Teno A Pollick (1929 - 1991)

Teno Arthur Pollick

1929 - 1991

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July 14, 1929
New York, New York, United States

Death

September 8, 1991
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Teno Arthur Pollick

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Teno Arthur Pollick of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on July 14, 1929 in New York, New York United States, and died at age 62 years old on September 8, 1991 in Los Angeles, California. Teno Pollick was buried at cremated.

Updated: December 21, 2022

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Teno Arthur Pollick was born Arthur Teno Pollick in New York to Andrew Pollick (born 1885) and Anne Teno (born 1890). He had a brother and a sister: Eleanor Marie Pollick (1911 - 1997( and Edward Pollick (born 1917). He went by Teno Pollick during his acting career and lived in Los Angeles. Although he began his career on Broadway, Teno is best remembered for appearing in the 1975 film The Hindenburg, the Time Tunnel (1966), as Manuel Lopez in Madame X (1966), and Kojack (1973).

However, even in small roles he often shined on screen. On October 23rd 1965 in the Abilene Reporter News in Texas the author described "Gunsmoke has one of those stories it has told several times before: a young Indian out to gain revenge on the lecherous white who stole the Indian's furs, killed his father and attacked his sister. But young Teno Pollick, as the Indian, will win your sympathy, and you'll find yourself rooting for him to turn out all right as he tracks down dirty no-good Neville Brand."

According to the biography "Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins," by Charles Winecoff, Dutton, 1996, Teno Pollick was romantically involved with Anthony Perkins. It is believed he was also romantically linked to actor George Maharis. Teno suffered from depression, and (supposedly) committed suicide at the age of 61.

A complete list of his films can be found at Filmography and see Find A Grave Memorial by Lowell Thurgood for more details about Teno's life.

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California 90046

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July 14, 1929

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New York, New York United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Teno was Caucasian, of Polish heritage on his paternal side.

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Teno Pollick was a United States citizen born and raised in New York City, but lived most of his adult life in Los Angeles California.

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He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York.

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Teno was Catholic and attended church regularly.

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Teno Pollick began his career in his hometown of New York as a leading man on the stage in Broadway. While attending the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, he met Marlon Brando who introduced him to the film industry. Teno's first film appearance was in an episode of CBS Repertoire Workshop. His acting career took off and he appeared in over 15 movies and various television series. He was also a spokesman for Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens and Arrow Clothing.

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Teno Pollick was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, the Screen Actors Guild, involved with the Motion Picture and Television Fund, involved with the American Red Cross and United Way, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, and a founding member of the Canyon Theatre Guild. Teno retired from acting in 1976 and lived a private and rather secluded life until his death in 1991.

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September 8, 1991

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suicide

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

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Teno Pollick passed away at age 62 years old on September 8, 1991 in Los Angeles, California, and was buried at cremated. Teno Arthur Pollick of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California was born on July 14, 1929 in New York, New York United States.

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Teno A Pollick lived 9 years shorter than the average Pollick family member when he died at the age of 62.

The average age of a Pollick family member is 71.

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Find A Grave Memorial by Lowell Thurgood

Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the alluring Manuel Lopez in "Madame X" (1966). After beginning his career as a leading man on the Broadway stage upon attaining his degree in theatrical arts from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, New York, he was introduced to fellow actor Marlon Brando while attending a dinner party at the prestigious Sardi's Restaurant. Impressed by his slim physique, dark good looks, and distinctive voice, Brando arranged for him to begin a career in the film industry beginning with him appearing in a leading role on an episode of "CBS Repertoire Workshop".

From there, he would go on to flourish as a notable character actor appearing in over 15 features; often typecast as husbands, fathers, doctors, white-collared workers, retail clerks, chauffeurs, salesmen, gigolos, cowboys, bailiffs, deputies, state troopers, detectives, policemen, reporters, indigenous people, soldiers, authority figures, wealthy bachelors, and playboys. He appeared in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "Route 66," "Naked City," "Arrest and Trial," "The Eleventh Hour," "Mr. Novak," "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour," "Combat!," "Rawhide," "The Time Tunnel," "Gunsmoke," "Lancer," "Bonanza," and "Kojak".

He was featured in a major role in "The Hindenburg" (1975). During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a member of the Hollywood Democratic Committee, had been a regular parishioner of the Catholic church, presided on his local charters of the American Red Cross and United Way, was a theatrical instructor for the Pasadena Playhouse, had been among the several founding members of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was romantically linked to such actors as George Maharis and Anthony Perkins, had been a celebrity spokesman for Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens and Arrow Clothing, and he was cited as a "Star of Tomorrow" per gossip columnist Louella Parsons.

Upon his 1976 retirement, he spent the remainder of his life living in relative seclusion.

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Teno Pollick

Arthur Teno Pollick, who went by Teno Pollick, was a successful actor in Los Angeles who had 16 film credits including the 1975 film The Hindenburg, the Time Tunnel (1966) and Kojack (1973)

Date & Place: in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States

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Filmography

Teno has 16 credits to his name including:
Kojak (TV Series) - 1976
The Hindenburg - 1975
Lancer (TV Series) - 1969
Bonanza (TV Series) - 1967
The Time Tunnel (TV Series) - 1967
Gunsmoke (TV Series) - 1965-1966
Madame X - 1966
Combat! (TV Series) - 1965
Rawhide (TV Series) - 1964
Mr. Novak (TV Series) - 1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) - 1963
Arrest and Trial (TV Series) - 1963
The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) - 1962
Route 66 (TV Series) - 1961
Naked City (TV Series) - 1961
CBS Repertoire Workshop (TV Series) - 1960

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In 1929, in the year that Teno A Pollick was born, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.

In 1955, Teno was 26 years old when on September 10th the TV show "Gunsmoke" debuted on CBS. It went on to be television's longest-running western. Matt Dillon, Chester, Doc Adams, and Miss Kitty became household names.

In 1963, at the age of 34 years old, Teno was alive when on November 22nd, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th President of the United States when President John Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas. Johnson was sworn in on the plane carrying Kennedy's body back to Washington D.C.

In 1986, when he was 57 years old, on January 28th, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after launch. All seven crew members died. The cause of the explosion was later found to be a failed O-ring. The O-ring failure was due to the unusually cold conditions at Cape Canaveral.

In 1991, in the year of Teno A Pollick's passing, on December 25th, the Soviet Union flag was lowered and replaced by the Russian tricolor flag. It was the end of the Soviet Union. Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union and Boris Yeltsin became President of the Russian Republic.