See Also: Poitier, Sidney(dictionary)
Poitier, Sidney(encyclopedia)
Sidney (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Sidney, Sir Philip(encyclopedia)
Nolan, Sir Sidney(encyclopedia)
Lumet, Sidney(encyclopedia)
Hillman, Sidney(encyclopedia)
Bechet, Sidney(encyclopedia)
Altman, Sidney(encyclopedia)
Farber, Sidney(medicine)

Poitier, Sidney (oh)



(1924- ) a US film actor and director, who was one of the first black actors to appear in films playing serious characters. His films include The Blackboard Jungle (1955), In the Heat of the Night (1967), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).