Sidney Poitier quickly became one of my most favorite actors after bingeing on his early work a few years ago.

I know I’m late to the party, but this is the list of my top Poitier pictures:

A Raisin in the Sun

The Defiant Ones

A Patch of Blue (my top pick)

No Way Out

The Bedford Incident (great ending!)

Paris Blues (superb photography and music)

Edge of the City (love the grittiness)

The Slender Thread