Sidney Poitier & Bai Ling & Morgan Freeman during 14th Carousel of Hope Ball for Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes at Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by SGranitz/WireImage)
Giorgio Armani Prive in L.A. - Front Row
Sidney Poitier and Clint Eastwood during Giorgio Armani Prive in L.A. - Front Row at Green Acres in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Vespa/WireImage)
"Let's Do It Again" Premiere and Party
Joanna Shimkus and Sidney Poitier during "Let's Do It Again" Premiere and Party at New York in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Barbra Streisand in Concert at the Staples Center - Backstage and Audience
Bill Maher and Sidney Poitier during Barbra Streisand in Concert at the Staples Center - Backstage and Audience at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, United States. ***Exclusive*** (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
22nd Annual Golden Boot Awards - Show and Green Room
Golden Boot Award recipient Scott Glenn (left) stands backstage with Mickey Rooney and presenter Sidney Poitier (Photo by Mathew Imaging/FilmMagic)
2012 ICON Awards - Arrivals
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 06: Actors Morgan Freeman (L) and Sidney Poitier attend the 2012 ICON Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
2012 ICON Awards - Show
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 06: Producer Quincy Jones (L) and actor Sidney Poitier attend the 2012 ICON Awards at Beverly Hills Hotel on June 6, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)
Publicity Still Of Sidney Poitier
Publicity still of Academy Award winning actor Sidney Poitier holding the Oscar for his role in 'Lilies of the Field,' 1964. (Photo by John Kisch Archive/Getty Images)
"An Artful Evening" At California African American Museum - Inside
LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 06: Actor Sidney Poitier is honored at 'An Artful Evening At CAAM' at California African American Museum on October 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)
Sidney Poitier In 'The Wilby Conspiracy'
Sidney Poitier in a scene from the film 'The Wilby Conspiracy', 1974. (Photo by United Artists/Getty Images)
16th Carousel of Hope Benefit Gala Presented by Mercedes-Benz - Arrivals
Sidney Poitier and Beyonce Knowles during 16th Carousel of Hope Presented by Mercedes-Benz to Benefit the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes - Arrivals at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, United States. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Poitier Directs
American-born Bahamian actor and director Sidney Poitier, on the set of his 1974 comedy, 'Uptown Saturday Night'. Poitier also plays the role of Steve Jackson in the film. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
86th Annual Academy Awards - Show
HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: Actors Angelina Jolie (L) and Sidney Poitier walk onstage during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Inside
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 02: (EXCLUSIVE ACCESS, SPECIAL RATES APPLY) Lupita Nyong'o and Sidney Poitier attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/VF14/WireImage)
The Wilby Conspiracy
CIRCA 1975: Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier looks on in a scene from the movie United Artist movie "The Wilby Conspiracy" circa 1975. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
McQueen, Newman, Streisand, and Poitier
Steve McQueen Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand and Sidney Poitier at meeting of their own movie production company, First Artists Production Company, 1972.
Sidney Poitier, Schauspieler, USA - in dem Film "Porgy and Bess"
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) *20.02.1927-Schauspieler, USAin dem Film "Porgy and Bess"Regie: Otto Preminger- 1959 (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Sidney Poitier, Schauspieler, USA - in dem Film "Der Weg der Verdammten"
(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) *20.02.1927-Schauspieler, USAin dem Film "Der Weg der Verdammten"("Buck and the Preacher")- 1971 (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Opening Night Of "Born For This" - Arrivals
SANTA MONICA, CA - JULY 20: Sidney Poitier attends the opening night of 'Born For This' at The Broad Stage on July 20, 2017 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage)
Sidney, Liza And Gregory
From left to right, actors Sidney Poitier, Liza Minnelli and Gregory Peck, circa 1990. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)
Nelson Mandela "Bridge to Freedom" Awards
(L-R) Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and Bill Cosby attend First Annual Nelson Mandela "Bridge to Freedom" Awards at Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, April 1990. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Sidney Poitier
Actor Sidney Poitier arrives at the 86th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
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