Sidney Poitier, first Black man to win Best Actor Oscar, dies at 94
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Legendary actor Sidney Poitier dies at 94
In 1964, Sidney Poitier received an Academy Award for Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field."
The Bahamian Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed Poitier's death to several media outlets. The press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas confirmed to CNN that the actor died Thursday night. A family source also confirmed his death to NBC News.
Poitier starred in such films as "The Defiant Ones," which earned him his first Oscar nomination, "A Patch of Blue," "In the Heart of the Night" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner."
In 1964, he received an Academy Award for Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field." In 2001, Poitier was also presented with an honorary Academy Award.
The noted actor was born in Miami and grew up in the Bahamas and the United States, according to his Academy Awards bio. In addition to his award-winning acting career, Poitier directed nine movies.