Henry Polic II
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| Born | Henry Albert Polic II February 20, 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 2013 (aged 68) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–2004 |
Henry Albert Polic II (February 20, 1945 – August 11, 2013) was an American stage, screen, and voice actor, best known as Jerry Silver on Webster.
He earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from Florida State University and later served in the military police at Fort Riley in Kansas. While at Florida State University he starred in many stage productions including Our Town. He also was an active member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. In 1975, Polic was a regular cast member on Mel Brooks' short-lived television comedy, When Things Were Rotten. Polic also had a regular role as Dracula in Monster Squad (1976).[1]
In the 1980s, Polic was often seen as a celebrity guest player on various game shows. His most frequent guest spots were on the various incarnations of Pyramid, as he appeared multiple times on The $25,000 Pyramid and the editions of The $100,000 Pyramid hosted by Dick Clark and John Davidson for producer Bob Stewart. Polic did various other work for Stewart, hosting the game show Double Talk in 1986, a pilot for a revival of Stewart's Eye Guess called Eye Q in 1988, and sharing announcing duties with Johnny Gilbert and Dean Goss on the latter edition of The $100,000 Pyramid.[2] His specialties included foreign and regional accents, ballroom dancing and baritone singing.
From the early 1990s until his death, Polic was perhaps best known as the original British-accented voice of the Scarecrow in Batman: The Animated Series. Originally he had a deep, gruff voice, but later made his voice a bit higher for the role. Polic also worked at Florida State University as a guest star in the School of Theatre's production of A Christmas Carol, playing Ebenezer Scrooge in 1996.[2]
Polic died on August 11, 2013, of cancer.[3] A US Army Vietnam veteran, he is interred at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Captain Merdmanger | |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Tito | |
| 1979 | Scavenger Hunt | Naked Policeman | |
| 1980 | Oh, God! Book II | Psychiatrist 5 | |
| 1989 | Hollywood Chaos | ||
| 1992 | Double Trouble | Stephen Tarlow | Uncredited |
| 1993 | King B: A Life in the Movies | Stuart Peters | |
| 2000 | Bring Him Home | Ames | |
| 2001 | All You Need | Mr. Etheridge | |
| 2002 | Would I Lie to You? | Button King | Direct-to-video |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | When Things Were Rotten | The Sheriff of Nottingham | 13 episodes |
| 1976 | The Bionic Woman | The Man | Episode: "Bionic Beauty" |
| 1976 | Monster Squad | Dracula | 13 episodes |
| 1977 | Alice | Walter | Episode: "The Failure" |
| 1977 | McNamara's Band | Schnell | Television film |
| 1978–1980 | Eight Is Enough | Jay Redding | 2 episodes |
| 1978–1981 | Fantasy Island | Baron Boris / Marty | 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Mork & Mindy | Dr. Benton Phillips | Episode: "Mork Runs Down" |
| 1979 | Detective School | Zarkov | Episode: "Hooray for Bulgaria" |
| 1979 | Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | Additional Voices | |
| 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Donald | Episode: "Equinox" |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Pierre | Episode: "No Girls for Doc/Marriage of Convenience/The Caller/The Witness" |
| 1980–1981 | The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | Additional Voices | 24 episodes |
| 1981 | Scruples | Mark Stiner | Television film |
| 1982 | Darkroom | Frederick | Episode: "The Rarest of Wines" |
| 1982 | Shirt Tales | Additional Voices | 13 episodes |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Francois | Episode: "Beauty Burglars" |
| 1982 | The New Odd Couple | Davies | Episode: "The Cordon Blues" |
| 1982 | The Smurfs Christmas Special | (voice) | Television short |
| 1982–1989 | The Smurfs | Tracker Smurf (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | The Dukes | (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1983 | Gun Shy | Randy Turner | Episode: "We Gotta Know When to Hold 'Em" |
| 1983 | The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | (voice) | |
| 1983–1989 | Webster | Jerry Silver / The Devil | 66 episodes |
| 1984 | The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries | Additional Voices | Episode: "Happy Birthday, Scooby-Doo" |
| 1984–1985 | E/R | Dr. Ravi Raja / Ivo | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Hotel | Roy Stern | Episode: "Illusions" |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | (voice) | Episode: "Daniel and the Lion's Den" |
| 1986–1989 | Murder, She Wrote | Arthur Bishop / Alan Dupree | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats | Snerdly (voice) | Television film |
| 1988 | The New Yogi Bear Show | Additional Voices | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Superman | Wildsharkk (voice) | Episode: "Wildsharkk/To Play or Not to Play" |
| 1988–1989 | Fantastic Max | Additional Voices | 3 episodes |
| 1989–1990 | Paddington Bear | Sir Sealy Bloom (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone | (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda | Additional Voices | Episode: "Pity the Poor Pirate" |
| 1991 | They Came from Outer Space | Val Vincent | Episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow" |
| 1991 | Morton & Hayes | Maitre'd | Episode: "Daffy Dicks" |
| 1991 | Yo Yogi! | Baba Looey (voice) | 9 episodes |
| 1992 | The Golden Palace | Dining Room Guest | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times: Part 1" |
| 1992 | Saved by the Bell | Mr. Bainbridge | Episode: "Snow White and the Seven Dorks" |
| 1992 | Tom & Jerry Kids | (voice) | Episode: "Penthouse Mouse/12 Angry Sheep/The Ant Attack" |
| 1992–1994 | Batman: The Animated Series | The Scarecrow / Dr. Jonathan Crane / Security Guard (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | I Yabba-Dabba Do! | Seagull Writer (voice) | Television film |
| 1994 | Mighty Max | Nemo (voice) | Episode: "Around the World in Eighty Arms" |
| 1999 | Profiler | Richard Fallen | Episode: "Three Carat Crisis" |
| 2000 | The Trial of Old Drum | Doc Thompson | Television film |
| 2000 | Sheena | Professor Barrington | Episode: "Wild Thing" |
| 2003 | She Spies | Michael Osborne | Episode: "Gone Bad" |
| 2004 | Combustion | Dr. Watson | Television film; final role |
References
- ^ "Veteran Actor Henry Polic II Dies at Age 68". Broadway Worldwide. August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Four Decades of Scrooge". St. Petersburg Times. December 12, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
Polic hosted Celebrity Double Talk and was a semi-regular on the $100,000 Pyramid
- ^ "Character Actor Henry Polic II Dies at 68". Variety. August 12, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
- ^ Henry Polic II at Find a Grave