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Sydney Pollack
Actor, Producer, Director, Additional Credits
Born July 1, 1934Died May 26, 2008 (73 years)
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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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
| 2020 | |
| 2008 | Made of Honor · as Thomas Sr. |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton · as Marty Bach |
| 2006 | Orchestra Seats · as Brian Sobinski |
| 2005 | The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2005 | The Interpreter · as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin · as Narrator |
| 2002 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes · as Stephen Delano |
| 2001 | Fling (TV Series) · as Elizabeth's Husband |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Studio Executive (voice) |
| 1999 | Random Hearts · as Carl Broman |
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut · as Victor Ziegler |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Warren Feldman |
| 1998 | A Civil Action · as Al Eustis |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as George Truman |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Grant Trimble (voice) |
| 1996 | Sex and the Silver Screen (TV Series) · as Quote Reader |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Holden Thorpe (voice) |
| 1992 | Mad About You (TV Series) · as Dr. Sydney Warren |
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives · as Jack |
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her · as Hospital Doctor (uncredited) |
| 1992 | The Player · as Dick Mellen |
| 1982 | Tootsie · as George Fields |
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman · as Man Who Makes Pass At Alice (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1962 | War Hunt · as Sgt. Owen Van Horn |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Austin Rogers |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) · as Louis |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Arthur Willis |
| 1959 | Deadline (TV Series) · as Lt. White |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Chuck Johnson |
| 1959 | Brenner (TV Series) · as Detective Al Dunn |
| 1958 | Now Is Tomorrow · as Capt. Stein |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Joe Culp |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Stan Riker |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Andres |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Pvt. Shuber |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Bernie Samuelson |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Benson |
| 1950 | The Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series) · as Albert Rousseau |
| 1949 | The Big Story (TV Series) · as Sidney |