Sidney Poitier

Actor and director. Born 20 February 1927 in Miami, Florida, USA. Died 6 January 2022.

Titles on Fi1m4 acting · 1 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 4 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

20 February 1927, Miami, Florida, USA

Died

6 January 2022

Active

1958–1980

Frequently works with

Stanley Kramer

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

76Fi1m

74Critics

We rate Sidney’s work 2 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above1

60 to 793

Under 600

Of 4 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 4 of 4 billed first or second
Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 7 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $91m across 3 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1958–1980

Genres

Drama4
Crime2
Thriller2
Adventure1
Comedy1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestIn the Heat of the Night1967

70WorstGuess Who's Coming to Dinner1967

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

21940s

151950s

171960s

101970s

51980s

121990s

22000s

12020s

Directors most worked with

Stanley Kramer2 titles