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Sydney Pollack

Jul 01, 1934 - May 26, 2008 (73 years old) in Lafayette, Indiana, USA

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).

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Known For

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Frasier
Holden Thorpe (voice)
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King of the Hill
Grant Trimble (voice)
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Have Gun, Will Travel
Joe Culp
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Mad About You
Dr. Sydney Warren
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The Twilight Zone
Arthur Willis
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The Sopranos
Warren Feldman
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Will & Grace
George Truman
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Entourage
Sydney Pollack
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Just Shoot Me!
Sydney Pollack
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Great Performances
Self

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