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When a fatal virus is detected in Los Angeles, authorities work desperately to stop it from spreading.
Clip: Keller and Dot talk as they leave the crime scene
This is the theatrical trailer for Made of Honor, directed by Paul Weiland.

Overview

Date of Death:
26 May 2008, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Mini Biography:
Sydney Pollack was an Academy Award-winning director, producer, actor... more
Trivia:
Was first choice to direct The Saint (1997). more
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 19 wins & 27 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Hollywood Nastiness: 'Reader' Trouble as Rudin Bails
 (From Rope Of Silicon. 10 October 2008, 4:40 AM, PDT)

Dunaway Struggled With Role Opposite 'Gorgeous' Redford
 (From WENN. 6 October 2008, 9:16 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Sydney Pollack has 4 in-development credits available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Director:
  1. Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
  2. The Interpreter (2005)
    ... aka Interprète, L' (France)

  3. Random Hearts (1999)
  4. Sabrina (1995)
    ... aka Sabrina (Germany)
  5. The Firm (1993)
  6. Havana (1990/I)

  7. Out of Africa (1985)
  8. Tootsie (1982)
  9. Absence of Malice (1981)

  10. The Electric Horseman (1979)
  11. Bobby Deerfield (1977)
    ... aka Heaven Has No Favorites (Australia)
  12. Three Days of the Condor (1975)
    ... aka 3 Days of the Condor (Australia)
  13. The Yakuza (1974)
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
  14. The Way We Were (1973)
  15. Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

  16. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
  17. Castle Keep (1969)
  18. The Swimmer (1968) (uncredited)
  19. The Scalphunters (1968)
  20. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
  21. The Slender Thread (1965)
  22. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" (5 episodes, 1963-1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - The Game (1965) TV episode
        - The Fliers (1965) TV episode
        - Murder in the First (1964) TV episode
        - Two Is the Number (1964) TV episode
        - Something About Lee Wiley (1963) TV episode
  23. "Kraft Suspense Theatre" (2 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
        - The Last Clear Chance (1965) TV episode
        - The Watchman (1964) TV episode
  24. "Slattery's People" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Question: What Became of the White Tortilla? (1964) TV episode
  25. "The Fugitive" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Man on a String (1964) TV episode
  26. "Breaking Point" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Solo for B-Flat Clarinet (1963) TV episode
  27. "Ben Casey" (10 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - For This Relief, Much Thanks (1963) TV episode
        - Suffer the Little Children (1963) TV episode
        - A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 2 (1963) TV episode
        - A Cardinal Act of Mercy: Part 1 (1963) TV episode
        - I'll Be Alright in the Morning (1963) TV episode
          (5 more)
  28. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Diagnosis: Danger (1963) TV episode
        - The Black Curtain (1962) TV episode
  29. "The Defenders" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Kill or Be Killed (1963) TV episode
  30. "Frontier Circus" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Incident at Pawnee Gun (1962) TV episode
  31. "The Tall Man" (2 episodes, 1962)
        - Phoebe (1962) TV episode
        - Rio Doloroso (1962) TV episode
  32. "Target: The Corruptors" (1 episode, 1962)
        - The Wrecker (1962) TV episode
  33. "Cain's Hundred" (1 episode, 1961)
        - King of the Mountain (1961) TV episode
Producer:
  1. Margaret (2009) (completed) (producer)
  2. The Reader (2008) (completed) (producer)

  3. Recount (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
  4. Leatherheads (2008) (executive producer)
    ... aka Verlockendes Spiel, Ein (Germany)
  5. The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008) (TV) (executive producer)
  6. Michael Clayton (2007) (producer)
  7. Breaking and Entering (2006) (producer)
  8. Catch a Fire (2006) (executive producer)
    ... aka Au nom de la liberté (France)
  9. Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005) (executive producer)
  10. The Interpreter (2005) (executive producer)
    ... aka Interprète, L' (France)
  11. Forty Shades of Blue (2005) (executive producer)
  12. In the Name of Love (2003) (executive producer)
    ... aka Russian Wives (USA)
  13. Cold Mountain (2003) (producer)
  14. The Quiet American (2002) (executive producer)
    ... aka Stille Amerikaner, Der (Germany)
    ... aka The Spy (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Un américain bien tranquille (France)
  15. Heaven (2002/I) (executive producer)
    ... aka Heaven (France) (Germany)
  16. Iris (2001/I) (executive producer)
  17. Birthday Girl (2001) (executive producer)
  18. Blow Dry (2001) (executive producer)
    ... aka Über kurz oder lang (Germany)
  19. Up at the Villa (2000) (executive producer)

  20. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Mysterious Yearning Secretive Sad Lonely Troubled Confused Loving Musical Gifted Intelligent Beautiful Tender Sensitive Haunted Passionate Talented Mr. Ripley (USA: complete title)
  21. Random Hearts (1999) (producer)
  22. Poodle Springs (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  23. Sliding Doors (1998) (producer)
  24. Bronx County (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
  25. Sabrina (1995) (producer)
    ... aka Sabrina (Germany)
  26. Sense and Sensibility (1995) (executive producer)
  27. Flesh and Bone (1993) (executive producer)
  28. Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) (executive producer)
    ... aka Innocent Moves
  29. The Firm (1993) (producer)
  30. "Fallen Angels" (1993) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
  31. A Private Matter (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
    ... aka Miss Sherri (USA)
  32. Leaving Normal (1992) (executive producer)
  33. Dead Again (1991) (executive producer)
  34. King Ralph (1991) (executive producer)
  35. Havana (1990/I) (producer)
  36. White Palace (1990) (executive producer)
  37. Presumed Innocent (1990) (producer)

  38. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (executive producer)
  39. Bright Lights, Big City (1988) (producer)
  40. Out of Africa (1985) (producer)
  41. Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985) (executive producer)
  42. Songwriter (1984) (producer)
  43. Tootsie (1982) (producer)
  44. Absence of Malice (1981) (producer)
  45. Honeysuckle Rose (1980) (executive producer)
    ... aka On the Road Again (USA: reissue title)

  46. Bobby Deerfield (1977) (producer)
    ... aka Heaven Has No Favorites (Australia)
  47. The Yakuza (1974) (producer)
    ... aka Brotherhood of the Yakuza (UK: video title)
Actor:
  1. Made of Honor (2008) .... Thomas Bailey Sr.
    ... aka Made of Honour (Australia) (Hong Kong: English title) (UK)
  2. Michael Clayton (2007) .... Marty Bach
  3. "The Sopranos" .... Warren Feldman (1 episode, 2007)
        - Stage 5 (2007) TV episode .... Warren Feldman
  4. "American Masters" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2006)
        - John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) TV episode .... Narrator
  5. "Will & Grace" .... George Truman (4 episodes, 2000-2006)
        - Blanket Apology (2006) TV episode .... George Truman
        - Cheatin' Trouble Blues (2002) TV episode .... George Truman
        - Cheaters (2001) TV episode .... George Truman
        - Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad (2000) TV episode .... George Truman
  6. Fauteuils d'orchestre (2006) .... Brian Sobinski
    ... aka Orchestra Seats (Canada: English title: festival title) (UK)
    ... aka Avenue Montaigne (USA)
  7. The Interpreter (2005) (uncredited) .... Jay Pettigrew
    ... aka Interprète, L' (France)
  8. Changing Lanes (2002) .... Stephen Delano
  9. The Majestic (2001) (voice) .... Studio Executive
  10. "Fling" .... Elizabeth's Husband (1 episode)
        - Pilot (????) TV episode .... Elizabeth's Husband
  11. "King of the Hill" .... Grant Trimble (1 episode, 2000)
        - Transnational Amusements Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet (2000) TV episode (voice) .... Grant Trimble

  12. Random Hearts (1999) .... Carl Broman
  13. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) .... Victor Ziegler
    ... aka EWS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  14. A Civil Action (1998) .... Al Eustis
  15. "Mad About You" .... Dr. Sydney Warren (1 episode, 1998)
        - Cheating on Sheila (1998) TV episode .... Dr. Sydney Warren
  16. "Frasier" .... Holden Thorpe (1 episode, 1994)
        - The Candidate (1994) TV episode (voice) .... Holden Thorpe
  17. Husbands and Wives (1992) .... Jack
  18. Death Becomes Her (1992) (uncredited) .... E.R. Doctor
  19. The Player (1992) .... Dick Mellon

  20. Tootsie (1982) (uncredited) .... George Fields

  21. The Electric Horseman (1979) (uncredited) .... Man who makes pass at Alice

  22. "The New Breed" .... Austin Rogers / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
        - Walk This Street Lightly (1962) TV episode .... Bert Masters
        - The Compulsion to Confess (1961) TV episode .... Austin Rogers
  23. War Hunt (1962) .... Sgt. Owen Van Horn
  24. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1962)
        - Monument to an Aged Hunter (1962) TV episode
  25. "The Asphalt Jungle" .... Louie (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Professor (1961) TV episode .... Louie
  26. "The Deputy" .... Chuck Johnson (1 episode, 1961)
        - Spoken in Silence (1961) TV episode .... Chuck Johnson
  27. "Have Gun - Will Travel" .... Joe Gulp (2 episodes, 1961)
        - Quiet Night in Town: Part 2 (1961) TV episode .... Joe Gulp
        - Quiet Night in Town: Part 1 (1961) TV episode .... Joe Gulp
  28. "The Twilight Zone" .... Arthur Willis (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - The Trouble with Templeton (1960) TV episode .... Arthur Willis
  29. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Bernie Samuelson (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Contest for Aaron Gold (1960) TV episode .... Bernie Samuelson

  30. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Benson (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Case of Julia Walton (1959) TV episode .... Benson
  31. "Brenner" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Family Man (1959) TV episode
  32. "Playhouse 90" .... Andres (2 episodes, 1959)
        - For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 2 (1959) TV episode .... Andres
        - For Whom the Bell Tolls: Part 1 (1959) TV episode .... Andres
  33. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... Shuber (1 episode, 1956)
        - The Army Game (1956) TV episode .... Shuber
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986) (consultant)

  2. The Turn of the Screw (1959/I) (TV) (dialogue director)
Thanks:
  1. Stephanie Daley (2006) (very special thanks)
  2. Budd Boetticher: An American Original (2005) (V) (special thanks)
  3. Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) (TV) (special thanks)
  4. A Song of Africa (2000) (V) (special thanks)

  5. The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999) (V) (the producers wish to thank)
Self:
  1. "Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Sydney Pollack (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V) .... Himself
  3. Great Bolshy Yarblockos! Making 'A Clockwork Orange' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  4. View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  5. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  6. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. The Visions of Stanley Kubrick (2007) (V) .... Himself
  8. "Entourage" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - No Cannes Do (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  9. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
  10. "Sunday Morning Shootout" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2007)
    ... aka Hollywood Shootout (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Shootout (USA: new title)
        - Sydney Pollack/John Lesher/Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu/Abigail Breslin/Michael Arndt/Alan Arkin (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Best of 'D' (2006) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.6 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  11. 2006 BAFTA/LA Cunard Britannia Awards (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Jour de fête" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 24 October 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode #1.4 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) .... Himself
  15. Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
    ... aka Filmmakers in Action (USA)
  16. "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2000-2005)
        - Marlon Brando: The Agony of Genius (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Jessica Lange: On Her Own Terms (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Robert Redford: Hollywood Outlaw (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005) .... Himself
  18. One Six Right (2005) .... Himself
  19. "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
        - Jane Fonda (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  20. Cineastas contra magnates (2005) .... Himself
  21. "Tout le monde en parle" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Episode dated 28 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "HARDtalk Extra" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Sydney Pollack (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  23. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1999-2005)
        - The Interpreter (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Making of 'Random Hearts' (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  24. The Last Mogul (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka The Last Mogul: Life and Times of Lew Wasserman (USA: long title)
  25. The Needs of Kim Stanley (2005)
  26. Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  27. Im freien Fall - Tom Tykwer und das Kino (2004) .... Himself
  28. E! Entertainment Special: Tom Cruise (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  29. Climbing 'Cold Mountain' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  30. AFI Tribute to Meryl Streep (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  31. Something About Sydney Pollack (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  32. A Dying Breed: The Making of 'The Leopard' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  33. Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  34. The Words and Music of 'Cold Mountain' (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  35. A Journey to 'Cold Mountain' (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  36. Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (2003) .... Narrator
  38. The Score (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  39. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
  40. More About the Condor (2003) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka À propos du Condor (France)
  41. I Love New York (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  42. "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Dustin Hoffman (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  43. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  44. Sydney Pollack y la generación del compromiso (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  45. "Anatomy of a Scene" .... Himself - Executive Producer (1 episode)
        - The Quiet American (????) TV episode .... Himself - Executive Producer
  46. "The Ray Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode #1.7 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
  47. Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  48. "The Essentials" (2001) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  49. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) .... Himself
  50. "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - John Barry: Licence to Thrill (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  51. Hollywood, D.C. (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  52. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  53. "Just Shoot Me!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - A&E Biography: Nina Van Horn (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  54. The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  55. A Song of Africa (2000) (V) .... Himself
  56. Lost Angeles - Eine Stadt zwischen Traum und Trauma (2000) .... Himself

  57. "Mundo VIP" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Show nº182 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  58. "The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes)
        - The Films of Anthony Minghella (????) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Films of Sydney Pollack (????) TV episode .... Himself
  59. Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' (1999) (V) .... Himself
  60. The Way We Were: Looking Back (1999) (V) .... Himself - Director
  61. Independent's Day (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  62. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Jessica Lange (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  63. Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  64. The Directors: Sydney Pollack (1997) (V) .... Himself
  65. "American Cinema" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Hollywood Style (????) TV episode .... Himself
  66. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Inside the Actors Studio: The Craft of Theatre and Film (USA: first season title)
        - Episode #1.12 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  67. Willie Nelson: The Big Six-0 (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  68. John Barry: Moviola (1993) (TV) .... Himself
  69. "Naked Hollywood" (1991) TV mini-series .... Himself

  70. Hello Actors Studio (1988) (TV) .... Himself
  71. One Voice (1986) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself/Audience Member
  72. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Picture & Best Director
  73. Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985) .... Himself
  74. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1985) (V) .... Himself
  75. The 55th Annual Academy Awards (1983) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Picture & Best Director
  76. The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) .... Himself

  77. The Men Who Made the Movies: Howard Hawks (1973) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  78. The Saga of Jeremiah Johnson (1972) .... Himself

  79. The Moviemakers (1969) (uncredited) .... Himself (director)
Archive Footage:
  1. The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards (2008) (TV) .... Himself - in memoriam
  2. "Entertainment Tonight"
        - Episode dated 28 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 27 May 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  3. Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (2007) (TV) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Credited as actor, in Barbara Streisand's The Broadway Album, on the song "Putting it Together". more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 5 Interviews | 28 Articles more
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