Minutes ago, Cinema Retro learned that Sydney Pollack, the Oscar-winning director of Out of Africa, The Way We Were, Tootsie and Three Days of the Condor died of cancer at his Hollywood home tonight at age 73. Pollack was one of the most prolific directors in the industry and continued to enjoy a successful career producing films such as last year's Oscar-nominated Michael Clayton and the recently released comedy Leatherheads. He was also acclaimed for his acting skills, making him a triple threat talent. Pollack appeared in such films as his own Tootsie (playing Dustin Hoffman's exasperated agent), Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and the currently in release Made of Honor. He was producing the new movie The Reader with Ralph Finnes and Kate Winslet at the time of his death. Pollack's rich resume extends back to the the 1950s when he appeared as an actor in top level TV series. He made his feature film acting debut with the early Robert Redford starrer War Hunt in 1962. He would go on to work with Redford again over the years, directing such hits as Three Days of the Condor, The Electric Horseman,The Way We Were and Out of Africa, for which he won the Best Director Oscar. Pollack's other major films include The Scalphunters, Castle Keep, The Slender Thread, Jeremiah Johnson, They Shoot Horses Don't They?, The Yakuza and The Firm.