Biography
Sydney Pollack
Directing
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).…
Career works
100
Movies
77
Series
23
Career average
7.1/10
Birth date
07/01/1934
Place of birth
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Date of death
05/26/2008
Filmography highlights
Movies
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · 7.8
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
2020 · 7.2
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020 · 7.8
Amazing Grace
2018 · 7.2
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 6.5
The Story of The Swimmer
2014
Char·ac·ter
2012 · 4.0
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
2009
Made of Honor
2008 · 6.5
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008 · 6.0
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · 6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
2007 · 6.9
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
2007 · 6.1
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · 6.2
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
2007 · 7.4
Series
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008 · 7.5
Entourage
2004 · 7.4
The Sopranos
1999 · 8.7
The Directors
1999 · 6.1
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Just Shoot Me!
1997 · 6.6
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · 7.6
American Cinema
1994 · 8.3
Frasier
1993 · 7.7
Mad About You
1992 · 6.7
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · 6.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · 8.0
Great Performances
1971 · 6.1
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · 6.8