Sydney Pollack biography
Sydney Pollack was an American film director, producer and actor, born on 1 July 1934 in Lafayette, who died on 26 May 2008.
Sydney Pollack's screen career began in 1956 with The Kaiser Aluminum Hour, playing Shuber.
Sydney Pollack appeared in 38 films and 22 television or streaming titles between 1956 and 2018.
Sydney Pollack is remembered for Out of Africa, Tootsie, Three Days of the Condor.
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture , Drama, Academy Award for Best Director and Academy Award for Best Picture.
- Born
- 1 July 1934
- Died
- 26 May 2008 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- Lafayette
- Work
- Film producer, Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Television director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1955 to 2008
- Known for
- Out of Africa, Tootsie, Three Days of the Condor
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture , Drama
- Academy Award for Best Director
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- Berlinale Camera
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Sydney Pollack filmography
38 films and 22 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Amazing Grace | Neon | ||
| 2008 | Made of Honor | Thomas Bailey Sr. | Final film role | |
| 2007 | Michael Clayton | Marty Bach | ||
| 2006 | Avenue Montaigne | French | ||
| 2006 | Sketches of Frank Gehry | Sony Pictures Classics | ||
| 2006 | Fauteuils d'orchestre | Brian Sobinski | ||
| 2005 | The Interpreter | Universal Pictures | ||
| 2005 | One Six Right | English | ||
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons | Spanish | ||
| 2003 | A Decade Under the Influence | English | ||
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Stephen Delano | ||
| 2001 | The Majestic | Studio Executive | Voice | |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | English | ||
| 1999 | Random Hearts | Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Victor Ziegler | ||
| 1998 | A Civil Action | Al Eustis | ||
| 1995 | Sabrina | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1994 | Barbra: The Concert | English | ||
| 1993 | The Firm | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Emergency Room Doctor | Uncredited | |
| 1992 | The Player | Dick Mellon | ||
| 1992 | Husbands and Wives | Jack | ||
| 1990 | Havana | Universal Pictures | ||
| 1985 | Out of Africa | Universal Pictures | ||
| 1982 | Tootsie | Columbia Pictures |
Show all 38 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1979 | The Electric Horseman | Columbia Pictures/Universal Pictures | ||
| 1977 | Bobby Deerfield | Warner Bros./Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1975 | Three Days of the Condor | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1974 | The Yakuza | Warner Bros. | ||
| 1973 | The Way We Were | Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson | Warner Bros. | ||
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Cinerama Releasing Corporation | ||
| 1969 | Castle Keep | Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1968 | The Scalphunters | United Artists | ||
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1965 | The Slender Thread | Paramount Pictures | ||
| 1962 | War Hunt | Sergeant Owen Van Horn |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Sopranos | Warren Feldman | Episode: "Stage 5" | |
| 2006 | American Masters | Narrator | Episode: "John Ford/John Wayne" | |
| 2003 | Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin | Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2000 | Will & Grace | George Truman | 4 episodes | |
| 2000 | King of the Hill | Grant Trimble | Voice; Season 4: "Episode 23" | |
| 1998 | Mad About You | Dr. Sydney Warren | Episode: "Cheating on Sheila" | |
| 1994 | Frasier | Holden Thorpe (voice) | Episode: "The Candidate" | |
| 1962 | Ben Casey | Unknown | Episode: "Monument to an Aged Hunter" | |
| 1961 | The Untouchables | Charlie | Episode: "The Big Train Part One" | |
| 1961 | The New Breed | Austin Rogers Bert Masters | 2 episodes | |
| 1961 | The Deputy | Chuck Johnson | Episode: "Spoken in Silence" | |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle | Louie | Episode: "The Professor" | |
| 1961 | Have Gun , Will Travel | Joe Culp | Episodes: "Quiet Night in Town: Part 1 & 2" | |
| 1960 | The Twilight Zone | Arthur Willis | Episode: "The Trouble with Templeton" | |
| 1960 | Tales of Wells Fargo | Stan Ryker | Episode: "Angry Town" | |
| 1960 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Bernie Samuelson | Season 6 Episode 4: "The Contest for Aaron Gold" | |
| 1959 | The United States Steel Hour | Benson | Episode: "The Case of Julia Walton" | |
| 1959 | Startime | Harry | Episode: "Something Special" | |
| 1959 | Playhouse 90 | Andres | Episodes: "For Whom the Bell Tolls: Parts 1 & 2" | |
| 1959 | Brenner | Detective Al Dunn | 3 episodes | |
| 1959 | Armstrong Circle Theatre | Albert Rousseau | Episode: "35 Rue Du Marche" | |
| 1956 | The Kaiser Aluminum Hour | Shuber | Episode: "The Army Game" |