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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Sydney Pollack

Overview

Sydney Pollack

Known For

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

Amazing Grace

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

The Story of The Swimmer

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Filmmakers in Action

Biography

Acting