Sidney Poitier
Current Interest
2.2
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 60 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray
1967
49.6
The Jackal
as Carter Preston
1997
49.3
Sneakers
as Crease
1992
48.7
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
1967
48.6
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice
1967
46.7
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Simon of Cyrene
1965
44.2
The Defiant Ones
as Noah Cullen
1958
38.2
Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin
1988
37.5
Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith
1963
36.7
Sidney
as Self
2022
36.5
A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger
1961
35.8
Blackboard Jungle
as Gregory W. Miller
1955
35.6
Paris Blues
as Eddie Cook
1961
35.3
A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe
1965
33.6
A Piece of the Action
as Manny Durrell
1977
32.3
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs
1970
27.8
Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter
1988
26.7
Let's Do It Again
as Clyde Williams
1975
25.8
Duel at Diablo
as Toller
1966
25.6
Buck and the Preacher
as Buck
1972
25.6
The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford
1965
25.5
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs
1971
24.4
Edge of the City
as Tommy Tyler
1957
23.5
The Long Ships
as Aly Mansuh
1964
22.7
Band of Angels
as Rau-Ru
1957
22.0
Porgy and Bess
as Porgy
1959
21.7
To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray
1996
21.2
No Way Out
as Luther Brooks
1950
21.1
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
20.4
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Shack Twala
1975
20.3
The Slender Thread
as Alan Newell
1965
17.4
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Noah Dearborn
1999
16.8
Uptown Saturday Night
as Steve Jackson
1974
15.5
Nationtime
as Self - Narrator
1972
14.3
Pressure Point
as Doctor
1962
11.5
For Love of Ivy
as Jack Parks
1968
9.9
The Red Ball Express
as Robertson
1952
9.8
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995
9.6
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
2018
9.3
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
1998
8.6
The Lost Man
as Jason Higgs
1969
8.3
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Henry Cobb
2001
7.2
The Mark of the Hawk
as Obam
1957
6.7
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
2003
6.3
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
2013
6.1
Brother John
as John Kane
1971
6.1
Something of Value
as Kimani Wa Karanja
1957
5.8
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Eddie Towler
1960
5.1
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
4.7Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004
4.5
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2023
4.1
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Reverend Msimangu
1951
2.6
A Warm December
as Dr. Matt Younger
1973
2.3
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
as Self
2000
1.8
Sing Your Song
as Self
2012
1.3
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self
2001
1.2
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017
0.9
Virgin Island
as Marcus
1959
0.8
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Narrator (voice)
1979
0.3
Go Man Go
as Inman Jackson
1954
0.2Frequently Asked Questions About Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier has appeared in 60 titles, including 60 movies and 0 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Sidney Poitier's filmography is No Way Out (1950).
The most recent title featuring Sidney Poitier is Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood (2023).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Sidney Poitier is Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart with an IMDb rating of 8.2.
Sidney Poitier has been active for approximately 73 years, with credits spanning from 1950 to 2023.
Titles featuring Sidney Poitier currently have an average IMDb rating of 7.
The busiest years in Sidney Poitier's career include 1957, 1965, 1967.
