He played Mister Tibbs

• 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
• ''In the Heat of the Night'' star
• "Sneakers" actor
• Sidney of "Lilies of the Field"
• First African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar
• Virgil Tibbs's portrayer
• 'Lilies of the Field' actor
• "Lilies of the Field" Oscar winner Sidney

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Poitier may refer to: Sidney Poitier (b. 1927), a Bahamian-American actor, film director and author. Sydney Tamiia Poitier (b. 1973), a US-American TV actress and daughter of Sidney Poitier