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Hollywood-ography

by Maureen Lee Lenker and Oriana Nudo · English · Film & TV

A movie podcast dedicated to exploring the full filmographies of Hollywood's greatest stars

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New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 27 min
Latest: 19 Nov 2025
Language: English

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19 Nov 2025 · 43 min

The Jackal

Join us for Sidney Poitier's final onscreen performance in THE JACKAL where he stars alongside Bruce Willis and Richard Gere.

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S4 · E40 · 7 Nov 2025 · 18 min
Sneakers
Join us for Sidney Poitier's penultimate film SNEAKERS, an all-star caper with Robert Redford, River Phoenix, Ben Kingsley, Dan Aykroyd, David Strathairn, and Mary McDonnell.
S4 · 29 Oct 2025 · 38 min
Sidney Poitier's Directing Career
Join us for this special bonus episode covering all nine theatrical films that Sidney Poitier directed throughout his career.
S4 · E39 · 24 Oct 2025 · 15 min
Little Nikita
Join us for LITTLE NIKITA, a family thriller directed by Richard Benjamin and Sidney Poitier's first of two films with rising star River Phoenix.
S4 · E38 · 9 Oct 2025 · 20 min
Shoot To Kill
Join us for the thriller SHOOT TO KILL, Sidney Poitier's return to the big screen after a 10-year acting hiatus.
S4 · E37 · 3 Oct 2025 · 27 min
A Piece of the Action
Join us for A PIECE OF THE ACTION, a touching comedy that is also the final time that Sidney Poitier directs himself.
S4 · E36 · 26 Sep 2025 · 22 min
Let's Do It Again
Join us for the broad comedy LET'S DO IT AGAIN, the spiritual follow-up to UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT.
S4 · E35 · 17 Sep 2025 · 19 min
The Wilby Conspiracy
Join us for the anti-Apartheid thriller THE WILBY CONSPIRACY where Sidney Poitier co-stars alongside Michael Caine.
S4 · E34 · 10 Sep 2025 · 19 min
Uptown Saturday Night
Join us for the highly successful comedy UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT meant to serve as an alternative to blaxploitation films of the era.
S4 · E33 · 4 Sep 2025 · 24 min
A Warm December
Join us for touching romantic melodrama A WARM DECEMBER, directed by and starring Sidney Poitier.
S4 · E32 · 27 Aug 2025 · 27 min
Buck and The Preacher
Join us for Sidney Poitier's directorial debut BUCK AND THE PREACHER, where he directs himself and stars alongside longtime friend Harry Belafonte.
S4 · E31 · 6 Aug 2025 · 19 min
The Organization
Join us for THE ORGANIZATION, Sidney Poitier's final outing as Detective Virgil Tibbs.
S4 · 31 Jul 2025 · 39 min
Larry Karaszewski (Screenwriter) on Sidney Poitier
Join us for an in-depth conversation of THE LOST MAN and BROTHER JOHN with Larry Karaszewski, noted screenwriter of film (ED WOOD) and television (AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE V. O.J. SIMPSON).
S4 · E30 · 16 Jul 2025 · 17 min
Brother John
Join us for the unique, independent drama BROTHER JOHN.
S4 · E29 · 9 Jul 2025 · 22 min
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Join us for this sequel to IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT where Sidney Poitier reprises his role of Detective Virgil Tibbs.
S4 · E28 · 2 Jul 2025 · 24 min
The Lost Man
Join us for THE LOST MAN, the film during which Sidney Poitier met his second wife Joanna Shimkus.
S4 · E27 · 26 Jun 2025 · 18 min
For Love of Ivy
Join us for Sidney Poitier's only original story credit on a film, FOR LOVE OF IVY.
S4 · 19 Jun 2025 · 44 min
Mark Harris (Pictures at a Revolution) on Sidney Poitier
Join us for an in-depth conversation of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER with Mark Harris, author of Pictures at a Revolution.
S4 · E26 · 12 Jun 2025 · 41 min
Guess Who's Cominng To Dinner
Join us for Sidney Poitier's last performance of 1967, in the still divisive GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, where he stars alongside Hollywood Greats, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in his final film performance.
S4 · E25 · 28 May 2025 · 46 min
In The Heat of The Night
Join us for IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, a slow burn thriller and the Best Picture Oscar winner of 1967.
S4 · E24 · 22 May 2025 · 31 min
To Sir, With Love
Join us in discussing one of Sidney Poitier's most beloved performances in TO SIR, WITH LOVE, which also kicks off the most significant year in his film career.
S4 · E23 · 14 May 2025 · 29 min
Duel at Diablo
Join us for DUEL AT DIABLO, Sidney Poitier's first foray into the western genre.
S4 · E22 · 7 May 2025 · 33 min
A Patch of Blue
Join us for A PATCH OF BLUE, a beautiful melodrama with stunning performances from Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman, and Shelley Winters - it is also the first film to depict an interracial kiss.
S4 · E21 · 30 Apr 2025 · 24 min
The Slender Thread
Join us for the gripping drama THE SLENDER THREAD, where Sidney Poitier stars alongside Anne Bancroft in Sydney Pollack's directorial debut.
S4 · E20 · 23 Apr 2025 · 21 min
The Bedford Incident
Join us for THE BEDFORD INCIDENT, a bleak view of life aboard a US Navy Destroyer during the Cold War that pairs Sidney Poitier with Richard Widmark for the third time.
S4 · E19 · 17 Apr 2025 · 34 min
THE LONG SHIPS & THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Join us for the bizarre Viking film THE LONG SHIPS, as well as Sidney Poitier's only cameo in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD.
S4 · E18 · 9 Apr 2025 · 38 min
Lilies of the Field
Join us for Sidney Poitier's historic Oscar-winning performance in LILIES OF THE FIELD, where he became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor.
S4 · E17 · 2 Apr 2025 · 27 min
Pressure Point
Join us for PRESSURE POINT, an avant-garde psychological drama about a racist Nazi sympathizer who has been imprisoned for sedition.
S4 · E16 · 26 Mar 2025 · 28 min
Paris Blues
Join us for PARIS BLUES, Sidney Poitier's final film with Martin Ritt and his only pairing with off screen love interest Diahann Carroll.
S4 · E15 · 19 Mar 2025 · 39 min
A Raisin in the Sun
Join us for the astounding film adaptation of the groundbreaking play A RAISIN IN THE SUN where Sidney Poitier rejoins the original Broadway cast.

About Hollywood-ography

A movie podcast dedicated to exploring the full filmographies of Hollywood's greatest stars

Hollywood-ography is a English film & tv podcast from Maureen Lee Lenker and Oriana Nudo. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Maureen Lee Lenker and Oriana Nudo
Language: English
Category: Film & TV
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 27 min
Latest episode: 19 Nov 2025
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