Sydney Pollack

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

July 1, 1934

died

May 26, 2008

place of birth

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

also known as

Sidney Pollack · Sydney Irwin Pollack

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

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Eyes Wide Shut
7.5

Eyes Wide Shut

1999as Victor Ziegler
Death Becomes Her
6.8

Death Becomes Her

1992as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
The Player
7.2

The Player

1992as Dick Mellen
Changing Lanes
6.3

Changing Lanes

2002as Stephen Delano
The Majestic
6.8

The Majestic

2001as Studio Executive (voice)
Tootsie
7.2

Tootsie

1982as George Fields
The Interpreter
6.3

The Interpreter

2005as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)
Michael Clayton
6.8

Michael Clayton

2007as Marty Bach
Made of Honor
6.5

Made of Honor

2008as Thomas Sr.
Random Hearts
5.6

Random Hearts

1999as Carl Broman
A Civil Action
6.5

A Civil Action

1998as Al Eustis
John Candy: I Like Me
7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025as Self - Director (archive footage)
Husbands and Wives
7.0

Husbands and Wives

1992as Jack
War Hunt
6.7

War Hunt

1962as Sgt. Owen Van Horn
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
7.4

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

2001as Self
Amazing Grace
7.2

Amazing Grace

2018as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Decade Under the Influence
7.9

A Decade Under the Influence

2003as Self
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
6.9

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

2003as Narrator
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
7.0

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

2005as Narrator (voice)
The Electric Horseman
6.1

The Electric Horseman

1979as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.5

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
7.2

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020as Self (archive footage)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
7.7

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

2002as Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
6.8

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

2005as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
6.5

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006as Self
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
7.5

Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

1991as Self
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
7.6

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

1986as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Hello Actors Studio
6.7

Hello Actors Studio

1988as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
5.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002as Narrator (voice)
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
7.1

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

2006as Self
Filmmakers in Action
7.2

Filmmakers in Action

2006as Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
6.2

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007as Self
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
8.0

Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

1993as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
6.8

The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

1973as Narrator (voice)
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
8.1

Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

2004as Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
6.2

Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

2000as Self
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6.0

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

1982
Char·ac·ter
4.0

Char·ac·ter

2012as Self
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
6.0

The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

2001as Self
For Whom the Bell Tolls

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1959as Andres
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
7.7

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

1999as Self
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
6.5

The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

1973as Self - Narrator (voice)
Independent's Day
6.0

Independent's Day

1998as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
6.1

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

2007as Self
Love in Hollywood
10.0

Love in Hollywood

1996as Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
6.0

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

2008as Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
9.0

Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

1986as Self
Citizen Jane Fonda
7.8

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020
Avenue Montaigne
6.1

Avenue Montaigne

2006as Brian Sobinski
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
6.9

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007as Self