Sydney Pollack
b. 1934 — d. 2008 (aged 74)
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Actor
Director
Sydney Irwin Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor. Pollack studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City, where he later taught acting. He began directing television shows in the 1960s before moving to films. Pollack directed more than 21 films and 10 television shows, acted in over 30 films or shows, and produced over 44 films. Some of his best known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His 1985 film Out of Africa won him Academy Awards for directing and producing; he was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and Tootsie, in the latter of which he also appeared. His later films included Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), Sabrina (1995), The Interpreter (2005), and as producer for and actor in Michael Clayton (2007).
Known For
Filmography
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Personal Investment: Sydney Pollack on American Cinema and 40 Years in Hollywood
2021 Self
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★ 7.5
Amazing Grace
2016 Director
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An American Tragedy
2015 Self
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★ 7.5
Char·ac·ter
2009 Self
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★ 7.3
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
2009 Self
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Letterbox
2009 Self
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★ 7.7
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008 Self
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★ 7.2
Michael Clayton
2007 Actor
Marty Bach
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Power Networking: How the Biz Does Business
2007 Self
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★ 6.7
Orchestra Seats
2006 Actor
Brian Sobinsky
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★ 4.2
Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher
2006 Self
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★ 6.4
The Interpreter
2005 Director
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★ 4.6
E! Entertainment Special: Tom Cruise
2004 Self
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★ 6.7
Something About Sydney Pollack
2004 Self
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★ 5.3
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 Self
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★ 7.7
Im freien Fall - Tom Tykwer und das Kino
2004 Self
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★ 7.9
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003 Actor
Narrated By
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★ 6.7
A Journey to 'Cold Mountain'
2003 Self
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★ 6.5
Changing Lanes
2002 Actor
Stephen Delano
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★ 7.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002 Actor
Narrator
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I Love New York
2002 Self
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★ 6.7
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001 Self
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★ 5.9
Fling
2001 Actor
Elizabeth's Husband
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★ 5.8
The Ray Martin Show
2001 Self
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Sydney Pollack y la generación del compromiso
2001 Self
Actor
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★ 7.1
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
2000 Self
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Watching
2000 Self
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★ 7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
1999 Actor
Victor Ziegler
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★ 5.4
Random Hearts
1999 Actor
Director
Carl Broman
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Directors on Directors
1997 Self
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★ 6.3
Sabrina
1995 Director
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★ 6.9
The Firm
1993 Director
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★ 7.5
Husbands and Wives
1992 Actor
Jack
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★ 6.9
Naked Hollywood
1991 Self
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★ 6.1
Havana
1990 Director
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★ 7.2
Hello Actors Studio
1988 Self
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★ 7.2
Out of Africa
1985 Director
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★ 8.2
American Masters
1985 Director
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★ 7.4
The Moviemakers
1984 Self
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★ 7.4
Tootsie
1982 Actor
Director
George Fields
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★ 6.4
The Making of 'Absence of Malice'
1982 Self
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★ 6.9
Absence of Malice
1981 Director
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Director's Series
1981 Self
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★ 6.5
The Electric Horseman
1979 Director
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★ 7.2
Talking Film
1978 Self
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★ 5.8
Bobby Deerfield
1977 Director
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Filming a Love Story: Bobby Deerfield
1977 Self
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★ 7.4
Three Days of the Condor
1975 Director
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★ 7.2
The Yakuza
1974 Director
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★ 6.0
...Promises to Keep
1974 Self
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★ 7.0
The Way We Were
1973 Director
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★ 7.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973 Actor
Narrator
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★ 7.3
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973 Actor
Narrator
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Film Extra
1973 Self
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★ 7.6
Jeremiah Johnson
1972 Director
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★ 5.3
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
1972 Self
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★ 7.8
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969 Director
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★ 6.1
Castle Keep
1969 Director
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★ 5.4
The Moviemakers
1969 Self
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★ 7.6
The Swimmer
1968 Director
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★ 6.7
The Scalphunters
1968 Director
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★ 7.0
This Property Is Condemned
1966 Director
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★ 7.0
The Slender Thread
1965 Director
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★ 8.0
Slattery's People
1964 Director
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★ 8.1
The Fugitive
1963 Director
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★ 7.7
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 Director
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★ 7.4
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 Director
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★ 7.7
Arrest and Trial
1963 Director
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★ 7.1
Breaking Point
1963 Director
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★ 8.5
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962 Director
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★ 6.3
War Hunt
1962 Actor
Sgt. Owen Van Horn
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★ 7.0
Dr. Kildare
1961 Director
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★ 7.1
Ben Casey
1961 Director
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★ 7.9
The Defenders
1961 Director
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★ 7.1
Alcoa Premiere
1961 Director
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★ 7.6
Cain's Hundred
1961 Director
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★ 7.5
Target: The Corruptors
1961 Director
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★ 7.7
Frontier Circus
1961 Director
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★ 7.8
Kraft Mystery Theater
1961 Director
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★ 7.3
The Tall Man
1960 Director
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★ 7.5
The Law and Mr. Jones
1960 Director
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★ 6.9
Shotgun Slade
1959 Director
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★ 6.9
Brenner
1959 Actor
Detective Dunn
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★ 6.2
Now Is Tomorrow
1958 Actor
Capt. Stein
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★ 7.6
Wagon Train
1957 Director
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The Needs of Kim Stanley
Self