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Sidney Poitier ( ; 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 BAFTA Award, and a Grammy Award as well as nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he ranked among one of the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars".
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Sidney
2022 · as Self
The Jackal
1997 · as Carter Preston
Sneakers
1992 · as Crease
Ghost Dad
1990 · Director
Shoot to Kill
1988 · as Warren Stantin
Stir Crazy
1980 · Director
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · as John Prentice
In the Heat of the Night
1967 · as Virgil Tibbs
To Sir, with Love
1967 · as Mark Thackeray
Paris Blues
1961 · as Eddie Cook
The Defiant Ones
1958 · as Noah Cullen