
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.

Golden Globe Awards
Talk • 1944 January

A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
Documentary • 1965 January

Mr. SOUL!
Documentary, Comedy, Music • 2018 April

The Last Brickmaker in America
Drama, TV Movie • 2001 September

Children of the Dust
Western, Drama • 1995 February

Golden Globe Awards
Talk • 1944 January

And the Oscar Goes To...
Documentary, TV Movie • 2014 February

No Way Out
Drama, Crime, Thriller • 1950 August

Sneakers
Comedy, Crime, Drama • 1992 September

The Bedford Incident
Action, Drama, Thriller, War • 1965 October