Sydney Pollack
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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Acting
Movie
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler
1999
TV
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman
1999
Movie
Death Becomes Her
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1992
Movie
Michael Clayton
as Marty Bach
2007
Movie
Tootsie
as George Fields
1982
Movie
Made of Honor
as Thomas Sr.
2008
Movie
The Interpreter
as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)
2005
Movie
Changing Lanes
as Stephen Delano
2002
TV
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis
1959
Movie
The Player
as Dick Mellen
1992
TV
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice)
1993
Movie
The Majestic
as Studio Executive (voice)
2001
TV
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice)
1997
TV
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack
2004
TV
Will & Grace
as George Truman
1998
Movie
A Civil Action
as Al Eustis
1998
Movie
Husbands and Wives
as Jack
1992
Movie
Random Hearts
as Carl Broman
1999
TV
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren
1992
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bernie Samuelson
1955
Movie
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2001
TV
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack
1997
Movie
The Electric Horseman
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)
1979
Movie
Avenue Montaigne
as Brian Sobinski
2006
Crew
Movie
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012
Movie
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Executive Producer
1999
Movie
The Reader
Producer
2008
Movie
The Firm
Director
1993
Movie
Michael Clayton
Producer
2007
Movie
Cold Mountain
Producer
2003
Movie
Tootsie
Producer
1982
Movie
Sense and Sensibility
Executive Producer
1995
Movie
The Interpreter
Director
2005
Movie
Out of Africa
Producer
1985
Movie
Sliding Doors
Producer
1998
Movie
Three Days of the Condor
Director
1975