Sidney Poitier
Birthday: 1927-02-20
Died: 2022-01-06
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
Sidney Poitier KBE 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.
Filmography
Character: Simon of Cyrene
Character: (archive footage)
Character: Carter Preston
Character: Warren Stantin
Character: Gregory W. Miller
Character: Mark Thackeray
Character: Self - Audience Member
Character: Clyde Williams
Character: Walter Lee Younger
Character: Kimani Wa Karanja
Character: Dr. Matt Younger
Character: Dr. Jack Miller
Character: Mark Thackeray
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Thurgood Marshall
Character: Sgt. Eddie Towler
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Reverend Msimangu
Character: Nelson Mandela
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Narrator (voice)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self - Narrator
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Self (archive footage)
Character: Various Roles (archive footage)
Character: Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
