Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

1934-07-01 – 2008-05-26 (age 73) Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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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

Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut

1999

as Victor Ziegler

Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her

1992

as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

The Player
The Player

1992

as Dick Mellen

Tootsie
Tootsie

1982

as George Fields

The Majestic
The Majestic

2001

as Studio Executive (voice)

Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton

2007

as Marty Bach

The Interpreter
The Interpreter

2005

as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)

Made of Honor
Made of Honor

2008

as Thomas Sr.

Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes

2002

as Stephen Delano

Random Hearts
Random Hearts

1999

as Carl Broman

John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me

2025

as Self - Director (archive footage)

A Civil Action
A Civil Action

1998

as Al Eustis

War Hunt
War Hunt

1962

as Sgt. Owen Van Horn

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

as Self (archive footage)

Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace

2018

as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hello Actors Studio
A Decade Under the Influence