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'''Michael J. Pollard''' {{born|30|May|1939}} is the actor who played [[Jahn]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|Miri}}.
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'''Michael John Pollack, Jr.''' {{born|30|May|1939}}, better known as '''Michael J. Pollard''' and also affectionately referred to as "Spud Pollard", is the actor who played [[Jahn]] in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' episode {{e|Miri}}. He was originally considered for the role of [[Charles Evans]] in {{e|Charlie X}}. [http://www.jacobsbrownmediagroup.com/charlie-x.html]
   
 
Pollard has been acting since 1958. A character actor, he has accumulated almost a hundred appearances in movies and television series since then. He was 27 at the time he portrayed Jahn, a teenage character, but his baby-faced looks won him the role.
 
Pollard has been acting since 1958. A character actor, he has accumulated almost a hundred appearances in movies and television series since then. He was 27 at the time he portrayed Jahn, a teenage character, but his baby-faced looks won him the role.
   
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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 Clyde'' won Pollard a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.
===Filmography===
 
* ''Superboy'' (television episodes titled ''Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk'' and ''Mr. and Mrs. Superboy'')); 1989, with [[Sherman Howard]]
 
* ''Merchants of Venus'' (aka ''A Dirty Little Business''; 1998, with [[Robert Easton]], [[Charles Dierkop]] and [[Helen Cates]])
 
* ''House of 1,000 Corpses'' 2003 with [[Sid Haig]]
 
   
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Also in 1967 he and [[Angelique Pettyjohn]] appeared together in an episode of ''The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.'' ("The U.N.C.L.E. Samurai Affair").
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=== Filmography ===
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* ''The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming'' (1966, with [[Brian Keith]], [[Andrea Dromm]], [[Theodore Bikel]], and [[Don Keefer]])
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* ''Scrooged'' (1988, with [[Alfre Woodard]] and [[John Glover]])
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* ''Tango & Cash'' (1989, with [[Marc Alaimo]], [[Roy Brocksmith]], [[Teri Hatcher]], [[Clint Howard]], [[Glenn Morshower]], and [[Phil Rubenstein]])
 
* ''Superboy'' episodes titled "Meet Mr. Mxyzptlk" and "Mr. and Mrs. Superboy" (1989, with [[Sherman Howard]])
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* ''The Odyssey'' (1997 TV movie, with [[Vanessa Williams]])
 
* ''Merchants of Venus'' (aka ''A Dirty Little Business'') (1998, with [[Robert Easton]], [[Charles Dierkop]], and [[Helen Cates]])
 
* ''House of 1,000 Corpses'' (2003, with [[Sid Haig]])
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* ''Roxanne'' (1987, with [[Steve Martin]])
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* ''Lost in Space - Series 1 - Episode 21 - 1966'' ([[The Magic Mirror]])
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Michael John Pollack, Jr. (born 30 May 1939; age 84), better known as Michael J. Pollard and also affectionately referred to as "Spud Pollard", is the actor who played Jahn in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Miri". He was originally considered for the role of Charles Evans in "Charlie X". [1]

Pollard has been acting since 1958. A character actor, he has accumulated almost a hundred appearances in movies and television series since then. He was 27 at the time he portrayed Jahn, a teenage character, but his baby-faced looks won him the role.

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 Clyde won Pollard a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles.

Also in 1967 he and Angelique Pettyjohn appeared together in an episode of The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. ("The U.N.C.L.E. Samurai Affair").

Filmography

External links