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Sidney Poitier
- Name
- Sidney Poitier
- Date of Birth
- Sunday February 20 1927
- Born
- Miami (Florida)
- Nationality
- American
- Partial Biography
- A gifted, handsome leading man, generally acknowledged as Hollywood's first black superstar and the first black performer to win an Oscar as Best Actor ("Lilies of the Field" 1963), Sidney Poitier grew…Full Sidney Poitier Biography…
Partial Filmography
- Tell Them Who You Are (2006) 15 (for language and some sexual images)Played "Himself"
- Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001) Actor/Actress
- The Jackal (1998) 18Played "Carter Preston--FBI Deputy Director"
- Free of Eden (1998) Actor/Actress
- Afro Promo (1997) Actor/Actress
- Sneakers (1992) (1992) Played "Crease"
- Ghost Dad (1990) Director
- A Piece of the Action (1977) Actor/Actress, Director
- To Sir, With Love (1967) (1967) Played "Mark Thackeray"
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) Played "Virgil Tibbs"
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Recent Awards
- Cannes Film Festival (2006)
- Honorary Oscar (2002)
- Grammy (2001) Best Spoken Word Album - "The Measure of a Man"
- NAACP Image Award (2001) Hall of Fame
- NAACP Hall of Fame Image Award (2001)
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