Acting
Sidney Poitier
- Born
- Feb 20, 1927 · Aged 94
- Died
- Jan 6, 2022
- Place of birth
- Miami, Florida, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 84
- TV credits
- 23
- Directing credits
- 9
Also known as (3)
- Sir Sidney Poitier
- Сидней Пуатье
- シドニー・ポワティエ
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),…
