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Sidney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack
Sydney Pollack
Directing
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).…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director (archive footage)
Citizen Jane Fonda
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
Amazing Grace
as Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Story of The Swimmer
as Self (archive footage)
Char·ac·ter
as Self
A Very Quiet Man
as Self
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
as Self
Adapting Austen
as Self
TV Shows
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self · 1 ep.
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack · 1 ep.
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman · 1 ep.
The Directors
as Self · 2 ep.
Will & Grace
as George Truman · 5 ep.
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) · 1 ep.
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack · 1 ep.
American Cinema
as Self · 1 ep.
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self · 1 ep.
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) · 1 ep.
