The Richest Male Movie Stars Who Are Now Retired
Sidney Poitier
Retired in: 2001
Net worth: $25 million*
Sidney Poitier is not only an actor; but he is also an esteemed director, author, and diplomat. He was the first African American actor to win an Oscar for Best Actor, as well as the first African American to win the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field. In 1967, he starred in films all of which were dramas involving race and racial issues.
In 1974, he received a Knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Poitier also won the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
