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Yes, to Carol Elizabeth Hume since 1978. He was married to Rosemary Forsyth from June 28, 1966 to February 1970.

Yes, 3 children, including Alexandra Tolan (57), Emily Tolan, and Jenny Tolan

Swarthy, 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. After studying under acting guru Stella Adler and performing in such classic theater productions as "Uncle Vanya," "Candida," "The Importance of Being Earnest," "Oedipus," "Coriolanus" and "The Grass Is Always Greener," he made his debut on Broadway in the 1955 hit George Axelrod comedy "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" This, in turn, led to a rise in stature with strong assignments in "A Hatful of Rain," "Romanoff and Juliet," "A Majority of One" and "The Far Country."

Tolan began on film (billed as Lawrence Tolan in the beginning) with several bit roles, often as ethnics, between the years 1951 and 1953, including The Enforcer (1951), Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951), Fort Worth (1951), The Savage (1952), Hiawatha (1952) and Ich suche dich (1956), but was not given the breaks to rise to feature status and quickly left the medium.

Tolan instead focused on TV, from the mid-1950s on, as a utility player, playing a wide range of roles over a long period of time. His strong voice also proved capable of narrative projects. Following a year's stint on The Doctors and the Nurses (1962), his momentum started to pick up. He played Lazarus in the all-star Biblical epic The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), appeared in support of Dustin Hoffman on stage in "The Journey of the Fifth Horse" and in the film John and Mary (1969), and was a regular on The Bold Ones: The Senator (1970). Sporadic filming included his featured roles as a western gun-wielder in Hour of the Gun (1967), an inspector in The Lost Man (1969), and a series of doctors in The 300 Year Weekend (1971), All That Jazz (1979) and Talk to Me (1982).

He essayed a number of authoritative/professional roles (doctors, psychiatrists, military brass, etc.) throughout the late 1960s and 1970s on such series as "Tarzan," "The Rat Patrol," "Mannix," "Felony Squad," "Owen Marshall," "Toma," "The F.B.I.," "Medical Center," "Cannon," "Barney Jones," "McMillan & Wife," "Kojak," "Law and Order" and "Murder, She Wrote." He also played a recurring suitor of Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970).

Known to have a well-modulated voice, he narrated the successful miniseries The Adams Chronicles (1976). Although his acting load has tapered off into the 1980s, he can still be seen from time to time in guest parts. He ended his on-camera career playing a judge in the film Perfect Stranger (2007). Divorced twice and the father of three daughters, he was once briefly married to actress Rosemary Forsyth. He died on January 31, 2011, at the age of 85.

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Harrison Ford and Greta Scacchi in Presumed Innocent (1990)

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Bruce Willis and Halle Berry in Perfect Stranger (2007)

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<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0059245/?ref_=nmfaq">The Greatest Story Ever Told</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0078754/?ref_=nmfaq">All That Jazz</a>, <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0100404/?ref_=nmfaq">Presumed Innocent</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0457433/?ref_=nmfaq">Perfect Stranger</a>

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Yes, to Carol Elizabeth Hume since 1978. He was married to <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0287071/?ref_=nmfaq">Rosemary Forsyth</a> from June 28, 1966 to February 1970.

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Yes, 3 children, including <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2378382/?ref_=nmfaq">Alexandra Tolan</a> (57), <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm5226482/?ref_=nmfaq">Emily Tolan</a>, and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm5729172/?ref_=nmfaq">Jenny Tolan</a>

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