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Sydney Pollack

Directing 73 (deceased) years old Lafayette, Indiana, USA ★ 1.7
Born: July 1, 1934
Died: May 26, 2008

Biography

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Pollack is known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films. During his forty-year career, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.

Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for Out of Africa (1985). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Pollack's other notable films include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), The Yakuza (1974), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), The Firm (1993), and Sabrina (1995).

Pollack produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007), and he produced numerous films including The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Sense and Sensibility (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Iris (2001), Cold Mountain (2003) and The Reader (2008). Pollack acted in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

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Known For

The Fugitive
The Fugitive Director 1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour Director 1962
Ben Casey
Ben Casey Director 1961
The Tall Man
The Tall Man Director 1960
Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial Director 1963

Filmography

Acting Credits (101)

John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me Self - Director (archive footage) 2025
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Self (archive footage) 2020
Citizen Jane Fonda
Citizen Jane Fonda 2020
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited) 2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 2014
The Story of The Swimmer
The Story of The Swimmer Self (archive footage) 2014
Char·ac·ter
Char·ac·ter Self 2012
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood Self 2009
Adapting Austen
Adapting Austen Self 2009
A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man Self 2009
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence Self 2008
Made of Honor
Made of Honor Thomas Sr. 2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' Self 2008
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' Self 2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' Self 2007
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Self 2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Self 2007
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick Self 2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Self 2007
Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton Marty Bach 2007
Filmmakers in Action
Filmmakers in Action Self 2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Self 2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Self 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry Self 2006
Avenue Montaigne
Avenue Montaigne Brian Sobinski 2006
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz Narrator (voice) 2005
One Six Right
One Six Right Self 2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Self 2005
The Last Mogul
The Last Mogul Self 2005
The Interpreter
The Interpreter Jay Pettigrew (uncredited) 2005
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz Self 2004
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema Self 2004
Entourage
Entourage Sydney Pollack 2004
Something About Sydney Pollack
Something About Sydney Pollack Self 2004
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' Self 2004
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand Self 2004
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin Narrator 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003
More About the Condor
More About the Condor Self 2003
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Narrator (voice) 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Self 2002
Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes Stephen Delano 2002
The Majestic
The Majestic Studio Executive (voice) 2001
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" Self 2001
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand self 2001
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul Self 2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Self 2001
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' Self 2000
A Song of Africa
A Song of Africa Self 2000
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma Self 2000
Random Hearts
Random Hearts Carl Broman 1999
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' Self 1999
Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut Victor Ziegler 1999
The Sopranos
The Sopranos Warren Feldman 1999
The Way We Were: Looking Back
The Way We Were: Looking Back Self 1999
The Directors
The Directors Self 1999
A Civil Action
A Civil Action Al Eustis 1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace George Truman 1998
Independent's Day
Independent's Day Self 1998
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson Self 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! Sydney Pollack 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Grant Trimble (voice) 1997
Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood Self 1996
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Self 1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Self 1994
American Cinema
American Cinema Self 1994
Frasier
Frasier Holden Thorpe (voice) 1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O Self 1993
Mad About You
Mad About You Dr. Sydney Warren 1992
Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives Jack 1992
Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her Hospital Doctor (uncredited) 1992
The Player
The Player Dick Mellen 1992
Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill Self 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Self 1991
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies Self 1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Self 1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre Self (voice) 1989
Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio Self 1988
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Barbra Streisand: One Voice Self - Audience Member (uncredited) 1986
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album Self 1986
Tootsie
Tootsie George Fields 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited) 1979
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self 1975
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor Self - Narrator (voice) 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks Narrator (voice) 1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier Self 1972
Great Performances
Great Performances Self 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968
War Hunt
War Hunt Sgt. Owen Van Horn 1962
The New Breed
The New Breed Austin Rogers 1961
The New Breed
The New Breed Bert Masters 1961
Startime
Startime Harry 1959
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone Arthur Willis 1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls Andres 1959
Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel Joe Culp 1957
Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90 Andres 1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Bernie Samuelson 1955
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee / Nominee 1944
Now Is Tomorrow
Now Is Tomorrow Capt. Stein

Directing Credits (34)

Writing Credits (1)

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