And though a little old to play a teenager (he was 33), he hands us a Billy who's perpetually victimized by bad luck, until he finally blows a gasket at the very end and sparks his future. The song included actual voice recordings of presidential candidates in the track, including Bobby Kennedy. [2] After a time of struggling, Howland made her Broadway debut in 1959 as Lady Beth in the Carol Burnett musical Once Upon a Mattress, which transferred from off-Broadway. He later had a key supporting role in the 1980 cult film Melvin and Howard about the Melvin Dummar-Howard Hughes Mormon Will controversy. That same year he was cast in the role of Virgil, Deputy Barney Fife's socially awkward but talented cousin, on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show.[14][15]. That year he also appeared as Ted Mooney, son of Mr. Mooney, on The Lucy Show. In 1987, Pollard played the role of an inquisitive volunteer firefighter, Andy, in the film Roxanne, starring Steve Martin. [36], In 1992, he starred in a sixth-season episode of Ray Bradbury Theater, The Handler, in which he portrayed a mortician who tried to give his clients a little extra treatment that he thought they should have. Pollard attended Montclair Academy (now Montclair Kimberley Academy) and Act… [39], Michael J. Pollard died on November 20, 2019 from cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, California. Both unions ended in divorce. and Darling of the Day. Pollard also portrayed Homer McCauley, the dramatic lead, in a television adaptation of William Saroyan's novel The Human Comedy, narrated by Burgess Meredith, and broadcast as an episode of the DuPont Show of the Month. Pollard was known for his short stature, which allowed him to play youthful roles well into his twenties. Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Robert Michael Lewis. [9][10], From 1961 to 1969, Howland was married to actor Michael J. Pollard, with whom she had a daughter. She made occasional guest appearances (including Murder, She Wrote; Chicken Soup for the Soul; Sabrina the Teenage Witch; and The Tick)[8] and starred in the ABC Afterschool Special, "Terrible Things My Mother Told Me". [38] In 1997, he played the role of Aeolus in The Odyssey starring Armand Assante. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming, Revolution! Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? Also in 1988, Pollard played a villain in the horror film American Gothic. He studied drama at the Actor's Studio (with a young Marilyn Monroe in the same class) and made his theatrical debut in November 1958 on Broadway in "Comes the Day", with George C. Scott and Judith Anderson . [5] In 1962, Pollard appeared in the short-lived Robert Young comedy/drama series Window on Main Street in the episode "The Boy Who Got Too Many Laughs". Pollard played the role of Cyrus in a 1964 episode of the CBS western series Gunsmoke, entitled "Journey for Three". The following year Pollard played the role of Herman, a homeless man whose death strongly affects Bill Murray's character in the Christmas movie Scrooged. While on the set of "Bye Bye, Birdie," she met and soon married Michael J. Pollard, most notably of "Bonnie and Clyde" fame. Pollard was born in Passaic, New Jersey, and raised in the nearby North Jersey communities of Garfield and Clifton. Really. [13], Pollard created the non-singing role of Hugo Peabody in the original Broadway production of Bye Bye Birdie. Cherubic, wispy-haired looks made his typecasting as impish or eccentric characters somehow inevitable. Elizabeth Howland (May 28, 1941 – December 31, 2015) was an American actress. [1], Howland originated the role of Amy in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim's Company, in which she introduced the patter song "Getting Married Today". 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[19][20], In 1967, he played the supporting role of C. W. Moss[21] in Arthur Penn's Bonnie and Clyde, alongside Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman, and Estelle Parsons, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor[22][23] and won a BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. [5][6][7], Pollard was married to actress Beth Howland, with whom he had one daughter, Holly Howland. [2][3] His parents were both of Polish descent. Pollard's father supported his wife and Michael Jr. by working 60 hours a week as a bartender at O'Rourke's Tap Room. Pollard is survived by his daughter Holly from his first marriage to actress Beth Howland and his son Axel from his second marriage to Annie Tolstoy. It's more like The Making of a Sociopath, with Michael J. Pollard starring as displaced, 17-year-old Billy Bonney, in the days leading up to his evolution into the notorious Billy the Kid ... this is the perfect role for Pollard. [citation needed]. The song was originally recorded during the intense, presidential election of ‘68 as a way of trying to lighten the mood. [4] Pollard attended Montclair Academy (now Montclair Kimberley Academy) and Actors Studio in New York. He studied drama at the Actor's Studio (with a young, Disney+ Joins Comic-Con@Home with Marvel's 616, The Right Stuff and Phineas and Ferb, Rob Zombie's Firefly Trilogy Steelbook Blu-ray Is Coming Soon. Michael J. Pollard, Actor: Bonnie and Clyde. The pint-sized Michael J. Pollard was born the son of a bar manager of Polish ancestry in Passaic (New Jersey). [3] He was 80. Moss in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was the son of Sonia V. (née Dubanowich) and Michael John Pollack, a bar manager. Personal life From 1961 to 1969, Howland was married to actor Michael J. Pollard, with … [35], Pollard played Bug Bailey in the popular 1990 film Dick Tracy. [4] Pollard's father supported his wife and Michael Jr. by working 60 hours a week as a bartender at O'Rourke's Tap Room. In 1963, he appeared on an episode of ABC's Channing, a drama about college life starring Jason Evers and Henry Jones. Pollard had his earliest screen roles in television, with multiple appearances in programs broadcast during 1959. The pint-sized Michael J. Pollard was born the son of a bar manager of Polish ancestry in Passaic (New Jersey). and a snippet from real candidate Robert F. Kennedy; Kennedy was assassinated soon after the disc came out, which led many radio stations to refuse to play it.). Coolest DC Superheroes/Supervillains name? [31], In 1974, he played the role of a young man dying of cancer, in the season one opening episode, "The Time of His Life", of the trucking TV series Movin' On. Kimbrough and Howland had appeared together in Company. That same year Pollard played the role of Digby Popham in the Walt Disney family musical Summer Magic, opposite Hayley Mills. [3], Howland can be seen dancing and singing in the chorus of the movie Li'l Abner (1959) as Clem's wife, alongside future television star Valerie Harper. [15], Pollard continued to work in film and television into the 21st century, including his appearance as "Stucky" in the 2003 Rob Zombie-directed cult classic House of 1000 Corpses. Michael John Pollard (May 30, 1939 – November 20, 2019) was an American character actor and comedian, mainly known for his supporting role as C.W. Jacques. Their short marriage lasted only six years but their union produced one daughter, named Holly. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. There is something about Pollard that is absolutely original and seems to strike audiences as irresistibly funny and deserving of affection. Also in 1989, he had a two-episode role as the fifth-dimensional imp-villain Mr. Mxyzptlk in the Superboy TV series. After the sitcom ended in 1985, Howland went into semi-retirement. 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