Sidney Poitier

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Sidney Poitier was a groundbreaking Bahamian-American actor, director, and activist who became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor and helped transform the portrayal of African Americans in Hollywood.

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Stir Crazy → director → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Porgy and Bess → filmAdaptationStars → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

The Wilby Conspiracy → hasCastMember → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Duel at Diablo → leadActor → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Actors Studio → notableMember → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Lilies of the Field → portrayedBy → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

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Duel at Diablo → starring → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner → starring → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

In the Heat of the Night → starring → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

Lilies of the Field → starring → Sidney Poitier ⓘ

The Wilby Conspiracy → starring → Sidney Poitier ⓘ