Fan Casting Sidney Poitier as Ellis Boyd Redding in The Shawshank Redemption (1984)

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Sidney Poitier as Ellis Boyd Redding in The Shawshank Redemption (1984)

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier KBE (February 20, 1927 – January 6, 2022) was a Bahamian and American actor, film director, and diplomat. In 1964, he was the first black actor and first Bahamian to win the Academy ...

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Ellis Boyd Redding in The Shawshank Redemption (1984)

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The Shawshank Redemption (1984)

The Shawshank Redemption (1984)

What if Frank Darabont's The Shawshank Redemption was made 10 years earlier?

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A successful banker named Andy Dufresne is both accused and arrested for the murders of both his wife and her lover, and so he is then sentenced to life imprisonment at the Shawshank State Prison. ...

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Sidney Poitier is known for his roles in The Jackal, In the Heat of the Night, and Sneakers. He has been suggested by fans for 480 roles on myCast, including Actors in Best Actors Of All Time. Similar actors include James Earl Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington. Sidney Poitier was suggested to play Ellis Boyd Redding in The Shawshank Redemption (1984) by ramon. Other actors sugggested to play this role include James Earl Jones, Paul Winfield, and Brock Peters. The Shawshank Redemption (1984) has 8 roles, including Warden Samuel Norton, Andy Dufresne, and Byron Hadley.

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