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 3 May 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
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) Cast
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Omnibus (1952) Cast
- Cinépanorama (1956) as Self
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as Self - Host
- Sneakers (1992) as Crease
- The Jackal (1997) as Carter Preston
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Hollywood Black (2024) as Self (archive footage)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Virgil Tibbs
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as Simon of Cyrene
- Children of the Dust (1995) as Gypsy Smith
- Shoot to Kill (1988) as Warren Stantin
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Gregory W. Miller
- Kraft Television Theatre (1953) Cast
- To Sir, with Love (1967) as Mark Thackeray
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) as John Prentice
- Stir Crazy (1980) Director
- Ghost Dad (1990) Director
- Separate but Equal (1991) as Thurgood Marshall
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) as Self
- Little Nikita (1988) as Roy Parmenter
- The Organization (1971) as Virgil Tibbs
- Sidney (2022) as Self
- They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Virgil Tibbs
- Band of Angels (1957) as Rau-Ru
- Duel at Diablo (1966) as Toller
- The Defiant Ones (1958) as Noah Cullen
- A Raisin in the Sun (1961) as Walter Lee Younger
- No Way Out (1950) as Luther Brooks
- Hanky Panky (1982) Director
- Lilies of the Field (1963) as Homer Smith
- Buck and the Preacher (1972) as Buck
- To Sir, with Love II (1996) as Mark Thackeray
- Uptown Saturday Night (1974) as Steve Jackson
- Pressure Point (1962) as Doctor
- The Slender Thread (1965) as Alan Newell
- David and Lisa (1998) as Dr. Jack Miller
- A Patch of Blue (1965) as Gordon Ralfe
- The Bedford Incident (1965) as Ben Munceford
- The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) as Shack Twala
- The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) as Noah Dearborn
- Hollywood Legenden (2004) as Self
- Paris Blues (1961) as Eddie Cook
- Edge of the City (1957) as Tommy Tyler
- Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night (1988) as Self - Audience Member
- Let's Do It Again (1975) as Clyde Williams
- The Long Ships (1964) as Aly Mansuh
- The Red Ball Express (1952) as Robertson
- Separate But Equal (1991) as Thurgood Marshall
- For Love of Ivy (1968) as Jack Parks
- Fast Forward (1985) Director
- Brother John (1971) as John Kane
- Mr. SOUL! (2018) as Self (archive footage)
- Something of Value (1957) as Kimani Wa Karanja
- Porgy and Bess (1959) as Porgy
- A Piece of the Action (1977) as Manny Durrell
- Mandela and de Klerk (1997) as Nelson Mandela
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) as Self
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- Cry, the Beloved Country (1951) as Reverend Msimangu
- Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (1998) as Reverend Msimangu (archive footage)
- Free of Eden (1999) as Will Cleamons
- The Mark of the Hawk (1957) as Obam
- All the Young Men (1960) as Sgt. Eddie Towler
- The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) as Henry Cobb
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013) as Self
- The Lost Man (1969) as Jason Higgs
- Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) Cast
- The Making of ‘Sneakers’ (2003) as Self
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) as Self
Sidney Poitier — FAQ
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: Sneakers (1992), The Jackal (1997), In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Shoot to Kill (1988).
What TV shows has Sidney Poitier appeared in?
Selected TV credits: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), The Mike Douglas Show (1961), Golden Globe Awards (1944), The Merv Griffin Show (1962), Tony Awards (1956).
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