Sidney Poitier 

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier has appeared in 9 movies on CringeMDb. 2 contain sex scenes, nudity or sexual violence, and 7 do not.

  • Most recent parent-safe movie: Sidney (2022)
  • Most recent with adult content: Sneakers (1992)

Born February 20, 1927 · Known for acting

22.2% 100 22.2% Featured Movie Cringe Score (9 movies)


Sidney Poitier Movie Credits

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About Sidney Poitier

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.

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