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Also Known As	Sidney L. Poitier
Born	February 20, 1927 • Miami • Florida
Died	January 6, 2022 (aged 94) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Presidential Medal of Freedom (2009) • Academy Award (2002) • Grammy Award (2000) • Kennedy Center Honors (1995) • Academy Award (1964) • Academy Award (1964): Actor in a Leading Role • Honorary Award of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (2002) • Cecil B. DeMille Award (1982) • Golden Globe Award (1969): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1964): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Grammy Award (2001): Best Spoken Word Album
Notable Works	“A Piece of the Action” • “A Warm December” • “Buck and the Preacher” • “Ghost Dad” • “Hanky Panky” • “Stir Crazy” • “Uptown Saturday Night”
Married To	Juanita Hardy (1950–1965) • Joanna Shimkus (1976–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Good-bye, My Lady" (1956) • "The Wilby Conspiracy" (1975) • "To Sir, with Love" (1967) • "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965) • "Cry, the Beloved Country" (1951) • "A Warm December" (1973) • "Children of the Dust" (1995) • "Duel at Diablo" (1966) • "Brother John" (1971) • "The Defiant Ones" (1958) • "The Bedford Incident" (1965) • "Edge of the City" (1957) • "Separate But Equal" (1991) • "Sneakers" (1992) • "A Raisin in the Sun" (1961) • "All the Young Men" (1960) • "The Philco Television Playhouse" (1952–1955) • "For Love of Ivy" (1968) • "The Lost Man" (1969) • "Omnibus" (1952) • "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" (1967) • "The Slender Thread" (1965) • "Go Man Go" (1954) • "The Mark of the Hawk" (1957) • "Shoot to Kill" (1988) • "Red Ball Express" (1952) • "The Organization" (1971) • "They Call Me Mister Tibbs!" (1970) • "Lilies of the Field" (1963) • "Kraft Television Theatre" (1955) • "The Long Ships" (1964) • "In the Heat of the Night" (1967) • "Porgy and Bess" (1959) • "A Piece of the Action" (1977) • "Band of Angels" (1957) • "A Patch of Blue" (1965) • "Something of Value" (1957) • "No Way Out" (1950) • "CBS Television Workshop" (1952) • "Buck and the Preacher" (1972) • "Virgin Island" (1958) • "The Jackal" (1997) • "Little Nikita" (1988) • "Pressure Point" (1962) • "Uptown Saturday Night" (1974) • "Let's Do It Again" (1975) • "Blackboard Jungle" (1955) • "Paris Blues" (1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"A Warm December" (1973) • "Stir Crazy" (1980) • "Buck and the Preacher" (1972) • "Uptown Saturday Night" (1974) • "Fast Forward" (1985) • "Ghost Dad" (1990) • "A Piece of the Action" (1977) • "Hanky Panky" (1982) • "Let's Do It Again" (1975)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"For Love of Ivy" (1968)