Michael John Pollack Wiki Biography

Michael John Pollack Jr. was born on the 30th May 1939, in Passaic, New Jersey, USA, and is an actor. best known for his role of C. W. Moss in the 1967 Arthur Penn cult crime drama “Bonnie and Clyde”. Apart from this role, he is also widely recognized for starring in “Melvin and Howard” (1980), “Roxanne” (1987), “Scrooged” (1988), “Tango & Cash” (1989) and “Arizona Dream” (1993).

Have you ever wondered how much wealth this veteran actor has accumulated so far? How rich Michael J. Pollard is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Michael J. Pollard’s net worth, as of early 2017, is over $1.5 million, acquired largely through his career in the moviemaking industry which has been active since 1959.

Michael J. Pollard Net Worth $1.5 million

Michael was born to Sonia and Michael John Pollack of American as well as Polish ancestry. After attending Montclair Kimberley Academy in New Jersey, he moved to New York City where he graduated from the Actors Studio Drama school. He debuted as an actor in 1958 when he appeared in Ambassador Theatre’s Broadway stageplay drama “Comes a Day”, while in the following year, Pollard appeared in Eugene O’Neill Theatre’s production “A Loss of Roses”. These engagements helped Pollard to enter the world of entertainment, acting, and also provided the basis for his net worth.

His small screen debut occurred in 1959 with a side role in “The Human Comedy”, episode seven of season two of “The DuPont Show of the Month” TV series. This engagement was followed by appearances in several other TV series, such as “Five Fingers”, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” and “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”, all in 1959. Pollard’s big screen debut came with the role of George in 1962, in Martin Ritt’s thriller “Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man”. These involvements helped Michael J. Pollard to establish himself as a prominent young acto,r and also increased his net worth by a respectable amount of money.

Through the 1960s, he managed to maintain a continuous streak of acting engagements, and appeared in movies “The Stripper” (1963), “Wild Angels” (1966) and “The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!” (1966) as well as TV series such as “Route 66”, “Channing”, “Gunsmoke” and “Star Trek”. However his real career breakthrough occurred in 1967 when Michael J. Pollard was cast for the role of the loyal but “moronic” character C. W. Moss in the cult classic crime drama “Bonnie and Clyde”. For this performance, Pollard was honored with prestigious Academy Award’s Oscar nomination as well as with Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominations. It is certain that these ventures dramatically increased Michael J. Pollard’s popularity as well as his overall wealth.

In his acting career, Michael J. Pollard so far has added over 110 acting credits to his portfolio. Despite his talent, skills and wide recognition, his career somehow lacks many main and leading roles – he starred in the title role in 1970 drama “Little Fauss and Big Halsy”. Other memorable acting engagements include numerous appearances in movies, apart from those already mentioned above – “Dick Tracy” (1990), “Tumbleweeds” (1999) and Rob Zombie’s 2003 horror “House of 1000 Corpses” as well as TV series “The Ray Bradbury Theatre”, “The Toxic Crusaders”, “The Odyssey” and “Jack & Jill”. All these roles and appearances boosted Michael J. Pollard’s net worth by a significant margin.

During his professional acting career, Pollard has made a strong impact on modern and pop culture – Jim Lowe dedicated a song “Michael J. Pollard for President” to him, while Michael J. Fox, whose real middle name is Andrew, honored Pollard by adopting initial “J.”. Toy manufacturer AMT released “Michael J. Pollard Flower Power 1936 Ford”, a 1:25 toy car model replica decked out in paisley which Pollard drove in “Hannibal Brooks” (1969) movie.

When it comes to his personal life, Michael J. Pollard has been married once – between 1961 and 1969 with colleague, actress Beth Howland, with whom he has one child.



Full Name Michael J. Pollard
Net Worth $1.5 Million
Date Of Birth May 30, 1939
Place Of Birth Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.68 m
Profession Actor
Education Montclair Kimberley Academy
Nationality American
Spouse Beth Howland (m. 1961–1969)
Children Holly Pollack
Parents Michael John Pollack, Sonia Pollack
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Michael-J-Pollard-527508783933348/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0689488/
Allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-j-pollard-mn0000395025
Nominations Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best New Star of the Year – Actor, BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Movies “Melvin and Howard” (1980), “Roxanne” (1987), “Scrooged” (1988), “Tango & Cash” (1989), “Arizona Dream” (1993)
TV Shows “The Ray Bradbury Theatre”, “The Toxic Crusaders”, “The Odyssey”, “Jack & Jill”
Quote
1 Hippies. They make them out to be bad. I’m not bad. I love everybody. Well, I like everybody.
Fact
1 He has a small role in Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989). Coincidentally, his Bonnie and Clyde (1967) co-star, Estelle Parsons, was almost cast as Mrs. Voorhees in another 1980s slasher film, Friday the 13th (1980). Parsons was offered the part, but eventually declined, and Betsy Palmer took her place.
2 Before Robert Altman was signed to direct “Brewster McCloud”, Michael J. Pollard was considered for the title role. Bud Cort eventually played it.
3 His parents were both of Polish descent.
4 Credited by Traffic drummer Jim Capaldi with coining the term “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys”.
5 One of the few actors to have appeared on both classic Sci -Fi shows “Lost In Space” and “Star Trek”.
6 An early career break occurred when Pollard was brought in as a replacement during the first season of TV’s “Dobie Gillis.” Co-star Bob Denver, who was stealing the show as Dobie’s beatnik buddy Maynard G. Krebs, was going to be drafted into the Army and had to exit the series. When Denver was classified “4-F” due to a longstanding neck injury and returned, Pollard’s character of weird cousin Jerome Krebs was quickly written out.
7 Played the role of “Hugo” in the original Broadway production of “Bye Bye Birdie” (costarring with Dick Van Dyke, Chita Rivera, Paul Lynde, and Dick Gautier) in the early 1960s.
8 In 1966, at the age of 27, Michael Pollard was hired as a guest star on Star Trek, playing “Jahn” in the episode “Miri”. The script called for an actor 14 years of age, but Pollard got the part anyway since his agent convinced the show’s producers that he looked like a teenager even though he was close to 30.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
The Next Cassavetes filming Guide
The Woods 2012/I Moose
Sunburnt Angels 2011 Cards
House of 1000 Corpses 2003 Stucky
Backflash 2002 Video Don
Out of the Black 2001 Ned
Danny and Max 2000 Berquist
Forever Lulu 2000 Hippie
Jack & Jill 2000 TV Series Ice Cream Man
Becker 1999 TV Series Elliott
The Debtors 1999
Tumbleweeds 1999 Mr. Cummings
L.A. Doctors 1998 TV Series 8294-7
The Unknown Cyclist 1998 Gabe Sinclair
Merchants of Venus 1998 The Senator
Stir 1997 Hotel Manager
The Odyssey 1997 TV Series Aeolus
Toxic Crusaders: The Movie 1997 Video Psycho (voice)
Mad Dog Time 1996 Red Mash
Wings 1995 TV Series Benny
Tales from the Crypt 1993 TV Series Ed
Skeeter 1993 Hopper
Blossom 1993 TV Series Randy
Arizona Dream 1993 Fabian
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1992 TV Series Mr. Benedict
Split Second 1992 The Rat Catcher
Eerie, Indiana 1992 TV Series Claude
Motorama 1991 Lou
The Art of Dying 1991 Delbert
Another You 1991 Brad (uncredited)
Joey Takes a Cab 1991 Alan
The Arrival 1991 Lou
Guns of Paradise 1991 TV Series Lester Barr
Toxic Crusaders 1991 TV Series Psycho
Working Tra$h 1990 TV Movie Palomar
Dick Tracy 1990 Bug Bailey
Enid Is Sleeping 1990 Motel Manager
Nasty Boys 1990 TV Series
The Young Riders 1990 TV Series John Eberly
I Come in Peace 1990 Boner
Why Me? 1990 Ralph
Tango & Cash 1989 Owen
Superboy 1989 TV Series Mr. Mxyzptlk
Heartstopper 1989 Dr. Lubbock
Next of Kin 1989 Harold
Stuck with Each Other 1989 TV Movie Smitty
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland 1989 Herman
Night Visitor 1989 Stanley Willard
Fast Food 1989 Bud
Season of Fear 1989 Bob
Scrooged 1988 Herman
Crime Story 1988 TV Series Leon Barski
American Gothic 1988 Woody
Roxanne 1987 Andy
Paul Reiser Out on a Whim 1987 TV Movie
America 1986 Bob Jolly
The Patriot 1986 Howard
Leo & Liz in Beverly Hills 1986 TV Series Leonard
The American Way 1986 Tesla
Simon & Simon 1986 TV Series Barnaby
George Burns Comedy Week 1985 TV Series
Heated Vengeance 1985 Snake
The Fall Guy 1984 TV Series Billy Hutton
Candy the Stripper 1983 Video Leotis
Melvin and Howard 1980 Little Red
Between the Lines 1977 The Hawker
The Four of the Apocalypse… 1975 Clem
Get Christie Love! 1974 TV Series Leonard Marvin
Sunday in the Country 1974 Leroy
Movin’ On 1974 TV Series Joe Shannon
Dirty Little Billy 1972 Billy Bonney
Morbo 1972 Hombre de la casa
Frenchie King 1971 The Sheriff
Little Fauss and Big Halsy 1970 Little Fauss
Hannibal Brooks 1969 Packy
The Smugglers 1968 TV Movie Piero
Jigsaw 1968 Dill
Cimarron Strip 1967 TV Series Bert
The Danny Thomas Hour 1967 TV Series Donna’s friend
Bonnie and Clyde 1967 C.W. Moss
Caprice 1967 Barney
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. 1967 TV Series Herbie
Enter Laughing 1967 Marvin
Star Trek 1966 TV Series Jahn
I Spy 1966 TV Series Bernie
The Wild Angels 1966 Pigmy
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming 1966 Stanley (airplane mechanic) (uncredited)
The Virginian 1966 TV Series Georgie Sam Smith
Lost in Space 1966 TV Series The Boy
Branded 1965 TV Series Digby Popham
Honey West 1965 TV Series Jingles
Mr. Novak 1965 TV Series Go-Go Reader
The Baileys of Balboa 1965 TV Series Chester
Gunsmoke 1964 TV Series Cyrus
Channing 1964 TV Series Walter
The Lucy Show 1964 TV Series Ted Mooney
Route 66 1963 TV Series Vinny
Summer Magic 1963 Digby Popham
The Stripper 1963 Jelly
The Doctors and the Nurses 1963 TV Series Jody Haig
Going My Way 1963 TV Series Danny Larkin
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962 George (as Michael Pollard)
The Andy Griffith Show 1962 TV Series Virgil
Window on Main Street 1962 TV Series Ziggy
World Wide ’60 1960 TV Series Shoeshine boy
Sunday Showcase 1960 TV Series
Startime 1960 TV Series Doug
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 1959 TV Series Jerome Krebs
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1959 TV Series Hansel Eidelpfeiffer / Shoeshine Boy
Five Fingers 1959 TV Series Davey
Lux Playhouse 1959 TV Series Spider
It Happened to Jane 1959 Lloyd (uncredited)
The DuPont Show of the Month 1959 TV Series

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Liza 1970 TV Movie performer: “Singin’ in the Rain”, “New York, New York”, “I Won’t Dance”, “That’s Entertainment!”

Self

Title Year Status Character
Beautiful Darling 2010 Documentary Himself
Remembering Nigel 2009 Himself
Revolution! The Making of ‘Bonnie and Clyde’ 2008 Video documentary Himself
Liza 1970 TV Movie Himself
The 40th Annual Academy Awards 1968 TV Special Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
The Dick Cavett Show 1968 TV Series Himself – Guest
The New Cinema 1968 TV Movie documentary Himself
Henry Fonda and the Family 1962 TV Special Himself

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Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1968 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Actor in a Supporting Role Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
1968 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Supporting Actor Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
1968 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Most Promising Newcomer – Male Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
1968 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
1968 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Male Supporting Performance Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
1968 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards Male New Face 7th place.

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