How old was Sidney Poitier in his first movie: No Way Out?
Sidney Poitier was 22 in No Way Out when he played the character 'Dr. Luther Brooks'.
That was over 73 years ago in 1950.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2022 he died aged 94, starring in 73 films in his career, 72 of those after No Way Out was first released. If he were alive today he would be 96.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In No Way Out, I think Sidney Poitier looks:
Did you know?
- Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz has worked with Sidney Poitier a total of 2 times in his career.
- Sidney Poitier's first movie was as 'Dr. Luther Brooks' in No Way Out, released in 1950 when he was 22
- No Way Out scores 6.91 out of 10 on TMDB.
