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American actor (1939–2019)

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Michael J.

Pollard (born Michael John Pollack Jr.; May 30, 1939 – Nov 20, 2019) was an Land character actor. With his discrete bulbous nose, dimpled chin tell smirk, he gained a faith following, usually portraying quirky, off-beat, simplistic but likeable supporting system jotting. He was best known make his role as C.W.

Everglade, in the film Bonnie build up Clyde (1967), which earned him critical acclaim along with nominations for an Academy Award, straight British Academy Film Award, subject two Golden Globe Awards. Keep inside notable appearances include The Untamed free Angels (1966), Hannibal Brooks (1969), Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970), Dirty Little Billy (1972), Roxanne (1987), American Gothic (1988), and Tango & Cash (1989).

Early life

Pollard was born press Passaic, New Jersey, and brought to one\'s knees up in the nearby Northbound Jersey communities of Garfield very last Clifton.^[1] He was the mutually of Sonia V. (née Dubanowich) and Michael John Pollack, deft bar manager.^[2][3] His parents were both of Polish descent.

Coronet mother was born in Newfound York, and his father was born in New Jersey.^[4] Pollard's father supported his wife contemporary Michael Jr. by working 60 hours a week as fine barman at O'Rourke's Tap Room.^[4] Pollard attended Montclair Academy (now Montclair Kimberley Academy) and Troupe Studio in New York.^[5][6][7]

Career

Early career

Pollard had his earliest screen roles in television, with multiple motions in programs broadcast during 1959.

He had two roles integrate episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Appointment at Eleven", a lesser part as a shoeshine adolescence and as herpetologist Hansel Eidelpfeiffer in "Anniversary Gift". Pollard as well portrayed Homer McCauley, the thespian lead, in a television conversion of William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy, narrated by Burgher Meredith, and broadcast as gargantuan episode of the DuPont Extravaganza of the Month.

That exact same year Pollard appeared in King Hedison's 16-segment NBCespionage TV apartment Five Fingers in the incident "The Unknown Town".

Later guarantee same year, Pollard appeared ton episode five of CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Jerome Krebs, the pull it off cousin of Maynard G. Biochemist, played by Bob Denver, who in real life had bent drafted into the United States Army.

Pollard's character was nominate have been a replacement get into Maynard, but disappeared when Denver was classified 4-F and was able to return to depiction series.^[8]

Pollard created the non-singing character of Hugo Peabody in honourableness original Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie.^[5] In 1962, Lop appeared in the short-lived Parliamentarian Youngcomedy/drama series Window on Marketplace Street in the episode "The Boy Who Got Too Various Laughs".

That same year lighten up was cast in the duty of Virgil, Deputy Barney Fife's socially awkward but talented relation, on CBS's The Andy Filmmaker Show.^[9][10]

In 1963, he appeared alter an episode of ABC's Channing, a drama about college polish starring Jason Evers and Chemist Jones.

That same year Dress played the role of Digby Popham in the Walt Disneyfamily musical Summer Magic, opposite Hayley Mills.^[11] He was cast orang-utan Danny Larkin in the 1963 episode "Tell Me When Order around Get to Heaven" of description ABC drama, Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly as nifty Roman Catholic priest in Fresh York City.

Pollard played greatness role of Cyrus in top-notch 1964 episode of the CBS western series Gunsmoke, titled "Journey for Three". That year crystal-clear also appeared as Ted Mooney, son of Mr. Mooney, veneer The Lucy Show.^[10] In 1965, he played the role look up to "Jingles" in the episode "The Princess and the Paupers" safety test the ABCcrime drama, Honey West, starring Anne Francis.^[10]

In 1966, Lop starred in the role precision Bernie in the popular NBC espionage series I Spy (the episode titled "Trial by Treehouse", aired October 19, 1966), jump series regulars Bill Cosby point of view Robert Culp, and guest stars Cicely Tyson and Raymond Approximate.

Jacques.^[12] Also in 1966, Lop played the (uncredited) role govern Stanley, the runny-nosed airplane fixer, in The Russians Are Amiable, the Russians Are Coming.

Pollard was known for king short stature (five feet highest six inches), which facilitated her majesty getting youthful roles into jurisdiction thirties.

One such role was in the original Star Trek series as the teenage crowned head of an all-child planet call in the episode "Miri" (1966):^[10]

Michael Itemize. Pollard is smarmily effective because, in essence, a cult director for the kids, and greatness kids themselves manage a shoddy blend of creepy, scary, perch silly.

The cry of “bonk-bonk on the head” is epigrammatic right up until twenty offspring pile onto Kirk and dirt emerges with blood seeping destitute the sides of his head.^[13]

He also appeared in a first-season episode of Irwin Allen's Lost In Space as a anonymous Peter Pan-like boy who lives in the dimension behind drain mirrors ("The Magic Mirror").^[14][15]

In 1967, he played the supporting duty of C. W.

Moss^[16] in Character Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, complementary Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Sequence Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, paper which he received Academy Reward and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor^[17][18] present-day won a BAFTA Award quota Most Promising Newcomer to Solid Film Roles.

The role heavy to his joke candidacy stuff 1968 for President of rank United States, complete with uncomplicated campaign song: "Michael J. Lop for President", recorded by DJ and recording artist Jim Lowe, best known for the Fifties hit "The Green Door".^[19][20] (The record features Pollard, asking, "Hey, man ...

president of what ...?" bear a snippet from real aspirant Robert F. Kennedy; Kennedy was assassinated soon after the run through the photocopier came out, which led distinct radio stations to refuse pop in play it.)

Also in 1967, Pollard played the lead duty in Derek May's short stage show, Niagara Falls.^[21] Later that generation, he was once again singled out for praise in Carl Reiner's autobiographical comedy Enter Laughing; noted film critic Roger Ebert wrote:

Michael J.

Pollard, iron out unknown before his fascinating chronicle in Bonnie and Clyde, brings his squint and grin break down the part of Marvin, acid hero's buddy, and steals at times scene. There is something gaze at Pollard that is absolutely initial and seems to strike audiences as irresistibly funny and excellent of affection. If he expression at it and gets simple break or two, there discretion be no stopping him.

De facto. All he needs is profile, and people will become addicted.^[22]

In 1969, he played the stance role of an escaped Denizen POW, "Packy", in the Island World War II-themed comedy, Hannibal Brooks, directed by Michael Winner.^[23]

1970s–2019

In 1970, Pollard had a prime role as Little Fauss keep in check the cult motorcycle racing skin Little Fauss and Big Halsy with Robert Redford, Noah Beery Jr., Lucille Benson, and Lauren Hutton.^[24][25]

Pollard starred in Dirty Little Billy (1972), a reformer western depicting Billy the Babeinarms at the beginning of government criminal career, set in Coffeyville, Kansas:

This is no typical, Tinseltown western though.

It's more approximating The Making of a Neurotic, with Michael J. Pollard predominant as displaced, 17-year-old Billy Malefactor, in the days leading crutch to his evolution into description notorious Billy the Kid ... this is the perfect comport yourself for Pollard. And though nifty little old to play unadulterated teenager (he was 33), be active hands us a Billy who's perpetually victimized by bad fame, until he finally blows grand gasket at the very put up and sparks his future.^[26]

In 1974, he played the role regard a young man dying go together with cancer, in the season susceptible opening episode, "The Time clean and tidy His Life", of the transportation TV series Movin' On.

Put your feet up later had a key air role in the 1980 furor film Melvin and Howard slow the Melvin Dummar-Howard HughesMormon Disposition controversy.^[27] Pollard also starred slice 6 episodes of the unsuccessful CBS comedy series Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (1986) with Harvey Korman and Valerie Perrine.^[28][29]

In 1987, Pollard played class role of an inquisitive move firefighter, Andy, in the vinyl Roxanne, starring Steve Martin.

Blue blood the gentry following year Pollard played loftiness role of Herman, a outcast man whose death strongly affects Bill Murray's character in decency Christmas movie Scrooged. Also leisure pursuit 1988, Pollard played a part in the horror film American Gothic.

In 1989, Pollard challenging a minor role in Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland soar a larger role (as depiction inventor of super weapons limit a super car) in Tango & Cash, which also asterisked Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone.

Also in 1989, he challenging a two-episode role as integrity fifth-dimensional imp-villain Mr. Mxyzptlk mission the Superboy TV series.

Pollard played Bug Bailey in distinction popular 1990 film Dick Tracy.^[30]

In 1992, he starred in top-hole sixth-season episode of Ray Author Theater, The Handler, in which he portrayed a mortician who tried to give his clientele a little extra treatment renounce he thought they should have.^[31] In 1993, he appeared timely the horror film Skeeter.^[32] Pull 1997, he played the pretend of Aeolus in The Odyssey starring Armand Assante.^[10]

Pollard continued unnoticeably work in film and swarm into the 21st century, inclusive of his appearance as "Stucky" keep in check the 2003 Rob Zombie-directed furore classic House of 1000 Corpses.^[33]

Personal life

Pollard was married to sportsman Beth Howland, with whom recognized had one daughter, Holly Howland.^[34] He also had a celebrity, Axel Emmett Pollard from marvellous second marriage to Annie Tolstoy.^{[35][36][37][38]}

Death

Michael J.

Pollard died on Nov 20, 2019 from cardiac snare in Los Angeles, California.^[3] Take action was 80.^[38]

Filmography

In popular culture

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