Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, film director, activist, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. Among his other accolades are two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Grammy Award, in addition to nominations for two Emmy Awards and a Tony Award. In 1999, he was ranked number 22 among the "American Film Institute's 100 Stars".
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Remembering Gene WilderMovie | Self (archive photos) | 97 |
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 97 |
| 2023 | Paul Newman: The RestlessMovie | Self | 96 |
| 2023 | Reinventing Elvis: The 68' ComebackMovie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 2017 | The Madding CrowdMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms MableyMovie | Self | 86 |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2004 | Hollywood LegendenMovie | Self | 77 |
| 1998 | David and LisaMovie | Dr. Jack Miller | 71 |
| 1997 | The JackalMovie | Carter Preston | 70 |
| 1996 | To Sir, with Love IIMovie | Mark Thackeray | 69 |
| 1991 | Separate But EqualMovie | Thurgood Marshall | 64 |
| 1991 | Separate but EqualSeries | Thurgood Marshall | 64 |
| 1988 | Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White NightMovie | Self - Audience Member | 61 |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 58 |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries | Self | 51 |
| 1977 | A Piece of the ActionMovie | Manny Durrell | 50 |
| 1975 | The Wilby ConspiracyMovie | Shack Twala | 48 |
| 1975 | Let's Do It AgainMovie | Clyde Williams | 48 |
| 1974 | Uptown Saturday NightMovie | Steve Jackson | 47 |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series | Self | 46 |
| 1972 | Buck and the PreacherMovie | Buck | 45 |
| 1971 | Brother JohnMovie | John Kane | 44 |
| 1971 | The OrganizationMovie | Virgil Tibbs | 44 |
| 1971 | Film '72Series | Self | 44 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovie | Self (archive footage) | 43 |
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs!Movie | Virgil Tibbs | 43 |
| 1969 | The Lost ManMovie | Jason Higgs | 42 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett ShowSeries | Self - Guest | 41 |
| 1968 | For Love of IvyMovie | Jack Parks | 41 |
| 1967 | OmnibusSeries | — | 40 |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the NightMovie | Virgil Tibbs | 40 |
| 1967 | Guess Who's Coming to DinnerMovie | John Prentice | 40 |
| 1967 | To Sir, with LoveMovie | Mark Thackeray | 40 |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67Series | Self - Host | 39 |
| 1966 | Duel at DiabloMovie | Toller | 39 |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie | Simon of Cyrene | 38 |
| 1965 | The Slender ThreadMovie | Alan Newell | 38 |
| 1965 | The Bedford IncidentMovie | Ben Munceford | 38 |
| 1965 | A Patch of BlueMovie | Gordon Ralfe | 38 |
| 1965 | A Cinderella Named ElizabethMovie | Self | 38 |
| 1964 | The Long ShipsMovie | Aly Mansuh | 37 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1962 | Pressure PointMovie | Doctor | 35 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 34 |
| 1959 | Virgin IslandMovie | Marcus | 32 |
| 1958 | The Defiant OnesMovie | Noah Cullen | 31 |
| 1957 | Band of AngelsMovie | Rau-Ru | 30 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1957 | Edge of the CityMovie | Tommy Tyler | 30 |
| 1957 | Something of ValueMovie | Kimani Wa Karanja | 30 |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSeries | Self | 29 |
| 1955 | Blackboard JungleMovie | Gregory W. Miller | 28 |
| 1955 | A Man Is Ten Feet TallMovie | Tommy Tyler | 28 |
| 1954 | Go Man GoMovie | Inman Jackson | 27 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 26 |
| 1953 | Kraft Television TheatreSeries | — | 26 |
| 1952 | OmnibusSeries | — | 25 |
| 1952 | The Red Ball ExpressMovie | Robertson | 25 |
| 1951 | Cry, the Beloved CountryMovie | Reverend Msimangu | 24 |
| 1950 | No Way OutMovie | Luther Brooks | 23 |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries | — | 21 |