Sydney Pollack
Directing
Born: Jul 01, 1934 — Died: May 26, 2008
From: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char·ac·ter | Self | 2012 | 4.0 |
| Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood | Self | 2009 | — |
| Made of Honor | Thomas Sr. | 2008 | 6.442 |
| Michael Clayton | Marty Bach | 2007 | 6.79 |
| Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' | Self | 2007 | 6.1 |
| Avenue Montaigne | Brian Sobinski | 2006 | 6.132 |
| One Six Right | Self | 2005 | 8.0 |
| Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz | Self | 2004 | 9.0 |
| Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand | Self | 2004 | 8.1 |
| Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Narrator | 2003 | 6.928 |
| Changing Lanes | Stephen Delano | 2002 | 6.284 |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller | Narrator (voice) | 2002 | 5.8 |
| Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul | Self | 2001 | 6.333 |
| Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma | Self | 2000 | 8.0 |
| Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' | Self | 2000 | 6.167 |
| Eyes Wide Shut | Victor Ziegler | 1999 | 7.486 |
| Random Hearts | Carl Broman | 1999 | 5.575 |
| A Civil Action | Al Eustis | 1998 | 6.469 |
| Love in Hollywood | Self | 1996 | 10.0 |
| The Player | Dick Mellen | 1992 | 7.192 |
| Husbands and Wives | Jack | 1992 | 7.008 |
| Death Becomes Her | Hospital Doctor (uncredited) | 1992 | 6.779 |
| Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | 1990 | — |
| Hello Actors Studio | Self | 1988 | 6.667 |
| Tootsie | George Fields | 1982 | 7.2 |
| The Electric Horseman | Man Who Makes Pass at … | 1979 | 6.134 |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor | Self - Narrator (voice) | 1973 | 6.5 |
| The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks | Narrator (voice) | 1973 | 6.818 |
| War Hunt | Sgt. Owen Van Horn | 1962 | 6.658 |
| For Whom the Bell Tolls | Andres | 1959 | — |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1934 |
| From | Lafayette, Indiana, USA |