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Michael J. Pollard
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Actor Born: May 30, 1939 in Passaic, NJ Biography: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... Full Biography
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