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Sidney Poitier

Feb 20, 1927 - Jan 06, 2022 (94 years old) in 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 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), In the Heat of the Night (1967), Sneakers (1992), and The Jackal (1997). Later in his career, he turned to directing with features such as Buck and the Preacher (1972), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Stir Crazy (1980), and Ghost Dad (1990). At the time of his death, Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

Known For

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The Philco Television Playhouse
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Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
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Little Nikita
Roy Parmenter
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Sneakers
Crease
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The Jackal
Carter Preston
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The Oscars
Self
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Sidney
Self
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Blackboard Jungle
Gregory W. Miller
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To Sir, with Love II
Mark Thackeray

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