Hollywood legend Sydney Pollack died Monday at his Los Angeles home after a brief battle with cancer. He was 73.Pollack won the Best Picture and Best Director Academy Awards for 1985's "Out of Africa," and has directed such classics as "Tootsie," "The Electric Horseman," and "The Way We Were."
He produced a slew of movies as well: "Michael Clayton," "The Interpreter," "Cold Mountain," "Bright Lights, Big City" ... the list goes on and on.
Pollack appeared in many of his films, most memorably as attorney Marty Bach in "Michael Clayton," and as Dustin Hoffman's agent in "Tootsie"; and he made guest appearances on countless TV shows.
In fact, many Americans will remember Pollack for his recurring role as Will Truman's father in the long-running sitcom, "Will and Grace."
