The Oscar-winning actor starred in films like In the Heat of the Night and To Sir, With Love, and helped pave way for other Black actors in Hollywood. He died Jan. 6. Originally broadcast in 2000.
The Oscar-winning actor starred in films like In the Heat of the Night and To Sir, With Love, and helped pave way for other Black actors in Hollywood. He died Jan. 6. Originally broadcast in 2000.
Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win a best actor Oscar, has died at 94. The Hollywood star s death was confirmed to the BBC by the office of Fred Mitchell, The Bahamas Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Sidney Poitier was born on February 20, 1927 in Miami, Florida. Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies Of …