Overview
Sidney Poitier
Known For
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
The making of Elvis Presley's famous live TV concert and...
Paul Newman: The Restless
Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors...
Sidney Poitier - Der Mann, der Hollywood veränderte
Sidney
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker,...
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the...
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Poitier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.