Sidney Poitier
Nazione: United States
Genere: M
Compleanno: 1927-02-20
Biografia
Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat. In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. The significance of this achievement was later bolstered in 1967 when he starred in three well-received films—To Sir, with Love; In the Heat of the Night; and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner—making him the top box office star of that year. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Poitier among the Greatest Male Stars of All Time, ranking 22nd on the list of 25. Poitier has directed a number of popular movies such as A Piece of the Action; Uptown Saturday Night, and Let's Do It Again (with friend Bill Cosby), and Stir Crazy (starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder). In 2002, 38 years after receiving the Best Actor Award, Poitier was chosen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to receive an Honorary Award, designated "To Sidney Poitier in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human being." Since 1997 he has been the Bahamian ambassador to Japan. On August 12, 2009, Sidney Poitier was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, by President Barack Obama.
Attore:
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1. Uomo bianco tu vivrai! (1950), film...Dr. Luther Brooks
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2. Terra amata (1951), film...Reverend Msimangu
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3. L'autocolonna rossa (1952), film...Cpl. Andrew Robertson
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4. Il seme della violenza (1955), film...Gregory W. Miller
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5. Addio lady! (1956), film...Gates Watson
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6. The Lee Phillip Show (1956), serie...Self
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7. Nel fango della periferia (1957), film...Tommy Tyler
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8. La banda degli angeli (1957), film...Rau-Ru
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9. Il segno del falco (1957), film...Obam
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10. La parete di fango (1958), film...Noah Cullen
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11. La pelle degli eroi (1960), film...Sgt. Eddie Towler
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12. Paris Blues (1961), film...Eddie Cook
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13. Un grappolo di sole (1961), film...Walter Lee Younger
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14. I gigli del campo (1963), film...Homer Smith
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15. Le lunghe navi (1964), film...Aly Mansuh
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...Simon of Cyrene
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17. Incontro al Central Park (1965), film...Gordon Ralfe
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18. La vita corre sul filo (1965), film...Alan Newell
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19. Stato d'allarme (1965), film...Ben Munceford
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20. Duello a El Diablo (1966), film...Toller
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21. Indovina chi viene a cena (1967), film...John Prentice
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...Virgil Tibbs
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23. La scuola della violenza (1967), film...Mark Thackeray
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24. Un uomo per Ivy (1968), film...Jack Parks
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...Virgil Tibbs
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...Virgil Tibbs
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27. L'angelo della morte (1971), film...John Kane
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28. Non predicare... spara! (1972), film...Buck
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29. Grazie per quel caldo dicembre (1973), film...Dr. Matt Younger
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30. Il seme dell'odio (1975), film...Shack Twala
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31. A Piece of the Action (1977), film...Manny Durrell
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32. Sulle tracce dell'assassino (1988), film...Warren Stantin
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33. Nikita, spie senza volto (1988), film...Roy Parmenter
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34. I signori della truffa (1992), film...Crease
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35. Children of the Dust (1995), serie...Gypsy Smith
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36. To Sir, With Love II (1996), film...Mark Thackeray
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37. The Jackal (1997), film...Preston
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38. Un mondo senza tempo (1999), film...Noah Dearborn
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39. A Century of Black Cinema (2003), film...Self (archive footage)
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40. Tell Them Who You Are (2004), film...Self
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41. Moms Mabley (2013), film
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42. The Oscars (2014), film...Self - Presenter
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43. I Am Not Your Negro (2016), film...Various Roles (archive footage)
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...Self (archive footage)
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45. Mr. SOUL! (2018), film
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46. Hollywood e la politica (2019), film...Self
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...Self (archive footage)
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48. Wolfgang - Lo chef delle stelle (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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49. Sidney (2022), film...Self
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...Self (archive footage)
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...Self (archive footage)
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52. Paul Newman: The Restless (2023), film...Self (archive footage)
Regia:
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1. Non predicare... spara! (1972), film
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3. A Piece of the Action (1977), film
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4. Nessuno ci può fermare (1980), film
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5. Hanky Panky, fuga per due (1982), film
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6. Dance - Voglia di successo (1985), film
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7. Papà è un fantasma (1990), film
Sceneggiatura:
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1. Un uomo per Ivy (1968), film...(original story)
Produttore:
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1. L'angelo della morte (1971), film...executive producer (uncredited)
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2. Non predicare... spara! (1972), film...producer (uncredited)