Sydney Pollack

Also Credited As:

Sydney Irwin Pollack
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Biography

A career that began as an actor and acting coach eventually led to directing, thanks to the advice of actor Burt Lancaster. After years of honing his directorial skills on television, Pollack began picking up feature film work in the mid-'60s. The grueling Depression-era drama "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" (1969) garnered him his first Academy Award nomination and put Pollack on the map as a director of note. He would direct Robert Redford …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Camera, Film & Tape, Other

Born

Sydney Irwin Pollack on July 1, 1934 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

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Burt Lancaster

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Eyes Wide Shut

Victor Ziegler

Robert Redford & Sydney Pollack: The Men and Their Movies

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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

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Jessica Lange: It's Only Make-Believe

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Made of Honor

Thomas Sr.

War Hunt

Sgt Van Horn

Natalie Wood

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Michael Clayton

Marty Bach

Intimate Portrait: Jessica Lange

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Intimate Portrait: Teri Garr

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Fidel

Himself

Planet Hollywood Salutes the Top 10 Comedy Movies of All-Time

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John Barry's Moviola

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Random Hearts

Carl Broman

Husbands and Wives

Jack

Independent's Day

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Tootsie

George Fields

Avenue Montaigne

Brian Sobinski

Robert Redford

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Tom Cruise

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Robert Mitchum: The Reluctant Star

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Naked Hollywood

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