Directed credits
31
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Directing
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 11All crew credits: 75
TMDB ID: 2226
IMDb ID: nm0001628
Known for: Directing
Born: July 1, 1934
Died: May 26, 2008
Age: 73
Place of birth: Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.71
Wikidata: Q51522
Also known as
Sidney Pollack • Sydney Irwin Pollack
Frequent jobs
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Biography
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). Pollack acted in Robert Altman's The Player (1992), Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sydney Pollack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sydney Pollack.
Amazing Grace
Director
2018 Movie
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Director
2006 Movie
The Firm
Director
1993 Movie
Havana
Director
1990 Movie
Sanford Meisner Master Class
Director
1990 Movie
Out of Africa
Director
1985 Movie
Tootsie
Director
1982 Movie
Absence of Malice
Director
1981 Movie
The Electric Horseman
Director
1979 Movie
Bobby Deerfield
Director
1977 Movie
Three Days of the Condor
Director
1975 Movie
The Yakuza
Director
1974 Movie
The Way We Were
Director
1973 Movie
Jeremiah Johnson
Director
1972 Movie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Director
1969 Movie
Castle Keep
Director
1969 Movie
The Swimmer
Co-Director
1968 Movie
The Scalphunters
Director
1968 Movie
This Property Is Condemned
Director
1966 Movie
The Slender Thread
Director
1965 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Sydney Pollack.
Slattery's People
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
The Fugitive
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
Breaking Point
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
Arrest and Trial
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
Frontier Circus
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
Ben Casey
Director • 9 eps
1961 Series
Target: The Corruptors!
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
Cain's Hundred
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
The Tall Man
Director • 2 eps
1960 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sydney Pollack.
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director (archive footage)
2025 Movie
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Director
1969 Movie
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler
1999 Movie
The Reader
Producer
2008 Movie
Sense and Sensibility
Executive Producer
1995 Movie
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
as Self
2001 Movie
Three Days of the Condor
Director
1975 Movie
Jeremiah Johnson
Director
1972 Movie
The Swimmer
Co-Director
1968 Movie
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
Tootsie
Director
1982 Movie
The Player
as Dick Mellen
1992 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sydney Pollack.
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis • 1 eps
1959 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bernie Samuelson • 1 eps
1955 Series
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sydney Pollack.
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler
1999 Movie
Michael Clayton
Producer
2007 Movie
Sense and Sensibility
Executive Producer
1995 Movie
Out of Africa
Director
1985 Movie
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012 Movie
Sabrina
Producer
1995 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sydney Pollack.
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
The Fugitive
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis • 1 eps
1959 Series
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1968 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sydney Pollack.
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012 Movie
Margaret
Producer
2011 Movie
The Reader
Producer
2008 Movie
Recount
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
Leatherheads
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
James Taylor | One Man Band
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
Michael Clayton
Producer
2007 Movie
Breaking and Entering
Producer
2006 Movie
Catch a Fire
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Forty Shades of Blue
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
The Interpreter
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
Cold Mountain
Producer
2003 Movie
In the Name of Love
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
The Quiet American
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
Heaven
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
Iris
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sydney Pollack.
Fallen Angels
Executive Producer • 15 eps
1993 Series
Startime
Dialogue • 1 eps
1959 Series
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sydney Pollack.
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director (archive footage)
2025 Movie
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Citizen Jane Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
Amazing Grace
as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
2018 Movie
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014 Movie
The Story of The Swimmer
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Movie
Char·ac·ter
as Self
2012 Movie
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
as Self
2009 Movie
Made of Honor
as Thomas Sr.
2008 Movie
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
2008 Movie
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007 Movie
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sydney Pollack.
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
The Directors
as Self • 2 eps
1999 Series
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
1997 Series
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
American Cinema
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
The South Bank Show
1 eps
1978 Series