Directed credits
32
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sydney Pollack
Directing
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 11All crew credits: 72
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: 6.66
Wikidata: Q51522
Also known as
Sidney Pollack • Sydney Irwin Pollack
Frequent jobs
Director (32)Executive Producer (26)Producer (9)Thanks (2)Dialect Coach (1)Dialogue Coach (1)Other (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sydney Pollack.
6.9
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Director
2006 Movie
6.3
The Interpreter
Director
2005 Movie
5.6
Random Hearts
Director
1999 Movie
6.2
Sabrina
Director
1995 Movie
6.7
The Firm
Director
1993 Movie
5.8
Havana
Director
1990 Movie
Sanford Meisner Master Class
Director
1990 Movie
7.2
Out of Africa
Director
1985 Movie
7.2
Tootsie
Director
1982 Movie
6.6
Absence of Malice
Director
1981 Movie
6.1
The Electric Horseman
Director
1979 Movie
5.8
Bobby Deerfield
Director
1977 Movie
7.3
Three Days of the Condor
Director
1975 Movie
7.1
The Yakuza
Director
1974 Movie
7.0
The Way We Were
Director
1973 Movie
7.3
Jeremiah Johnson
Director
1972 Movie
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Director
1969 Movie
5.7
Castle Keep
Director
1969 Movie
6.4
The Scalphunters
Director
1968 Movie
6.4
This Property Is Condemned
Director
1966 Movie
7.1
The Slender Thread
Director
1965 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Sydney Pollack.
5.0
Slattery's People
Director • 1 eps
1964 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.2
Breaking Point
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.7
Arrest and Trial
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
4.7
Frontier Circus
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.6
Ben Casey
Director • 9 eps
1961 Series
3.5
Target: The Corruptors!
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.7
Cain's Hundred
Director • 2 eps
1961 Series
5.9
The Defenders
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
6.3
The Tall Man
Director • 2 eps
1960 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sydney Pollack.
7.6
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Director
1969 Movie
7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler
1999 Movie
7.5
The Reader
Producer
2008 Movie
7.4
Sense and Sensibility
Executive Producer
1995 Movie
7.4
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Self
2001 Movie
7.3
Jeremiah Johnson
Director
1972 Movie
7.3
Three Days of the Condor
Director
1975 Movie
7.2
Tootsie
Director
1982 Movie
7.2
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
7.2
The Player
as Dick Mellen
1992 Movie
7.2
Out of Africa
Director
1985 Movie
7.1
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Sydney Pollack.
8.7
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Bernie Samuelson • 1 eps
1955 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
6.8
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sydney Pollack.
7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
as Victor Ziegler
1999 Movie
7.4
Sense and Sensibility
Executive Producer
1995 Movie
7.1
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012 Movie
6.2
Sabrina
Director
1995 Movie
6.7
The Firm
Director
1993 Movie
7.2
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Executive Producer
1999 Movie
7.2
The Player
as Dick Mellen
1992 Movie
6.1
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Other
1986 Movie
6.4
Heaven
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
6.8
Death Becomes Her
as Hospital Doctor (uncredited)
1992 Movie
6.4
Iris
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sydney Pollack.
8.7
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.8
Great Performances
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Willis • 1 eps
1959 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
1944 Series
6.8
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
7.2
The Fugitive
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Joe Culp • 2 eps
1957 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sydney Pollack.
7.1
Silver Linings Playbook
Thanks
2012 Movie
6.3
Margaret
Producer
2011 Movie
7.5
The Reader
Producer
2008 Movie
6.8
Recount
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
5.9
Leatherheads
Executive Producer
2008 Movie
James Taylor | One Man Band
Executive Producer
2007 Movie
6.8
Michael Clayton
Producer
2007 Movie
6.1
Breaking and Entering
Producer
2006 Movie
6.2
Catch a Fire
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
4.1
Forty Shades of Blue
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
6.9
Cold Mountain
Producer
2003 Movie
In the Name of Love
Executive Producer
2003 Movie
6.5
The Quiet American
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
6.4
Heaven
Executive Producer
2002 Movie
6.4
Iris
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
5.9
Birthday Girl
Executive Producer
2001 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sydney Pollack.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sydney Pollack.
7.8
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director (archive footage)
2025 Movie
7.1
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
2020 Movie
7.8
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020 Movie
6.5
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
4.0
Char·ac·ter
as Self
2012 Movie
Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood
as Self
2009 Movie
6.4
Made of Honor
as Thomas Sr.
2008 Movie
6.0
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
2008 Movie
6.9
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007 Movie
6.9
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
as Self
2007 Movie
6.1
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
as Self
2007 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sydney Pollack.
7.5
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.4
Entourage
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
2004 Series
8.7
The Sopranos
as Warren Feldman • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.8
The Directors
as Self • 2 eps
1999 Series
6.8
Will & Grace
as George Truman • 5 eps
1998 Series
6.6
Just Shoot Me!
as Sydney Pollack • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.4
King of the Hill
as Grant Trimble (voice) • 1 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
American Cinema
as Self • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Frasier
as Holden Thorpe (voice) • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mad About You
as Dr. Sydney Warren • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as Self • 2 eps
1975 Series