Film actor/director Sydney Pollack has died. He was diagnosed with cancer a year ago but doctors didn't know what type of cancer he had. He was only 73. You all might recognize him as Wil Truman's Dad from Wil and Grace. Read Below:
The beloved filmmaker passes away.
ET has learned that Oscar-winning actor/director SYDNEY POLLACK ('Tootsie,' 'Out of Africa,' 'The Electric Horseman') died from cancer Monday at his Pacific Palisades home in Los Angeles. He was 73.
Pollack was diagnosed approximately one year ago, but doctors reportedly were unable to determine what type of cancer he had.
A talented director who won an Oscar for 'Out of Africa,' the paternal, curly-haired Pollack was also recognizable for his many on-screen roles. He played DUSTIN HOFFMAN's agent in 'Tootsie' and appeared in 'Michael Clayton,' "Will & Grace" and, most recently, 'Made of Honor.'
The two most recent projects he was working on before he passed were 'The Reader' with KATE WINSLET and RALPH FIENNES (as a producer) and the current HBO political docudrama 'Recount' (as executive producer).
Pollack directed big names such as the legendary BARBRA STREISAND, who spoke out on the late director's behalf saying, "He knew how to tell a love story. He was a great actor's director because he was a great actor. And he was a very good friend, someone I even shared secrets with."
His 'Clayton' co-star GEORGE CLOONEY added, "Sydney made the world a little better, movies a little better and even dinner a little better. A tip of the hat to a class act. He'll be missed terribly."
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