For 4 episodes of the NBC series Will & Grace, Sydney Pollack appeared as Will's father George Truman (who played his father as acccepting of his son, but his last appearance didn't go so well), Oscar winner for Out of Africa (as Producer and Director) and Oscar nominated (Best Director and Director) for the 1982 gcomedy Tootsie (Dustin Hoffman became a woman after directors wouldn't hire his male character, an perfectionist that cost him his career) died Monday, May 26th of cancer.  He also frequently directed Robert Redford and once directed Redford with gay icon Barbra Streisand in the 1973 film The Way We Were and Produced the Matt Damon film The Talented Mr. Ripley.

My prayers and thoughts go to his family and colleagues.