About

Known credits:
143
Birthday:
1934-07-01
Place of birth:
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Sydney Pollack

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2020 Babenco: Tell Me When I Die Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2018 Amazing Grace Actor Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited) 61
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2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
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2014 The Story of The Swimmer Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2014 And the Oscar Goes To... Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2012 Char·ac·ter Actor Self 59
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2009 Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood Actor Self N/A
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2008 Made of Honor Actor Thomas Sr. 62
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2008 A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' Actor Self 59
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2007 Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick Actor Self 59
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2007 Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' Actor Self 59
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2007 View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' Actor Self 59
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2007 The Visions of Stanley Kubrick Actor Self 59
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2007 Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 Actor Self 59
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2007 Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Actor Self 59
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2007 Michael Clayton Actor Marty Bach 65
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2006 Filmmakers in Action Actor Self 59
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2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Actor Self 59
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2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Actor Self 59
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2006 Sketches of Frank Gehry Actor Self 59
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2006 Avenue Montaigne Actor Brian Sobinski 59
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2005 One Six Right Actor Himself 59
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2005 The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Actor Self 59
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2005 The Last Mogul Actor Self 59
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2005 The Interpreter Actor Jay Pettigrew (uncredited) 61
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2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz Actor Self N/A
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2004 Something About Sydney Pollack Actor Self N/A
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2004 A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' Actor Self 59
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2004 Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand Actor Self 59
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2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin Actor Narrator 60
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2003 A Decade Under the Influence Actor Self 60
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2003 More About the Condor Actor N/A
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2002 The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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2002 Changing Lanes Actor Stephen Delano 61
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2001 The Majestic Actor Studio Executive (voice) 63
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2001 The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" Actor Self N/A
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2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Actor Self 63
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2001 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul Actor Self 59
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2000 Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' Actor Self 59
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2000 A Song of Africa Actor Self N/A
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2000 Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma Actor Self N/A
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1999 Random Hearts Actor Carl Broman 57
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1999 The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' Actor Self 59
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1999 Eyes Wide Shut Actor Victor Ziegler 73
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1999 The Way We Were: Looking Back Actor Self N/A
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1998 A Civil Action Actor Al Eustis 61
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1998 Independent's Day Actor Self 59
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1996 Love in Hollywood Actor Self N/A
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1996 Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach Actor Self N/A
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1993 Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O Actor Self N/A
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1992 Husbands and Wives Actor Jack 64
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1992 Death Becomes Her Actor Hospital Doctor (uncredited) 66
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1992 The Player Actor Dick Mellen 66
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1991 Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star Actor Self 59
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1990 Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies Actor Self N/A
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1990 Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Actor Self N/A
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1988 Hello Actors Studio Actor Self 59
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1986 Barbra Streisand: One Voice Actor Self - Audience Member (uncredited) 59
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1986 Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album Actor Himself 59
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1982 Tootsie Actor George Fields 69
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1979 The Electric Horseman Actor Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited) 59
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1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks Actor Narrator (voice) 59
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1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor Actor Self - Narrator (voice) 59
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1962 War Hunt Actor Sgt. Owen Van Horn 59
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1959 For Whom the Bell Tolls Actor Andres N/A
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1956 The Army Game Actor Pvt. Shuber N/A
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Directing
2006 Sketches of Frank Gehry Directing Director 59
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2005 The Interpreter Directing Director 61
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1999 Random Hearts Directing Director 57
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1995 Sabrina Directing Director 60
Fair
1993 The Firm Directing Director 65
Fair
1990 Havana Directing Director 58
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1990 Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Directing Other N/A
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1990 Sanford Meisner Master Class Directing Director N/A
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1985 Out of Africa Directing Director 68
Fair
1982 Tootsie Directing Director 69
Fair
1981 Absence of Malice Directing Director 61
Fair
1979 The Electric Horseman Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Bobby Deerfield Directing Director 58
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1975 Three Days of the Condor Directing Director 68
Fair
1974 The Yakuza Directing Director 62
Fair
1973 The Way We Were Directing Director 63
Fair
1972 Jeremiah Johnson Directing Director 66
Fair
1969 They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Directing Director 65
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1969 Castle Keep Directing Director 58
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1968 The Scalphunters Directing Director 59
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1966 This Property Is Condemned Directing Director 59
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1965 The Slender Thread Directing Director 60
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Production
2011 Margaret Production Producer 60
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2008 The Reader Production Producer 72
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2008 Recount Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2008 Leatherheads Production Executive Producer 58
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2007 James Taylor: One Man Band Production Executive Producer N/A
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2007 Michael Clayton Production Producer 65
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2006 Breaking and Entering Production Producer 59
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2006 Catch a Fire Production Executive Producer 59
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2006 Sketches of Frank Gehry Production Executive Producer 59
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2005 Forty Shades of Blue Production Executive Producer 58
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2005 The Interpreter Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
2003 Cold Mountain Production Producer 66
Fair
2003 In the Name of Love Production Executive Producer N/A
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2002 The Quiet American Production Executive Producer 61
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2002 Heaven Production Executive Producer 60
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2001 Iris Production Executive Producer 60
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2001 Birthday Girl Production Executive Producer 58
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2001 Blow Dry Production Executive Producer 58
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2000 Up at the Villa Production Executive Producer 58
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1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley Production Executive Producer 70
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1999 Random Hearts Production Producer 57
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1998 Poodle Springs Production Executive Producer 58
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1998 Sliding Doors Production Producer 64
Fair
1995 Sabrina Production Producer 60
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1995 Sense and Sensibility Production Executive Producer 70
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1995 Red Wind Production Executive Producer N/A
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1993 Flesh and Bone Production Executive Producer 59
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1993 Searching for Bobby Fischer Production Executive Producer 65
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1993 Fallen Angels Production Executive Producer 67
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1993 The Firm Production Producer 65
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1992 A Private Matter Production Executive Producer 58
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1992 Leaving Normal Production Executive Producer 59
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1991 Dead Again Production Executive Producer 61
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1991 King Ralph Production Executive Producer 56
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1990 Havana Production Producer 58
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1990 White Palace Production Executive Producer 59
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1990 Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret Production Executive Producer N/A
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1990 Presumed Innocent Production Producer 64
Fair
1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys Production Executive Producer 61
Fair
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Production Producer 58
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1985 Out of Africa Production Producer 68
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1984 Songwriter Production Producer 58
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1982 Tootsie Production Producer 69
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1981 Absence of Malice Production Producer 61
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1980 Honeysuckle Rose Production Executive Producer 58
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1977 Bobby Deerfield Production Producer 58
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1975 Three Days of the Condor Production Producer 68
Fair
1974 The Yakuza Production Producer 62
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Camera
2006 Sketches of Frank Gehry Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
2012 Silver Linings Playbook Crew Thanks 70
Good
1988 A Tiger's Tale Crew Thanks 58
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1986 Nine 1/2 Weeks Crew Other 60
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1961 The Young Savages Crew Dialect Coach 59
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1959 Startime: The Turn of the Screw Crew Dialogue Coach N/A
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