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Sidney Poitier

Birthday: Feb 20, 1927 Date of death: Jan 07, 2022
Place of birth: Miami, Florida, USA
Sidney Poitier KBE (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 competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Poitier was one of the last major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood cinema.

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Known for

Sneakers
6.9
Crease
The Jackal
6.37
Carter Preston
Stir Crazy
6.47
Director
I Am Not Your Negro
7.72
Various Roles (archive footage)
To Sir, with Love
7.5
Mark Thackeray
Sidney
7.8
Self