In which Poitier plays newly-elected South African president Nelson Mandela, and he finishes his big-screen career with one last portrayal of an FBI agent. Read more
In which Poitier plays newly-elected South African president Nelson Mandela, and he finishes his big-screen career with one last portrayal of an FBI agent. Read more
Poitier reunites with River Phoenix and James Earl Jones in a film about computer hackers, and he stars in one last Western for television. Read more
In which Poitier sits in the director's chair one last time, and then plays a civil-rights hero in his first TV production since the 1950s. Read more
Poitier stepped in front of the camera for the first time in over a decade in back-to-back movies about FBI agents. Read more
In which Poitier plays matchmaker to Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner, and then makes a movie to cash in on the break-dance craze. Read more
The new streaming series is billed as "Black Mirror meets The Watchmen with Bible roots." Read more
The first film Poitier directed without acting in it turned out to be the 3rd-biggest hit of 1980 -- and it held the record for top-grossing movie by a black director for at least two decades. Read more
In which Poitier tackles apartheid once again, reunites with Bill Cosby, and puts a new socio-political spin on his inspiring-teacher persona. Read more
In which Poitier stars in another cross-cultural romance and makes the first of four comedies with Bill Cosby. Read more
In which Poitier plays a mysterious alien figure (a Christ-figure? a harbinger of doom? both?), and then starts a nearly 18-year career as a director. Read more
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