james derham
No, Bill Cosby was not the first African American actor on TV.
Robert Guillaume
Sidney Poitier was the first African-American to win a Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field" (1963).
I believe Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind." She was the first African-American to do so.
Sidney Poitier was a actor and director in the 20th century and the first African American to receive the academy actor's award.
woody strode
Sidney Poitier for Lilies of the Field (1963)
The first African American to win a Golden Globe Award was Sidney Poitier. He won it in 1964 for his performance in 'Lilies of the Field.'
James Baskett was the first African-American man to receive an academy award. He was given an Honorary Academy Award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in Song of the South(1946)Sidney Poitier was the first African American man to win an academy award. He was nominated for the Best Actor award, and he won for his role in Lilies of the Field(1963).Louis Gossett, Jr. was the first African-American to win the Best Supporting Actor award. He won for his role in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).
The African American actor in the Chase Sapphire commerical (Nov. + Dec. 2010) is NOT Morgan Freeman. Who is the actor?
He was the first African-American male. He won Best Actor for Lilies of the Field (1963). Hattie McDaniel won Best Supporting Actress 24 years before him, for Gone with the Wind (1939).
It was Sidney Poitier, who won the 1963 Best Actor award for his performance in "Lilies of the Field."