Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967
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Filmography. Actor. Director. Television. References. Sidney Poitier filmography. Poitier at the Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C in 1963. Sidney Poitier (1927–2022) was an actor and director. He was best known for his groundbreaking and trailblazing work in the 1950s and 1960s.
Apr 2, 2024 · Sidney Poitier (born February 20, 1927, Miami, Florida, U.S.—died January 6, 2022, Los Angeles, California) was a Bahamian American actor, director, and producer who broke the colour barrier in the U.S. motion-picture industry by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award for best actor (for Lilies of the Field [1963]) and ...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, whose portrayal of resolute heroes in films like “To Sir With Love,” “In the Heat of the Night” and “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” established him as Hollywood’s first Black...
Jan 7, 2022 · Brian Baxter. Fri 7 Jan 2022 13.49 EST. Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was the first black actor to win an Oscar in a leading role, in 1964, for his performance in Lilies of the Field....
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star's death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, the Bahamas' minister of...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, whose dignity and self-assertion ushered in a new era in the depiction of African-Americans in Hollywood films as the civil rights movement was remaking America, has died, a...
Jan 7, 2022 · Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead...
