Where to watch Sidney Poitier in the UK
Find every Sidney Poitier film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 15 September 2026.
Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he became the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, for Lilies of the Field. Other accolades include two competitive Golden Globe Awards, a competitive British Academy of Film and Television Arts award (BAFTA), and a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album. Major films featuring Poitier in a starring role include Blackboard Jungle (1955), The Defiant Ones (1958), To Sir, with Love (1967), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967), …
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- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Omnibus (1967) Cast
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) Cast
- Omnibus (1952) Cast
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Jackal (1997) as Carter Preston
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Self - Host
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- Sneakers (1992) as Crease
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Sidney (2022) as Self
- To Sir, with Love (1967) as Mark Thackeray
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Virgil Tibbs
- Stir Crazy (1980) Director
- Shoot to Kill (1988) as Warren Stantin
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) as John Prentice
- Ghost Dad (1990) Director
- Children of the Dust (1995) as Gypsy Smith
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Simon of Cyrene
- Hanky Panky (1982) Director
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as Noah Cullen
- Paris Blues (1961) as Eddie Cook
- Nationtime: Gary (1972) as Self - Narrator
- The Organization (1971) as Virgil Tibbs
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953) Cast
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Virgil Tibbs
- A Patch of Blue (1965) as Gordon Ralfe
- Duel at Diablo (1966) as Toller
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Gregory W. Miller
- Lilies of the Field (1963) as Homer Smith
- Martin Luther King and the March on Washington (2013) as Self
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Where can I watch Sidney Poitier films in the UK?
Sidney Poitier's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Sidney Poitier's most popular films?
Most-watched Sidney Poitier films currently: The Jackal (1997), Sneakers (1992), Sidney (2022), To Sir, with Love (1967), In the Heat of the Night (1967).
What TV shows has Sidney Poitier appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), The Merv Griffin Show (1962), Golden Globe Awards (1944), Tony Awards (1956).
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