Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Filmography

As Cast

The Resurrection of Christ (2026)
Remembering Gene Wilder (2024)
as Self (archive photos)
Hollywood Black (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Sidney Poitier - The Man Who Changed Hollywood (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023)
as Self (archive footage)
Paul Newman: The Restless (2023)
as Self
Sidney (2022)
as Self
A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (2022)
as Self
Poitier's Walter Lee (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Mr. SOUL! (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)
as Self
The Madding Crowd (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013)
as Self
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
as Self
Sing Your Song (2012)
as Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
as Self
Hollywood Legenden (2004)
as Self
The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003)
as Self
Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001)
as Self
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
as Henry Cobb
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000)
as Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000)
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
as Noah Dearborn
Free of Eden (1999)
as Will Cleamons
David and Lisa (1998)
as Dr. Jack Miller
Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998)
as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
The Jackal (1997)
as Carter Preston
Mandela and de Klerk (1997)
as Nelson Mandela
Afro Promo (1997)
as Self (archive footage)
To Sir, with Love II (1996)
as Mark Thackeray
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
as Self
Children of the Dust (1995)
as Gypsy Smith
Sneakers (1992)
as Crease
Separate but Equal (1991)
as Thurgood Marshall
Separate but Equal (1991)
as Thurgood Marshall
Shoot to Kill (1988)
as Warren Stantin
Little Nikita (1988)
as Roy Parmenter
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988)
as Self - Audience Member
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
I Love Quincy (1984)
as Self
Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979)
as Narrator (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors (1978)
as Self
A Piece of the Action (1977)
as Manny Durrell
The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
as Shack Twala
Let's Do It Again (1975)
as Clyde Williams
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
as Steve Jackson
A Warm December (1973)
as Dr. Matt Younger
The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973)
as Self
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
as Buck
Nationtime: Gary (1972)
as Self - Narrator
The Organization (1971)
as Virgil Tibbs
Brother John (1971)
as John Kane
Film '72 (1971)
as Self
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
as Virgil Tibbs
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost Man (1969)
as Jason Higgs
Three Young Americans in Search of Survival (1969)
as Himself
For Love of Ivy (1968)
as Jack Parks
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
as Self - Guest
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
as John Prentice
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
as Virgil Tibbs
To Sir, with Love (1967)
as Mark Thackeray
Omnibus (1967)
Duel at Diablo (1966)
as Toller
The Strolling '20s (1966)
as Self
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
as Self - Host
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
as Simon of Cyrene
A Patch of Blue (1965)
as Gordon Ralfe
The Bedford Incident (1965)
as Ben Munceford
The Slender Thread (1965)
as Alan Newell
A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965)
as Self
The Long Ships (1964)
as Aly Mansuh
Lilies of the Field (1963)
as Homer Smith
Pressure Point (1962)
as Doctor
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
as Self
Paris Blues (1961)
as Eddie Cook
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
as Walter Lee Younger
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
as Self - Taped Tribute
All the Young Men (1960)
as Sgt. Eddie Towler
Porgy and Bess (1959)
as Porgy
Virgin Island (1959)
as Marcus
The Defiant Ones (1958)
as Noah Cullen
Edge of the City (1957)
as Tommy Tyler
Band of Angels (1957)
as Rau-Ru
Something of Value (1957)
as Kimani Wa Karanja
The Mark of the Hawk (1957)
as Obam
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
as Self
Good-bye, My Lady (1956)
as Gates Watson
Cinépanorama (1956)
as Self
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Presenter
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
as Gregory W. Miller
A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955)
as Tommy Tyler
Go Man Go (1954)
as Inman Jackson
The Oscars (1953)
as Self
Kraft Television Theatre (1953)
The Red Ball Express (1952)
as Robertson
Omnibus (1952)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1951)
as Reverend Msimangu
No Way Out (1950)
as Luther Brooks
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
as Tommy Tyler
Sepia Cinderella (1947)
as Nightclub Extra (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards (1944)
as Self - Presenter

As Crew

Ghost Dad (1990)
Director
Fast Forward (1985)
Director
Hanky Panky (1982)
Director
Stir Crazy (1980)
Director
A Piece of the Action (1977)
Director
Let's Do It Again (1975)
Director
Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Director
A Warm December (1973)
Director
Buck and the Preacher (1972)
Producer, Director
For Love of Ivy (1968)
Original Story