He is the oldest living and earliest surviving Best Actor Academy Award winner. motionpicture industry by becoming the first African American actor to win an Academy Award for best actor for Lilies of the Field and the first Black movie star. Sir Sidney Poitier. Hes clearly shorter than 62 Lon Chaney Jr.

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier Life Quotes I know how easy it is for one to stay well within moral ethical and legal bounds through the skillful use of words and to thereby spin sidestep circumvent or bend a truth completely out of shape. Both an esteemed actor and a respected humanitarian Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of the Field 1963 and an Honorary Award presented in 2001. As of January 2021 Sidney Poitier has an estimated net worth of 30 million. His poise was a form of precision and his precision intelligence that ran deep. Sidney Poitiers skill was that more than almost any other actor of his time he gave to audiences an essential reassurance Poitiers problem was that in the era of the Black Panthers. A native of Cat Island The Bahamas although born two months prematurely in Miami during a visit by his parents Poitier grew up in poverty as the son of farmers Evelyn nee Outten and Reginald James Poitier who also drove a cab. 1 day ago NEW YORK AP In 1963 Sidney Poitier made a film in Arizona Lilies of the Field. As Poitiers 1967 film In the Heat of the Night is rereleased in UK cinemas. Sir Sidney Poitier KBE is a BahamianAmerican actor and film director. Poitier showed acting brillliance beyond his years. As soon as he was strong enough. Sidney Poitier Bobby Darin PRESSURE POINT 19621 3SHEET Movie Poster 41 x 81. A portrait of the great actor Sidney Poitier in acrylic spray paint and marker on canvas. From 1997 through 2007 he was the Bahamian ambassador to Japan. Elected 2005 IV5.