
Sidney Poitier
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.
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Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 5.434 |
Birthday | 1927-02-20 |
Place of Birth | Miami, Florida, USA |
Also Known As | Sir Sidney Poitier, Сидней Пуатье, Сидни Пуатье, |

1966

Duel at Diablo
6.3/104
In Apache territory, a supply Army column heads for the next fort, an ex-scout searches for the killer of his Native wife, and a housewife abandons he...
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Duel at Diablo

1992

Sneakers
6.902/922
When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking 'b...
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Sneakers

1967

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
7.555/853
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.3/188
From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. M...
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The Greatest Story Ever Told

1959

Porgy and Bess
6.1/24
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy...
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Porgy and Bess

1967

In the Heat of the Night
7.635/1096
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Spar...
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In the Heat of the Night

2023

Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
9/1
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1997

The Jackal
6.381/1919
Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal prov...
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The Jackal

1958

The Defiant Ones
7.161/274
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
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The Defiant Ones

1975

The Wilby Conspiracy
6.5/33
Having spent 10 years in prison for nationalist activities, Shack Twala is finally ordered released by the South African Supreme Court but he finds hi...
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The Wilby Conspiracy

1988

Shoot to Kill
6.581/241
When a cunning murderer vanishes into the rugged mountains of the Pacific Northwest, pursuing FBI agent Warren Stantin must exchange familiar city str...
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Shoot to Kill

1972

Buck and the Preacher
6.2/55
A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
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Buck and the Preacher

1955

Blackboard Jungle
6.9/150
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...
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Blackboard Jungle

1967

To Sir, with Love
7.5/317
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate...
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To Sir, with Love

1965

A Patch of Blue
7.6/109
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life.
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A Patch of Blue

1961

Paris Blues
6.5/63
During the 1960s, two American jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls and must decide between music and...
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Paris Blues

1988

Little Nikita
5.995/109
Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying...
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Little Nikita

1962

Pressure Point
6.6/37
An African-American prison psychiatrist finds the boundaries of his professionalism sorely tested when he must counsel a disturbed inmate with bigoted...
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Pressure Point

1988

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
7.4/12
Recorded live at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Roy is joined by an eclectic ensemble of rock and roll superstars including Jackson Browne, Elvis C...
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

2004

Hollywood Legenden
2/1
Documentary about Hollywood.
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Hollywood Legenden

1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
5.7/82
A police detective's investigation of a prostitute's murder points to his best friend.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

1957

Edge of the City
7.1/57
An army deserter and a black dock worker join forces against a corrupt manager.
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Edge of the City

1950

No Way Out
6.888/94
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
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No Way Out

1974

Uptown Saturday Night
6.1/34
Two blue-collar buddies search the underworld for a winning lottery ticket lost in a nightclub holdup.
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Uptown Saturday Night

1975

Let's Do It Again
6.9/22
Clyde Williams and Billy Foster are a couple of blue-collar workers in Atlanta who have promised to raise funds for their fraternal order, the Brother...
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Let's Do It Again

1961

A Raisin in the Sun
7.7/127
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like a...
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A Raisin in the Sun

1977

A Piece of the Action
5.6/17
How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follo...
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A Piece of the Action

1957

Band of Angels
6.2/42
Living in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, Amantha Starr is a privileged young woman. Her widowed father, a wealthy plantation owner, dotes on her and...
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Band of Angels

2001

Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
10/1
Composer, record, TV and film producer, arranger, instrumentalist, magazine founder and multi-media entrepreneur - Quincy Jones has done it all. In hi...
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Quincy Jones: In the Pocket

1964

The Long Ships
6.063/56
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of Voices." Viking explorer Rolfe also becomes intent...
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The Long Ships

1963

Lilies of the Field
7.259/185
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked...
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Lilies of the Field

1965

The Bedford Incident
6.9/88
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. Th...
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The Bedford Incident

1957

Something of Value
5.5/18
As Kenya's Mau Mau uprising tears the country apart, former childhood friends Kimani (Sidney Poitier), a native, and Peter (Rock Hudson), a British co...
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Something of Value

1973

A Warm December
6.4/14
Widower Dr. Matt Younger and his daughter go to London for a month of dirt-bike racing. While there, Dr. Younger is surprised by finding himself attra...
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A Warm December

1965

The Slender Thread
7.1/49
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that...
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The Slender Thread

1968

For Love of Ivy
5.9/7
A white family has had the same Black maid for many years. When she tells them she wants to go back to school and will be leaving soon, the 20ish year...
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For Love of Ivy

1957

The Mark of the Hawk
3/4
The man called Obam struggles with the increasingly hostile forces facing each other in a colonial African country. The African natives want their lan...
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The Mark of the Hawk

2012

Sing Your Song
6.9/9
Most people know the lasting legacy of Harry Belafonte, the entertainer. This film unearths his significant contribution to and his leadership in the...
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Sing Your Song

1971

The Organization
5.9/46
After a group of young revolutionaries break into a company's corporate headquarters and steal $5,000,000 worth of heroin to keep it off the street, t...
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The Organization

1999

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
5.8/16
In the small Southern community of Twin Pines, GA, lives Noah Dearborn, a master craftsman and farmer who cherishes his solitude almost as much as the...
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

2013

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
10/1
Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the Unite...
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Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

1998

David and Lisa
5.5/13
A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate e...
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David and Lisa

1996

To Sir, with Love II
6.4/58
After thirty years teaching in London, Mark Thackeray retires and returns to Chicago. There, however, the challenge of teaching kids in an inner city...
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To Sir, with Love II

2023

Paul Newman: The Restless
8.1/8
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he emb...
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Paul Newman: The Restless

1971

Brother John
6.2/13
An enigmatic man returns to his Alabama hometown as his sister is dying of cancer and incites the suspicion of notable town officials.
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Brother John

1991

Separate But Equal
6.5/12
A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.
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Separate But Equal

1965

A Cinderella Named Elizabeth
7/1
Describes how Elizabeth Hartman was auditioned and chosen for the part of Selina in "A Patch of Blue."
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A Cinderella Named Elizabeth

1960

All the Young Men
6.333/9
During the Korean War, the lieutenant in charge of a Marine rifle platoon is killed in battle. Before he dies, he places the platoon's sergeant, who's...
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All the Young Men

2023

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
6.4/7
The making of Elvis Presley's famous live TV concert and the chaotic behind the scenes. It was the most-watched television event of the year with near...
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

2022

Sidney
7.6/31
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Wa...
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Sidney

2001

The Last Brickmaker in America
7/4
A man must cope with the loss of his wife and the obsolescence of his job before finding redemption by becoming a role model to an equally lost 13-yea...
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The Last Brickmaker in America

1952

The Red Ball Express
5.8/16
August 1944: proceeding with the invasion of France, Patton's Third Army has advanced so far toward Paris that it cannot be supplied. To keep up the m...
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The Red Ball Express

1969

The Lost Man
4/3
A gang of black militants plots to rob a factory to finance their "revolutionary struggle."
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The Lost Man

1999

Free of Eden
10/2
Story about Will Cleamons, a former teacher-turned-businessman who agrees to tutor 18-year-old high school dropout, Nicole Turner. Much to his surpris...
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Free of Eden

1951

Cry, the Beloved Country
6.063/16
In the back country of South Africa, black minister Stephen Kumalo journeys to the city to search for his missing son, only to find his people living...
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Cry, the Beloved Country

2013

Moms Mabley
6.7/11
A feature documentary about Jackie "Moms" Mabley, an African-American stand-up comic and show-biz pioneer who emerged from the Chitlin' Circuit of Afr...
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Moms Mabley

2000

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
0/0
A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.
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Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

1984

I Love Quincy
0/0
Documentary profile of musician and producer Quincy Jones
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I Love Quincy

1997

Mandela and de Klerk
6.5/6
Sidney Poitier and Michael Caine both received Emmy nominations for their performances in this made-for-TV movie. The plot follows Nelson Mandela's 27...
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Mandela and de Klerk

1959

Virgin Island
5/2
A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.
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Virgin Island

1955

A Man Is Ten Feet Tall
0/0
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry. Television film for The Philco Television Playhouse...
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A Man Is Ten Feet Tall

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3/10
Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activi...
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1956

Good-bye, My Lady
7.7/7
An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog.
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Good-bye, My Lady

2003

The Making of ‘Sneakers’
0/0
Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).
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The Making of ‘Sneakers’

2022

Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain
7.8/8
In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexit...
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Denzel Washington : Un modèle américain

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
8/3
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was t...
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Night of 100 Stars II

1998

Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
7.7/3
A look at the confluence of the Red Scare, McCarthyism, and blacklists with the post-war activism by African Americans seeking more and better roles o...
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Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist

1995

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
8/3
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
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Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

1997

Afro Promo
0/0
A series of thirty-two trailers put together to illustrate the film industry's attitude to and packaging of African-American screen imagery.
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Afro Promo

2007

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
6.8/21
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie...
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Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

1966

The Strolling '20s
0/0
Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical, writt...
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The Strolling '20s

2017

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.2/4
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever b...
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

1986

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
8/5
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scenes look at Spencer Tracy's personal and profession...
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The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

1979

Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
7/16
This Academy Award-winning documentary short Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist, narrated by Sidney Poitier, traces the career of Paul Robeson through...
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Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist

1954

Go Man Go
5.7/3
The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.
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Go Man Go

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
6.971/52
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...

2018

Poitier's Walter Lee
0/0
An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.
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Poitier's Walter Lee

1972

Nationtime
0/0
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the politi...
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Nationtime

2017

The Madding Crowd
0/0
"A great many conundrums." An assemblage of found footage.
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The Madding Crowd

2018

Mr. SOUL!
7/3
On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising stars...
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Mr. SOUL!

2017

I Am Not Your Negro
7.7/478
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United S...
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I Am Not Your Negro

2000

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
6/2
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City a...
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light

1969

Three Young Americans in Search of Survival
0/0
Story essentially dealt with the dedication of three young Yanks - G, Smith's concern for wilderness preservation, H. Haskin's work with a Philadelphi...
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