Sidney Poitier and U.S Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Poitier played Thurgood Marshall in the 1991 film Separate But Equal, recounting Marshall's long fight to overturn school segregation in the United States. (Courtesy of Sidney Poitier) Return to Previous Page Back to: Sidney Poitier Profile Sidney Poitier Biography Sidney Poitier Interview Sidney Poitier Photo Gallery