Sidney Poitier Actor director author
Sidney Poitier is a 97 years old Actor director author from Miami, Florida. He was born on February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida.
About
Yes, Sidney Poitier is still alive Last check: 3 years ago
Family
Wife
Joanna Shimkus, Actress
He married with Joanna Shimkus (76), on Friday, January 23rd, 1976. Sidney Poitier was 48 and Joanna Shimkus was 32 years old. Married for 48 years, 9 months.
Children
He has six children, Gina , Sherri , Beverly , Pamela , Anika (52, Film director) and Sydney (51, Actress) .
Sidney Poitier net worth
He has a net worth of 25 million dollars.
Works
Sidney Poitier Movies (61)
There are 61 movies of Sidney Poitier.
His first feature film was The Jackal (1997, as Carter Preston). He was 70 when he starred in this movie. Since 1997, he has appeared in 61 feature films. The last one is Afro Promo (1997). In this movie, we watched him in the Himself (archive footage) character .
View all Sidney Poitier movies.
Sidney Poitier movie characters
The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:
| Character/Job | Movie | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Preston | The Jackal (1997) | 70 |
| Det. Virgil Tibbs | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | 40 |
| Simon of Cyrene | The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) | 37 |
| Dr. John Wade Prentice | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) | 40 |
| Mark Thackeray | To Sir, with Love (1967) | 40 |
| Donald Crease | Sneakers (1992) | 65 |
| Warren Stantin | Shoot to Kill (1988) | 60 |
| Homer Smith | Lilies of the Field (1963) | 36 |
| Gregory W. Miller | Blackboard Jungle (1955) | 28 |
| And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) | 86 | |
| Gordon Ralfe | A Patch of Blue (1965) | 38 |
| Ben Munceford | The Bedford Incident (1965) | 38 |
| Toller | Duel at Diablo (1966) | 39 |
| Walter Lee Younger | A Raisin in the Sun (1961) | 34 |
| Noah Cullen | The Defiant Ones (1958) | 31 |
| Aly Mansuh | The Long Ships (1964) | 37 |
| Roy Parmenter | Little Nikita (1988) | 61 |
| Rau-Ru | Band of Angels (1957) | 30 |
| Mark Thackeray | To Sir, with Love II (1996) | 69 |
| Dr. Luther Brooks | No Way Out (1950) | 23 |
| Virgil Tibbs | The Organization (1971) | 44 |
| Tommy Tyler | Edge of the City (1957) | 30 |
| Steve Jackson | Uptown Saturday Night (1974) | 47 |
| Shack Twala | The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) | 47 |
| Porgy | Porgy and Bess (1959) | 32 |
| Eddie Cook | Paris Blues (1961) | 34 |
| Virgil Tibbs | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) | 43 |
| Buck | Buck and the Preacher (1972) | 45 |
| Himself | Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) | 80 |
| Noah Dearborn | The Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn (1999) | 72 |
| Himself | Moms Mabley (2013) | 86 |
| Alan Newell | The Slender Thread (1965) | 38 |
| Clyde Williams | Let's Do It Again (1975) | 48 |
| Thurgood Marshall | Separate But Equal (1991) | 64 |
| Dr. Matt Younger | A Warm December (1973) | 46 |
| The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) | 59 | |
| Manny Durrell | A Piece of the Action (1977) | 50 |
| Free of Eden (1999) | 72 | |
| Robertson | The Red Ball Express (1952) | 25 |
| Reverend Msimangu | Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (2000) | 72 |
| John Kane | Brother John (1971) | 44 |
| Reverend Msimangu | Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) | 24 |
| Doctor | Pressure Point (1962) | 35 |
| Himself | Sing Your Song (2012) | 84 |
| Gates Watson | Good-bye, My Lady (1956) | 29 |
| Henry Cobb | The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) | 74 |
| Jason Higgs | The Lost Man (1969) | 42 |
| Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017) | 90 | |
| Marcus | Virgin Island (1959) | 33 |
| King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) | 43 | |
| Dr. Jack Miller | David and Lisa (1998) | 71 |
| Kimani Wa Karanja | Something of Value (1957) | 30 |
| Inman Jackson | Go Man Go (1954) | 26 |
| Nelson Mandela | Mandela and de Klerk (1997) | 69 |
| Narrator | Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) | 51 |
| The Strolling '20s (1966) | 38 | |
| Obam | The Mark of the Hawk (1957) | 31 |
| Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) | 41 | |
| Sgt. Eddie Towler | All the Young Men (1960) | 33 |
| Jack Parks | For Love of Ivy (1968) | 41 |
| Himself | Afro Promo (1997) | 69 |
Sidney Poitier TV Shows (6)
His first TV Show was The Philco Television Playhouse (1948).
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Awards (30)
Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama in 1958 , nominated NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series in 1992 , nominated Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie in 1991 , nominated NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special in 1998 , nominated Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1981 ,
Education
He graduated from Actors Studio
What is Sidney's zodiac sign?Sidney Poitier zodiac sign is pisces.
When is Poitier's next birthday?
Sidney Poitier was born on the , which was a Sunday. He will be turning 98 in only 91 days from today (21 November, 2024).
Other facts about Sidney Poitier
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
|---|---|
| Office | Ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan |
| Related category | Category:Films Directed By Sidney Poitier , of: film, directed by this person |
| Time period | 20th Century |
| Work period (start) | 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| NLP ID (unique) | A27542233 |
| Country of citizenship | United States Of America |
| Employer | United Nations |
| Given name | Sidney |
| Conflict | World War II |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| U.S. National Archives Identifier | 10581351 |
| Genre | Western |
| Name in native language | Sidney Poitier |
| Military branch | United States Army |
| Position held | Ambassador |
| Member of | American Academy Of Arts And Sciences |
| Ethnic group | African Americans |
| Family name | Poitier. Show people with the surname Poitier |
| MovieMeter director ID (former scheme) | 12006 |
| CiNii author ID (books) | DA16196273 |
| CANTIC ID (old) | A11794938 |
