''In the Heat of the Night'' star

• "Lilies of the Field" Oscar winner
• First African-American to win a Best Actor Oscar
• 'Lilies of the Field' actor
• 1963 Best Actor
• 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient
• Sidney of film
• Virgil Tibbs's portrayer
• He played Mister Tibbs
• "Sneakers" actor

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