Michael Tolan

Michael Tolan
in Decoy (1959)
Born	Seymour Tuchow November 27, 1925(1925-11-27) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	January 31, 2011(2011-01-31) (aged 85) Hudson, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1951–2007

Michael Tolan (November 27, 1925 – January 31, 2011)^[1] was an American actor.

Life and career

Tolan was born Seymour Tuchow in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit and studied under Stella Adler and at Stanford University.^[1] He appeared primarily in stage roles in his early career, with only minor parts in films of the early 1950s. His stage roles include Romanoff and Juliet and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?, his Broadway debut. His first film role was in The Enforcer; he also had roles in Fort Worth, The Greatest Story Ever Told, and Presumed Innocent.^[1]

He acted mostly on television from the mid-1950s on, including an appearance on the 1960 CBS summer series, Diagnosis: Unknown, a role in The Doctors and the Nurses, and a continuing role as Jordan Boyle on "The Senator" segments of the anthology umbrella TV series The Bold Ones (1970–71). He had a recurring role on three episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and made guest appearances on such television series as Mannix, Kojak, McMillan and Wife, and Law and Order. His last known television appearance was on an episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1994.

Tolan appeared in the Bob Fosse film All That Jazz (1979) as lead character Joe Gideon's cardiologist, Dr. Ballinger.

Tolan also helped found the American Place Theatre, of which he wrote:

“We wanted to attract some of the writers who wrote fine, intelligent, deep material about American life, and see if we could interest them in writing for the theater”.^[1]

Personal life

Tolan had two marriages, both of which ended in divorce; at the time of his death, he was partnered with Donna Peck, with whom he lived in Ancram, New York.^[1] He had previously married actress Rosemary Forsyth on June 28, 1966. The couple had one child and divorced in 1975.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Slotnik, Daniel (2011-02-04). "Michael Tolan, Stage and Television Actor, Dies at 85". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/arts/television/04tolan.html. Retrieved 2011-02-04. 

External links

• Michael Tolan at the Internet Movie Database
• Michael Tolan's Find A Grave Memorial

Persondata
Name	Tolan, Michael
Alternative names	Tuchow, Seymour
Short description	American actor
Date of birth	November 27, 1925
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of death	January 31, 2011
Place of death	Hudson, New York, U.S.