
Sidney Poitier
- Date of Birth: 1927-02-20
- Date of Death: 2022-01-06
- Place of Birth: 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 was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy A... 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.

I Love Quincy
Documentary, Music • 1984 March

The Madding Crowd
• 2017 February

The Strolling '20s
Music, Comedy, TV Movie • 1966 February

Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
Documentary • 1969 March

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
• 1955 October

Poitier's Walter Lee
Documentary • 2018 September

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Documentary, TV Movie • 2000 June

The Making of ‘Sneakers’
Documentary • 2003 June