Older brother who helped raise Sidney Poitier. Had bit parts in the movies Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Let's Do It Again (1975) and A Piece of the Action (1977).
Uncle of Anika Poitier, Pamela Poitier, Beverly Poitier-Henderson, Sherri Poitier and Sydney Tamiia Poitier.
Brother-in-law of Joanna Shimkus.