Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 35
2010s
- 2018
Amazing Grace
Director
2000s
- 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Director
- 2005
1990s
- 1999
- 1995
- 1993
- 1990
Havana
Director
Sanford Meisner Master Class
Director
1980s
- 1985
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1979
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
Castle Keep
Director
- 1968
The Swimmer
Co-Director
- 1966
- 1965
The Slender Thread
Director
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
Frontier Circus
Director
- 1960
Produced 47
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
James Taylor | One Man Band
Executive Producer
- 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Executive Producer
- 2005
Forty Shades of Blue
Executive Producer
- 2003
In the Name of Love
Executive Producer
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Up at the Villa
Executive Producer
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1995
Red Wind
Executive Producer
- 1993
- 1992
A Private Matter
Executive Producer
Leaving Normal
Executive Producer
- 1991
- 1990
Havana
Producer
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
- 1985
- 1984
Songwriter
Producer
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
Honeysuckle Rose
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1977
- 1975
- 1974
Acted in 32
2000s
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
Avenue Montaigne
Brian Sobinski
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
- 1993
- 1992
1980s
- 1982
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Andres
- 1958
Now Is Tomorrow
Capt. Stein
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
Other crew 3
1980s
- 1986
1960s
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
The Turn of the Screw
Dialogue Coach
Camera 1
2000s
- 2006
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Director of Photography
Wrote 1
1950s
- 1959
Appearances61
2020s
- 2025
- 2020
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2018
Amazing Grace
Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2014
The Story of The Swimmer
Self (archive footage)
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
Self
- 2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · 1 episode
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
- 2007
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Self
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
- 2006
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Self
- 2005
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Narrator (voice)
One Six Right
Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self
The Last Mogul
Self
- 2004
Something About Sydney Pollack
Self
A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard'
Self
Barbra Streisand: The Concert - Live at the MGM Grand
Self
- 2003
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
Narrator
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
- 2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Narrator (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
- 2001
Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot
Self
The Story Behind "Absence of Malice"
Self
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand
self
- 2000
Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
A Song of Africa
Self
1990s
- 1999
The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut'
Self
The Way We Were: Looking Back
Self
- 1998
Independent's Day
Self
- 1997
The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson
Self
- 1996
Love in Hollywood
Self
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
Self
- 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
American Cinema
Self · 1 episode
- 1993
Willie Nelson: The Big Six-O
Self
- 1991
Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star
Self
- 1990
Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies
Self
1980s
- 1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self
- 1986
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Self
- 1982
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1973
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
Narrator (voice)
- 1972
- 1971
1960s
- 1968
Thanked in the credits2
2010s
- 2012
1980s
- 1988
A Tiger's Tale
Thanks