Top 10 Greatest Sidney Poitier Performances
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This groundbreaking performer may be gone, but he will never be forgotten. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most inspirational, powerful, and iconic performances from this trailblazing actor. Our countdown includes “Shoot to Kill”, “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, “In the Heat of the Night”, and more! What’s your favorite Sidney Poitier performance? Let us know in the comments.
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RIP Sidney Poitier, you were a true trailblazer and cinematic icon.
What’s your favorite Sidney Poitier performance? Let us know in the comments.
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First of all, it really is sad that Sidney Poitier died. Second of all, my favorite Sidney Poitier performance is your #1, Virgil Tibbs from In The Heat Of The Night (1967).
Though only an Honorable Mention, Sneakers has always been one of my personal favorites. I especially love the dynamic between Sidney Poitier’s Donald Crease and Dan Aykroyd’s Darren “Mother” Roskow.
Plus who *DOESN’T* love Sidney’s badass delivery of the line:
“Mother fuckers mess with me, I’ll split your your heads!”
To Sir With Love should've been 2 or 1! He was amazing in that! How could you forget his most memorable role ever?
I can't believe she overlooked "To Sir, With Love"
Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for best actor, 🥰🥰🥰🥰a blazer of representational trails that forever reshaped the landscape of American culture. His image exploded the world's notions of whose stories were worthy of attention, whose presence could fill a theater, who could be called a movie star.
It's a shame that he wasn't nominated in 1967 for 3 movies.
Its ridiculous that it took nearly forty years for another black actor to win best actor.
Amen.
RIP KING
Everyone should check out his performance in A Raisin in the Sun.
Such a great movie everyone involved was Oscar worthy in my point of view.
Most definitely!!! I read A Raisin in the Sun in high school and that’s when I saw the movie. Sydney was just brilliant in it!! He just brought those words to life. The acting between him and Ruby Dee was incredible.
His enunciation of brick by brick still brings chills.
Amen. A very under rated movie. Very powerful and emotional performance by Poitier. Very Oscar worthy performance.
For those that don't know in the movie "In the heat of the night", Portier only accepted the role if he could slap the plantation owner back. R.I.P to a legend.
Why ?
@@lexkanyima2195🤦🏽♂️
Yep
That I knew, & it was filmed in Sparta Illinois.
@@lexkanyima2195 because he wasn't going to be disrespected.
The "To Sir, with Love" did so unexpectedly well in the States that Columbia Pictures did market research to find out why so many people had gone to see it. Their answer: Sidney Poitier!
it Is a Great Movie...I saw it when I was very young bc my mother loved that movie and watched it with her every time it came on tv...the 1st time I saw it I was only around 5 or 6...and I was Instantly feel in Love with that movie...it's definitely in my top 3 Sidney Poitier movies...and I've seen almost All his movies, by now...honestly is body of work has so much range...it's really kinda hard to narrow down his movies on a top 10 best list...since so Many of them were just that Good...and his performances...OMG...were Brillant...I'm actually Shocked he only has One Oscar...
Just so everyone knows that Sir Sidney is a Bahamian from the Bahamas who was Knighted by the Queen of England as a Bahamian. He later became an American, his parents were Bahamians. We as a county are so proud of him and all he has accomplished. R.I.P.💜🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸🇧🇸
To Sir With Love should be in the top 10. That was the movie that made me fall in love with him.
I was disappointed that “To Sir With Love” was only briefly mentioned. Excellent performance by Sidney 🌟✨⚡️
I loved To Sir With Love. Such a talented actor, but also a great human being. RIP
For me personally, it’s never sad when you die in your 90s because it’s such a blessing and privilege to live a long life. Sidney Poitier is an important figure in Hollywood, RIP to this beautiful man!!!
Thank you! You can’t live forever here on earth. He lived his life and did what he wanted!!
True 😊
My mother would make me and my brothers watch his movies when they were on. She held Sidney Poitier up as a shining example of what a proud black man looked like. Growing up in 1960’s Deep South Mississippi as a child wasn’t easy. l recall my mother talking about “In The Heat Of The Night”, especially the scene in which Sidney slaps the bigoted white plantation owner Endicott after getting slapped first. Unthinkable that a black man would do that in Mississippi and live to tell it. I didn’t understand! All that changed as l got older and experienced racial discrimination firsthand, had fist fights with whites because of my blackness and saw the movie as an adult. “Mama, I fully understand now.” I now remember telling her once. And she knew l got it! Sidney Poitier demanded respect and got it! I’m a fan for life. What a great black man!!!!! Rest well, Sidney….😔🕊
Your comment is 🏆🏆🏆🏆. Aloha 8/10/2024.
The greatest actor of his generation. Sir Sidney Poitier opened the door for every serious Black Actor to find a place in Hollywood.
Words cannot express the legacy this man has left behind. He will be remembered forever.
I'm surprised that "To Sir with Love" doesn't make the top 10 or even an honourable mention?
He was also great in "Lillies of the Field" he deserved that Oscar...i also love the scene where he and the Mother Superior discuss his payment and she has him read the scripture about observing the Lillies and how God will provide.
Lilies.
A terrific actor, he will be missed.
Sidney Poitier is forever one of the greatest and most influential actors we ever had. I'm glad he won an Academy Award but he deserves more. Especially for In the Heat of the Night, my favorite movie. He will always be an inspiration as he was to Denzel Washington. Thanks for everything, Sidney. You are the Black Panther of cinema.
It's a shame that he was left out in the cold in 1967
@@lexkanyima2195 Yep. I guess the slap scene wasn't ready for the Academy.
@@ryanperez1999 maybe it is too edgy and maybe the reaction will be a civil war of race issues.
@@lexkanyima2195 Yeah. I guess everyone wasn't ready for that scene. Especially around that time. But it helped the movie become iconic and showed that Sidney Poitier is a force to be reckoned with.
@@ryanperez1999 it is iconic and imagine if Poitier would be beat down in real life at that time.
Thank you Mojo, for making this. What a legend this man. He lived 94 years of being influential, groundbreaking, and incredible. I feel like more people in my generation should know who this is. RIP to an amazing actor and filmmaker. Thank you Mr. Poitier, you are great.
RIP and long live Sidney Poitier (February 20, 1927 - January 6, 2022), aged 94
You will always be remembered as a legend.
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ is such an interesting movie, if Netflix add that, then I’ll definitely watch it.
Or you could just rent it
I think criterion has it.
It's on Netflix!
It's on Canadian Netflix.
Watch 'em all. At least watch the 10 on this list. Remember - and this is especially true in 2022 -- latest is not always the greatest. Check the daily listings on TCM and watch a few films (especially after reading up on the film, its actors and its director. If your young enough, I strong suggest you take a film class in order to gain more of an appreciation of what goes into a film's creation. It's an education that will last a lifetime.
There are some particular movies that should never be remade. In The Heat of the Night is one of them.
They got it right the first time.
Rest In Peace Sir. With love.
I just said the last sentence, but thanks for saying it first.
I wish they would leave the old stuff right where they are, trying to remake them just isn't the same!!!
Sidney Poitier was such an AMAZING TALENT !!! RIP to a LEGEND.
as a Bahamian, sir Sidney was just...the ultimate goal. he was untouchable. he was effervescent.
an icon, a hero, a mentor, a fighter, a national treasure,
The first thing I saw him in was A Raisin in the Sun. Such a brilliant actor! Even more a groundbreaking artist and activist!! I’m definitely going to go back and watch more of his movies! A true leading man he was, the first black actor to win an Oscar at a time where black people in leading roles in Hollywood was just unheard of but he broke the mold and paved the way for an entire generation of actors of color to follow and succeed. There would be no Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, Will Smith, Forrest Whittaker, Lawrence Fishburn, Daniel Kaluuya or Chadwick Boseman without Sidney Poitier! Rest in Power sir, what a lifetime of class, dignity and grace. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
How on Earth is To Sir With Love only a passing note on #10???
That film was groundbreaking and one of the greatest films of all time discussing everything from racial, gender, immigration, class, and generational concerns are all done with such grace and style! A master class in showing emotional growth in every actor in the film. Your list is sadly lacking the crown gem of Poitier’s illustrious career.
I AGREE!!! I am STUNNED that it is not on this list!! It's MY favorite film of his, followed by "A PATCH OF BLUE" and "GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER". I know more people who have seen "TO SIR WITH LOVE" than have seen his other films.
Sydney Poitier was an actor who had went through a lot and changed a lot for African Americans. He will be missed.
He's actually a Bahamian
@@travellmcintosh Yes. I remember reading that he lived on a tomato farm in the Bahamas.
@@travellmcintosh He's both. He was actually born in Miami, Florida as a premature infant in 1927 while his parents were visiting the U.S., so he had dual citizenship.
Alright In the Heat of the Night is number #1. It's my favorite Sidney Poitier film. Him and Steiger were absolutely perfect. RIP Sidney Poitier. Gone but not forgotten.
He was great as Virgil Tibbs from "In the Heat of the Night" and as Tony Curtis' partner in the "Defiant Ones"
Sidney you are going to be missed by me. I fell in love with you when I started to watch your movies. But I have a list of your movies that I can watch over and over again. These are six of my favorite movies :
1: TO SIR WITH LOVE
2: RAISIN IN THE SUN
3: LILIES OF THE FIELDS
4: GUESS WHO IS COMING TO DINNER
5: IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
6: A PATCH OF BLUE.
There are more that I enjoy watching but these are my favorite. R. I. P Sidney, your work here on Earth is done. Sleep in eternal peace.
Sidney Poitier was a great actor and was a great person ❤ 👏 👍 👌 💙 😀 ❤
Rest In Peace he was incredible
We still can’t believe that Mr. Poitier officially gone during the new year…
I can't believe there's no To Sir With Love in the list? It only has a brief mention.
He inspired me into substitute teaching with To Sir with love. The world needs more teachers like that
Cannot believe his role as Mark Thackeray in “To Sir, With Love” wasn’t even in the Honourable Mentions!!!
One of his greatest performances shouldn’t be consigned as an afterthought for the number 10 film on this list.
Shame on you, WatchMojo.
I was shocked as well. It is my favorite performance of his.
That's what I said...not even a btw mention man...nutten so
I love Lilies of the Field, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, To Sir With Love, and A Patch of Blue. May Sidney Poitier RIP 🙏🏻
A Patch of Blue is by far his best work.
1 A Patch of Blue, 2. The Defiant Ones, 3. A Raisin in the Sun, 4. No Way Out and 5. In the Heat of the Night or To Sir with Love are his best work
I agree with your ranking as well.
What a commanding presence!A true brilliant auteur & gentleman. A person of depth , eloquence, resilience & character both professionally & socially. Peaceful journey Mr. Poitier. To Sir...with LOVE! To all films lovers please take some time & enjoy his excellence.
Shoot to Kill was the first movie i saw him in , and he blew me away as a actor , i googles him and realize why he had such conviction as a actor. Ground breaking actor
I love him Lilies of the Field. He did a amazing job and that won him and became the first African actor an Academy Award Oscar. The world will miss a wonderful human being. Thank Mr Poitier for leaving your legacy.
Where is “To Sir with Love”? RIP Sidney Poitier
RIP Sir Sidney Poitier🙏🏾🙏🏾I will always cherish the wonderful memories that u have bestowed upon us!! U were the best of the Best!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
The fact that To Sir, With Love wasn't even in the honourable mentions is a tragedy
Film actor.
Oscar winner.
Father.
Friend.
Sidney Poitier, everyone you know will miss you.
Thank you, Sidney Poitier, with all our hearts!
First positive role model I seen on TV as a kid back in 60's in the UK....Rest easy Mr Tibbs
Every Sidney Poitier appearance is a top 10! Man was a class act every second of every day, on film or off!
To Sir With Love should have been on the list!
If Watchmojo did this with all actors when they die....
Edge Of The City, 1957, seems to be the forgotten Sidney Poitier film. It's excellent, along with great performances by John Cassavetes and Ruby Dee. Also A Warm December, 1973, which he starred in, and directed
When to sir with love was made it was on a 850000 budget but grossed 42 milionat the box office that was the impact of sidney portier
In the heat of the night was his best work in my opinion. An actor who was second to none. RIP.
As a person who has literally watched every Poitier for almost 60 years. I think it was a good overall list. I definitely agree with Number 1 - the slap that launch the Golden era of Black film - 1970s. To Sir with Love (1967) is my number 1 movie as it was one of the movies that inspired me to eventually become a teacher. I thought that was a nice theme connect back to Blackboard Jungle which is also one of the movies that inspired me. That is the same theme connect with A Patch of Blue and Guess Who is Coming to Dinner. Other movies that had a tremendous impact in the Black communities were movies like Buck and the Preacher and his Cosby buddy comedies.
"In The Heat Of The Night" was a great movie! But was a so,so TV series. Some times good,some times bad. If your only experience is the TV show. Then you owe it to yourself to see the movie.🙂
True
Sidney Poitier was a great actor. He will be greatly missed.
I always liked Poitier in Duel At Diablo with James Garner. Rest in Peace.
The heat of the night , they call me Mr Tibbs. May he rest in peace .
_The Defiant Ones_ and _Guess Who's Coming to Dinner_ should have been higher on the list and not including _To Sir, with Love_ was a huge omission!
You chose not to mention any comedies he starred in, such as Uptown Saturday Night, and A Piece of the Action. They were very successful movies.
True.
FOR LOVE OF IVY is perhaps his most romantic movie
Lets do it again, was also successful.
Dude was the man, amazing actor. 😎🍻🤘
Wow. Not even an HM for “To Sir, With Love”?
R.I.P. Sidney Poitier.
i just remember as a child loving his acting skills and thinking how handsome he was. i have never seen a movie with him in it i didnt love
One of only a few actors who has brought tears to my eyes and goosebumps 😢. An absolute legend... In the Heat of the Night was perfection 🥰
I loved everything he added his name to🤩🤩one of my favorites that always comes to mind is “To Sir With Love!”👌🏽👍🏽💖💖I cry every time Lulu sings the title song!! Beautiful!!💕👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
One of my favorite actors! RIP 😥
"They call me Mr. Tibbs." Subtle yet commanding much like the man himself.
Spoken with dignity and bold pride, in the face of great opposition.
A Patch of Blue. Tremendous and Heart wrenching. Poitier and his Co-Star cause Tears Everytime I see its my Favoorite of his movies
Sidney Poitier, may he rest in peace…
God wants us to rest in peace while we're still alive-- in this stressful, oppressive, afflicting world.
Compare Mat.11:28; Rev.14:12,13
3-way tie: A Patch of Blue, To Sir, With Love, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner.
Another great actor who was a bridge between the golden age of Hollywood and the modern age. He worked with many greats of the past as evident in these clips...Glenn Ford, Richard Widmark (twice), Telly Savalas and many others.
What a great top ten. Sidney Poitier was one of greatest influence in the industry. If wasn't for Mr. Poitier, there wouldn't be a Samuel L Jackson, Denzel Washington, and more black actors. God bless you Mr . Poitier. RIP🙏🙏🙏
Or Eddie Murphy
And i doubt that
AMEN.
As a white kid watching his movies, I always found him mesmerizing. Just the supreme example of a man.
Nelson Mandela watched "In the Heat of the Night" when he was in prison but in the middle of the movie there was a strange glitch. Nelson Mandela could tell the film had been edited and used all his angles and connections on the outside to determine what had been taken out. Weeks later, Nelson Mandela was informed that Sidney Poitier's character, Virgil Tibbs, slapped the plantation owner in the face. Since a Black man slapped a White man in a major motion picture ,"In the Heat of the Night" empowered and inspired Nelson Mandela.
Rest In Power Sir Sidney Poitier ✊🏾🙏🏾
The man who inspired the creation of John Stewart's Green Lantern. He was truly a great actor.
That's correct , it's Tragic the DC movies haven't gave John the spotlight yet
@@terencethomas7891 Warner and the producers of the DC movies want to make "everything politically correct" , but they dont adapt John Stewart, Static, Icon or Rocket.
Looking forward to the tribute weekend on TCM of this man's brilliant filmography. The world misses you already, Mr. Tibbs!! 🙏😢👼
It's too bad they kind of ran over "To Sir With Love" with a two second clip.
I thought he did a great job in that one.
I will always remember him for that time he turned into Gamera to fight Mecha-Streisand!
To Sir With Love ????
Um... why is To Sir With Love not on this list????
To sir with Love ❤ 🤝🕊
I may only 30, but he definitely was my first crush. A powerful man!
In The Heat of the Night, then To Sir with Love!
In The Heat Of The Night
To Sir, With Love
And my all time favorite... Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Thank you, sir
Richard Widmark. I never knew he was in films with Poitier. My favorite actor opposite Poitier has always been Rod Stieger. Their portrayal of prejudice/ distrust/ dislike of one another
morphing into love and respect dynamic helped a lot to promote civil rights, I think.
RIP , God Rest . Mr Poitier was an amazing actor
RIP great and first black actor to win an Oscar 🤲🏻✨😎🎬❤️ !!!!!
Mr. Poitier is a true legend. May he rest in peace.
My favorite is A Raisin in the Sun, in Heat of Night, To Sir With Love RIP MR Tibbs
Rip Sidney poitier the greatest actor he's my favorite
My most favorite role of his was Detective Tibbs from The Heat of the Night
They call me Mr . Tibbs
My favorite Sidney Poitier movies were his comedies with Bill Cosby. Uptown Saturday Night, Let's do it again and A piece of the action. All great and funny movies.
I think they didn't present it is due to Bill Cosby...which is B.S.
In the 70s my father took us to see those movies, we absolutely loved them. Those films show his comedic timing and range as an actor......RIP Sidney
“Guess who’s coming to dinner” is #1. Say no more!
You will not be forgotten, Sidney. Bless you, man.
I CAN'T believe that they didn't feel that "TO SIR WITH LOVE" deserved to be in the Top 10!!! Shameful....
This list should be more like the top 20 greatest Sidney Poitier performances
To Sir With Love: Rest in Peace, hero!
Sidney stood shoulder to shoulder with some of the greatest actors in America. I was always more hopeful and stronger after watching one of his movies. You did well, my brother. RIP.
Mr. Poitier was a powerful actor!