Sir Sidney Poitier ( born Sidney Poitier , born February 20, 1927 ) is an American actor, the first black actor to receive an Oscar for Best Actor ( Field Lilies , 1963), and later a diplomat.
| Sidney Poitier | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney poitier | ||||
 Poitiers on August 28, 1963 | ||||
| Date of Birth | February 20, 1927 (92 years old) | |||
| Place of Birth | Miami , USA | |||
| Citizenship |  USA  Bahamas | |||
| Profession | actor , filmmaker | |||
| Career | 1943-2001 | |||
| Direction | ||||
| Awards |
The Silver Bear (1958, 1963) | |||
| IMDb | ||||
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Diplomatic career
- 3 Filmography
- 4 Prizes and awards
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
Born in Miami , his parents were from the Bahamas . He spent his childhood on the island of Cat and in Nassau , he again fell into the United States at the age of 15. Despite a strong Bahamian accent, Poitiers gained fame as America's best black actor, playing in productions such as Porgy and Bess .
This was followed by films in which he played along with white actors (for example, “ Without Bowing Their Heads ” with Tony Curtis , 1959).
During the struggle of blacks for their rights, Poitiers became the first black actor whose fees were not inferior to the earnings of whites ( Teacher with Love , 1967).
In the late 1960s, Poitiers took part in several famous films on topics of racial hatred and prejudice (" Guess who's coming for dinner? ", " Stifling Southern Night "). In the last film, Poitiers played one of his most successful characters, Virgil Tibbs, a detective from Philadelphia. Later on, two sequels , My Name Is Mr. Tibbs (1970) and Organization (1971), were released for the film.
In the 1970s, he was mainly engaged in directing. In 1973, he had a daughter, Sidney Tamia Poitier , known for her role in the film K. Tarantino's " Proof of Death ."
In 1976, he married a Canadian actress with Lithuanian-Jewish roots, Joanna Shimkus , known for her role as Letizia Weiss in the movie " Adventurers " by Robert Enrico . After marriage, the actress left the cinema [1] .
Diplomatic career
In April 1997, Poitiers was appointed Ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan and held this post until 2007 . He is also the Permanent Representative of the Bahamas to UNESCO .
Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | f | - | Sepia Cinderella | man in a night club |
| 1950 | f | No exit | No way out | Dr. Luther Brooks |
| 1951 | f | Cry, beloved country | Cry, the Beloved Country | Rev. Msimangu |
| 1952 | from | - | CBS Television Workshop | |
| 1952 | f | Express "Red Ball" | Red ball express | Robertson |
| 1952 | from | Compilation | Omnibus | |
| 1952 - 1955 | from | Filko Television Theater | The Philco Television Playhouse | Tommy Tyler |
| 1954 | f | Forward man forward | Go man go | Inmen jackson |
| 1955 | f | School jungle | Blackboard jungle | Gregory W. Miller |
| 1955 | from | Kraft Television Theater | Kraft Television Theater | |
| 1956 | f | Goodbye my lady | Good-bye my lady | Gates watson |
| 1957 | f | On the outskirts of the city | Edge of the city | Tommy Tyler |
| 1957 | f | Something valuable | Something of value | Kimani wa caranja |
| 1957 | f | Gang of angels | Band of angels | Rau ru |
| 1957 | f | - | The mark of the hawk | Obama |
| 1958 | f | Not bowed | The defiant ones | Noah Cullen |
| 1958 | f | - | Virgin island | Marcus |
| 1959 | f | Porgy and Bess | Porgy and bess | Porgy |
| 1960 | f | All young people | All the young men | Sergeant Eddie Thowler |
| 1961 | f | Raisins in the sun | A raisin in the sun | Walter Lee Younger |
| 1961 | f | Paris blues | Paris blues | Eddie cook |
| 1962 | f | Pressure point | Pressure point | doctor |
| 1963 | f | Field lilies | Lilies of the field | Homer Smith |
| 1964 | f | Viking ships | The long ships | Ali Mansu |
| 1965 | f | The greatest story ever told | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Simon of Cyrene |
| 1965 | f | Bedford Case | The bedford incident | Ben Mansford |
| 1965 | f | Thin thread | The slender thread | Alan Newell |
| 1965 | f | A shred of blue | A patch of blue | Gordon Ralph |
| 1966 | f | Duel in Diablo | Duel at diablo | Toller |
| 1967 | f | To teacher, with love | To sir, with love | Mark Thackery |
| 1967 | f | Stuffy southern night | In the heat of the night | Vergil Tibbs |
| 1967 | f | Guess who's coming for dinner? | Guess who's coming to dinner | John Prentice |
| 1968 | f | For the love of Ivy | For love of ivy | Jack parks |
| 1969 | f | Last person | The lost man | Jason Higgs |
| 1970 | f | My name is Mr. Tibbs! | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Vergil Tibbs |
| 1971 | f | Brother John | Brother john | John kane |
| 1971 | f | Organization | The organization | Vergil Tibbs |
| 1972 | f | Buck and the preacher | Buck and the preacher | Tank |
| 1973 | f | Warm December | A warm december | Dr. Matt Younger |
| 1974 | f | Saturday evening on the outskirts of town | Uptown saturday night | Steve jackson |
| 1975 | f | Wilby Conspiracy | The wilby conspiracy | Shek Twala |
| 1975 | f | Let's do it again | Let's do it again | Clyde Williams |
| 1977 | f | Part of the money | A piece of the action | Manny durrell |
| 1988 | f | Shoot to kill | Shoot to kill | Warren stantin |
| 1988 | f | Little Nikita | Little nikita | Roy Parmenter |
| 1991 | from | Divided but equal | Separate But Equal | Targood Marshall |
| 1992 | f | Quieters | Sneakers | Donald crease |
| 1995 | from | Children of dust | Children of the dust | Jeepsey smith |
| 1996 | tf | To teacher, with love 2 | To Sir, with Love II | Mark Thackery |
| 1997 | tf | Mandela and de Clerk | Mandela and de klerk | Nelson Mandela |
| 1997 | f | Jackal | The jackal | Carter Preston |
| 1998 | tf | Get out of Eden | Free of eden | Will climons |
| 1998 | tf | David and Lisa | David and Lisa | Dr. Jack Miller |
| 1999 | tf | Noah Dearborn's Simple Life | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn | Noah Dearborn |
| 2001 | tf | America's Last Mason | The last brickmaker in america | Henry Cobb |
Prizes and Awards
- Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 3rd Berlin Film Festival for his role in the film “ Bow Down ”.
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor - Not Bowing .
- Award to the best actor of the San Sebastian Film Festival - "For the love of ivy."
- Oscar for Best Actor - Field Lilies.
Notes
- ↑ Adventure seekers (film)
Links
- Lukov Vl. A. , Lukov M.V. Sidney Poitier, American actor and film director // Information Humanitarian Portal “ Knowledge. Understanding. Skill . " - 2014. - No. 3 (May - June) ( archived in WebCite ) .