(born 1927), US actor and film director, the first black American actor to achieve superstar status. Notable films: Lilies of the Field (1963, for which he won an Oscar) and In the Heat of the Night (1967).
Definition of Poitier, Sidney in US English:
Poitier, Sidney
proper nounˈpwätēˌā
(born 1927), US actor and movie director, of Bahamian descent; the first black US actor to achieve superstar status. Notable movies: Lilies of the Field (1963), In the Heat of the Night (1967), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).