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Michael J. Pollard

Michael J. Pollard

Actors Studio-graduate Michael J. Pollard was first thrust upon the public as Maynard G. Krebs' funky cousin on the 1959 TV series Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959). The leprechaunish Pollard had been hired as a potential replacement for Bob Denver (aka Maynard), who'd been drafted; but when Denver flunked his physical and returned to the series, Pollard was shown the exit. He went on to co-star in the 1961 musical Bye Bye Birdie (1961), then made his film debut in Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962). Pollard earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as the moronic C.W.Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967); he followed this triumph by sharing co-star billing with Robert Redford in Little Fauss & Big Halsey (1969), and by essaying the role of Billy the Kid in Dirty Little Billy (1972). In all the above-mentioned films, as well as his many TV appearances in series like The Andy Griffith Show, Lost in Space and Star Trek, Pollard essentially played the same character: a slow-witted, stammering child-man, ever out of step with an unfeeling world. Audiences eventually tired of Pollard's one-note characterizations. No longer a star, Michael J. Pollard has continued accepting sizeable character roles in films, and was seen as Leonard the handyman in the 1986 TV sitcom Leo and Liz in Beverly Hills. In 1990, Michael J. Pollard was reunited with his Bonnie and Clyde co-star Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy, playing the amusing supporting part of police wiretapper Bug Bailey (also in the Tracy cast was another B&C alumnus, Estelle Parsons). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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Michael J. Pollard Trivia

When was Michael J. Pollard born?
Michael J. Pollard was born on May 30, 1939

What role did Michael J. Pollard play in Riders of the Storm?
Michael J. Pollard played Doc in Riders of the Storm

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Four of the Apocalypse?
Michael J. Pollard was Clem in Four of the Apocalypse

What role did Michael J. Pollard portray in Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland?
Michael J. Pollard played Herman in Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland

What role did Michael J. Pollard play in The Patriot?
Michael J. Pollard played Howard in The Patriot

Who did Michael J. Pollard play in Bonnie and Clyde?
Michael J. Pollard was C.W. Moss in Bonnie and Clyde

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Split Second?
Michael J. Pollard was Rat Catcher in Split Second

What role did Michael J. Pollard portray in The Night Visitor?
Michael J. Pollard played Stanley Willard in The Night Visitor

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Roxanne?
Michael J. Pollard was Andy in Roxanne

Who did Michael J. Pollard play in Melvin and Howard?
Michael J. Pollard was Little Red in Melvin and Howard

What role did Michael J. Pollard play in Caprice?
Michael J. Pollard played Barney in Caprice

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Next of Kin?
Michael J. Pollard was Harold in Next of Kin

What role did Michael J. Pollard portray in Tumbleweeds?
Michael J. Pollard played Mr. Cummings in Tumbleweeds

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Tango & Cash?
Michael J. Pollard was Owen in Tango & Cash

Who did Michael J. Pollard play in Summer Magic?
Michael J. Pollard was Digby Popham in Summer Magic

What role did Michael J. Pollard play in Motorama?
Michael J. Pollard played Lou in Motorama

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Scrooged?
Michael J. Pollard was Herman in Scrooged

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in House of 1000 Corpses?
Michael J. Pollard was Stucky in House of 1000 Corpses

Who did Michael J. Pollard play in Dick Tracy?
Michael J. Pollard was Bug Bailey in Dick Tracy

Who did Michael J. Pollard play in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!?
Michael J. Pollard was Airplane Mechanic (uncredited) in The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!

What role did Michael J. Pollard play in The Art of Dying?
Michael J. Pollard played Delbert in The Art of Dying

Who did Michael J. Pollard portray in Another You?
Michael J. Pollard was Brad (uncredited) in Another You


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