---
name: "Bernie Pollack"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bernie-pollack"
fi1m_id: "bernie-pollack"
imdb_id: "nm0689361"
tmdb_id: 4150
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "2 January 1936"
died: "10 May 2019"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T01:56:40.689826+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bernie Pollack

## Identity

Bernie Pollack

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bernie-pollack
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bernie-pollack
- **IMDb ID:** nm0689361
- **TMDB ID:** 4150
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689361/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4150

Costume designer. Born 2 January 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Died 10 May 2019.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 2 January 1936, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- **Died:** 10 May 2019
- **Active:** 1973–2008
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 1 acting, 11 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Robert Redford](https://film.one/person/robert-redford.md), [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md), [Mark Johnson](https://film.one/person/mark-johnson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (2), 1980s 71 (6), 1990s 59 (2), 2000s 59 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 67 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Crime 3, Romance 3, Adventure 2, Comedy 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,316m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689361/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4150

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Absence of Malice*](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md) (73), [*The Natural*](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md) (67)
- **HBO Max:** [*Rain Man*](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) (76)
- **Tubi:** [*The Horse Whisperer*](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*What Lies Beneath*](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md) (63)
- **Hulu:** [*Indecent Proposal*](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md) (50)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Bernie Pollack was an American costume designer and occasional actor. He was born on 2 January 1936 in Lafayette, Indiana, and died on 10 May 2019.

He received his first major credit as costume designer on *Ordinary People* (1980). Pollack worked frequently with his brother, director Sydney Pollack, on films including *The Electric Horseman* (1979), *Absence of Malice* (1981) and *Random Hearts* (1999). He also designed costumes for several Robert Redford and Harrison Ford projects, such as *Legal Eagles* (1986), *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), *What Lies Beneath* (2000) and *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008).

Other notable credits include *Rain Man* (1988), *Tango & Cash* (1989), *Sneakers* (1992), *Clear and Present Danger* (1994) and *A River Runs Through It* (1992). Pollack also appeared in small acting roles in a number of films.

*Sources: imdb.com, shotonwhat.com, wikidata.org.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Performed in (1)

- *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Actor #1 — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)

### Crew (11) — the average rests on these

- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Fi1m 55, Costume Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Fi1m 63, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Fi1m 68, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *Indecent Proposal* (1993), Fi1m 50, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md)
- *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Fi1m 42, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *The Natural* (1984), Fi1m 67, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Fi1m 73, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Fi1m 81, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, Costume Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Costumer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull* (2008), Costume Designer — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull.md)
- *Hollywood Homicide* (2003), Costume Design
- *What Lies Beneath* (2000), Costume Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/what-lies-beneath.md)
- *Random Hearts* (1999), Costume Design
- *The Horse Whisperer* (1998), Costume Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-horse-whisperer.md)
- *The Devil's Own* (1997), as Set Decoration · Costume Design
- *Clear and Present Danger* (1994), Costume Designer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/clear-and-present-danger.md)
- *Blue Chips* (1994), Costume Design
- *Indecent Proposal* (1993), Costume Design — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/indecent-proposal.md)
- *A River Runs Through It* (1992), Costume Design
- *Sneakers* (1992), Costume Design
- *What About Bob?* (1991), Costume Design
- *Havana* (1990), as Hotel Man · Costume Design
- *Tango & Cash* (1989), Costume Design
- *Lock Up* (1989), Costume Design
- *Rain Man* (1988), Costume Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *Bright Lights, Big City* (1988), Costume Design
- *The Milagro Beanfield War* (1988), Costume Design
- *Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment* (1985), Costume Design — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/police-academy-2-their-first-assignment.md)
- *The Natural* (1984), Costume Design — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-natural.md)
- *Tootsie* (1982), as Actor #1 · Costume Supervisor — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md)
- *Absence of Malice* (1981), Costume Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/absence-of-malice.md)
- *Ordinary People* (1980), Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ordinary-people.md)
- *Brubaker* (1980), Costumer
- *The Electric Horseman* (1979), as Blackjack Player Watching Sonny Ride (uncredited) · Costume Design
- *A Question of Love* (1978), Costume Design
- *Bobby Deerfield* (1977), as Head Mechanic
- *All the President's Men* (1976), Costume Supervisor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md)
- *The Great Waldo Pepper* (1975), Costume Supervisor
- *The Sting* (1973), Costumer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Harry in Your Pocket* (1973), Costume Design

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