Michael J. Pollard Movies and Career Information

Michael J. Pollard (born May 30, 1939) is an American actor. Born Michael John Pollack, Jr. in Passaic, New Jersey, he is the son of Sonia (née Dubanowich) and Michael John Pollack. He attended the Montclair Academy and the Actors Studio. In 1959, he played Homer McCauley, the dramatic lead, in a television adaptation of William Saroyan's novel, The Human Comedy, production narrated by Burgess Meredith. Also in 1959, Pollard, at twenty, appeared in the episode "The Unknown Town" of David Hedison's 16-segment NBC espionage series, Five Fingers. Pollard created the non-singing role of Hugo Peabody in the Original Broadway cast of the 1960 smash hit musical comedy Bye Bye Birdie (lyrics by Lee Adams and music by Charles Strouse). Hugo is a high-school student, boyfriend of Kim McAfee (played by Susan Watson on Broadway), who becomes jealous of Kim's infatuation with rock star Conrad Birdie. However, in the 1963 film version, Hugo became a singing role and was played by Bobby Rydell. In 1962, he appeared in the short-lived Robert Young comedy and drama series Window on Main Street on CBS in an episode entitled "The Boy Who Got Too Many Laughs". Pollard appeared in episode #2-30 of The