Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier’s life and career in photos

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Jan 8, 2022

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Sidney Poitier, in his very first film, and Richard Widmark appear in a scene of American noir film ‘No Way Out’ in 1950. Bettmann Archive

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Actor and director Sidney Poitier is captured on the set of the movie ‘Lilies of the Field’ in Tuscon, Arizona in 1963. Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier appears behind a chain-link fence in a scene from the film ‘Edge Of The City’ in 1957. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier is seen with Dorothy Dandridge in the film ‘Porgy and Bess’ in 1959. FilmPublicityArchive/United Arch

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From left to right, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harry Belafonte, Asa Philip Randolph, and Sidney Poitier pose for a photo in 1960. Universal Images Group via Getty

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Sidney Poitier receives his Oscar in Santa Monica, California, for winning Best Performance by an Actor for his role in the 1963 film ‘Lilies of the Field.’ Bettmann Archive

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Sidney Poitier, portraying a doctor, and Rod Steiger, a cop, are together on the set of the 1967 film ‘In the Heat of the Night.’ Corbis via Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier and Katherine Houghton are shown together during a scene ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ in 1967. Bettmann Archive

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Sidney Poitier, wife Joanna Shimkus and their daughters attend the opening of ‘Dreamgirls’ on March 20, 1983 at the Shubert Theater in Century City. IMAGESPACE/MEDIA PUNCH/INSTARima

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Sidney Poitier stands next to Tom Berenger in a portrait shot for the 1988 movie ‘Shoot to Kill.’ Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier and Robert Redford on the set of ‘Sneakers’ in 1992. Corbis via Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier appears in his final film role, 'The Jackal,' with Richard Gere in 1997.

Sidney Poitier appears in his final film role in ‘The Jackal’ with Richard Gere in 1997. Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier poses with his honorary Oscar during the 74th annual Academy Awards on March 24, 2002 in Los Angeles. AP

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Sidney Poitier is presented by former U.S. President Barack Obama the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on August 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Getty Images

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Sidney Poitier and daughter Sydney Tamiia Poitier attend The Film Society’s Annual Gala Presentation of the 38th Annual Chaplin Award to Sidney Poitier at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York City on May 2, 2011. Henry McGee/MediaPunch

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Sidney Poitier attends the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014, in West Hollywood, California. Getty Images for Vanity Fair

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