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  1. Sidney Poitier filmography. Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was an actor and director. He was best known for his groundbreaking and trailblazing work in the 1950s and 1960s. His breakthrough performances in film include The Defiant Ones (1958), Porgy and Bess (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), Paris Blues (1961), Lilies of the Field (1963), A ...

  2. Reverend Msimangu (Sidney Poitier) is a young South African clergyman who helps find his missing son-turned-thief and sister-turned-prostitute in the slums of Johannesburg.

  3. 9 titles. Sort by List order. 1. No Way Out. 1950 1h 46m Approved. 7.4 (6.3K) Rate. Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder. Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz Stars Richard Widmark Linda Darnell Stephen McNally. 2. The Defiant Ones.

    • In the Heat of the Night. Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates. 158 votes. In the 1967 drama In the Heat of the Night, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a black police detective from Philadelphia, becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a racially hostile southern town.
    • Lilies of the Field. Sidney Poitier, Lilia Skala, Lisa Mann. 142 votes. When traveling African-American handyman Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) stops by a farm in rural Arizona, he is welcomed by a group of Roman Catholic nuns who have emigrated from Germany.
    • To Sir, with Love. Sidney Poitier, Judy Geeson, Christian Roberts. 170 votes. American Mark Thackeray (Sidney Poitier) recently received his degree in engineering, but cannot find work.
    • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier. 143 votes. When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents.
  4. Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier's 20 most notable films. The barrier-breaking actor, who died Friday at 94, had a career that spanned decades and genres.

  5. Feb 17, 2024 · Poitier won the Golden Globe for “Lilies,” competing again for “The Defiant Ones,” “Porgy and Bess” (1959), “A Raisin in the Sun” (1961), “A Patch of Blue” (1965) and “In the Heat of the Night”...

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