Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, who was an Academy Award winner, has died at the age of 94. The star's death was confirmed to Fox News on Friday by the Bahamian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office.

In 1963, Poitier had made a film in Arizona, 'Lilies of the Field'. The performance led to a huge milestone making him the first Black winner of a lead acting Oscar. Sidney's roles were legendary. He starred as Mark Thackeray in 'To Sir With Love', and Detective Virgil Tibbs in 'In the Heat of the Night' in 1967.