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Sydney Pollack

Directing

July 1, 1934

— May 26, 2008(73 years old)

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Popularity: 2

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...

Also Known As

Sidney Pollack • Sydney Irwin Pollack

Known For

The Sopranos series poster (1999)

The Sopranos

Warren Feldman

Frasier series poster (1993)

Frasier

Holden Thorpe (voice)

King of the Hill series poster (1997)

King of the Hill

Grant Trimble (voice)

The Twilight Zone series poster (1959)

The Twilight Zone

Arthur Willis

Great Performances series poster (1971)

Great Performances

Self

Will & Grace series poster (1998)

Will & Grace

George Truman

Entourage series poster (2004)

Entourage

Sydney Pollack

Have Gun, Will Travel series poster (1957)

Have Gun, Will Travel

Joe Culp

Mad About You series poster (1992)

Mad About You

Dr. Sydney Warren

Just Shoot Me! series poster (1997)

Just Shoot Me!

Sydney Pollack

Alfred Hitchcock Presents series poster (1955)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Bernie Samuelson

Photos of Sydney Pollack

Filmography

2020s

John Candy: I Like Me movie poster (2025)

John Candy: I Like Me

Self - Director (archive footage)

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die movie poster (2020)

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Self (archive footage)

Citizen Jane Fonda movie poster (2020)

Citizen Jane Fonda

2010s

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles movie poster (2014)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

The Story of The Swimmer movie poster (2014)

The Story of The Swimmer

Self (archive footage)

Char·ac·ter movie poster (2012)

Char·ac·ter

Self

Margaret movie poster (2011)

Margaret

Producer

2000s

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood movie poster (2009)

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Self

The Reader movie poster (2008)

The Reader

Producer

Made of Honor movie poster (2008)

Made of Honor

Thomas Sr.

Leatherheads movie poster (2008)

Leatherheads

Executive Producer

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' movie poster (2008)

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

Self

Michael Clayton movie poster (2007)

Michael Clayton

Marty Bach

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick movie poster (2007)

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Self

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' movie poster (2007)

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

Self

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick movie poster (2007)

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Self

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' movie poster (2007)

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Self

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 movie poster (2007)

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 movie poster (2007)

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Self

Catch a Fire movie poster (2006)

Catch a Fire

Executive Producer

Filmmakers in Action movie poster (2006)

Filmmakers in Action

Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters movie poster (2006)

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Self

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light movie poster (2006)

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

Self

Avenue Montaigne movie poster (2006)

Avenue Montaigne

Brian Sobinski

Sketches of Frank Gehry movie poster (2006)

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Self

The Interpreter movie poster (2005)

The Interpreter

Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons movie poster (2005)

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Self

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz movie poster (2005)

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Narrator (voice)

One Six Right movie poster (2005)

One Six Right

Self

Forty Shades of Blue movie poster (2005)

Forty Shades of Blue

Executive Producer

The Last Mogul movie poster (2005)

The Last Mogul

Self

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand movie poster (2004)

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

Self

A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' movie poster (2004)

A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

Self

Something About Sydney Pollack movie poster (2004)

Something About Sydney Pollack

Self

Cold Mountain movie poster (2003)

Cold Mountain

Producer

A Decade Under the Influence movie poster (2003)

A Decade Under the Influence

Self

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin movie poster (2003)

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

Narrator

In the Name of Love movie poster (2003)

In the Name of Love

Executive Producer

Changing Lanes movie poster (2002)

Changing Lanes

Stephen Delano

The Quiet American movie poster (2002)

The Quiet American

Executive Producer

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller movie poster (2002)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Narrator (voice)

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories movie poster (2002)

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

Self

The Majestic movie poster (2001)

The Majestic

Studio Executive (voice)

Birthday Girl movie poster (2001)

Birthday Girl

Executive Producer

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures movie poster (2001)

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Self

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" movie poster (2001)

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

Self

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand movie poster (2001)

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand

self

Up at the Villa movie poster (2000)

Up at the Villa

Executive Producer

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' movie poster (2000)

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

Self

A Song of Africa movie poster (2000)

A Song of Africa

Self

1990s

Eyes Wide Shut movie poster (1999)

Eyes Wide Shut

Victor Ziegler

Random Hearts movie poster (1999)

Random Hearts

Carl Broman

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' movie poster (1999)

The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'

Self

The Way We Were: Looking Back movie poster (1999)

The Way We Were: Looking Back

Self

A Civil Action movie poster (1998)

A Civil Action

Al Eustis

Sliding Doors movie poster (1998)

Sliding Doors

Producer

Independent's Day movie poster (1998)

Independent's Day

Self

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson movie poster (1997)

The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

Self

Love in Hollywood movie poster (1996)

Love in Hollywood

Self

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach movie poster (1996)

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

Self

Sense and Sensibility movie poster (1995)

Sense and Sensibility

Executive Producer

Sabrina movie poster (1995)

Sabrina

Director

The Firm movie poster (1993)

The Firm

Director

Searching for Bobby Fischer movie poster (1993)

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Executive Producer

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O movie poster (1993)

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

Self

Death Becomes Her movie poster (1992)

Death Becomes Her

Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

The Player movie poster (1992)

The Player

Dick Mellen

Husbands and Wives movie poster (1992)

Husbands and Wives

Jack

A Private Matter movie poster (1992)

A Private Matter

Executive Producer

King Ralph movie poster (1991)

King Ralph

Executive Producer

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star movie poster (1991)

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

Self

Presumed Innocent movie poster (1990)

Presumed Innocent

Producer

White Palace movie poster (1990)

White Palace

Executive Producer

Havana movie poster (1990)

Havana

Director

Sanford Meisner Master Class movie poster (1990)

Sanford Meisner Master Class

Director

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies movie poster (1990)

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

Self

1980s

Hello Actors Studio movie poster (1988)

Hello Actors Studio

Self

A Tiger's Tale movie poster (1988)

A Tiger's Tale

Thanks

Barbra Streisand: One Voice movie poster (1986)

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album movie poster (1986)

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Self

Out of Africa movie poster (1985)

Out of Africa

Director

Tootsie movie poster (1982)

Tootsie

George Fields

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady movie poster (1982)

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Absence of Malice movie poster (1981)

Absence of Malice

Director

Honeysuckle Rose movie poster (1980)

Honeysuckle Rose

Executive Producer

1970s

The Electric Horseman movie poster (1979)

The Electric Horseman

Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)

Bobby Deerfield movie poster (1977)

Bobby Deerfield

Director

Three Days of the Condor movie poster (1975)

Three Days of the Condor

Director

The Yakuza movie poster (1974)

The Yakuza

Director

The Way We Were movie poster (1973)

The Way We Were

Director

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks movie poster (1973)

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

Narrator (voice)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor movie poster (1973)

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

Self - Narrator (voice)

Jeremiah Johnson movie poster (1972)

Jeremiah Johnson

Director

1960s

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? movie poster (1969)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Director

Castle Keep movie poster (1969)

Castle Keep

Director

The Scalphunters movie poster (1968)

The Scalphunters

Director

This Property Is Condemned movie poster (1966)

This Property Is Condemned

Director

The Slender Thread movie poster (1965)

The Slender Thread

Director

War Hunt movie poster (1962)

War Hunt

Sgt. Owen Van Horn

1950s

The Turn of the Screw movie poster (1959)

The Turn of the Screw

Dialogue Coach

For Whom the Bell Tolls movie poster (1959)

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Andres

TBA

Now Is Tomorrow movie poster

Now Is Tomorrow

Capt. Stein