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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 BirthNovember 27, 1925
Died2011-01-31
Death CauseKidney failure
Place Of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Height6' 1" (1.85 m)
OccupationActor
ProfessionActor, Producer
EducationStanford University
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRosemary Forsyth
ChildrenAlexandra Tolan, Emilie Tolan,, Jenny Tolan, With Hume:, With Forsyth:
NicknamesMichael Tolan, Tolan, Michael
Star SignSagittarius
#Fact
1His father, Morris Tuchow, was a Russian Jewish immigrant. His mother, Gertrude (Gold), was born in Canada, to Russian Jewish parents.
2He 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.
3Co-founder of the American Place Theater and the Apple Core Theater, an inter-racial repertory company, both in New York City.
4He 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.
5Both of his marriages, first to actress Rosemary Forsyth and then to Carol Hume, produced daughters and ended in divorce.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Perfect Stranger2007Judge
Murder, She Wrote1987-1994TV SeriesLt. Alan Terwilliger / Ralph Whitman
Law & Order1991TV SeriesNorman Ackerman
When Will I Be Loved?1990TV MovieEric Patterson
Presumed Innocent1990Mr. Polhemus
American Playhouse1984TV SeriesHenry Northup
Talk to Me1984Dr. Ronald Webster
Nurse1981TV SeriesDr. Shaw
All That Jazz1979Dr. Ballinger
Loose Change1978TV Mini-SeriesMark Stewart
Kojak1977TV SeriesDr. Peter Allender
NBC Special Treat1977TV SeriesDr. Ryder
Night Drive1977TV MovieWalter Turner
Perilous Voyage1976TV MovieReynaldo Solis
The Adams Chronicles1976TV Mini-SeriesNarrator
Hazard's People1976TV MovieDr. Carl DeLacy
McMillan & Wife1976TV SeriesDr. Alec Janetta
Mary Tyler Moore1971-1975TV SeriesDan Whitfield
Valley Forge1975TV MovieLt. Col. Lucifer Tench
Barnaby Jones1975TV SeriesReed Calder
Cannon1972-1975TV SeriesJohn Wittig / Gil Spender / Michael Arnold
Medical Center1972-1974TV SeriesJulius / Dr. Larry Crown
Moe and Joe1974TV MovieJo Lambert
The F.B.I.1968-1974TV SeriesFrankie Geller / Alan Graves / Neal Kriton / ...
Toma1973TV SeriesJonathan Cain
Here We Go Again1973TV SeriesGlen
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law1971-1972TV SeriesAlex Kasparian
Circle of Fear1972TV SeriesKeith Newton
Norman Corwin Presents1972TV Series
Nichols1971TV SeriesFlying Fox
The Bold Ones: The Senator1970-1971TV SeriesJordan Boyle
The 300 Year Weekend1971Dr. Marshall
Dan August1970TV SeriesDr. Swift
NET Playhouse1970TV SeriesBoss (segment "The Tape Recorder")
New York Television Theatre1970TV SeriesBoss
Mission: Impossible1968-1970TV SeriesIsmet El Kebir / Vitol Enzor / Santos Cardoza
John and Mary1969James
The Lost Man1969Insp. Carl Hamilton
Journey Into Darkness1968Craig Miller (episode 'Paper Dolls'
Journey to the Unknown1968TV SeriesCraig Miller
Mannix1968TV SeriesDr. Norman Forrest
The Invaders1968TV SeriesDr. Ted Willard
The Rat Patrol1967TV SeriesSgt. Kabir
Tarzan1967TV SeriesJohn Turner
Hour of the Gun1967Pete Spence
Roseanna1967Elmer B. Kafka
The Felony Squad1966TV SeriesMike Gorley
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1966TV SeriesLt. Murrow
The Journey of the Fifth Horse1966TV MovieNikolai Alexeyvich Chulkaturin
The Doctors and the Nurses1963-1965TV SeriesDr. Alex Tazinski / Alex Tazinski / Dr. Tazinski / ...
The Greatest Story Ever Told1965Lazarus
Espionage1964TV SeriesPaul Haxton
The Outer Limits1963TV SeriesProf. Stephen Grave
The Eleventh Hour1963TV SeriesKen Miller
The DuPont Show of the Week1962-1963TV SeriesWelles Resnick / Carter
Route 661962-1963TV SeriesLargo Varella / Antonio Madragarra
The United States Steel Hour1961-1962TV Series
Naked City1958-1962TV SeriesRicardo Gardio / Peter Merrell / Det. Alan Keller
Armstrong Circle Theatre1961-1962TV SeriesMinelli / Dr. James Altman
The Catholic Hour1961TV SeriesDon Juan
Play of the Week1960-1961TV SeriesChannon / Leone
Omnibus1960TV SeriesAbraham Lincoln
Diagnosis: Unknown1960TV SeriesJanko
Decoy1958TV SeriesMike Bergen
Studio One in Hollywood1955-1957TV SeriesPlenty Own Absalom Octavius Caesar
Kraft Theatre1955-1956TV Series
The Web1954TV Series
Inner Sanctum1954TV SeriesMaurice Laraq
Second Chance1953Antonio (uncredited)
Julius Caesar1953Officer to Octavius
Hiawatha1952Neyadji
The Savage1952Long Mane
The People Against O'Hara1951Vincent Korvac (uncredited)
Fort Worth1951Mort Springer (as Lawrence Tolan)
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison1951Leo Daly (as Lawrence Tolan)
The Enforcer1951James (Duke) Malloy (as Lawrence Tolan)

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Cousin Skeeter2000TV Series executive producer - 1 episode
Four Friends1981executive producer
Five on the Black Hand Side1973producer

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Movie Crazy Years1971TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator (voice)
The Mind-Benders: LSD and the Hallucinogens1967Documentary shortNarrator (voice)
Wallace Stevens: A Poet's Seasons1967TV MovieHimself - performer
Accent on an American Summer1962TV Series documentary
Le temps du ghetto1961DocumentaryNarrator (English version) (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show1959TV SeriesJerome Black - Character in scene from 'A Majority of One'

Archive Footage

Known for movies

Dr. Ballinger

All That Jazz (1979)
as Dr. Ballinger

Mr. Polhemus

Presumed Innocent (1990)
as Mr. Polhemus

Dr. Alex Tazinski / Alex Tazinski / Dr. Somers / Dr. Tazinski

The Doctors and the Nurses (1963-1965)
as Dr. Alex Tazinski / Alex Tazinski / Dr. Somers / D

James

John and Mary (1969)
as James