Michael J. Pollard

Actor

About

Also Known As

Michael J Pollack

Birth Place

Passaic, New Jersey, USA

Born

May 30, 1939

Died

November 20, 2019

Biography

With his impish grin, the diminutive Michael J Pollard became a familiar face to moviegoers and television viewers in the 1960s, often in offbeat roles. The stage-trained New Jersey native racked up numerous credits on and off Broadway from his 1958 debut in "Comes a Day," including "A Loss of Roses" (1959), co-starring Warren Beatty, the musical "Bye Bye Birdie" (1960), "Enter Laughing"...

Filmography

Beautiful Darling (2009)

House of 1,000 Corpses (2003)

Tumbleweeds (1999)

The Unknown Cyclist (1998)

Gabe Sinclair

Merchants of Venus (1997)

Mad Dog Time (1996)

Photos & Videos

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Bonnie And Clyde (1967) -- (Movie Clip) Isn't That Your Car, Eugene?

Bonnie and Clyde (1967) -- (Movie Clip) You A Good Driver?

Family & Companions

Beth Howland

Wife

Actor. Co-starred on Broadway in "Company" (1970), best-known as Vera in TV series "Alice"; married in November 1961; divorced.

Biography

Pollard entered films with Martin Ritt's "Adventures of a Young Man" (1962) and went on to portray a number of small roles in films ranging from "The Stripper" (1963) to the motorcycle drama "The Wild Angels" (1966). Pollard received his widest exposure in Arthur Penn's groundbreaking "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967). For his turn as the getaway-car driver C.W. Moss, he received an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor. Despite the acclaim, Pollard lacked leading man qualities and except for "Little Fauss and Big Halsey" (1970), he was relegated to playing quirky supporting parts. Among his better-known features are "Melvin and Howard" (1980), "Roxanne" (1987), "Tango & Cash" (1989) and "Dick Tracy" (1990).In 1991, Pollard's voice was heard on the animation series "The Toxic Crusaders" (1991). After working on several projects, he was cast as Mr. Cummings in Gavin O'Conner's drama feature "Tumbleweeds" (1999). Since he began his career in the late 1950s, Pollard has been a frequent guest on TV on everything from "The Andy Griffith Show" to "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" to "Star Trek." He was a regular in support of Harvey Korman and Valerie Perrine in the short-lived sitcom "Leo and Liz in Beverly Hills" (CBS, 1986). Pollard was formerly married to actress Beth Howland, remembered as Vera in the long-running sitcom "Alice."

Filmography

Life Events

1955

Stage acting debut, "Anniversary Waltz" in Nutley, NJ

1958

Made Broadway debut in "Comes a Day"

1962

Feature acting debut, "Adventures of a Young Man"

1963

Created role of Marvin in Broadway production of "Enter Laughing"

1967

Reprised stage role of Marvin in feature version of "Enter Laughing"

1967

Played C.W. Moss in "Bonnie and Clyde"

1970

Co-starred with Robert Redford in "Little Fauss and Big Halsey"

1986

TV series debut as regular in the short-lived "Leo and Liz in Beverly Hills" (CBS)

1989

Cast in the action comedy "Tango and Cash"

1991

Lent his voice for the animation series "The Toxic Crusaders"

1999

Cast in the Gavin O'Conner drama "Tumbleweeds"

2001

Played Ned in the drama mystery "Out Of The Black"

2002

Cast in the horror feature "House Of 1000 Corpses"

Photo Collections

Bonnie and Clyde - Publicity Still

Here is a photo taken to help publicize Warner Bros' Bonnie and Clyde (1967), starring Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, and Gene Hackman. Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, usually taken off the set, for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.