Sydney Pollack

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 a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards and six BAFTA Awards.

Pollack won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for ''Out of Africa'' (1985). He was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best Director for ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969) and ''Tootsie'' (1982). Pollack's other notable films include ''Jeremiah Johnson'' (1972), ''The Way We Were'' (1973), ''The Yakuza'' (1974), ''Three Days of the Condor'' (1975), ''Absence of Malice'' (1981), ''The Firm'' (1993), and ''Sabrina'' (1995).

Pollack produced and acted in ''Michael Clayton'' (2007), and he produced numerous films including ''The Fabulous Baker Boys'' (1989), ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), ''The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), ''Iris'' (2001), ''Cold Mountain'' (2003) and ''The Reader'' (2008). Pollack acted in Robert Altman's ''The Player'' (1992), Woody Allen's ''Husbands and Wives'' (1993), and Stanley Kubrick's ''Eyes Wide Shut'' (1999). Provided by Wikipedia