Henry Polic II
| Henry Albert Polic II | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
February 20, 1945 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Died |
August 11, 2013 (aged 68) Sherman Oaks, California |
| 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.
In 1975, Polic was a regular cast member on the short-lived, Mel Brooks-created television comedy, When Things Were Rotten.
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 Dick Clark and John Davidson-hosted editions of The $100,000 Pyramid for producer Bob Stewart. Polic also 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.[1] 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 Scrooge in 1996. In addition to his game show appearances, Polic himself hosted Double Talk (1986–87).[1]
Polic died on August 11, 2013 of cancer.[2] His interment was at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.
References
- 1 2 "Four Decades of Scrooge". St. Petersburg Times. December 12, 1997. p. 16.
Polic hosted Celebrity Double Talk and was a semi-regular on the $100,000 Pyramid
- ↑ "Veteran Actor Henry Polic II Dies at Age 68". Retrieved August 12, 2013.