"Tootsie" Director Pollack Dead at 73

Agent Leslee Dart said Pollack died of cancer Monday afternoon at his home in Pacific Palisades, Calif. She said Pollack was surrounded by family.

Pollack appeared in some of the films he directed, including the gender-bending hit Tootsie, which starred Dustin Hoffman. He won producing and directing Oscars for Out of Africa in 1985.

The films Pollack directed include Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005), The Interpreter (2005), Random Hearts (1999), Sabrina (1995), The Firm (1993), Havana (1990), Out of Africa (1985), Tootsie (1982), Absence of Malice (1981) and The Electric Horseman (1979). He also appeared in movies including Michael Clayton (2007), Random Hearts (1999), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and A Civil Action (1998) as well as Tootsie and many others.