

Sydney Pollack
Known for exceptional directing in global cinema.
Profession
Directing
Birthday
1 Jul 1934
Age
92 Years
Born In
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Total Projects
101
Years Active
81 Yrs
Avg Rating
7.1 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director (archive footage)

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Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)

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Citizen Jane Fonda
Citizen Jane Fonda

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Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace
as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

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The Story of The Swimmer
The Story of The Swimmer
as Self (archive footage)

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Char·ac·ter
Char·ac·ter
as Self

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Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
as Self

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Adapting Austen
Adapting Austen
as Self

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A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man
as Self

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Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self

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Made of Honor
Made of Honor
as Thomas Sr.

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A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self

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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self

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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
as Self

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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self

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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self

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Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
as Self

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Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
as Self

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Michael Clayton
Michael Clayton
as Marty Bach

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Filmmakers in Action
Filmmakers in Action
as Self

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Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
as Self

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Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self

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Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry
as Self

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Avenue Montaigne
Avenue Montaigne
as Brian Sobinski

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The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Narrator (voice)

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One Six Right
One Six Right
as Self

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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self

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The Last Mogul
The Last Mogul
as Self

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The Interpreter
The Interpreter
as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)

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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
as Self

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In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
as Self

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Entourage
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack

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Something About Sydney Pollack
Something About Sydney Pollack
as Self

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A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
as Self

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Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
as Self

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Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
as Narrator

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A Decade Under the Influence
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self

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More About the Condor
More About the Condor
as Self

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Narrator (voice)

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

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Changing Lanes
Changing Lanes
as Stephen Delano

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The Majestic
The Majestic
as Studio Executive (voice)

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The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
as Self

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AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
as self

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Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
as Self

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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self

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Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
as Self

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A Song of Africa
A Song of Africa
as Self

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Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
as Self

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Random Hearts
Random Hearts
as Carl Broman

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

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Eyes Wide Shut
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler

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The Sopranos
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman

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The Way We Were: Looking Back
The Way We Were: Looking Back
as Self

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The Directors
The Directors
as Self

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A Civil Action
A Civil Action
as Al Eustis

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Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as George Truman

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Independent's Day
Independent's Day
as Self

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The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
as Self

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Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack

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King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice)

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Love in Hollywood
Love in Hollywood
as Self

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Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
as Self

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Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self

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American Cinema
American Cinema
as Self

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Frasier
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice)

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Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
as Self

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Mad About You
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren

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Husbands and Wives
Husbands and Wives
as Jack

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Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

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The Player
The Player
as Dick Mellen

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Pebble Mill
Pebble Mill
as Self

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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
as Self

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Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
as Self

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Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self

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Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (voice)

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Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self

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Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
as Self

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Tootsie
Tootsie
as George Fields

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Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

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The Electric Horseman
The Electric Horseman
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited)

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self

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The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
as Narrator (voice)

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Le Grand Échiquier
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self

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Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self

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The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest

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War Hunt
War Hunt
as Sgt. Owen Van Horn

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The New Breed
The New Breed
as Austin Rogers

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The New Breed
The New Breed
as Bert Masters

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Startime
Startime
as Harry

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The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis

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For Whom the Bell Tolls
For Whom the Bell Tolls
as Andres

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Have Gun, Will Travel
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Joe Culp

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Playhouse 90
Playhouse 90
as Andres

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bernie Samuelson

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee

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Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee / Nominee

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Now Is Tomorrow
Now Is Tomorrow
as Capt. Stein