Sydney Pollack
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 1, 1934
- Died
- May 26, 2008
- Birthplace
- Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
as Self - Director (archive footage)
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Jane Fonda 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Amazing Grace 2018
as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited), Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles 2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Story of The Swimmer 2014
as Self (archive footage)
Char·ac·ter 2012
as Self
Silver Linings Playbook 2012
Thanks
Margaret 2011
Producer
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood 2009
as Self
- A Very Quiet Man
A Very Quiet Man 2009
as Self
- Adapting Austen
Adapting Austen 2009
as Self
The Reader 2008
Producer
Recount 2008
Executive Producer
Made of Honor 2008
as Thomas Sr.
Leatherheads 2008
Executive Producer
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' 2008
as Self
James Taylor | One Man Band 2007
Executive Producer
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007
as Self
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick 2007
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2007
as Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick 2007
as Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' 2007
as Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange' 2007
as Self
Michael Clayton 2007
as Marty Bach, Producer
Breaking and Entering 2006
Producer
Catch a Fire 2006
Executive Producer
Filmmakers in Action 2006
as Self
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters 2006
as Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry 2006
as Self, Director, Director of Photography, Executive Producer
Avenue Montaigne 2006
as Brian Sobinski
Forty Shades of Blue 2005
Executive Producer
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz 2005
as Narrator (voice)
One Six Right 2005
as Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005
as Self
The Last Mogul 2005
as Self
The Interpreter 2005
as Jay Pettigrew (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer
- Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz 2004
as Self
- In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema
In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the Cinema 2004
as Self
Something About Sydney Pollack 2004
as Self
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' 2004
as Self
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand 2004
as Self
Cold Mountain 2003
Producer
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin 2003
as Narrator
A Decade Under the Influence 2003
as Self
In the Name of Love 2003
Executive Producer
- More About the Condor
More About the Condor 2003
as Self
The Quiet American 2002
Executive Producer
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002
as Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories 2002
as Self
Changing Lanes 2002
as Stephen Delano
Heaven 2002
Executive Producer
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot 2001
as Self
The Majestic 2001
as Studio Executive (voice)
Iris 2001
Executive Producer
Birthday Girl 2001
Executive Producer
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice" 2001
as Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand 2001
as self
- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul 2001
as Self
Blow Dry 2001
Executive Producer
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 2001
as Self
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' 2000
as Self
Up at the Villa 2000
Executive Producer
A Song of Africa 2000
as Self
- Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma
Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma 2000
as Self
The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999
Executive Producer
Random Hearts 1999
as Carl Broman, Director, Producer
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' 1999
as Self
Eyes Wide Shut 1999
as Victor Ziegler
The Way We Were: Looking Back 1999
as Self
A Civil Action 1998
as Al Eustis
Poodle Springs 1998
Executive Producer
Sliding Doors 1998
Producer
Independent's Day 1998
as Self
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson 1997
as Self
Love in Hollywood 1996
as Self
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach 1996
as Self
Sabrina 1995
Director, Producer
Sense and Sensibility 1995
Executive Producer
Red Wind 1995
Executive Producer
Flesh and Bone 1993
Executive Producer
Searching for Bobby Fischer 1993
Executive Producer
The Firm 1993
Director, Producer
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O 1993
as Self
Husbands and Wives 1992
as Jack
Death Becomes Her 1992
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
A Private Matter 1992
Executive Producer
The Player 1992
as Dick Mellen
Leaving Normal 1992
Executive Producer
Dead Again 1991
Executive Producer
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star 1991
as Self
King Ralph 1991
Executive Producer
Havana 1990
Director, Producer
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies 1990
as Self
White Palace 1990
Executive Producer
Sanford Meisner Master Class 1990
Director
- Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret 1990
as Self, Executive Producer, Other
Presumed Innocent 1990
Producer
The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989
Executive Producer
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre 1989
as Self (voice)
Hello Actors Studio 1988
as Self
Bright Lights, Big City 1988
Producer
A Tiger's Tale 1988
Thanks
Barbra Streisand: One Voice 1986
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Nine 1/2 Weeks 1986
Other
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album 1986
as Self
Out of Africa 1985
Director, Producer
Songwriter 1984
Producer
Tootsie 1982
as George Fields, Director, Producer
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady 1982
as Self
The Making of 'Tootsie' 1982
as Self
Absence of Malice 1981
Director, Producer
Honeysuckle Rose 1980
Executive Producer
The Electric Horseman 1979
as Man Who Makes Pass at Alice (uncredited), Director
Bobby Deerfield 1977
Director, Producer
Three Days of the Condor 1975
Director, Producer
The Yakuza 1974
Director, Producer
The Way We Were 1973
Director
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks 1973
as Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor 1973
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Jeremiah Johnson 1972
Director
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969
Director
Castle Keep 1969
Director
The Swimmer 1968
Co-Director
The Scalphunters 1968
Director
This Property Is Condemned 1966
Director
The Slender Thread 1965
Director
War Hunt 1962
as Sgt. Owen Van Horn
The Young Savages 1961
Dialect Coach
The Turn of the Screw 1959
Dialogue Coach
For Whom the Bell Tolls 1959
as Andres
Now Is Tomorrow 1958
as Capt. Stein
Credits from TMDB.