MSNBC Craig Melvin Reports January 7, 2022 16:38:00
Acting to directing. some critics said he played the same role too many times. as a director, he was a money maker with hits like "stir crazy" in movies with bill cosby. >> our nation taught us on the brink of disaster. >> his enduring images of a man and actor of principal, no surprise he would play mandela. a man whose existence among us made racism less palatable as he noted after receiving a lifetime achievement oscar. >> not because i brought so much, but because the time was right, circumstances were right. >> sydney poitier, the right man for his time. joe fryer, nbc news. >> sidneyspos...