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Sydney Pollack

American film director, producer and actor (1934-2008)

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Sydney Pollack was an American film director, producer, and actor who worked in Hollywood from the 1960s until his death in 2008. He is considered an important figure in cinema history, known for directing and producing influential films across several decades.

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Born: 1934
Died: 2008
Works: 4

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Out of Africa
3 days of the Condor
They shoot horses, don't they?
Out of Africa

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Directing · 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…

Known for

John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Director (archive footage)2025
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die — Self (archive footage)2020
Citizen Jane Fonda2020
Amazing Grace — Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)2018
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2014

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Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer, and actor. Known for directing commercially and critically acclaimed studio films, 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 in a career spanning more than 40 years.

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 This Property Is Condemned (1966), 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).