[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Damn, Lillies of the field is one of my favorite movies, I must have watched it hundreds of times through the years since the 1960s. RIP

[V_TWIN]

won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1964.....damn racist country

[BenLurkin]

Not to seem disrespectful, but here is another celebrity whose death comes as a surprise — since it was assumed he was already dead.

[PatriotarchyQ]

This reeks of the Clinton hit list since Clinton nemesis Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

[DilJective]

Couldn’t he just be remembered for being a great actor, instead of a black actor?

[Honorary Serb]

Memory Eternal!!!!

[OttawaFreeper]

A small thing but I recall he was one of the celebrities featured on Paul McCartney and Wings’ album Band on the Run cover photo (in addition to Paul and Linda, Christopher Lee, James Coburn, and Michael Parkinson).

[chuckee]

Decent actor, terrible race baiting angry person

[Dr. Sivana]

“Lilies of the Field” was a great movie. He was also good in a movie at the opposite end of the spectrum, “Let’s Do It Again” (with Jimmi “JJ” Walker, John AMos, Bill Cosby).

He was also in the awful “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” His acting was fine, but he was paired with the talentless, wooden, uncharismatic Katharine Houghton (Katherine Hepburn’s kid sister). Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn were also in it, so a LOT of acting talent was wasted on an wreteched script with a poor actress as a key character.

[faucetman]

WHAT? Black people can ACT! /s

[Bernard]

Somebody better alert People Magazine before they start printing the “Happy 100th Birthday” edition. Only 5 years before publication.

[wjcsux]

He was a great actor and a good man. Rejoice in heaven with Jesus, Sidney. We will miss you.

[MarkL]

One of my favorite movies is “To Sir With Love.” I’ll need to watch it again this weekend.

Mark