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Michael J. Pollard (1939-2019) is an Oscar® nominated American actor. He was best known for playing C.W. Moss in the film Bonnie and Clyde (1967), which earned him an Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actor nomination. More recent Pollard highlights would be 1987’s Roxanne and 1989’s Tango & Cash. His IMDb page shows over 117 acting credits from 1958 to 2020. This page will rank Michael J. Pollard movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Michael J. Pollard Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1967
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
1966
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
AA Best Picture Nom
1990
Dick Tracy (1990)
1963
Summer Magic (1963)
1987
Roxanne (1987)
1988
Scrooged (1988)
1966
The Wild Angels (1966)
1989
Tango & Cash (1989)
1963
The Stripper (1963)
1977
Between The Lines (1977)
1980
Melvin and Howard (1980)
1970
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
1993
Arizona Dream (1993)
1999
Tumbleweeds (1999)
1996
The Arrival (1996)
1969
Hannibal Brooks (1969)
1962
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
1967
Caprice (1967)
1992
Split Second (1992)
1967
Enter Laughing (1967)
1991
Motorama (1991)
1989
Next of Kin (1989)
1990
Why Me? (1990)
1987
American Gothic (1987)
2000
Forever Lulu (2000)
1986
The American Way (1986)
2003
House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
1971
The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971)
1989
Fast Food (1989)
1989
Night Visitor (1989)
1996
Mad Dog Time (1996)
Michael J. Pollard Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway |
57.00 | 507.8 | 507.80 | 3 | 87 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966) AA Best Picture Nom |
Brian Keith & Carl Reiner |
24.40 | 239.0 | 239.00 | 7 | 76 | 04 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 3 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & James Caan |
103.70 | 264.4 | 414.70 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.5 | |
| 4 | Summer Magic (1963) | Hayley Mills & Dorothy McGuire |
11.00 | 137.9 | 137.90 | 25 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 5 | Roxanne (1987) | Steve Martin & Darryl Hannah |
40.10 | 110.4 | 110.40 | 28 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 88.1 | |
| 6 | Scrooged (1988) | Bill Murray & Robert Mitchum |
60.30 | 158.2 | 158.20 | 13 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 88.0 | |
| 7 | The Wild Angels (1966) | Bruce Dern & Peter Fonda |
17.50 | 171.5 | 171.50 | 17 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 87.8 | |
| 8 | Tango & Cash (1989) | Sylvester Stallone & Kurt Russell |
63.40 | 172.2 | 324.20 | 20 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 79.3 | |
| 9 | The Stripper (1963) | Joanne Woodward & Joanne Woodward |
4.30 | 53.7 | 53.70 | 61 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 75.9 | |
| 11 | Between The Lines (1977) | John Heard & Jeff Goldblum |
8.80 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 62 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 71.1 | |
| 10 | Melvin and Howard (1980) | Jason Robards & Mary Steenburgen |
4.30 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 108 | 71 | 03 / 02 | 69.4 | |
| 14 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) | Robert Redford & Michael J. Pollard |
9.40 | 65.3 | 65.30 | 36 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 64.5 | |
| 12 | Arizona Dream (1993) | Johnny Depp & Faye Dunaway |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 224 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 13 | Tumbleweeds (1999) | Janet McTeer & Kimberly J. Brown |
1.40 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 185 | 76 | 01 / 00 | 63.6 | |
| 15 | The Arrival (1996) | Charlie Sheen & Lindsay Crouse |
14.10 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 104 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 57.7 | |
| 16 | Hannibal Brooks (1969) | Oliver Reed | 0.90 | 6.8 | 6.80 | 141 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 17 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962) | Paul Newman & Diane Baker |
2.70 | 39.0 | 39.00 | 88 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 46.8 | |
| 18 | Caprice (1967) | Doris Day & Richard Harris |
5.00 | 44.5 | 44.50 | 49 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 46.7 | |
| 17 | Split Second (1992) | Rutger Hauer | 5.40 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 117 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 44.0 | |
| 21 | Enter Laughing (1967) | José Ferrer & Shelley Winters |
1.30 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 129 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 36.0 | |
| 19 | Motorama (1991) | Martha Quinn | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 24 | Next of Kin (1989) | Patrick Swayze & Liam Neeson |
15.90 | 43.3 | 43.30 | 62 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 33.5 | |
| 21 | Why Me? (1990) | Christopher Lambert & Kim Greist |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 219 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.1 | |
| 23 | American Gothic (1987) | Rod Steiger & Yvonne De Carlo |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 251 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.9 | |
| 23 | Forever Lulu (2000) | Melanie Griffith & Patrick Swayze |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 295 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.5 | |
| 24 | The American Way (1986) | Dennis Hopper | 0.40 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 192 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 26 | House of 1000 Corpses (2003) | Sid Haig & Karen Black |
12.60 | 22.6 | 22.60 | 123 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 27 | The Legend of Frenchie King/Les pétroleuses (1971) | Brigitte Bardot | 2.20 | 14.6 | 25.10 | 113 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 17.0 | |
| 29 | Fast Food (1989) | Kevin McCarthy | 0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 180 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 9.0 | |
| 29 | Night Visitor (1989) | Elliott Gould | 0.20 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 197 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.6 | |
| 30 | Mad Dog Time (1996) | Burt Reynolds & Richard Dreyfuss |
0.10 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 248 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 |
I have seen Michael j In just 5 films: bonnie and Clyde, Russians are coming, dick Tracy, Scrooge’s and next of kin. Unfortunately I can remember him in none of them.
His net worth on his death is said to nave been $1.5 million. That does not seem much for a #60 year Year career but the celebrity net worth site figures exclude money earned and spent.
This is a timely and worthy tribute but fly in the ointment: Eva Marie saint is not given due credit as the leading lady and second billed star of Russians are coming; but maybe it was felt that on the waterfront and it’s stars were given enough dilation and “love” back in their day. Anyway “voted up!”
Hey Bob…..thanks for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Pollard. Tally count…me 12, Flora 6 and you 5. I can see you not remembering his role in 4 of the 5 movies…but not remembering his part in Bonnie and Clyde? He might have the biggest part in the movie…plus he got an Oscar nomination for the role. Net worth seems low…but he has me beat…lol. As for the Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming. Alan Arkin would also be somebody I could include in the list….I just went with the two I think of when I think about that movie. Thanks for the visit to our Pollard tribute page. Hope you enjoyed your London trip. Good stuff.
Hi bruce thanks for reply. Apologies for makeshift typing. Holiday going well.
Hey….your makeshift typing is just fine. Glad the holiday is going well.
Loved him in many things but he stood out in my mind in a supporting role in Scrooge and a lead role in Hannibal Brooks. Speaking of Hannibal Brooks, I do not see it listed. Classic comedy from England in the late 1960s. Sad news of his passing.
Hey Eric….good thoughts on Mr. Pollard. I was not able to find any box office information on Hannibal Brooks…but I will continue to search. On the viewing side…I will also make an effort to see the movie. I liked him in Scrooge as well. Thanks for checking out our Pollard tribute page. RIP.
Michael J. Pollard, ex husband of Beth Howland, Vera on Alice was # 714 on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the other actors on the 1000 he worked with.
5 MICHAEL CAINE The Debtors (1999)
14 ERNEST BORGNINE Sunday in the Country (1974)
19 DENNIS HOPPER The American Way (1986)
20 SYLVESTER STALLONE Tango & Cash (1989)
22 RUTGER HAUER Split Second (1992)
27 FRANK WELKER Dirty Little Billy (1972)
36 ROD STEIGER American Gothic (1988)
38 UDO KIER The Debtors (1999)
53 JOHN SAXON The Arrival (1991)
56 ELLIOTT GOULD Night Visitor (1989)
61 JACK PALANCE Tango & Cash (1989)
62 JAMES CAAN Dick Tracy (1990)
65 CLAUDIA CARDINALE Frenchie King (1971)
68 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Why Me? (1990)
69 ALAN ARKIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
73 BURT REYNOLDS Mad Dog Time (1996)
74 GENE HACKMAN Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
78 JASON ROBARDS Melvin and Howard (1980)
79 BRUCE DERN The Wild Angels (1966)
82 LIAM NEESON Next of Kin (1989)
94 PAUL NEWMAN Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
100 ELI WALLACH Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
105 ROBERT MITCHUM Scrooged (1988)
111 RICHARD HARRIS Caprice (1967)
115 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
117 MICHAEL YORK Merchants of Venus (1998)
123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Between the Lines (1977)
123 JEFF GOLDBLUM Mad Dog Time (1996)
136 JOHNNY DEPP Arizona Dream (1993)
137 SHELLEY WINTERS Enter Laughing (1967)
139 JAMES HONG Tango & Cash (1989)
154 KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE Mad Dog Time (1996)
165 PETER FONDA The Wild Angels (1966)
169 CLINT HOWARD Tango & Cash (1989)
170 LESLIE NIELSEN The Patriot (1986)
195 NICK NOLTE Dirty Little Billy (1972)
199 BILL MURRAY Scrooged (1988)
200 BRIAN COX Merchants of Venus (1998)
203 KURT RUSSELL Tango & Cash (1989)
221 GEOFFREY LEWIS Tango & Cash (1989)
228 JOSE FERRER Enter Laughing (1967)
229 CHARLES DURNING Dick Tracy (1990)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Arizona Dream (1993)
236 FAYE DUNAWAY Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
244 RANDY QUAID The Debtors (1999)
257 PAUL SORVINO Dick Tracy (1990)
268 CAROL KANE Scrooged (1988)
271 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT Why Me? (1990)
276 SEYMOUR CASSEL Dick Tracy (1990)
285 OLIVER REED Hannibal Brooks (1969)
293 ALLISON JANNEY THE DEBTORS (1999)
294 MELANIE GRIFFITH Forever Lulu (2000)
304 MARY STEENBURGEN Melvin and Howard (1980)
327 DARYL HANNAH Roxanne (1987)
329 JOHN HEARD Between the Lines (1977)
334 ROBERT REDFORD Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
338 TOMAS MILIAN Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
347 DIANE LANE Mad Dog Time (1996)
352 BRIAN KEITH The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
356 BILL PAXTON Next of Kin (1989)
360 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI Another You (1991)
362 KEVIN POLLAK Another You (1991)
371 DOLPH LUNDGREN Dark Angel (1990)
382 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. America (1986)
394 ED LAUTER Dirty Little Billy (1972)
400 KIM CATTRALL Split Second (1992)
403 AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
404 SCOTT WILSON The Debtors (1999)
406 GARY BUSEY Dirty Little Billy (1972)
431 HENRY SILVA Dick Tracy (1990)
431 HENRY SILVA Mad Dog Time (1996)
439 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Night Visitor (1989)
445 DABNEY COLEMAN Melvin and Howard (1980)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Melvin and Howard (1980)
449 CHARLES NAPIER Skeeter (1993)
461 DIANE BAKER Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
464 BEN STILLER NEXT OF KIN (1989)
472 JACK KEHLER Why Me? (1990)
481 KAREN BLACK House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
481 KAREN BLACK Stir (1997)
484 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Merchants of Venus (1998)
489 DICK MILLER Motorama (1991)
489 DICK MILLER The Wild Angels (1966)
496 ARTHUR KENNEDY Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
502 JACK LEMMON It Happened to Jane (1959)
510 ALLEN GARFIELD Dick Tracy (1990)
510 ALLEN GARFIELD Night Visitor (1989)
521 ROYAL DANO Joey Takes a Cab (1991)
523 DREW BARRYMORE Motorama (1991)
531 DIANE LADD The Wild Angels (1966)
537 KATHLEEN FREEMAN Joey Takes a Cab (1991)
542 PETE POSTLEWAITE Split Second (1992)
546 STEVE MARTIN Roxanne (1987)
547 RICHARD DREYFUSS Mad Dog Time (1996)
551 JIM CARTER THE AMERICAN WAY (1986)
573 RICHARD SCHIFF Forever Lulu (2000)
605 LIONEL STANDER Joey Takes a Cab (1991)
610 PAT HINGLE Jigsaw (1968)
614 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Dick Tracy (1990)
616 SUSAN STRASBERG Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
618 SID HAIG HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)
644 JEFFREY JONES Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
652 LILI TAYLOR Arizona Dream (1993)
654 MARSHALL BELL Dick Tracy (1990)
669 PATRICK SWAYZE Forever Lulu (2000)
669 PATRICK SWAYZE Next of Kin (1989)
670 J.T. WALSH Why Me? (1990)
678 TED LEVINE NEXT OF KIN (1989)
688 ROBERT WEBBER The Stripper (1963)
691 DUB TAYLOR Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
719 WALTON GOGGINS HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)
765 COLM MEANEY Dick Tracy (1990)
772 SALLY KIRKLAND Out of the Black (2001)
795 HENRY GIBSON Night Visitor (1989)
797 TONY PLANA Why Me? (1990)
798 LOIS SMITH Tumbleweeds (1999)
840 KEVIN MCCARTHY Fast Food (1989)
845 FRED WILLARD ROXANNE (1987)
868 JOHN DIEHL Motorama (1991)
886 STEPHEN LANG ANOTHER YOU (1991)
897 WOLFGANG PREISS Hannibal Brooks (1969)
900 ELLEN BARKIN Mad Dog Time (1996)
901 JAY O. SANDERS Tumbleweeds (1999)
902 ALUN ARMSTRONG SPLIT SECOND (1992)
931 WILLIAM HOOTKINS American Gothic (1988)
969 BRION JAMES Enid Is Sleeping (1990)
969 BRION JAMES Tango & Cash (1989)
970 YVONNE DE CARLO American Gothic (1988)
987 KYLE MACLACHLAN MAD DOG TIME (1996)
1000 MANDY PATINKIN Dick Tracy (1990)
HM (1000) GLENN MORSHOWER Tango & Cash (1989)
HM (723) KAREN ALLEN SCROOGED (1988)
HM (996) BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Scrooged (1988)
Mike worked with 26 Oscar winners.
AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
ALAN ARKIN The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
ALLISON JANNEY THE DEBTORS (1999)
BURL IVES Summer Magic (1963)
CLAIRE TREVOR The Stripper (1963)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
ERNEST BORGNINE Sunday in the Country (1974)
EVA MARIE SAINT The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)
FAYE DUNAWAY Arizona Dream (1993)
FAYE DUNAWAY Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GENE HACKMAN Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GLORIA GRAHAME Melvin and Howard (1980)
HELEN HUNT NEXT OF KIN (1989)
JACK LEMMON It Happened to Jane (1959)
JACK PALANCE Tango & Cash (1989)
JAMES DUNN Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
JASON ROBARDS Melvin and Howard (1980)
JESSICA TANDY Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
JOANNE WOODWARD The Stripper (1963)
JOSE FERRER Enter Laughing (1967)
KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
MARY STEENBURGEN Melvin and Howard (1980)
MICHAEL CAINE The Debtors (1999)
PAUL NEWMAN Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Mad Dog Time (1996)
ROD STEIGER American Gothic (1988)
SHELLEY WINTERS Enter Laughing (1967)
Hey Dan.
1. Thanks for sharing this Pollard trivia lists on our tribute page to his career.
2. Interesting….I did not realize he had been married to Beth Howland…..and it is pretty interesting that she has a spot on the Oracle list and he does not….would not have guessed that.
3. First list…..wow…it longs like 2 movies is the leader from the Oracle list…surprised that noboby was a threepeat….then again….although his career lasted decades…his movie output was not too large.
4. Second list….on average 25 Oscar winning co-stars is low…by percentage to movies it is actually pretty high. Good stuff as always…thoughts to his family.
I guess my phrasing was confusing the way I wrote that opening line. Beth is not on the list and Michael is # 742.
Hey Dan….ok….now that makes sense…I read that comment wrong. Thanks for the clarification.
Thanks for my requested page on Michael J. Pollard.
I have seen 6 of his movies, all of them in the top 10.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Bonnie and Clyde.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Summer Magic.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Wild Angels.
Favourite Michael J. Pollard Movies:
Bonnie and Clyde
The Russians are Coming! The Russian Are Coming!
Roxanne
Other Michael J. Pollard Movies I Have Seen:
Dick Tracy
Scrooged
The Wild Angels
Hey Flora. Thanks for your thoughts, tally and visit on your requested Pollard tribute page. The last time I did a page on recently passed thespian….I got a little backlash for doing it. So far no backlash on this page. I have seen 12 of his movies….which includes all 6 that you have seen. Roxanne and Scrooged would be my favorites as well. We will probably be watching Scrooged in a few weeks…it has been a few years since watching that Xmas movie. Good stuff. Rest in Peace Mr. Michael J. Pollard.
Been awhile. Saw the news of his passing, and felt I would see what was happening at Ultimate Rankings. Sure enough, you have a page looking at his career. Rest in peace.
Hey Taylor….yep…it seems you took an UMR vacation…we did not approve that…..lol. Good to hear from you again…sorry the passing of Michael J. Pollard is the reason. Flora shared the news of his passing….so I quickly put this page together. Glad you were able to check it out. Good thoughts as always.