American Masters Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (Season 14, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Masters

Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (Season 14, Episode 5)

TV-14

TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The actor discusses his life and career, with recollections from friends and colleagues.

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26 cast members

Name	Known for
Akihito Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games (1994)
James Baldwin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
Janet G. Bostwick Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs (as Hon. Janet G. Bostwick) Self - Minister of Foreign Affairs (as Hon. Janet G. Bostwick) See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Marlon Brando Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Stanley Burnside Self - Nephew Self - Nephew See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Bill Clinton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Great Irish Potato Famine
Hillary Clinton Self (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) Self (archive footage) (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Morgan Freeman Self - Actor (archive footage) Self - Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Seven (1995)
Samuel Goldwyn Self - Producer (archive footage) Self - Producer (archive footage) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Lee Grant Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Lady Kendal Isaacs Self - Family Friend Self - Family Friend See fewer	American Masters (1985)
Norman Jewison Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)
James Earl Jones Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Quincy Jones Self - Producer Self - Producer See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Coretta Scott King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nationtime (1972)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Stanley Kramer Self Self See fewer	Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Burt Lancaster Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Nelson Mandela Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Sidney Poitier Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Philip Rose Self - Producer 'A Raisin in the Sun' Self - Producer 'A Raisin in the Sun' See fewer	A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Joanna Shimkus Self (as Joanna Shimkus Poitier) Self (as Joanna Shimkus Poitier) See fewer	The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
Clyde Taylor Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Robert Townsend Self - Actor / Director Self - Actor / Director See fewer	Hollywood Shuffle (1987)
Orville Turnquest Self - Governor General (as Sir Orville A. Turnquest) Self - Governor General (as Sir Orville A. Turnquest) See fewer	Founding Fathers: Sir Stafford Sands (2009)
Denzel Washington Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Fences (2016)