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Michael Tolan

Michael Tolan

6 movies on Netflix

Biography

Michael Tolan was an American actor who got his start in radio in his native Detroit, where he was heard on The Green Hornet and The Lone Ranger. He trained with Stella Adler and at Stanford University, and worked mainly in the theater at first, making his Broadway debut in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? and also appearing in Romanoff and Juliet. His films included Hour of the Gun (1967), John and Mary (1969), All That Jazz (1979), in which he played a cardiologist, and Presumed Innocent (1990). From the mid-1950s he acted largely on television, with a continuing role on The Bold Ones, three episodes of Mission: Impossible, a recurring part on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and guest appearances on many other series, his last known one in 1994. He helped found the American Place Theatre and died in 2011.

85years old at death

  • Born Detroit
  • Died Hudson
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
  • Also credited as Seymour Tuchow

Movie Career

Films
6
Career span
39 years1951 to 1990

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  1. First role

    Tolan gained early acting experience on the radio station WXYZ in Detroit, where listeners heard him on The Green Hornet and The Lone Ranger.

  2. Early training

    Tolan graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit and from Central High School, and he studied under Stella Adler and at Stanford University.

Michael Tolan movies on Netflix

Best known for

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  1. All That Jazz1979 Drama, Music, Musicalas Dr. Ballinger

    IMDb rating 7.841K votes

  2. John and Mary1969 Drama, Romanceas James

    IMDb rating 6.62.7K votes

  3. The Enforcer1951as James 'Duke' Malloy

    IMDb rating 7.26.2K votes

  4. Presumed Innocent1990as Mr. Polhemus

    IMDb rating 6.954K votes

  5. Hour of the Gun1967as Pete Spence

    IMDb rating 6.65.4K votes

  6. Night Terror1977as Walter Turney

    IMDb rating 6.01.0K votes

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