Sidney Poitier

Date of Birth

1927-02-20

Date of Death

2022-01-06

Place of Birth

Miami, Florida, USA

Known for

Duel at Diablo, Sneakers, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, In the Heat of the Night, The Jackal

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Eddie Murphy was too funny to be in Malcolm X

Posted 1 year ago

Sidney Poitier convinced Eddie Murphy to turn down Malcolm X, in which he was approached to play the role of Alex Haley.

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Shoot to Kill: The Best 80s Action Movie You Never Saw

Posted 2 years ago

1988's Shoot to Kill, starring Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Clancy Brown and Kirstie Alley, is a lost 80s action gem.

Sidney Potier, actor, legendary, activist, dies, 94

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Sidney Poitier, legendary actor and activist, dies at 94

Posted 4 years ago

Chris Hollywood has lost another legend. Sidney Poitier, a trailblazer for African American actors as he broke color barriers in Hollywood, has died at the age of 94. As of this writing, the circumstances surrounding his death are unknown and...

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Sneakers (1992) – The Best Movie You Never Saw

Posted 5 years ago

Chris In 1992, Universal released the star-studded techno-thriller Sneakers, starring Robert Redford, Sidney Poitier, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, Mary McDonnell, Ben Kingsley, and the late, great River Phoenix. Cutting edge thirty years ago, nowadays it’s a fun-filled relic of its...

Awfully Good Movies: Ghost Dad (Video)

Posted 8 years ago

Ghost Dad (1990) Director: Sidney Poitier Cast: Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell, Denise Nicholas With Helen Mirren facing off against a house of haunts in the true-life ghost story WINCHESTER, Awfully Good Movies is taking a look at a far scarier...