RIP: Sidney Poitier

[Uncle Rico]

One of the greats.  Did all kinds of films. 

[Herman Cain]

To Sir With Love was my favorite . Followed by Guess who's Coming to Dinner.

[Hards Alumni]

One of the greats.  Did all kinds of films.

If you'd have asked me on Monday, I'd have guessed he died in the early 00s.

[Uncle Rico]

If you'd have asked me on Monday, I'd have guessed he died in the early 00s.

Hadn't done a film since 1997, though he did some other work

[JWags85]

Hadn't done a film since 1997, though he did some other work

Which was when he was appointed the Bahamian Ambassador to Japan, which is pretty awesome.  I think he did that for the better part of a decade.

He has one of the all time awesome sounding names.  Sounds like a character created for a Victorian era novel.

[HouWarrior]

To Sir With Love was my favorite . Followed by Guess who's Coming to Dinner.

I'd add

Lilies of the Field and
In the Heat of the Night (they call me Mr Tibbs)

[muwarrior69]

I'd add

Lilies of the Field and
In the Heat of the Night (they call me Mr Tibbs)

...and Blackboard Jungle

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

I did like him in The Jackal.

[Herman Cain]

Trailer from To Sir With Love

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yruJf79dudQ

Edit: put up better link

[MuggsyB]

Superb actor. 

+1 on Lilies of the Field. 

[pbiflyer]

Trailer from To Sir With Love

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yruJf79dudQ

Edit: put up better link

To Sir With Love was the first movie I remember seeing in the theater. Had a big impact on my life.

Talented fellow native Floridian!

[Herman Cain]

To Sir With Love was the first movie I remember seeing in the theater. Had a big impact on my life.

Talented fellow native Floridian!

Classic Scene toward the end of the movie.   

https://youtu.be/fk0LY1EcwCM

[Herman Cain]

Classic Scene toward the end of the movie.   

https://youtu.be/fk0LY1EcwCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV1qmmMwc9M