Sydney Pollack

Sydney Pollack

Directing

Born: 1934-07-01 · Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Died: 2008-05-26

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 nominate

🎬 Movies (20)

John Candy: I Like Me

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

Self - Director (archive footage)

★ 7.8
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

2020

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2
Citizen Jane Fonda

Citizen Jane Fonda

2020

★ 7.8
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2018

Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

★ 6.5
The Story of The Swimmer

The Story of The Swimmer

2014

Self (archive footage)

★ 0
Char·ac·ter

Char·ac·ter

2012

Self

★ 4
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

2009

Self

★ 0
Ad

Adapting Austen

2009

Self

★ 0
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A Very Quiet Man

2009

Self

★ 0
Made of Honor

Made of Honor

2008

Thomas Sr.

★ 6.5
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

2008

Self

★ 6
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

2007

Self

★ 6.1
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

2007

Self

★ 7.4
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

2007

Self

★ 6.9
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

2007

Self

★ 6
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

2007

Self

★ 6.9
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

2007

Self

★ 6.2
Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007

Marty Bach

★ 6.8
Filmmakers in Action

Filmmakers in Action

2006

Self

★ 7.2

📺 TV Shows (20)

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

2008

Self

★ 7.5
Entourage

Entourage

2004

Sydney Pollack

★ 7.4
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999

Warren Feldman

★ 8.7
The Directors

The Directors

1999

Self

★ 6.1
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998

George Truman

★ 6.9
Just Shoot Me!

Just Shoot Me!

1997

Sydney Pollack

★ 6.6
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

1997

Grant Trimble (voice)

★ 7.4
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

Self

★ 7.6
American Cinema

American Cinema

1994

Self

★ 8.3
Frasier

Frasier

1993

Holden Thorpe (voice)

★ 7.7
Mad About You

Mad About You

1992

Dr. Sydney Warren

★ 6.7
Pe

Pebble Mill

1991

Self

★ 4.1
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Self

★ 6
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Self

★ 8
Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Self

★ 6.1
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Self - Guest

★ 6.8
The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

Austin Rogers

★ 7.7
The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

Bert Masters

★ 7.7
Startime

Startime

1959

Harry

★ 6.8
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Arthur Willis

★ 8.5