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Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor.
Born July 1, 1934† May 26, 2008 Lafayette, Indiana, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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).
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2025John Candy: I Like MeActor — Self - Director (archive footage)
2020Babenco: Tell Me When I DieActor — Self (archive footage)
2020Citizen Jane FondaActor
2018Amazing GraceActor · Director — Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson WellesActor — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014The Story of The SwimmerActor — Self (archive footage)
2012Char·ac·terActor — Self
2011MargaretProducer
2009Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie WoodActor — Self
2009A Very Quiet ManActor — Self
2009Adapting AustenActor — Self
2008The ReaderProducer
2008RecountProducer
2008Made of HonorActor — Thomas Sr.
2008LeatherheadsProducer
2008A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'Actor — Self
2007James Taylor | One Man BandProducer
2007Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'Actor — Self
2007Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley KubrickActor — Self
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Actor — Self
2007The Visions of Stanley KubrickActor — Self
2007View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'Actor — Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Actor — Self
2007Michael ClaytonActor · Producer — Marty Bach
2006Breaking and EnteringProducer
2006Catch a FireProducer
2006Filmmakers in ActionActor — Self
2006Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to LightActor — Self
2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersActor — Self
2006Sketches of Frank GehryActor · Director · Producer — Self
2006Avenue MontaigneActor — Brian Sobinski
2005Forty Shades of BlueProducer
2005The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to OzActor — Narrator (voice)
2005One Six RightActor — Self
2005Filmmakers vs. TycoonsActor — Self
2005The Last MogulActor — Self
2005The InterpreterActor · Director · Producer — Jay Pettigrew (uncredited)
2004Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im PelzActor — Self
2004In Free Fall - Tom Tykwer and the CinemaActor — Self
2004Something About Sydney PollackActor — Self
2004A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'Actor — Self
2004Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM GrandActor — Self
2003Cold MountainProducer
2003Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles ChaplinActor — Narrator
2003A Decade Under the InfluenceActor — Self
2003In the Name of LoveProducer
2003More About the CondorActor — Self
2002The Quiet AmericanProducer
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerActor — Narrator (voice)
2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesActor — Self
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