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  1. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  2. The Last Brickmaker in America (2001) (TV) [Actor]
  3. The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999) (TV) [Actor]
  4. Free of Eden (1999) (TV) [Actor] [executive producer]
  5. David and Lisa (1998) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa (USA: complete title)
  6. Mandela and de Klerk (1997) (TV) [Actor]
  7. To Sir, with Love II (1996) (TV) [Actor]
  8. Separate But Equal (1991) (TV) [Actor]
  9. Little Nikita (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka The Sleepers
  10. Shoot to Kill (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
  11. Bopha! (1986) (TV) [Actor]
  12. Fast Forward (1985) [Director]
  13. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) [Actor]
  14. A Warm December (1973) [Actor] [Director]
  15. Buck and the Preacher (1972) [Actor] [Director]
  16. The Organization (1971) [Actor]
  17. Brother John (1971) [Actor]
  18. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) [Actor]
  19. The Lost Man (1969) [Actor]
  20. For Love of Ivy (1968) [Actor] [Writer]
  21. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) [Actor]
  22. In the Heat of the Night (1967) [Actor]
  23. To Sir, with Love (1967) [Actor]
  24. "ABC Stage 67" [Self]
        - A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode [Actor]
  25. The Slender Thread (1965) [Actor]
  26. A Patch of Blue (1965) [Actor]
  27. The Bedford Incident (1965) [Actor]
  28. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) [Actor]
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
  29. Lilies of the Field (1963) [Actor] [Soundtrack]
  30. Pressure Point (1962) [Actor]
  31. Paris Blues (1961) [Actor]
  32. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) [Actor]
  33. All the Young Men (1960) [Actor]
  34. "Sunday Showcase" [Self]
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode [Actor]
  35. Porgy and Bess (1959) [Actor] [Soundtrack]
  36. The Defiant Ones (1958) [Actor]
  37. Virgin Island (1958) [Actor]
    ... aka Our Virgin Island (USA)
  38. The Mark of the Hawk (1957) [Actor]
    ... aka Accused
  39. Band of Angels (1957) [Actor]
  40. Something of Value (1957) [Actor]
    ... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
  41. Edge of the City (1957) [Actor]
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
  42. Good-bye, My Lady (1956) [Actor]
    ... aka Good Bye My Lady (USA: poster title)
    ... aka Goodbye, My Lady (USA: cable TV title)
  43. "The Philco Television Playhouse" [Actor]
    ... aka Arena Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Repertory Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (1955) TV episode [Actor]
        - Parole Chief (1952) TV episode [Actor]
  44. "Kraft Television Theatre" [Actor]
    ... aka Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
        - The Fascinating Stranger (1955) TV episode [Actor]
  45. Blackboard Jungle (1955) [Actor]
    ... aka The Blackboard Jungle (USA: review title)
  46. Go, Man, Go! (1954) [Actor]
  47. Red Ball Express (1952) [Actor]
  48. Cry, the Beloved Country (1952) [Actor]
    ... aka African Fury
  49. No Way Out (1950) [Actor]
  1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) [Actor]
  2. Artists of the Bahamas (2008) [Self]
  3. Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) [Actor]
  4. Building a Dream: The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy (2007) (TV) [Actor]
  5. 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  6. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  7. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  8. The Lew Rudin Way (2006) [Actor]
  9. Tell Them Who You Are (2004) [Actor]
  10. Hollywood Legenden (2004) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka Hollywood Legends (USA: literal English title)
  11. The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V) [Actor]
  12. The Making of 'Changing Lanes' (2002) (V) [Actor]
    ... aka Behind the Scenes of 'Changing Lanes' (Australia)
  13. "American Masters" [Self]
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  14. Ralph Bunche: An American Odyssey (2001) [Actor]
  15. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand (USA: complete title)
  16. "Bravo Profiles" [Self]
        - Rod Steiger (2001) TV episode [Actor]
  17. The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine (2000) (TV) [Actor]
  18. "Biography" [Self]
        - Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  19. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV) [Self]
  20. "The Directors" [Self]
        - The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) TV episode [Actor]
  21. The Making of 'The Jackal' (1998) (V) [Actor]
  22. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) [Actor]
  23. A Century of Cinema (1994) [Actor]
  24. The American Film Institute Salute to Elizabeth Taylor (1993) (TV) [Actor]
  25. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) [Actor]
  26. The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka The Spencer Tracy Legacy (USA: alternative title)
  27. Bopha! (1986) (TV) [Actor]
  28. Black Hollywood (1984) (TV) [Actor]
  29. Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) [Actor]
    ... aka Paul Robeson: A Film Tribute (USA: closing credits title)
  30. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) [Actor]
  31. A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965) [Actor]
  32. "Cinépanorama" [Self]
        - Episode dated 3 March 1962 (1962) TV episode [Actor]
  33. From Whence Cometh My Help (1949) [Self]
  1. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  2. Ghost Dad (1990) [Director]
  3. The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck (1989) (TV) [Actor]
  4. Hanky Panky (1982) [Director]
  5. Stir Crazy (1980) [Director]
  6. A Piece of the Action (1977) [Actor] [Director]
  7. Let's Do It Again (1975) [Actor] [Director]
  8. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) [Actor] [Director]
  9. "The New Bill Cosby Show" [Self]
        - Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) TV episode [Actor]
  10. Buck and the Preacher (1972) [Actor] [Director]
  11. For Love of Ivy (1968) [Actor] [Writer]
  12. "ABC Stage 67" [Self]
        - A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode [Actor]
  13. Lilies of the Field (1963) [Actor] [Soundtrack]
  14. "Sunday Showcase" [Self]
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode [Actor]
  1. 39th NAACP Image Awards (2008) (TV) [Actor]
  2. The Black Movie Awards (2005) (TV) [Actor]
  3. 36th NAACP Image Awards (2005) (TV) [Actor]
  4. The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002) (TV) [Actor]
  5. 2002 Trumpet Awards (2002) (TV) [Actor]
  6. "Exclusif" [Self]
        - Episode dated 30 January 2002 (2002) TV episode [Actor]
  7. 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001) (TV) [Actor]
  8. 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2000) (TV) [Self]
  9. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) [Actor]
  10. The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1991) (TV) [Actor]
  11. Ghost Dad (1990) [Director]
  12. 22nd NAACP Image Awards (1990) (TV) [Actor]
  13. The Third Annual Black Achievement Awards (1980) (TV) [Actor]
  14. The 37th Annual Academy Awards (1965) (TV) [Actor]
  1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) [Actor]
  2. Stand Up to Cancer (2008) (TV) [Actor]
  3. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2002) (TV) [Actor]
  4. "American Masters" [Self]
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  5. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand (2001) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka 29th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Barbra Streisand (USA: complete title)
  6. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) [Actor]
  7. "The New Bill Cosby Show" [Self]
        - Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) TV episode [Actor]
  8. "The Dick Cavett Show" [Self]
        - Episode dated 1 May 1972 (1972) TV episode [Actor]
  9. The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) [Actor]
  10. Paris Blues (1961) [Actor]
  11. "Sunday Showcase" [Self]
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode [Actor]
  1. Tell Them Who You Are (2004) [Actor]
  2. "American Masters" [Self]
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  3. "Bravo Profiles" [Self]
        - Rod Steiger (2001) TV episode [Actor]
  4. "Biography" [Self]
        - Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  5. "The Directors" [Self]
        - The Films of Norman Jewison (1999) TV episode [Actor]
  6. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) [Actor]
  7. Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (1990) (TV) [Actor]
  8. Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) [Actor]
    ... aka Paul Robeson: A Film Tribute (USA: closing credits title)
  9. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) [Actor]
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
  10. "Sunday Showcase" [Self]
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode [Actor]
  1. The Jackal (1997) [Actor]
    ... aka Der Schakal (Germany)
    ... aka Le chacal (France: dubbed version)
  2. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  3. Shoot to Kill (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
  4. Hanky Panky (1982) [Director]
  5. Stir Crazy (1980) [Director]
  6. A Piece of the Action (1977) [Actor] [Director]
  7. The Organization (1971) [Actor]
  8. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) [Actor]
  9. In the Heat of the Night (1967) [Actor]
  10. The Defiant Ones (1958) [Actor]
  1. "American Masters" [Self]
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  2. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  3. A Warm December (1973) [Actor] [Director]
  4. For Love of Ivy (1968) [Actor] [Writer]
  5. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) [Actor]
  6. Paris Blues (1961) [Actor]
  7. "Sunday Showcase" [Self]
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee (1959) TV episode [Actor]
  8. Porgy and Bess (1959) [Actor] [Soundtrack]
  9. Band of Angels (1957) [Actor]
  1. The Jackal (1997) [Actor]
    ... aka Der Schakal (Germany)
    ... aka Le chacal (France: dubbed version)
  2. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  3. Little Nikita (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka The Sleepers
  4. Shoot to Kill (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
  5. The Wilby Conspiracy (1975) [Actor]
  6. The Organization (1971) [Actor]
  7. The Bedford Incident (1965) [Actor]
  8. The Defiant Ones (1958) [Actor]
  1. "Tavis Smiley" [Self]
        - Episode dated 10 June 2008 (2008) TV episode [Actor]
        - Episode dated 9 June 2008 (2008) TV episode [Actor]
  2. "Larry King Live" [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier (2008) TV episode [Actor]
  3. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" [Self]
    ... aka Oprah (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 28 March 2007 (2007) TV episode [Actor]
        - Episode dated 14 November 2005 (2005) TV episode [Actor]
        - Oprah's 50th Birthday Bash! (2004) TV episode [Actor]
        - Episode dated 7 April 2000 (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  4. The Oprah Winfrey Oscar Special (2007) (TV) [Actor]
  5. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" [Self]
        - Episode dated 8 May 1999 (1999) TV episode [Actor]
  6. "The Dick Cavett Show" [Self]
        - Episode dated 1 May 1972 (1972) TV episode [Actor]
  7. "Film Night" [Self]
        - Episode dated 15 April 1972 (1972) TV episode [Actor]
  1. The Jackal (1997) [Actor]
    ... aka Der Schakal (Germany)
    ... aka Le chacal (France: dubbed version)
  2. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  3. Shoot to Kill (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
  4. Hanky Panky (1982) [Director]
  5. The Long Ships (1964) [Actor]
    ... aka Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  1. The Jackal (1997) [Actor]
    ... aka Der Schakal (Germany)
    ... aka Le chacal (France: dubbed version)
  2. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  3. Shoot to Kill (1988) [Actor]
    ... aka Deadly Pursuit (UK)
  4. Buck and the Preacher (1972) [Actor] [Director]
  5. The Long Ships (1964) [Actor]
    ... aka Dugi brodovi (Yugoslavia: Serbian title)
  1. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2010) [Actor]
  2. "American Masters" [Self]
        - Quincy Jones: In the Pocket (2001) TV episode [Self]
        - Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  3. "Biography" [Self]
        - Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000) TV episode [Actor]
  4. Separate But Equal (1991) (TV) [Actor]
  5. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) [Actor]
    ... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
  1. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  2. Fast Forward (1985) [Director]
  3. "ABC Stage 67" [Self]
        - A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America (1967) TV episode [Actor]
  4. Porgy and Bess (1959) [Actor] [Soundtrack]
  5. Sepia Cinderella (1947) [Actor]
  1. The Making of 'Sneakers' (2003) (V) [Actor]
  2. The Making of 'Changing Lanes' (2002) (V) [Actor]
    ... aka Behind the Scenes of 'Changing Lanes' (Australia)
  3. Paul Robeson: Tribute to an Artist (1979) [Actor]
    ... aka Paul Robeson: A Film Tribute (USA: closing credits title)
  4. A Cinderella Named Elizabeth (1965) [Actor]
  1. Sneakers (1992) [Actor]
  2. They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970) [Actor]
  3. In the Heat of the Night (1967) [Actor]
  1. All the Young Men (1960) [Actor]
  2. Something of Value (1957) [Actor]
    ... aka Africa Ablaze (USA: reissue title)
  3. Red Ball Express (1952) [Actor]
  1. Children of the Dust (1995) (TV) [Actor]
    ... aka A Good Day to Die (USA: video title)
  2. Buck and the Preacher (1972) [Actor] [Director]
  3. Duel at Diablo (1966) [Actor]
    ... aka Ralph Nelson's Duel at Diablo (USA: complete title)
  1. Edge of the City (1957) [Actor]
    ... aka A Man Is Ten Feet Tall (UK)
  2. No Way Out (1950) [Actor]
  1. "Entertainment Tonight" [Self]
    ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
    ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
    ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 21 April 2009 (2009) TV episode [Actor]
  2. "Exclusif" [Self]
        - Episode dated 30 January 2002 (2002) TV episode [Actor]
  1. Ali Rap (2006) (TV) [Actor]
  2. Go, Man, Go! (1954) [Actor]
  1. Ghost Dad (1990) [Director]