He won a Academy Award for Directing for Out of Africa.

Pollack's acting career kickstarted whilst he was directing Tootsie with Dustin Hoffman, of which his rows with a dedicated method actor became swell known. Hoffman got begun pushing a idea that Pollack play a role of his professional, which Pollack reluctantly agreed to wash. a scenes of Pollack & Hoffman arguing is actually a reflection of their relationship off screen when you took the making of the film. The 1st rate character actor, Pollack went onto come out inside many films like A Civil Action and Eyes Wide Shut, when well as his have including The Interpreter.He is a revenant guest star on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, playing Will Truman's unfaithful father, George.

Selected filmography
The Interpreter (2005) director, executive producer, and actor Cold Mountain (2003) producer The Quiet American (2002) executive producer Iris (2001) executive producer The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) executive producer Eyes Wide Shut (1999) actor Random Hearts (1999) director Sliding Doors (1998) producer Sabrina (1995) director/producer Sense and Sensibility (1995) executive producer The Firm (1993) director/producer Husbands and Wives (1992) actor Havana (1990) director/co-producer The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) executive producer Out of Africa (1985) director/producer Tootsie (1982) director/producer/actor Absence of Malice (1981) director/producer The Electric Horseman (1979) director/actor Bobby Deerfield (1977) director/producer The Yakuza (1975) director/producer Three Days of the Condor (1975) director The Way We Were (1973) director Jeremiah Johnson (1972) director ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) director/screenwriter/producer Castle Keep (1969) director The Swimmer (1968) co-director The Scalphunters' (1968) director This Property is Condemned (1966) director The Slender Thread'' (1965) director