Michael Tolan Net Worth
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Updated on January 15, 2026
Michael Tolan net worth is
$250,000
Michael Tolan Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Stage-trained actor Michael Tolan was born Seymour Tuchow on November 27, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan. During and following graduation from Wayne State University, he appeared in radio serials and in such classic theater productions as "Uncle Vanya," "Candida," "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Oedipus," "Coriolanus" and "The Grass Is Always ... | Net Worth | $250,000 |
| Date Of Birth | November 27, 1925 |
| Died | 2011-01-31 |
| Death Cause | Kidney failure |
| Place Of Birth | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Producer |
| Education | Stanford University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Rosemary Forsyth |
| Children | Alexandra Tolan, Emilie Tolan,, Jenny Tolan, With Hume:, With Forsyth: |
| Nicknames | Michael Tolan, Tolan, Michael |
| Star Sign | Sagittarius |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | His father, Morris Tuchow, was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His mother, Gertrude (Gold), was born in Canada, to Russian Jewish parents. |
| 2 | He is survived by his partner, Donna Peck of Copiague, New York; three daughters, Alexandra Tolan, Jenny Tolan and Emily Tolan; a brother, Gerald Tuchow and his sister-in-law Marilyn Tuchow of Bloomfield, Hills, Michigan. |
| 3 | Co-founder of the American Place Theater and the Apple Core Theater, an inter-racial repertory company, both in New York City. |
| 4 | He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He earned an acting Fellowship at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. |
| 5 | Both of his marriages, first to actress Rosemary Forsyth and then to Carol Hume, produced daughters and ended in divorce. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Stranger | 2007 | Judge | |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987-1994 | TV Series | Lt. Alan Terwilliger / Ralph Whitman |
| Law & Order | 1991 | TV Series | Norman Ackerman |
| When Will I Be Loved? | 1990 | TV Movie | Eric Patterson |
| Presumed Innocent | 1990 | Mr. Polhemus | |
| American Playhouse | 1984 | TV Series | Henry Northup |
| Talk to Me | 1984 | Dr. Ronald Webster | |
| Nurse | 1981 | TV Series | Dr. Shaw |
| All That Jazz | 1979 | Dr. Ballinger | |
| Loose Change | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | Mark Stewart |
| Kojak | 1977 | TV Series | Dr. Peter Allender |
| NBC Special Treat | 1977 | TV Series | Dr. Ryder |
| Night Drive | 1977 | TV Movie | Walter Turner |
| Perilous Voyage | 1976 | TV Movie | Reynaldo Solis |
| The Adams Chronicles | 1976 | TV Mini-Series | Narrator |
| Hazard's People | 1976 | TV Movie | Dr. Carl DeLacy |
| McMillan & Wife | 1976 | TV Series | Dr. Alec Janetta |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1971-1975 | TV Series | Dan Whitfield |
| Valley Forge | 1975 | TV Movie | Lt. Col. Lucifer Tench |
| Barnaby Jones | 1975 | TV Series | Reed Calder |
| Cannon | 1972-1975 | TV Series | John Wittig / Gil Spender / Michael Arnold |
| Medical Center | 1972-1974 | TV Series | Julius / Dr. Larry Crown |
| Moe and Joe | 1974 | TV Movie | Jo Lambert |
| The F.B.I. | 1968-1974 | TV Series | Frankie Geller / Alan Graves / Neal Kriton / ... |
| Toma | 1973 | TV Series | Jonathan Cain |
| Here We Go Again | 1973 | TV Series | Glen |
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law | 1971-1972 | TV Series | Alex Kasparian |
| Circle of Fear | 1972 | TV Series | Keith Newton |
| Norman Corwin Presents | 1972 | TV Series | |
| Nichols | 1971 | TV Series | Flying Fox |
| The Bold Ones: The Senator | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Jordan Boyle |
| The 300 Year Weekend | 1971 | Dr. Marshall | |
| Dan August | 1970 | TV Series | Dr. Swift |
| NET Playhouse | 1970 | TV Series | Boss (segment "The Tape Recorder") |
| New York Television Theatre | 1970 | TV Series | Boss |
| Mission: Impossible | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Ismet El Kebir / Vitol Enzor / Santos Cardoza |
| John and Mary | 1969 | James | |
| The Lost Man | 1969 | Insp. Carl Hamilton | |
| Journey Into Darkness | 1968 | Craig Miller (episode 'Paper Dolls' | |
| Journey to the Unknown | 1968 | TV Series | Craig Miller |
| Mannix | 1968 | TV Series | Dr. Norman Forrest |
| The Invaders | 1968 | TV Series | Dr. Ted Willard |
| The Rat Patrol | 1967 | TV Series | Sgt. Kabir |
| Tarzan | 1967 | TV Series | John Turner |
| Hour of the Gun | 1967 | Pete Spence | |
| Roseanna | 1967 | Elmer B. Kafka | |
| The Felony Squad | 1966 | TV Series | Mike Gorley |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | 1966 | TV Series | Lt. Murrow |
| The Journey of the Fifth Horse | 1966 | TV Movie | Nikolai Alexeyvich Chulkaturin |
| The Doctors and the Nurses | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Dr. Alex Tazinski / Alex Tazinski / Dr. Tazinski / ... |
| The Greatest Story Ever Told | 1965 | Lazarus | |
| Espionage | 1964 | TV Series | Paul Haxton |
| The Outer Limits | 1963 | TV Series | Prof. Stephen Grave |
| The Eleventh Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Ken Miller |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Welles Resnick / Carter |
| Route 66 | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Largo Varella / Antonio Madragarra |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1961-1962 | TV Series | |
| Naked City | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Ricardo Gardio / Peter Merrell / Det. Alan Keller |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1961-1962 | TV Series | Minelli / Dr. James Altman |
| The Catholic Hour | 1961 | TV Series | Don Juan |
| Play of the Week | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Channon / Leone |
| Omnibus | 1960 | TV Series | Abraham Lincoln |
| Diagnosis: Unknown | 1960 | TV Series | Janko |
| Decoy | 1958 | TV Series | Mike Bergen |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1955-1957 | TV Series | Plenty Own Absalom Octavius Caesar |
| Kraft Theatre | 1955-1956 | TV Series | |
| The Web | 1954 | TV Series | |
| Inner Sanctum | 1954 | TV Series | Maurice Laraq |
| Second Chance | 1953 | Antonio (uncredited) | |
| Julius Caesar | 1953 | Officer to Octavius | |
| Hiawatha | 1952 | Neyadji | |
| The Savage | 1952 | Long Mane | |
| The People Against O'Hara | 1951 | Vincent Korvac (uncredited) | |
| Fort Worth | 1951 | Mort Springer (as Lawrence Tolan) | |
| Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison | 1951 | Leo Daly (as Lawrence Tolan) | |
| The Enforcer | 1951 | James (Duke) Malloy (as Lawrence Tolan) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cousin Skeeter | 2000 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Four Friends | 1981 | executive producer | |
| Five on the Black Hand Side | 1973 | producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Movie Crazy Years | 1971 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens | 1967 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Wallace Stevens: A Poet's Seasons | 1967 | TV Movie | Himself - performer |
| Accent on an American Summer | 1962 | TV Series documentary | |
| Le temps du ghetto | 1961 | Documentary | Narrator (English version) (voice) |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1959 | TV Series | Jerome Black - Character in scene from 'A Majority of One' |
Archive Footage
Known for movies
All That Jazz (1979)
as Dr. Ballinger
Presumed Innocent (1990)
as Mr. Polhemus
The Doctors and the Nurses (1963-1965)
as Dr. Alex Tazinski / Alex Tazinski / Dr. Somers / D
John and Mary (1969)
as James