Sidney Poitier
Current Interest
2.4
▼ 0.2Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Based on 60 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
The Jackal
as Carter Preston
1997
16.1
Sneakers
as Crease
1992
14.4
Blackboard Jungle
as Gregory W. Miller
1955
9.0
Shoot to Kill
as Warren Stantin
1988
8.8
Lilies of the Field
as Homer Smith
1963
8.2
Let's Do It Again
as Clyde Williams
1975
5.8
Little Nikita
as Roy Parmenter
1988
5.1
In the Heat of the Night
as Virgil Tibbs
1967
4.6
To Sir, with Love II
as Mark Thackeray
1996
4.4
The Bedford Incident
as Ben Munceford
1965
4.3
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
as John Prentice
1967
4.3
To Sir, with Love
as Mark Thackeray
1967
4.1
A Piece of the Action
as Manny Durrell
1977
4.0
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Simon of Cyrene
1965
3.8
Edge of the City
as Tommy Tyler
1957
3.7
No Way Out
as Luther Brooks
1950
3.7
The Long Ships
as Aly Mansuh
1964
3.6
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self
2007
3.4
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
as Noah Dearborn
1999
3.2
The Defiant Ones
as Noah Cullen
1958
2.9
Band of Angels
as Rau-Ru
1957
2.5
A Patch of Blue
as Gordon Ralfe
1965
1.9
The Red Ball Express
as Robertson
1952
1.8
The Slender Thread
as Alan Newell
1965
1.7
A Raisin in the Sun
as Walter Lee Younger
1961
1.6
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Virgil Tibbs
1970
1.6
For Love of Ivy
as Jack Parks
1968
1.5
Porgy and Bess
as Porgy
1959
1.3
Duel at Diablo
as Toller
1966
1.3
Paris Blues
as Eddie Cook
1961
1.2
The Mark of the Hawk
as Obam
1957
1.2
Nationtime
as Self - Narrator
1972
1.2
The Organization
as Virgil Tibbs
1971
1.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1995
0.9
The Lost Man
as Jason Higgs
1969
0.9
The Making of ‘Sneakers’
as Self
2003
0.8
All the Young Men
as Sgt. Eddie Towler
1960
0.8
Buck and the Preacher
as Buck
1972
0.8
Sidney
as Self
2022
0.7
The Wilby Conspiracy
as Shack Twala
1975
0.7
Something of Value
as Kimani Wa Karanja
1957
0.6
Uptown Saturday Night
as Steve Jackson
1974
0.4
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
0.4
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Henry Cobb
2001
0.4
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist
as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
1998
0.2
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2023
0.2
Cry, the Beloved Country
as Reverend Msimangu
1951
0.2
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
as Self
2000
0.1
Pressure Point
as Doctor
1962
0.1
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
2013
0.1
A Warm December
as Dr. Matt Younger
1973
0.1
Sing Your Song
as Self
2012
0.1
Go Man Go
as Inman Jackson
1954
0.1
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist
as Narrator (voice)
1979
0.1
Brother John
as John Kane
1971
0.1
Virgin Island
as Marcus
1959
0.1
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Self
2017
0.1
Mr. SOUL!
as Self (archive footage)
2018
0.1
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket
as Self
2001
0.1
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
2004
0.1
Frequently 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.
