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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| 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 |
| 2023 | Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed HollywoodMovie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 2018 | Poitier's Walter LeeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 2017 | The Madding CrowdMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2017 | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling HeartMovie | Self | 90 |
| 2013 | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms MableyMovie | Self | 86 |
| 2012 | Sing Your SongMovie | Self | 85 |
| 2007 | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles ProjectMovie | Self | 80 |
| 2004 | Hollywood LegendenMovie | Self | 77 |
| 2003 | The Making of ‘Sneakers’Movie | Self | 76 |
| 2000 | Sidney Poitier: One Bright LightMovie | — | 73 |
| 1998 | David and LisaMovie | Dr. Jack Miller | 71 |
| 1997 | The JackalMovie | Carter Preston | 70 |
| 1996 | To Sir, with Love IIMovie | Mark Thackeray | 69 |
| 1995 | Children of the DustSeries | Gypsy Smith | 68 |
| 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 |
| 1988 | Shoot to KillMovie | Warren Stantin | 61 |
| 1988 | Little NikitaMovie | Roy Parmenter | 61 |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine HepburnMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IIMovie | Self | 58 |
| 1984 | I Love QuincyMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1979 | Paul Robeson: Tribute to an ArtistMovie | Narrator (voice) | 52 |
| 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 |
| 1973 | A Warm DecemberMovie | Dr. Matt Younger | 46 |
| 1972 | Buck and the PreacherMovie | Buck | 45 |
| 1972 | Nationtime: GaryMovie | Self - Narrator | 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 |
| 1966 | The Strolling '20sMovie | Self | 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 |
| 1963 | Lilies of the FieldMovie | Homer Smith | 36 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1962 | Pressure PointMovie | Doctor | 35 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 35 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 34 |
| 1961 | A Raisin in the SunMovie | Walter Lee Younger | 34 |
| 1959 | Virgin IslandMovie | Marcus | 32 |
| 1959 | Porgy and BessMovie | Porgy | 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 |
| 1957 | The Mark of the HawkMovie | Obam | 30 |
| 1956 | CinépanoramaSeries | Self | 29 |
| 1956 | Good-bye, My LadyMovie | Gates Watson | 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 |