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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.5
The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8
Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0
The Merv Griffin Show1962* 6.8
The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8
Tony Awards1956* NR
Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957* 7.5
The Philco Television Playhouse1948* 6.6
The Oscars1953* 7.0
Omnibus1967* 7.2
Omnibus1952* 7.0
Film '721971* 5.1
Cinépanorama1956* 8.7
The Kennedy Center Honors1978* 7.4
The Jackal1997* 6.4
ABC Stage 671966* 6.8
The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3
Sneakers1992* 6.9
Hollywood Black2024* 3.0
Sidney2022* 6.9
In the Heat of the Night1967* 7.7
To Sir, with Love1967* 7.4
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967* 7.6
Children of the Dust1995* 7.1
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965* 6.4
The Defiant Ones1958* 7.1
A Patch of Blue1965* 7.6
Separate but Equal1991* 6.0
Paris Blues1961* 6.5
Night of 100 Stars II1985* 6.8
A Piece of the Action1977* 5.8
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970* 5.9Kraft Television Theatre1953* 10.0
Little Nikita1988* 6.0
Shoot to Kill1988* 6.6
Blackboard Jungle1955* 6.9
Let's Do It Again1975* 6.9
Edge of the City1957* 7.1
Buck and the Preacher1972* 6.3
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007* 6.8
Sidney Poitier
ActingBorn 20 Feb 1927Miami, Florida, USA
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), …
Known For & Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962* 7.5The Mike Douglas Show1961* 5.8Golden Globe Awards1944* 7.0The Merv Griffin Show1962* 6.8The Dick Cavett Show1968* 6.8Tony Awards1956* NRTonight Starring Jack Paar1957* 7.5The Philco Television Playhouse1948* 6.6The Oscars1953* 7.0Omnibus1967* 7.2Omnibus1952* 7.0Film '721971* 5.1Cinépanorama1956* 8.7The Kennedy Center Honors1978* 7.4The Jackal1997* 6.4ABC Stage 671966* 6.8The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973* 6.3Sneakers1992* 6.9Hollywood Black2024* 3.0Sidney2022* 6.9In the Heat of the Night1967* 7.7To Sir, with Love1967* 7.4Guess Who's Coming to Dinner1967* 7.6Children of the Dust1995* 7.1The Greatest Story Ever Told1965* 6.4The Defiant Ones1958* 7.1A Patch of Blue1965* 7.6Separate but Equal1991* 6.0Paris Blues1961* 6.5Night of 100 Stars II1985* 6.8A Piece of the Action1977* 5.8They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970* 5.9Kraft Television Theatre1953* 10.0Little Nikita1988* 6.0Shoot to Kill1988* 6.6Blackboard Jungle1955* 6.9Let's Do It Again1975* 6.9Edge of the City1957* 7.1Buck and the Preacher1972* 6.3Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project2007* 6.8Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.