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Biography

Legendary actor Sydney Pollack is no stranger to being behind the camera and in front of it. Recieving praise from critics and fans alike,…more

Born

7/1/1934, Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Birth Name

Sydney Pollack

Gender

Male

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Star (1)

Role
- The Essentials
  Host
  - S 4: Ep 20 Casablanca
    8/14/04
  - S 4: Ep 19 The Lion in Winter
    8/7/04
  - S 4: Ep 18 To Kill a Mockingbird
    7/31/04
  - S 4: Ep 17 Citizen Kane
    7/24/04
  - S 4: Ep 16 Some Like it Hot
    7/17/04
  - + 41 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Will & Grace
  George Truman
  - S 8: Ep 19 Blanket Apology
    4/6/06
  - S 4: Ep 19 Cheatin' Trouble Blues
    3/28/02
  - S 3: Ep 16 Cheaters
    2/22/01
  - S 2: Ep 13 Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me In The Closet And I'm So Sad
    2/15/00
Guest Star (33)

Role
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself as George Fields
  - S 5: Ep 191 Monday, May 26, 2008
    5/26/08
- Entourage
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 No Cannes Do
    8/26/07
- The Sopranos
  Warren Feldman
  - S 6: Ep 14 Stage 5
    4/15/07
- American Masters
  Narrator
  - S 20: Ep 1 John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend
    5/10/06
- Shootout
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 6 Sydney Pollack
    10/23/05
- HBO First Look
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 8 The Interpreter
    4/14/05
  - S 6: Ep 8 The Making of 'Random Hearts'
    10/1/99
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 9 Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
    3/31/01
  - S 34: Ep 11 John Barry: Licence To Thrill
    11/13/00
- The Directors
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 Sydney Pollack
    3/7/01
- King of The Hill
  Grant Trimble
  - S 4: Ep 23 Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet
    5/14/00
- Just Shoot Me!
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 23 A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn
    5/9/00
- Will & Grace
  George Truman
- Mad About You
  Dr. Sydney Warren
  - S 6: Ep 13 Cheating on Sheila
    2/24/98
- Frasier
  Holden Thorpe
  - S 2: Ep 7 The Candidate
    11/8/94
- Great Performances
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 12 John Barry's Moviola
    3/29/93
- The Academy Awards
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 1 The 58th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/86
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Sydney Pollack
- Ben Casey
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 24 Monument to an Aged Hunter
    3/19/62
- The New Breed
  Austin Rogers
  - S 1: Ep 4 To None A Deadly Drug
    10/24/61
- Brenner
  Detective Al Dunn
  - S 1: Ep 16 Good Friend
    9/11/61
- The Asphalt Jungle
  Louie
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Professor
    5/28/61
- The Deputy
  Chuck Johnson
  - S 2: Ep 31 Spoken In Silence
    4/29/61
- Have Gun - Will Travel
  Joe Gulp
  - S 4: Ep 18 A Quiet Night in Town - Part II
    1/14/61
  - S 4: Ep 17 A Quiet Night in Town - Part I
    1/7/61
- The Twilight Zone
  Arthur Willis
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Trouble with Templeton
    12/9/60
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Bernie Samuelson
  - S 6: Ep 4 The Contest for Aaron Gold
    10/18/60
- The Armstrong Circle Theatre
  Albert Rousseau
  - S 11: Ep 2 35 Rue du Marche
    10/28/59
- The United States Steel Hour
  Benson
  - S 6: Ep 28 The Case of Julia Walton
    9/9/59
- Brenner
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 3 Family Man
    6/20/59
- Playhouse 90
  Andres
  - S 3: Ep 24 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part Two)
    3/19/59
  - S 3: Ep 23 For Whom the Bell Tolls (Part One)
    3/12/59
- The Big Story
  Sidney
  - S 8: Ep 31 Louis B. Seltzer Of The Cleveland Press aka Widow's Luck
    5/3/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Ledruf
  - S 10: Ep 17 Six Hours of Terror
    1/9/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Moose
  - S 9: Ep 45 Anna Santonello
    8/8/56
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour
  Pvt. Shuber
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Army Game
    7/3/56
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Milton Heller
  - S 9: Ep 10 Once a Genius
    11/30/55
Writer (1)

Role
- American Masters
  Writer
  - S 20: Ep 7 Sketches of Frank Gehry
    9/27/06
Director (10)

Role
- American Masters
  Director
  - S 20: Ep 7 Sketches of Frank Gehry
    9/27/06
- Slattery's People
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 6 What Can You Do with a Wounded Tiger?
    10/22/65
  - S 1: Ep 6 Question: What Became of the White Tortilla?
    10/26/64
- Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 1 The Game
    9/15/65
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Fliers
    2/5/65
  - S 2: Ep 2 Murder in the First
    10/9/64
  - S 1: Ep 14 Two is the Number
    1/31/64
  - S 1: Ep 2 Something About Lee Wiley
    10/11/63
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Last Clear Chance
    3/11/65
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Watchman
    5/14/64
- The Fugitive (1963)
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 3 Man on a String
    9/29/64
- Breaking Point
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 1 Solo for B-Flat Clarinet
    9/16/63
- Ben Casey
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 1 For This Relief, Much Thanks
    9/9/63
  - S 2: Ep 21 Suffer the Little Children
    2/25/63
  - S 2: Ep 16 A Cardinal Act Of Mercy (pt 2)
    1/21/63
  - S 2: Ep 15 A Cardinal Act of Mercy (pt 1)
    1/14/63
  - S 2: Ep 14 I'll Be Alright In The Morning
    1/7/63
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 22 Diagnosis: Danger
    3/1/63
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Black Curtain
    11/11/62
- The Defenders (1961)
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 16 Kill or Be Killed
    1/5/63
- Cain's Hundred
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Fixer
    12/12/61
  - S 1: Ep 6 King of the Mountain
    10/24/61
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
  Executive Producer
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Real Botswana Diamond
    4/19/09
  - S 1: Ep 5 Beauty and Integrity
    4/12/09
  - S 1: Ep 4 Problems With Moral Philosophy
    4/5/09
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Boy with the African Heart
    3/29/09
  - S 1: Ep 2 Poison
    3/22/09
  - + 2 More Credits

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- Sydney married Claire Griswold September 22, 1958. They had three children together; Steven born in 1959, Rebecca born in 1963 and Rachel, born in 1969. They are still married today. It was the first marriage for both Sydney and Claire.
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- Sydney has directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Jane Fonda, Gig Young, Susannah York, Barbra Streisand, Paul Newman, Melinda Dillon, Jessica Lange, Dustin Hoffman, Teri Garr, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Holly Hunter. Gig Young and Jessica Lange won Oscars for their performances in one of Sydney's movies.
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- In 1986, Sydney won the Silver Ribbon award at theItalian National Syndicate of Film Journalists Awards in the category of Best Director - Foreign Film (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero) for his 1985 picture Out of Africa.
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- Sydney (on his favorite part of the filmmaking process): Editing, because I'm alone and there isn't the necessity of having to organize so many people. Editing feels almost like sculpting or a form of continuing the writing process.
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- Sydney: I don't value a film I've enjoyed making. If it's good, it's damned hard work.
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