Sidney Poitier


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A native of Cat Island, The Bahamas (although born, two months prematurely, in Miami during a visit by his parents), Poitier grew up in poverty as the son of farmers Evelyn (nee Outten) and Reginald James Poitier, who also drove a cab. He had little formal education and at the age of 15 was sent to Miami to live with his brother, in order to ... See full bio »

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Won 1 Oscar. Another 26 wins & 41 nominations. See more awards »

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No Calor da Noite Virgil Tibbs
(1967)
Adivinha Quem Vem Jantar John Prentice
(1967)
Os Lírios do Campo Homer Smith
(1963)
Os Audaciosos Noah Cullen
(1958)

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 2001 The Last Brickmaker in America (TV Movie)
Henry Cobb
 1999 The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (TV Movie)
Noah Dearborn
 1998 David and Lisa (TV Movie)
Dr. Jack Miller
 1998 Free of Eden (TV Movie)
Will Cleamons
 1997 O Chacal
Preston
 1997 À Margem da Lei (TV Movie)
Nelson Mandela
 1996 To Sir, with Love II (TV Movie)
Mark Thackeray
 1995 Children of the Dust (TV Mini-Series)
Gypsy Smith
- Episode #1.2 (1995) ... Gypsy Smith
- Episode #1.1 (1995) ... Gypsy Smith
 1992 Heróis Por Acaso
Crease
 1991 Um Herói do Nosso Tempo (TV Mini-Series)
Thurgood Marshall
 1988 O Pequeno Nikita
Roy Parmenter
 1988 Atirar a Matar
Warren Stantin
 1977 Dois 'Honrados' Vigaristas
Manny Durrell
 1975 Mas Que Grandes Vigaristas
Clyde Williams
 1975 Os Caminhos da Liberdade
Shack Twala
 1974 Uptown Saturday Night
Steve Jackson
 1973 Um Dezembro Quente
Dr. Matt Younger
 1971 A Organização
Virgil Tibbs
 1971 O Estranho John Kane
John Kane
 1970 Chamam-me Mr. Tibbs
Virgil Tibbs
 1969 O Homem Perdido
Jason Higgs
 1968 Um Homem para Ivy
Jack Parks
 1967 Adivinha Quem Vem Jantar
John Prentice
 1967 No Calor da Noite
Virgil Tibbs
 1967 O Ódio Que Gerou o Amor
Mark Thackeray
 1966 Duelo em Diablo
Toller
 1965 Uma Réstea de Azul
Gordon Ralfe
 1965 Chamada Para a Vida
Alan Newell
 1965 Desafiando o Perigo
Ben Munceford
 1965 A Maior História de Todos os Tempos
Simon of Cyrene
 1964 Gigantes do Mar
Aly Mansuh
 1963 Os Lírios do Campo
Homer Smith
 1962 Ponto Crítico
Doctor
 1961 Noites de Paris
Eddie Cook
 1961 Um Cacho de Uvas ao Sol
Walter Lee Younger
 1960 Os Invencíveis
Sgt. Eddie Towler
 1959 Porgy e Bess
Porgy
 1958 Uma Ilha e você
Marcus
 1958 Os Audaciosos
Noah Cullen
 1957 A Marca do Falcão
Obam
 1957 A Escrava
Rau-Ru
 1957 O Carnaval dos Deuses
Kimani Wa Karanja
 1956 Good-bye, My Lady
Gates Watson
 1952-1955 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Tommy Tyler
- A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) ... Tommy Tyler
- Parole Chief (1952)
 1955 Sementes de Violência
Gregory W. Miller
 1954 Go Man Go
Inman Jackson
 1952 Omnibus (TV Series) (segment "The Bad Men")
- The Trial of Anne Boleyn (1952) ... (segment "The Bad Men")
 1952 O Mundo em Chamas
Robertson
 1952 CBS Television Workshop (TV Series)
- Careless Love (1952)
 1951 Lágrimas de Sangue
Reverend Msimangu
 1950 Falsa Acusação
Dr. Luther Brooks
 1947 Sepia Cinderella
Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
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Other Works:

Spoken Word Recording: Plato-Dialogues (Warner Brothers WS-1561) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 5 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 2 Interviews | 7 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 7 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Sidney Poitier

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on writer/director Richard Brooks] He was both intense and very feeling, very human. He had a wonderful, wonderful sense of other people. He was not particularly enamored of himself. He was the kind off guy who had a sense of fairness, and he employed that sense in his life, and in his work, so that some people were surprised at him, some people deeply loved him, and some people were just put ... See more »

Trivia:

Speaks Russian fluently. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces

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