Michael J. Pollard (1939–2019)

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Cherubic, wispy-haired looks made his typecasting as impish or eccentric characters somehow inevitable. The pint-sized Michael J. Pollard was born the son of a bar manager of Polish ancestry in Passaic (New Jersey). He studied drama at the Actor's Studio (with a young Marilyn Monroe in the same class) and made his theatrical debut in November 1958... See full bio »

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Known For

Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde C.W. Moss
(1967)
Tango & Cash
Tango & Cash Owen
(1989)
Scrooged
Scrooged Herman
(1988)
Roxanne
Roxanne Andy
(1987)
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Filmography

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 2020 Bobby Bishop (Short)
Old Man Moss
 2012/I The Woods
Moose
 2011 Sunburnt Angels
Cards
 2009 Remembering Nigel
Michael J. Pollard
 2003 House of 1000 Corpses
Stucky
 2001 Backflash (Video)
Don
 2001 Out of the Black
Ned
 2000 Danny and Max
Berquist
 2000 Forever Lulu
Hippie
 2000 Jack & Jill (TV Series)
Ice Cream Man
- When You Wish Upon a Car (2000) ... Ice Cream Man
 1999 Becker (TV Series)
Elliott
- Santa on Ice (1999) ... Elliott
 1999 The Debtors
 1999 Tumbleweeds
Mr. Cummings
 1998 L.A. Doctors (TV Series)
8294-7
- Fear of Flying (1998) ... 8294-7
 1998 The Unknown Cyclist
Gabe Sinclair
 1998 Merchants of Venus
The Senator
 1997 Stir
Hotel Manager
 1997 The Odyssey (TV Mini Series)
Aeolus
- Part II (1997) ... Aeolus
- Part I (1997) ... Aeolus
 1997 Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (Video)
Psycho (voice)
 1996 Mad Dog Time
Red Nash
 1995 Wings (TV Series)
Benny
- Gone But Not Faygotten (1995) ... Benny
 1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
Ed
- Came the Dawn (1993) ... Ed
 1993 Skeeter
Hopper
 1993 Blossom (TV Series)
Randy
- Mystery Train (1993) ... Randy
 1993 Arizona Dream
Fabian
 1992 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series)
Mr. Benedict
- The Handler (1992) ... Mr. Benedict
 1992 Split Second
The Rat Catcher
 1992 Eerie, Indiana (TV Series)
Claude
- Marshall's Theory of Believability (1992) ... Claude
 1991 Motorama
Lou
 1991 The Art of Dying
Delbert
 1991 Another You
Brad (uncredited)
 1991 Joey Takes a Cab
Alan
 1991 Shades of LA (TV Series)
Larry
- Burial Ground (1991) ... Larry
 1991 Toxic Crusaders (TV Series)
Psycho
- That's No Villain, That's My Mom (1991) ... Psycho (voice)
- Still Crazy After All These Shears (1991) ... Psycho (voice)
- Nab That Toxie Cab (1991) ... Psycho (voice)
- The Snail Must Go Through (1991) ... Psycho (voice)
- Invasion of the Biddy Snatchers (1991) ... Psycho (voice)
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 1991 The Arrival
Lou
 1991 Paradise (TV Series)
Lester Barr
- A Study in Fear (1991) ... Lester Barr
 1990 Working Tra$h (TV Movie)
Palomar
 1990 Dick Tracy
Bug Bailey
 1990 Enid Is Sleeping
Motel Manager
 1990 Nasty Boys (TV Series)
Moe Taub
- Desert Run (1990) ... Moe Taub
 1990 The Young Riders (TV Series)
John Eberly
- Then There Was One (1990) ... John Eberly
 1990 Dark Angel
Boner
 1990 Why Me?
Ralph
 1989 Tango & Cash
Owen
 1989 Superboy (TV Series)
Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Mr. and Mrs. Superboy (1989) ... Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk (1989) ... Mr. Mxyzptlk
 1989 Heartstopper
Dr. Lubbock
 1989 Next of Kin
Harold
 1989 Stuck with Each Other (TV Movie)
Smitty
 1989 Night Visitor
Stanley Willard
 1989 Fast Food
Bud
 1989 Season of Fear
Bob
 1988 Scrooged
Herman
 1988 Crime Story (TV Series)
Leon Barski
- Brothel Wars (1988) ... Leon Barski
 1987 Roxanne
Andy
 1987 American Gothic
Woody
 1986 America
Bob Jolly
 1986 The Patriot
Howard
 1986 Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (TV Series)
Leonard
- Remodeling (1986) ... Leonard
- Chapter Eleven (1986) ... Leonard
- Unaccustomed as I Am to Public Speaking (1986) ... Leonard
- In the Beginning (1986) ... Leonard
- Perfect Days, Sleepless Nights (1986) ... Leonard
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 1986 The American Way
Tesla
 1986 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Barnaby
- Something for Sarah (1986) ... Barnaby
 1985 George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series)
The Musician
- The Couch (1985) ... The Musician
 1985 Heated Vengeance
Snake
 1984 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Billy Hutton
- Dead Bounty (1984) ... Billy Hutton
 1983 Candy the Stripper (Video)
Leotis
 1980 Melvin and Howard
Little Red
 1977 Between the Lines
The Hawker
 1974 Get Christie Love! (TV Series)
Leonard Marvin
- The Longest Fall (1974) ... Leonard Marvin
 1974 Sunday in the Country
Leroy
 1974 Movin' On (TV Series)
Joe Shannon
- The Time of His Life (1974) ... Joe Shannon
 1972 Dirty Little Billy
Billy Bonney
 1972 Morbidness
Hombre de la casa
 1971 The Legend of Frenchie King
Le Shérif
 1970 Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Little Fauss
 1969 Hannibal Brooks
Packy
 1968 The Smugglers (TV Movie)
Piero
 1968 Jigsaw
Dill
 1967 Cimarron Strip (TV Series)
Bert
- The Battle of Bloody Stones (1967) ... Bert
 1967 The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series)
Donna's friend
- The Scene (1967) ... Donna's friend
 1967 Bonnie and Clyde
C.W. Moss
 1967 Caprice
Barney
 1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series)
Herbie
- The U.N.C.L.E. Samurai Affair (1967) ... Herbie
 1967 Enter Laughing
Marvin
 1966 Star Trek (TV Series)
Jahn
- Miri (1966) ... Jahn
 1966 I Spy (TV Series)
Bernie
- Trial by Treehouse (1966) ... Bernie
 1966 The Wild Angels
Pigmy
 1966 The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming
Stanley (Airplane Mechanic) (uncredited)
 1966 The Virginian (TV Series)
Georgie Sam Smith
- The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind (1966) ... Georgie Sam Smith
 1966 Lost in Space (TV Series)
The Boy
- The Magic Mirror (1966) ... The Boy
 1965 Branded (TV Series)
Digby Popham
- Romany Roundup: Part 2 (1965) ... Digby Popham (uncredited)
- Romany Roundup: Part 1 (1965) ... Digby Popham (uncredited)
 1965 Honey West (TV Series)
Jingles
- The Princess and the Paupers (1965) ... Jingles
 1965 Mr. Novak (TV Series)
Go-Go Reader
- Honor--and All That (1965) ... Go-Go Reader
 1965 The Baileys of Balboa (TV Series)
Chester
- Sam's Nephew (1965) ... Chester
- Sam and the Surfers (1965) ... Chester
 1964 Gunsmoke (TV Series)
Cyrus
- Journey for Three (1964) ... Cyrus
 1964 Channing (TV Series)
Walter
- Christmas Day Is Breaking Wan (1964) ... Walter
 1964 The Lucy Show (TV Series)
Ted Mooney
- Chris Goes Steady (1964) ... Ted Mooney
 1963 Route 66 (TV Series)
Vinny
- And Make Thunder His Tribute (1963) ... Vinny
 1963 The Stripper
Jelly
 1963 Summer Magic
Digby Popham
 1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series)
Jody Haig
- Night Sounds (1963) ... Jody Haig
 1963 Going My Way (TV Series)
Danny Larkin
- Tell Me When You Get to Heaven (1963) ... Danny Larkin
 1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
George (as Michael Pollard)
 1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Virgil
- Cousin Virgil (1962) ... Virgil (as Michael Pollard)
 1962 Window on Main Street (TV Series)
Ziggy
- The Boy Who Got Too Many Laughs (1962) ... Ziggy
 1960 Look Up and Live (TV Series documentary)
Sidney Porter
- The Stranger (1960) ... Sidney Porter
- The Ugly One (1960) ... Sidney Porter
 1960 Sunday Showcase (TV Series)
- The Secret of Freedom (1960)
 1960 Startime (TV Series)
Doug
- The Man (1960) ... Doug
 1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series)
Jerome Krebs
- The Sweet Singer of Central High (1959) ... Jerome Krebs
- Maynard's Farewell to the Troops (1959) ... Jerome Krebs
 1959 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)
Hansel Eidelpfeiffer / Shoeshine Boy
- Anniversary Gift (1959) ... Hansel Eidelpfeiffer
- Appointment at Eleven (1959) ... Shoeshine Boy
 1959 Five Fingers (TV Series)
Davey
- The Unknown Town (1959) ... Davey
 1959 Lux Playhouse (TV Series)
Spider
- The Miss and Missiles (1959) ... Spider
 1959 It Happened to Jane
Lloyd (uncredited)
 1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series)
Homer
- The Human Comedy (1959) ... Homer
 1958 The Major and the Minor (TV Movie)
 1958 Omnibus (TV Series) (segment)
- The So-Called Human Race (1958) ... (segment)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Bye Bye Birdie. Musical comedy. Book by Michael Stewart. Music by Charles Strouse. Lyrics by Lee Adams. Musical Director: Elliot Lawrence. Music orchestrated by Robert Ginzler. Dance arrangements by John Morris. Additional scoring by Elliot Lawrence. Scenic Design by Robert Randolph. Costume Design by Miles White. Choreographed... See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Michael Pollard

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)

Spouse:

Beth Howland  (divorced)  (1 child)

Children:

Pollack, Axel | See more »

Parents:

Pollack, Sonia Dubanowich | Pollack, Michael John
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Hippies. They make them out to be bad. I'm not bad. I love everybody. Well, I like everybody.

Trivia:

Before Robert Altman was signed to direct "Brewster McCloud", Michael J. Pollard was considered for the title role. Bud Cort eventually played it. See more »

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