Sydney Pollack

★ Directing #214

1934 - 2008 (age 73) • Directing

Born: 7/1/1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Died: 5/26/2008 (age 73)

Known for: Directing

Sydney Pollack

★ Directing #214

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.

Known For

Silver Linings Playbook

72%

Thanks

2012

Eyes Wide Shut

75%

Victor Ziegler

1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley

72%

Executive Producer

1999

The Sopranos

87%

Warren Feldman

1999

The Reader

75%

Producer

2008

The Firm

67%

Director

1993

Michael Clayton

68%

Marty Bach

2007

Cold Mountain

69%

Producer

2003

John Candy: I Like Me

79%

Self - Director (archive footage)

2025

Babenco: Tell Me When I Die

71%

Self (archive footage)

2020

Citizen Jane Fonda

72%

2020

Amazing Grace

72%

Self - Director (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

Amazing Grace

72%

Director

2018

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

65%

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2014

The Story of The Swimmer

Self (archive footage)

2014

Char·ac·ter

40%

Self

2012

Silver Linings Playbook

72%

Thanks

2012

Margaret

64%

Producer

2011

Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood

Self

2009

Adapting Austen

Self

2009

A Very Quiet Man

Self

2009

The Reader

75%

Producer

2008

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

75%

Self

2008

Recount

68%

Executive Producer

2008

Made of Honor

65%

Thomas Sr.

2008

Leatherheads

59%

Executive Producer

2008

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

60%

Self

2008

James Taylor | One Man Band

Executive Producer

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

60%

Self

2007

View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'

74%

Self

2007

The Visions of Stanley Kubrick

69%

Self

2007

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

62%

Self

2007

Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'

61%

Self

2007

Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick

66%

Self

2007

Michael Clayton

68%

Marty Bach

2007

Michael Clayton

68%

Producer

2007