Biography
Michigan-born actor Michael Tolan is a graduate of Wayne State University. Tolan made his Broadway bow in the original 1955 production of
George Axelrod's Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter, then went on to appear in such long-runners as A Hatful of Rain and Romanoff and Juliet. Reportedly in films from 1953 (he is credited in many sources with a bit in
Julius Caesar), Tolan has essayed such character roles as Dr. Ballinger in
All That Jazz (1980) and Mr. Polhemus in
Presumed Innocent (1990). Continually busy on television, Michael Tolan was seen on a weekly basis as resident Dr. Alex Tazinski during the 1964-65 season of
The Nurses, and as administrative aide Jordan Boyle on the 1970
Hal Holbrook starrer
The Senator. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide