As Actor
Eyes Wide Shut
1999
7.5
Sydney Pollack
Acting
Born
July 1, 1934
Place of Birth
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Deceased
May 26, 2008
Biography
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor. For his film Out of Africa (1985), Pollack won the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture. He was also nominated for Best Director Oscars for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Tootsie (1982). Some of his other best-known works include Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Way We Were (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and Absence of Malice (1981). His subsequent films included Havana (1990), The Firm (1993), The Interpreter (2005), and he produced and acted in Michael Clayton (2007). Pollack also made appearances in Robert Altman's Hollywood mystery The Player (1992), Woody Allen's relationship drama Husbands and Wives (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's erotic psychological drama Eyes Wide Shut (1999).
The Filmography
As Actor
The Way We Were: Looking Back
1999
9.4
As Actor
Independent's Day
1998
5.0
As Actor
Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach
1996
7.0
As Director
Sabrina
1995
6.2
As Director
The Firm
1993
6.7
As Actor
Husbands and Wives
1992
7.0
As Director
Havana
1990
5.8
As Actor
Hello Actors Studio
1988
6.5
As Director
Out of Africa
1985
7.2
As Actor, As Director
Tootsie
1982
7.2
As Director
Absence of Malice
1981
6.6
As Director
The Electric Horseman
1979
6.1
As Director
Bobby Deerfield
1977
5.9
As Director
Three Days of the Condor
1975
7.3
As Director
The Yakuza
1974
7.1
As Director
The Way We Were
1973
7.0
As Actor
The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks
1973
6.8
As Actor
The Men Who Made the Movies: King Vidor
1973
6.0
As Director
Jeremiah Johnson
1972
7.3