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Michael J. Pollard
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| Michael J. Pollard | |
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| Born | May 30, 1939 Passaic, New Jersey |
Michael J. Pollard (born May 30, 1939) is an American actor.
Pollard was born Michael John Pollack, Jr. in Passaic, New Jersey, the son of Sonia (née Dubanowich) and Michael John Pollack.[1] He attended the Montclair Academy and the Actors Studio.[2]
Pollard played the character C. W. Moss in the film Bonnie and Clyde, for which he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor and won a British Academy Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
He is noted for his short stature, which had him playing child roles well into his twenties (including on Star Trek, where he played one of the inhabitants of the planet of children in the episode "Miri") and resulted in a recurring role as the diminutive trans-dimensional imp Mister Mxyzptlk in two episodes of the Superboy television series. He also played Packy in Hannibal Brooks.
Pollard appeared in episode #2-30, production #062 of "The Andy Griffith Show" which originally aired on April 30, 1962. Pollard portrayed Barney Fife's clumsy young cousin, Virgil, who stops by for a visit and manages to wreak havoc at the courthouse.
Actor Michael J. Fox has stated that he adopted the J. in his name as a homage to Pollard.[3]
He suggested the title "The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" for the Traffic song of the same name.[4]
- ^ FilmReference.com
- ^ Biography at Yahoo Movies
- ^ Stated in his interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ Stevewinwood.com
- Michael J. Pollard at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael J. Pollard article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Michael J. Pollard at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael J. Pollard at TV.com