Sydney Pollack

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-07-01

Day of death

2008-05-26 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Sydney Pollack

Biography

Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Some of his other best-known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His subsequent films included Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), The Interpreter (2005), and he produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007). Pollack also made appearances in Robert Altman's Hollywood mystery The Player (1992), Woody Allen's relationship drama Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's erotic psychological drama Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

Known For

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Eyes Wide Shut

    Eyes Wide Shut

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her

  • Made of Honor

    Made of Honor

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Random Hearts

    Random Hearts

  • A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

    A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks

  • The Interpreter

    The Interpreter

  • Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

    Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

  • The Directors

    The Directors

  • The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

    The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

  • Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

    Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

  • A Decade Under the Influence

    A Decade Under the Influence

  • Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

    Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

  • The Majestic

    The Majestic

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Michael Clayton

    Michael Clayton

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

    The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor

  • Changing Lanes

    Changing Lanes

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

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

  • War Hunt

    War Hunt

  • Sketches of Frank Gehry

    Sketches of Frank Gehry

  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

  • Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

    Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

  • Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • The Electric Horseman

    The Electric Horseman

  • The Way We Were: Looking Back

    The Way We Were: Looking Back

  • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

    Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

  • Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

    Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

  • Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

    Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O

  • A Civil Action

    A Civil Action

  • Tootsie

    Tootsie

  • Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma

    Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma

  • Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

    Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • The Last Mogul

    The Last Mogul

  • Char·ac·ter

    Char·ac·ter

  • Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

  • Something About Sydney Pollack

    Something About Sydney Pollack

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

    Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

  • Avenue Montaigne

    Avenue Montaigne

  • For Whom the Bell Tolls

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

  • Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

    Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

  • Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

    Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Love in Hollywood

    Love in Hollywood

  • Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

  • Husbands and Wives

    Husbands and Wives

  • Filmmakers in Action

    Filmmakers in Action

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

    Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

  • Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

    Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand

  • Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

    Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

  • Independent's Day

    Independent's Day

  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice

    Barbra Streisand: One Voice

  • The Story of The Swimmer

    The Story of The Swimmer

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

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

  • Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

    Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'

  • Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

    Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

    Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

  • Adapting Austen

    Adapting Austen

  • More About the Condor

    More About the Condor

  • The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

    The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

  • Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

    Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

  • View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

    View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

  • In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

    In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema

  • A Very Quiet Man

    A Very Quiet Man

  • A Song of Africa

    A Song of Africa

  • The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

    The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"

  • One Six Right

    One Six Right

  • A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

    A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

  • The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson

    The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson