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Actor:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV) .... Henry Cobb
   
   
2. The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV) .... Noah Dearborn
3. Free of Eden (1999) (TV) .... Will Cleamons
4. David and Lisa (1998) (TV) .... Dr. Jack Miller
   ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa (USA: complete title)
5. The Jackal (1997) .... FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston
   ... aka Der Schakal (Germany)
   ... aka Le chacal (France: dubbed version)
6. Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV) .... Nelson Mandela
7. To Sir, with Love II (1996) (TV) .... Mark Thackeray
8. Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) .... Gypsy Smith
   ... aka A Good Day to Die (USA: video title)
9. Sneakers (1992) .... Donald Crease
10. Separate But Equal (1991) (TV) .... Thurgood Marshall
    
    
11. Little Nikita (1988) .... Roy Parmenter
    ... aka The Sleepers
12. Shoot to Kill (1988) .... Warren Stantin
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
    
    
13. A Piece of the Action (1977) .... Manny Durrell
14. Let's Do It Again (1975) .... Clyde Williams
15. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) .... Shack Twala
16. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) .... Steve Jackson
17. A Warm December (1973) .... Matt Younger
18. Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Buck
19. The Organization (1971) .... Virgil Tibbs
20. Brother John (1971) .... John Kane
21. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) .... Virgil Tibbs
    
    
22. The Lost Man (1969) .... Jason Higgs
23. For Love of Ivy (1968) .... Jack Parks
24. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) .... Dr. John Wade Prentice
25. In the Heat of the Night (1967) .... Virgil Tibbs
26. To Sir, with Love (1967) .... Mark Thackeray
27. Duel at Diablo (1966) .... Toller (contract horse dealer)
    ... aka Ralph Nelson's Duel at Diablo (USA: complete title)
28. The Slender Thread (1965) .... Alan Newell
29. A Patch of Blue (1965) .... Gordon Ralfe
30. The Bedford Incident (1965) .... Ben Munceford
31. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) .... Simon of Cyrene
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
32. The Long Ships (1964) .... Aly Mansuh
    ... aka Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
33. Lilies of the Field (1963) .... Homer Smith
34. Pressure Point (1962) .... Doctor (Chief Psychiatrist)
35. Paris Blues (1961) .... Eddie Cook
36. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) .... Walter Lee Younger
37. All the Young Men (1960) .... Sgt. Eddie Towler
    
    
38. Porgy and Bess (1959) .... Porgy
39. The Defiant Ones (1958) .... Noah Cullen
40. Virgin Island (1958) .... Marcus
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
41. The Mark of the Hawk (1957) .... Obam
    ... aka Accused
42. Band of Angels (1957) .... Rau-Ru
43. Something of Value (1957) .... Kimani Wa Karanja
    ... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
44. Edge of the City (1957) .... Tommy Tyler
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
45. Good-bye, My Lady (1956) .... Gates
    ... aka Good Bye My Lady (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Goodbye, My Lady (USA: cable TV title)
46. "The Philco Television Playhouse" .... Tommy Tyler (2 episodes, 1952-1955)
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) TV episode .... Tommy Tyler
        - Parole Chief (1952) TV episode
47. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Fascinating Stranger (1955) TV episode
48. Blackboard Jungle (1955) .... Gregory W. Miller
    ... aka The Blackboard Jungle (USA: review title)
49. Go, Man, Go! (1954) .... Inman Jackson
50. Red Ball Express (1952) .... Cpl. Andrew Robertson
51. Cry, the Beloved Country (1952) .... Reverend Msimangu
    ... aka African Fury
52. No Way Out (1950) .... Dr. Luther Brooks
    
    
53. Sepia Cinderella (1947) (uncredited) .... Night Club Extra
    

Director:

• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Ghost Dad (1990)
   
   
2. Fast Forward (1985)
3. Hanky Panky (1982)
4. Stir Crazy (1980)
   
   
5. A Piece of the Action (1977)
6. Let's Do It Again (1975)
7. Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
8. A Warm December (1973)
9. Buck and the Preacher (1972)
   

Soundtrack:

• 1960s
• 1950s

1. The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) (performer: "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang")
2. Lilies of the Field (1963) (performer: "Amen" (uncredited))
   
   
3. Porgy and Bess (1959) (performer: "They Pass By Singin'", "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'", "Bess, You Is My Woman Now", "O Bess, O Where's My Bess", "Finale: O Lawd, I'm On My Way") ("I Loves You Porgy")
   

Producer:

1. Free of Eden (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
   

Writer:

1. For Love of Ivy (1968) (story)
   

Self:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s
• 1960s
• 1950s
• 1940s

1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) (in production) .... Himself
   
   
2. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
   ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
   ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
   ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
   ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
       - Episode dated 21 April 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
3. Stand Up to Cancer (2008) (TV) .... Himself
4. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
       - Episode dated 10 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
5. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
       - Sidney Poitier (2008) TV episode .... Himself
6. The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
7. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself
8. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) .... Himself
9. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2000-2007)
   ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
       - Episode dated 28 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 14 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
       - Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash! (2004) TV episode .... Himself
       - Episode dated 7 April 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
10. Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (2007) (TV) .... Himself
11. The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (2007) (TV) .... Himself
12. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) .... Himself
13. Ali Rap (2006) (TV) .... Himself
14. 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
15. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers (2006) (TV) .... Himself
16. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Himself
17. The Lew Rudin Way (2006) .... Himself
18. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
19. 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
20. Tell Them Who You Are (2004) .... Himself
21. Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title)
22. The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V) .... Himself
23. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2002) (TV) .... Himself
24. The Making of 'Changing Lanes' (2002) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Behind the Scenes of 'Changing Lanes' (Australia)
25. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
26. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) .... Himself
27. "Exclusif" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Episode dated 30 January 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
28. Muhammad Ali's All-Star 60th Birthday Celebration! (2002) (TV) .... Himself
29. "American Masters" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode .... Himself
30. 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001) (TV) .... Himself
31. Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001) .... Narrator
32. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand (USA: complete title)
33. "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Rod Steiger (2001) TV episode .... Himself
34. The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine (2000) (TV) .... Himself
35. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000) TV episode .... Himself
36. 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000) (TV)
    
    
37. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
38. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode dated 8 May 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
39. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) TV episode .... Himself
40. The Making of 'The Jackal' (1998) (V) .... Himself
41. League of Legends (1998) (TV) .... Himself
42. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Past Winner
43. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Picture
44. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1995) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
45. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) .... Himself
46. A Century of Cinema (1994) .... Himself
47. The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor (1993) (TV) .... Himself
48. The American Film Institute Salute to Sidney Poitier (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Guest of Honor
49. The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Presenter
50. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) .... Himself
51. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
52. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1989) (TV) .... Himself
53. The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck (1989) (TV) .... Himself
54. "Cinema tres" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
    ... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
        - Episode dated 27 July 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
55. The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Spencer Tracy Legacy (USA: alternative title)
56. Bopha! (1986) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
57. Black Hollywood (1984) (TV) .... Himself
58. The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself
    
    
59. Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Paul Robeson: A Film Tribute (USA: closing credits title)
60. The American Film Institute's 10th Anniversary Special (1977) (TV) .... Himself
61. "ABC's Wide World of Entertainment" .... Himself (1 episode, 1975)
    ... aka ABC Late Night (USA: new title)
        - The Columbia Pictures 50th Anniversary Special (1975) TV episode .... Himself
62. "The New Bill Cosby Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
63. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 1 May 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
64. "Film Night" .... Himself (1 episode, 1972)
        - Episode dated 15 April 1972 (1972) TV episode .... Himself
65. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) .... Himself
    
    
66. The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969) (TV) .... Himself - Performer & Co-Presenter: Best Picture
67. The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
68. The 39th Annual Academy Awards (1967) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a
69. "ABC Stage 67" .... Himself - Host (1 episode, 1967)
        - A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Host
70. The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) .... Himself
71. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
72. A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965) .... Himself
73. The 36th Annual Academy Awards (1964) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Film Editing
74. "Cinépanorama" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 3 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
75. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode .... Himself
    
    
76. From Whence Cometh My Help (1949)
    

Archive Footage:

1. Sidney Poitier, un outsider à Hollywood (2008) (TV) .... Himself
2. "The O'Reilly Factor"
       - Episode dated 14 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Det. Virgil Tibbs (scene from 'In the Heat of the Night')
3. Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Himself
4. Bicentennial Nigger (2006) .... Aly Mansuh
5. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) .... Cpl. Andrew Robertson
6. TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
7. Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) .... Himself
8. "American Dreams"
       - The One (2003) TV episode .... Himself
9. Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002) (TV) .... Himself
10. "Omnibus"
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode .... Himself
11. Playboy: The Party Continues (2000) (TV) .... Himself
12. Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998) (TV) .... Himself
13. Classified X (1998) (TV) .... Himself
14. Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) .... Reverend Msimangu
15. America at the Movies (1976) .... Walter Lee Younger
16. "Film Night"
        - The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) TV episode .... Himself
17. Black History: Lost Stolen, or Strayed (1968) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Dr. John Wade Prentice