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Remembering Michael J. Pollard
Actor Michael J. Pollard will be remembered for portraying bumbling getaway driver C. W. Moss in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), an inept motorcycle racer in Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970), and many other distinctive characters he created for movies and on television.
(Michael J. Pollard 1974 Movin’ On)
Michael J. Pollard was 80 when he died on November 20, 2019 of cardiac arrest. He is survived by son Axel Emmett Pollard from his second marriage, and daughter Holly Howland from his first marriage to actress Beth Howland (1961-1969).
Nee Michael John Pollack Jr. when he was born on May 30th, 1939, Pollard enrolled at Actors Studio in New York and changed his name along the way to success.
Crossing Paths With Warren Beatty
Michael J. Pollard began his film career on television in 1958, appearing in small parts on anthology series like Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
Pollard played Maynard’s cousin, Jerome Krebs in 2 episodes of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in 1959, acting with regulars Dwayne Hickman and Bob Denver (Maynard Krebs), and fellow guest-stars Tuesday Weld, Warren Beatty, and William Schallert.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Pollard also appeared on Broadway that year with Warren Beatty in Bye Bye Birdie (Dick Gautier was also in the cast). These interactions must have impressed Beatty enough to ensure Pollard was later cast in Bonnie and Clyde almost a decade later. In addition to Pollard, Faye Dunaway, and Beatty, the cast of Bonnie and Clyde includes Gene Hackman, Estelle Parsons, Denver Pyle, and Gene Wilder.
In a 1969 interview with Roger Ebert, Pollard confirmed that he couldn’t, in fact, drive a car in the movies OR in real life.
“There was this guy teaching me, but I couldn’t learn. So here I was stuck in the parking place, and Penn (the director) said, Okay, do it that way.”
In this clip from Bonnie and Clyde, Pollard (as C. W. M Real world article (written from a production point of view) Michael John Pollack, Jr. Passaic, New Jersey, USA Los Angeles, California, USA Michael John Pollack, Jr. was born and grew up in New Jersey, the son of Michael John Pollack who worked as a bartender and his wife Sonia. Pollard himself was married twice, first to actress Beth Howland, with whom he had one daughter Holly Howland, and a second marriage to Annie Tolstoy with whom Michael fathered a son Axel Emmett Pollard. Both of Pollard's marriages ended in divorce, the first in 1969 and the second in 1976. Pollard never remarried after the divorce of his second wife. By the mid-1970s, Pollard was suffering from severe drug and alcohol abuse. He received treatment in the 1980s and afterwards become heavily involved in support group treatments and sponsoring other recovering addicts and alcoholics. Rumors persisted into the 1990s that Pollard was still suffering from addiction, mainly due to odd behaviors during interviews, such as staring into space when speaking or rambling answers to questions. [1] Pollard was in acting since 1958. A character actor, he accumulated almost a hundred appearances in movies and television series since then. Most of his training was acquired through the Actor's Studio in New York City, where at one point he shared the stage with George C. Scott and attended acting classes with Marilyn Monroe. In 1967, Pollard earned an Academy Award nomination as Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role of C.W. Moss in the film Bonnie and Clyde. He also earned two Golden Globe nominations for that role, one for Best Supporting Actor and one for Most Promising Newcomer. In addition, his performance in Bonnie and BY LEE PFEIFFER Actor Michael J. Pollard has passed away from cardiac arrest at age 80. Pollard's unique look and acting style propelled him to fame in the 1960s. Pollard was born in New Jersey and crossed the river to study in the famed Actors Studio. He first appeared on Broadway in the smash hit production of "Bye Bye Birdie" and quickly became a familiar face on popular television programs including "Gunsmoke", "Lost in Space", "The Andy Griffith Show", "Star Trek", "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", "Route 66", "I Spy", "The Fall Guy", "The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.", "Crime Story", "Superboy" and "Tales from the Crypt". Pollard's trademark onscreen persona was as a lovable but dim-witted, slow moving character. The image paid off handsomely for him when was cast as C.W. Moss in director Arthur Penn's 1967 classic "Bonnie and Clyde". In the key role, Pollard played a loyal accomplice to the infamous gangster couple. Pollard was nominated for numerous major awards for his performance including a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The success of "Bonnie and Clyde" briefly elevated Pollard to leading man status and he starred in numerous films including "Jigsaw", "Hannibal Brooks", "Little Fauss and Big Halsey" and "Dirty Little Billy" before reverting to supporting player status. Pollard often had key roles in "B" movies such as director Rob Zombie's cult classic "House of 1,000 Corpses" but he sometimes appeared in small parts in major films such as "Dick Tracy", "Melvin and Howard", "Roxanne" and "Tango & Cash". Pollard's pote 10 Best Movies Set In Kansas, Ranked ‘Pretty in Pink’ Comes to 4K Uhd Sean Baker Traces the Road to an Unlikely Oscar Frontrunner: ‘It’s Surreal, Quite Honestly’ What Happened To The Cast Of The 1994 Wyatt Earp Movie? What’s Coming to Netflix in March 2025 “A bit of that Clint Eastwood vibe”: Brandon Sklenar Compares His 1923 Role to Hollywood’s Greatest Icon Who Inspired Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone “I’ve got a couple of deadlines I need to hit…”: Michael B. Jordan Can’t Wait To Star in Race-Swapped Remake of an Oscar-Winning $14M Steve McQueen Movie Faye Dunaway & Warren Beatty's Oscars Mistake Also Happened To Another Person PGA Awards breakfast celebrates all 10 film nominees, recalls the infamous ‘La La Land’/’Moonlight’ Oscar mix-up IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.Michael J. Pollard
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