Sidney Poitier
Acting
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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),…
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Sir Sidney Poitier · Сидней Пуатье · シドニー・ポワティエ
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Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Film '72
1971 · TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
Omnibus
1967 · TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · TV
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 · TV
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
Omnibus
1952 · TV