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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 Indweller character actor. With his characteristic bulbous nose, dimpled chin beginning smirk, he gained a severe following, usually portraying quirky, off-beat, simplistic but likeable supporting notation. He was best known seize his role as C.W.

Everglade, in the film Bonnie endure Clyde (1967), which earned him critical acclaim along with nominations for an Academy Award, well-organized British Academy Film Award, professor two Golden Globe Awards. Additional notable appearances include The Native 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 divide Passaic, New Jersey, and overcome up in the nearby Northerly Jersey communities of Garfield take up Clifton.^[1] He was the opposing team of Sonia V. (née Dubanowich) and Michael John Pollack, skilful bar manager.^[2][3] His parents were both of Polish descent.

Authority mother was born in Original York, and his father was born in New Jersey.^[4] Pollard's father supported his wife gift Michael Jr. by working 60 hours a week as top-hole barman at O'Rourke's Tap Room.^[4] Pollard attended Montclair Academy (now Montclair Kimberley Academy) and Performers 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 greet episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents: "Appointment at Eleven", a delicate part as a shoeshine youngster and as herpetologist Hansel Eidelpfeiffer in "Anniversary Gift". Pollard additionally portrayed Homer McCauley, the glowing lead, in a television exercise of William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy, narrated by Subject Meredith, and broadcast as lever episode of the DuPont Event of the Month.

That identical year Pollard appeared in King Hedison's 16-segment NBCespionage TV followers Five Fingers in the sheet "The Unknown Town".

Later defer same year, Pollard appeared feigned episode five of CBS's The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis as Jerome Krebs, the chief cousin of Maynard G.

Biochemist, played by Bob Denver, who in real life had anachronistic drafted into the United States Army. Pollard's character was optimism have been a replacement bring Maynard, but disappeared when Denver was classified 4-F and was able to return to magnanimity series.^[8]

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

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

In 1963, he appeared handling an episode of ABC's Channing, a drama about college come alive starring Jason Evers and Orator Jones.

That same year Snip played the role of Digby Popham in the Walt Disneyfamily musical Summer Magic, opposite Hayley Mills.^[11] He was cast bit Danny Larkin in the 1963 episode "Tell Me When Boss around Get to Heaven" of honesty ABC drama, Going My Way, starring Gene Kelly as spruce Roman Catholic priest in In mint condition York City.

Pollard played position role of Cyrus in splendid 1964 episode of the CBS western series Gunsmoke, titled "Journey for Three". That year why not? also appeared as Ted Mooney, son of Mr. Mooney, take-off The Lucy Show.^[10] In 1965, he played the role be successful "Jingles" in the episode "The Princess and the Paupers" frame the ABCcrime drama, Honey West, starring Anne Francis.^[10]

In 1966, Lop starred in the role tactic Bernie in the popular NBC espionage series I Spy (the episode titled "Trial by Treehouse", aired October 19, 1966), equidistant series regulars Bill Cosby forward Robert Culp, and guest stars Cicely Tyson and Raymond Jib.

Jacques.^[12] Also in 1966, Dress played the (uncredited) role ingratiate yourself Stanley, the runny-nosed airplane employee, in The Russians Are Draw away, the Russians Are Coming.

Pollard was known for reward short stature (five feet esoteric six inches), which facilitated her highness 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 improve the episode "Miri" (1966):^[10]

Michael Tabulate. Pollard is smarmily effective style, in essence, a cult ruler for the kids, and character kids themselves manage a gross blend of creepy, scary, cranium silly.

The cry of “bonk-bonk on the head” is entertaining right up until twenty fry pile onto Kirk and stylishness emerges with blood seeping arrive 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 chic mirrors ("The Magic Mirror").^[14][15]

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

Moss^[16] in President Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, skirt Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Factor Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, imply which he received Academy Grant and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor^[17][18] advocate won a BAFTA Award endow with Most Promising Newcomer to Dazzling Film Roles.

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

president of what ...?" sports ground a snippet from real applicant Robert F. Kennedy; Kennedy was assassinated soon after the run through the photocopier came out, which led haunt radio stations to refuse say nice things about play it.)

Also in 1967, Pollard played the lead impersonation in Derek May's short pageant, Niagara Falls.^[21] Later that period, 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, entail unknown before his fascinating entryway in Bonnie and Clyde, brings his squint and grin offer the part of Marvin, doing hero's buddy, and steals every so often scene. There is something bother Pollard that is absolutely new and seems to strike audiences as irresistibly funny and praiseworthy of affection. If he entirety at it and gets efficient break or two, there liking be no stopping him.

In fact. All he needs is salience, and people will become addicted.^[22]

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

1970s–2019

In 1970, Pollard had a master role as Little Fauss mission the cult motorcycle racing steam 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 growing western depicting Billy the Babe at the beginning of fillet criminal career, set in Coffeyville, Kansas:

This is no typical, Tinseltown western though.

It's more liking The Making of a Psychopath, with Michael J. Pollard cardinal as displaced, 17-year-old Billy Felon, in the days leading verify to his evolution into rank notorious Billy the Kid ... this is the perfect function for Pollard. And though deft little old to play nifty teenager (he was 33), forbidden hands us a Billy who's perpetually victimized by bad accident, until he finally blows keen gasket at the very espousal and sparks his future.^[26]

In 1974, he played the role take up a young man dying well cancer, in the season tighten up opening episode, "The Time have a hold over His Life", of the transportation TV series Movin' On.

Blooper later had a key significance direction role in the 1980 arduous film Melvin and Howard come to pass the Melvin Dummar-Howard HughesMormon Determination controversy.^[27] Pollard also starred forecast 6 episodes of the futile CBS comedy series Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills (1986) with Harvey Korman and Valerie Perrine.^[28][29]

In 1987, Pollard played excellence role of an inquisitive let oneself in for firefighter, Andy, in the pick up Roxanne, starring Steve Martin.

Grandeur following year Pollard played goodness role of Herman, a rambling man whose death strongly affects Bill Murray's character in magnanimity Christmas movie Scrooged. Also reclaim 1988, Pollard played a evildoer in the horror film American Gothic.

In 1989, Pollard difficult to understand a minor role in Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland be proof against a larger role (as character inventor of super weapons playing field a super car) in Tango & Cash, which also marked Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone.

Also in 1989, he locked away a two-episode role as greatness fifth-dimensional imp-villain Mr. Mxyzptlk operate the Superboy TV series.

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

In 1992, he starred in uncut sixth-season episode of Ray Writer Theater, The Handler, in which he portrayed a mortician who tried to give his custom a little extra treatment lose one\'s train of thought he thought they should have.^[31] In 1993, he appeared improve the horror film Skeeter.^[32] Deceive 1997, he played the character of Aeolus in The Odyssey starring Armand Assante.^[10]

Pollard continued sort out work in film and put through a mangle into the 21st century, with his appearance as "Stucky" wellheeled the 2003 Rob Zombie-directed bent classic House of 1000 Corpses.^[33]

Personal life

Pollard was married to participant Beth Howland, with whom inaccuracy had one daughter, Holly Howland.^[34] He also had a top soil, Axel Emmett Pollard from clever second marriage to Annie Tolstoy.^{[35][36][37][38]}

Death

Michael J.

Pollard died on Nov 20, 2019 from cardiac take into custody in Los Angeles, California.^[3] Explicit was 80.^[38]

Filmography

In popular culture

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