Kevin Pollak#Podcasting

{{Infobox actor

| name = Kevin Pollak

| image = KevinPollakMar08.jpg

| caption = Pollak in 2008

| birth_name = Kevin Elliot Pollak

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|10|30}}

| birth_place = San Francisco, California, U.S.

| years active = 1982–present

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|impressionist|podcast host}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Lucy Webb|1995|2008|end=divorced}}

}}

Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 90 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's A Few Good Men, Jacob Goldman in Grumpy Old Men and its sequel Grumpier Old Men; Todd Hockney in The Usual Suspects, Phillip Green in Martin Scorsese's Casino, and Bobby Chicago in End of Days.

From 2016 to 2022, he played a recurring role in Better Things. From 2017 to 2023, Pollak was a regular cast member on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon.

Early life

Pollak was born on October 30, 1957, in San Francisco, California.{{cite web|url=https://www.juf.org/celebrities/celebrity.aspx?id=40504|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817100819/http://juf.org/celebrities/celebrity.aspx?id=40504|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 17, 2016|title=JUF : Tweens : Celebrities : Kevin Pollak|website=Juf.org|access-date=November 5, 2017}} He is the younger son of Elaine Klein and Robert Pollak. He has one older brother, Craig, who lives in San Jose, California.{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB71DFEC5C0F633&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Mercury News: Search Results|website=Nl.newsbank.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014233922/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB71DFEC5C0F633&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live}} He attended high school at Pioneer High School in San Jose. Pollak was raised in Reform Judaism.{{cite web|url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/242235/marvelous-mrs-maisel-back/|title='The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Is Back in Time for Hanukkah|first=Gerri|last=Miller|date=November 21, 2018|website=Jewish Journal|access-date=December 16, 2018}}

Career

=Acting=

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As an actor, Pollak's roles include the best friend, family or confidant characters to the leading men, as he did in Ricochet (1991), A Few Good Men (1992), Grumpy Old Men (1993) and its sequel Grumpier Old Men (1995), Casino (1995), End of Days (1999), and The Wedding Planner (2001). However, he has also played a wide variety of parts, such as a comical brownie in Willow (1988), the philandering brother of Sarah Jessica Parker in Miami Rhapsody (1995), a criminal in The Usual Suspects (1995), a father in She's All That (1999), and a gangster in The Whole Nine Yards (2000). His most substantial role to date was in Deterrence (1999), in which he played the main character, a vice president who must take over for a deceased President and deal with a nuclear crisis.

Pollak briefly hosted Celebrity Poker Showdown in its first season. In December 2006, he played Karl Kreutzfeld in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room. Through 2008, he had a recurring role as a district attorney on the television series Shark. In March 2008, Pollak played himself in the web series The Writers Room on Crackle.{{cite web | title = Fresh Chicken and Roadents Populate New Comedy Site | work = TV Guide | url = http://www.tvguide.com/news/Fresh-Chicken-Roadents-12789.aspx | date = March 31, 2008 | access-date = March 2, 2009}} In 2010, he portrayed Sheriff Tom Wagner in Choose.{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18998|title=You Have 60 Seconds to 'Choose' Who Dies: Your Mom or Dad? |date=February 5, 2010 |publisher=Bloody Disgusting |access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020502/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/18998|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=live}}

In January 2010, Pollak was scheduled to host Our Little Genius on FOX, but the series was pulled before it could air on television. Pollak was then seen hosting Million Dollar Money Drop for FOX at the end of 2010; the show ran for 12 episodes.

In 2014, Pollak began a recurring role as Alvin Biletnikoff on the CBS sitcom Mom. His time on the show ended with the death of his character.

Starting in 2016, Pollak played the role of Marion in the FX series Better Things. His character was recurring throughout all five seasons.

In 2017, Pollak joined the cast of the Golden Globe–winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, an original series from Amazon, as Moishe Maisel, the main character's father-in-law.

In 2019, Pollak appeared in five episodes of the fourth season on Showtime's Billions, as Douglas Mason.{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001629/ |title=Kevin Pollak (I) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404202352/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001629/ |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}

=Directing=

Pollak's directorial debut was on the horror web series Vamped Out, featured on the internet television platform Babelgum.{{cite web|url=http://www.babelgum.com/vampedout|title=Vamped Out – Babelgum|website=Babelgum.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406011135/http://www.babelgum.com/vampedout|archive-date=April 6, 2010}} Jason Antoon, Seana Kofoed, Samm Levine and Pollak all acted in the ensemble cast. The screenbook was based on a simple joke that Antoon and Pollak had between them.{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36902/exclusive-kevin-pollak-talks-vamped-out|title=Maniac (2012) – Dread Central|date=August 29, 2012|website=Dreadcentral.com|access-date=November 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408231026/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/36902/exclusive-kevin-pollak-talks-vamped-out|archive-date=April 8, 2014|url-status=live}} Pollak's feature film directorial debut, the comedy documentary Misery Loves Comedy, premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.{{cn|date=October 2023}} The film sold North American rights to Tribeca Film, a US distribution company.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Pollak directed the comedy film The Late Bloomer, starring Johnny Simmons, which was released in 2016.{{cite news|last1=Kilday|first1=Gregg|title=Johnny Simmons Starring in Kevin Pollak's 'The Late Bloomer'|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-simmons-late-bloomer-star-817804|access-date=August 27, 2015|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826224123/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/johnny-simmons-late-bloomer-star-817804|archive-date=August 26, 2015|url-status=live}}

=Stand-up=

As a comedian, Pollak's most famous work was his 1991 HBO special Stop with the Kicking, directed by fellow comedian David Steinberg and produced by comedy writer Martin Olson. In July 2010, The Littlest Suspect, his most recent comedy special, was aired on Showtime. Comedy Central named Pollak one of the Top 100 Comedians of All Time.

Celebrity impressions

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=Podcasting=

In April 2009, Pollak partnered with Jason Calacanis on a weekly Internet talk show, Kevin Pollak's Chat Show. Guests for the show include film directors Kevin Smith and Mike Binder, comedians Jimmy Pardo and Bill Burr, and actors Nia Vardalos, Illeana Douglas, Bryan Cranston, Dana Carvey, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Matthew Perry, Jon Hamm, Paul Rudd, Adam Carolla, Anthony Cumia, Jason Alexander, Seth MacFarlane, Tom Hanks, Larry David and Jason Lee.

The guest interviews are very in-depth and typically longer than an hour in duration, sometimes exceeding two hours. Common topics include the guests' childhoods, how they got into the business they are in (typically show business), how they got inspired to start certain creative endeavors, and unique experiences they have had while working. Viewers can interact via chat room during the show, and sometimes questions for the guest posed in the chat room are answered live.

The show's self-described "Paul Shaffer" is actor Samm Levine.

Recurring segments and bits on the show include:

"The Larry King Game", which requires the guest to do a bad Larry King impression, reveal something about oneself (in the persona of Larry King) and then go to the phones and say a funny-sounding city
"Tweet Five", where Pollak reads the guest five questions from a Twitter user, usually in a this-or-that style
"Who Tweeted", in which a host (typically Samm Levine) reads tweets from the Twitter accounts of three female celebrities (the list of actresses varies, but typically includes Demi Moore (or, more recently, Justin Bieber), Tyra Banks, and Paris Hilton) and Pollak and his guest compete against each other game-show-style to guess who authored each tweet.
"You're Not Buffering", in which Pollak freezes mid-statement during his interview as though the show has paused due to internet lag, but he's actually still live. He then breaks his pause and says, "You're not buffering."

In 2012, Pollak began a new podcast called Talkin Walkin in which he spends an hour or more with a new guest in character as Christopher Walken. After three episodes, the show was rated in the top 5 of all comedy podcasts by iTunes.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}

He is the only person to ever go "2 for 2" (two exact matches), as a guest on the Sklar Brothers/Daniel Van Kirk podcast Dumb People Town, in the "Guess the Age" game. The feat was completed on the episode released on April 2, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://rss.art19.com/episodes/a1f7fa6f-77db-4a3b-8a78-20621151fd75.mp3|title=Dumb People Town: Kevin Pollak – Hold On Loosely|website=Art19|access-date=April 4, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 2018,{{Cite web|url=https://www.alchemythis.com/podcasts/introducing-alchemy-this.htm|title=Introducing Alchemy This|website=Alchemy This|date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=November 11, 2019}} Pollak began hosting a comedy improvisation podcast called Alchemy This, on the network iHeartRadio. It features a regular cast of 5 members, Craig Cackowski, James Heaney, Chris Alvarado, Vanessa Ragland, and Joey Greer, as well as several guests.{{Cite web|url=https://www.alchemythis.com/performers.htm|title=Meet the Fab 5|website=Alchemy This|date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=November 11, 2019}}

=Poker=

Pollak is an avid poker player. He finished 134th out of 6,598 entrants in the 2012 World Series of Poker and won $52,718.{{cite web |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=156446 |title= KEVIN POLLAK — WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, United States — WSOP.com |publisher=World Series of Poker |access-date=March 7, 2020}} He also hosts weekly home games with Hollywood celebrities.

Personal life

In 1995, Pollak married comedian Lucy Webb. They separated in 2005 and divorced in 2008.{{cite web | title=Kevin Pollak files for divorce | url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080810/908/ten-kevin-pollak-files-for-divorce.html | work=Yahoo! News India | date=August 10, 2008 | access-date=September 24, 2008}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1983 \| The Right Stuff \| Dwight D. Eisenhower (voice) \| Uncredited{{cite web \|url=http://www.kevinpollakschatshow.com/archive/?cat=313 \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=August 31, 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093140/http://www.kevinpollakschatshow.com/archive/?cat=313 \|archive-date=March 19, 2012 }}
1987 \| Million Dollar Mystery \| Officer Quinn \|
1988 \| Willow \| Rool \|
1990 \| Avalon \| Izzy Kirk \|
rowspan=3 \|1991 \| L.A. Story \| Frank Swan \|
Another You \| Phil \|
Ricochet \| Lieutenant Larry Doyle \|
rowspan=2 \| 1992 \| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them \| Eli \|
A Few Good Men \| LTJG Sam Weinberg, JAGC \|
rowspan=3 \|1993 \| Indian Summer \| Brad Berman \|
Wayne's World 2 \| Jerry Segel \|
Grumpy Old Men \| Jake Goldman \|
1994 \| Clean Slate \| Rosenheim \|
rowspan=6 \|1995 \| {{sortname\|The\|Usual Suspects}} \| Todd Hockney \|
Miami Rhapsody \| Jordan Marcus \|
Canadian Bacon \| Stu Smiley \|
Casino \| Phillip Green \|
Grumpier Old Men \| Jake Goldman \|
Chameleon \| Matt Gianni \|
rowspan=2 \|1996 \| House Arrest \| Ned Beindorf \|
That Thing You Do! \| Victor 'Boss Vic Koss' Kosslovich \|
1997 \| Truth or Consequences, N.M. \| Gordon Jacobson \|
rowspan=3 \|1998 \| Buffalo '66 \| TV Sportscaster \|
Hoods \| Rudy \|
Outside Ozona \| Wit Roy \|
rowspan=5 \|1999 \| Deal of a Lifetime \| Jerry \|
She's All That \| Wayne Boggs \|
The Sex Monster \| Jerry Berman \|
Deterrence \| President Walter Emerson \|
End of Days \| Bobby Chicago \|
rowspan=2 \|2000 \| The Whole Nine Yards \| Janni Pytor Gogolak \|
Steal This Movie! \| Gerry Lefcourt \|
rowspan=3 \| 2001 \| The Wedding Planner \| John Dojny \|
3000 Miles to Graceland \| US Marshal Damitry \|
Dr. Dolittle 2 \| Riley / Alligator \|
rowspan=5 \|2002 \| Stolen Summer \| Rabbi Jacobsen \|
Frank McKlusky, C.I. \| Ronnie Rosengold \|
Juwanna Mann \| Lorne Daniels \|
Mother Ghost \| Dr. Norris \|
The Santa Clause 2 \| Cupid \| Cameo
rowspan=2 \| 2003 \| Rolling Kansas \| Agent Brinkley \| Uncredited
Blizzard \| Archimedes \|
rowspan=4 \| 2004 \| Seven Times Lucky \| Harlan \|
The Whole Ten Yards \| Lazlo Gogolak \|
Our Time is Up \| Dr. Stern \|
Shark Tale \| Willie (voice) \|
rowspan=4 \| 2005 \| Hostage \| Walter Smith \|
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D \| Director (voice) \|
The Aristocrats \| Himself \|
Niagara Motel \| Michael \|
2006 \| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause \| Cupid \|
2007 \| Numb \| Tom \|
rowspan=2 \| 2008 \| Otis \| Eli \|
Tortured \| Dr. Shaw \| Straight to DVD
rowspan=2 \| 2009 \| 2:13 \| Dr. Simmons \|
Middle Men \| Curt Allmans \|
rowspan=2 \| 2010 \| Cop Out \| Hunsaker \|
Hoods \| Rudy \|
rowspan=3 \| 2011 \|Choose \| Sheriff Tom Wagner \|
Red State \| ATF Agent Brooks \|
The Big Year \| Eli \|
rowspan=2 \| 2012 \| Columbus Circle \| Klandermann \| Also co-writer and co-executive producer
The Magic of Belle Isle \| Joe Viola \|
rowspan=5 \| 2013 \| Chez Upshaw \| Heaton Upshaw \| Also producer
Max Rose \| Christopher Rose \|
3 Geezers! \| Kevin \|
A Country Christmas \| Max Schmucker \|
Grace Unplugged \| Frank 'Mossy' Mostin \|
2014 \| The One I Wrote for You \| Mickey \|
rowspan=4 \| 2015 \| Borealis \| 'Tubby' \|
Camino \| Donald \|
The Night Is Young \| Producer \|
Misery Loves Comedy \| \|Co-writer/director
rowspan=5 \| 2016 \| Compadres \| 'Tex The Banker' \|
Special Correspondents \| Geoffrey Mallard \|
The Tiger Hunter \| Frank Womack \|
War Dogs \| Ralph Slutzky \|
The Late Bloomer \| \| Director
rowspan=2 \| 2017 \| Axis \| Cru (voice) \|
Three Christs \| Dr. Orbus \|
rowspan=3 \|2018 \|Lez Bomb \|George \|
Benjamin \| Rick \|
The Front Runner \| Bob Martindale \|
rowspan=3 \| 2019 \| Goalie \| Jack Adams \|
Teacher \| Bernard Cooper \|
Apparition \| Warden White \|
2021 \| Injustice \| The Joker / Jonathan Kent (voice){{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/injustice-gods-among-us-movie-dc-1234985568/\|title=DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)\|website=The Hollywood Reporter \|date=July 21, 2021}} \|
2023 \| Sweetwater \| Abe Saperstein \|{{Cite web \|last=Lang \|first=Brent \|date=October 11, 2022 \|title=Briarcliff Entertainment Buys Sweetwater, Drama About Pioneering African American NBA Player (Exclusive) \|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/briarcliff-entertainment-sweetwater-movie-nba-basketball-nathaniel-clifton-1235399050/ \|access-date=February 19, 2023 \|website=Variety \|archive-date=December 30, 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230174810/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/briarcliff-entertainment-sweetwater-movie-nba-basketball-nathaniel-clifton-1235399050/ \|url-status=live }}
2024 \| Goodrich \| Sy \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1983

| The Right Stuff

| Dwight D. Eisenhower (voice)

| Uncredited{{cite web |url=http://www.kevinpollakschatshow.com/archive/?cat=313 |title=Archived copy |access-date=August 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319093140/http://www.kevinpollakschatshow.com/archive/?cat=313 |archive-date=March 19, 2012 }}

1987

| Million Dollar Mystery

| Officer Quinn

1988

| Willow

| Rool

1990

| Avalon

| Izzy Kirk

rowspan=3 |1991

| L.A. Story

| Frank Swan

Another You

| Phil

Ricochet

| Lieutenant Larry Doyle

rowspan=2 | 1992

| The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

| Eli

A Few Good Men

| LTJG Sam Weinberg, JAGC

rowspan=3 |1993

| Indian Summer

| Brad Berman

Wayne's World 2

| Jerry Segel

Grumpy Old Men

| Jake Goldman

1994

| Clean Slate

| Rosenheim

rowspan=6 |1995

| {{sortname|The|Usual Suspects}}

| Todd Hockney

Miami Rhapsody

| Jordan Marcus

Canadian Bacon

| Stu Smiley

Casino

| Phillip Green

Grumpier Old Men

| Jake Goldman

Chameleon

| Matt Gianni

rowspan=2 |1996

| House Arrest

| Ned Beindorf

That Thing You Do!

| Victor 'Boss Vic Koss' Kosslovich

1997

| Truth or Consequences, N.M.

| Gordon Jacobson

rowspan=3 |1998

| Buffalo '66

| TV Sportscaster

Hoods

| Rudy

Outside Ozona

| Wit Roy

rowspan=5 |1999

| Deal of a Lifetime

| Jerry

She's All That

| Wayne Boggs

The Sex Monster

| Jerry Berman

Deterrence

| President Walter Emerson

End of Days

| Bobby Chicago

rowspan=2 |2000

| The Whole Nine Yards

| Janni Pytor Gogolak

Steal This Movie!

| Gerry Lefcourt

rowspan=3 | 2001

| The Wedding Planner

| John Dojny

3000 Miles to Graceland

| US Marshal Damitry

Dr. Dolittle 2

| Riley / Alligator

rowspan=5 |2002

| Stolen Summer

| Rabbi Jacobsen

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

| Ronnie Rosengold

Juwanna Mann

| Lorne Daniels

Mother Ghost

| Dr. Norris

The Santa Clause 2

| Cupid

| Cameo

rowspan=2 | 2003

| Rolling Kansas

| Agent Brinkley

| Uncredited

Blizzard

| Archimedes

rowspan=4 | 2004

| Seven Times Lucky

| Harlan

The Whole Ten Yards

| Lazlo Gogolak

Our Time is Up

| Dr. Stern

Shark Tale

| Willie (voice)

rowspan=4 | 2005

| Hostage

| Walter Smith

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D

| Director (voice)

The Aristocrats

| Himself

Niagara Motel

| Michael

2006

| The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

| Cupid

2007

| Numb

| Tom

rowspan=2 | 2008

| Otis

| Eli

Tortured

| Dr. Shaw

| Straight to DVD

rowspan=2 | 2009

| 2:13

| Dr. Simmons

Middle Men

| Curt Allmans

rowspan=2 | 2010

| Cop Out

| Hunsaker

Hoods

| Rudy

rowspan=3 | 2011

|Choose

| Sheriff Tom Wagner

Red State

| ATF Agent Brooks

The Big Year

| Eli

rowspan=2 | 2012

| Columbus Circle

| Klandermann

| Also co-writer and co-executive producer

The Magic of Belle Isle

| Joe Viola

rowspan=5 | 2013

| Chez Upshaw

| Heaton Upshaw

| Also producer

Max Rose

| Christopher Rose

3 Geezers!

| Kevin

A Country Christmas

| Max Schmucker

Grace Unplugged

| Frank 'Mossy' Mostin

2014

| The One I Wrote for You

| Mickey

rowspan=4 | 2015

| Borealis

| 'Tubby'

Camino

| Donald

The Night Is Young

| Producer

Misery Loves Comedy

|Co-writer/director

rowspan=5 | 2016

| Compadres

| 'Tex The Banker'

Special Correspondents

| Geoffrey Mallard

The Tiger Hunter

| Frank Womack

War Dogs

| Ralph Slutzky

The Late Bloomer

| Director

rowspan=2 | 2017

| Axis

| Cru (voice)

Three Christs

| Dr. Orbus

rowspan=3 |2018

|Lez Bomb

|George

Benjamin

| Rick

The Front Runner

| Bob Martindale

rowspan=3 | 2019

| Goalie

| Jack Adams

Teacher

| Bernard Cooper

Apparition

| Warden White

2021

| Injustice

| The Joker / Jonathan Kent (voice){{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/injustice-gods-among-us-movie-dc-1234985568/|title=DC's 'Injustice' Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive)|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=July 21, 2021}}

2023

| Sweetwater

| Abe Saperstein

|{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Briarcliff Entertainment Buys Sweetwater, Drama About Pioneering African American NBA Player (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/briarcliff-entertainment-sweetwater-movie-nba-basketball-nathaniel-clifton-1235399050/ |access-date=February 19, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230174810/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/briarcliff-entertainment-sweetwater-movie-nba-basketball-nathaniel-clifton-1235399050/ |url-status=live }}

2024

| Goodrich

| Sy

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1985 \| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor \| Voice Characterization \| Television film
1987 \| Amen \| Photographer \| Episode: "Thelma's Choice"
1987 \| Thirtysomething \| Walter, the Bookstore Guy \| Episode: "But Not for Me"
1987 \| Who's the Boss? \| Scott \| Episode: "Yellow Submarine"
1988–89 \| Coming of Age \| Brian Brinker \| 15 episodes
1990 \| Partners in Life \| Eddie Hayes \| Television film
1991 \| Morton & Hayes \| Chick Morton \| 6 episodes
1995–96 \| The Drew Carey Show \| Mr. Bell \| 9 episodes
1997 \| Perversions of Science \| Pilot \| Episode: "Boxed In"
1997 \| The Don's Analyst \| Dr. Julian Riceputo \| Television film
1998 \| Ruby Bridges \| Dr. Robert Coles \| Television film
1998 \| From the Earth to the Moon \| Joe Shea \| Episode: "Apollo One"
1999–2000 \| Work with Me \| Jordan Better \| 5 episodes; also co-executive producer
2000 \| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child \| Grasshopper / Mouse (voice) \| Episode: "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunnit Musical"
2001 \| Ed \| William Johnson \| Episode: "Live Deliberately"
2002 \| Life with Bonnie \| Sidney Portinbody \| Episode: "Duets"
2006 \| The Lost Room \| Karl Kreutzfeld \| Miniseries; 3 episodes
2007 \| The Staircase Murders \| David Rudolf \| Television film
2007–08 \| Shark \| D.A. Leo Cutler \| 8 episodes
2008 \| Picture This \| Tom Gilbert \| Television film
2008 \| Entourage \| Mr. Bob Levine \| Episode: "The All Out Fall Out"
2008–12 \| Easy to Assemble \| Kevin \| 4 episodes
2010 \| Our Little Genius \| Host \|
2010 \| Vamped Out \| Elliot Finke \| Web series; also director, creator, writer, and producer
2010 \| Million Dollar Money Drop \| Host \|
2012 \| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit \| Judge Gerald Crane \| Episode: "Theatre Tricks"
2012 \| Men at Work \| Pavel \| Episode: "Toilet of Eden"
2012 \| Childrens Hospital \| Kevin Pollak \| Episode: "Eulogy"
2013 \| Family Tree \| Marty Schmelff \| Episode: "Indians"
2014 \| Garfunkel and Oates \| Andrew \| Episode: "Road Warriors"
2014–15 \|Comedy Bang! Bang! \| Various \| 2 episodes
2014–15, 2020 \|Mom \| Alvin Biletnikoff{{cite web \| title = Kevin Pollak to Play Anna Faris' Father on CBS' 'Mom' (Exclusive) \| work = TV Guide \| url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-pollak-play-anna-faris-664342 \| date = December 10, 2013 \| access-date = December 16, 2013 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213012759/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-pollak-play-anna-faris-664342 \| archive-date = December 13, 2013 \| url-status = live }} \| 15 episodes
2015 \| House of Lies \| Joe Gideon \| Episode: "Everything's So F**King Obvious, I'm Starting to Wonder Why We're Even Having This Conversation"
2015 \| Transformers: Robots in Disguise \| Fracture (voice) \| 4 episodes
2016 \| Angel from Hell \| Marv Fuller, M.D. \| 13 episodes
2016 \| Angie Tribeca \| Lieutenant Weinberg \| Episode: "Beach Blanket Sting-O"
2016 \| Drunk History \| Ciro Terranova \| Episode: "Food"
2017 \| The Good Fight \| Judge Kyle Gallo \| Episode: "Not So Grand Jury"
2017 \| Hot Date \| Father \| Episode: "Double Standards"
2017–22 \| Better Things \| Marion \| 8 episodes
2017–23 \| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel \| Moishe Maisel \| Main cast; 32 episodes
2018 \| NCIS \| Albert Hathaway \| Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close"
2018 \| The Simpsons \| Ross (voice) \| Episode: "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage"
2018 \| The Comedy Central Roast \| Himself \| Episode: "Bruce Willis"
2019 \| Billions \| Douglas Mason \| 5 episodes
2021 \| Impeachment: American Crime Story \| Bernie Nussbaum \| Episode: "Exiles"
2022 \| Willow \| Rool \| Episode: "Wildood"
2023–24 \| The Neighborhood \|Lamar \|Episodes: "Welcome to Fatherhood," "Welcome to the Opening Night," "Welcome to Grandfatherhood"
2023 \| The Santa Clauses \| Cupid \| Episode: "Chapter Eight: Floofy"{{Cite web\|url=https://tvline.com/trailers/the-santa-clauses-season-2-trailer-release-date-tim-allen-eric-stonestreet-video-1235061921/\|title=Santa Clauses Season 2 Trailer: Eric Stonestreet's Mad Santa Is Out for Revenge — Plus, Tracy Morgan's Easter Bunny Makes His Debut\|website=TVLine\|first=Ryan\|last=Schwartz\|date=October 17, 2023\|access-date=October 18, 2023}}
2024 \| What We Do in the Shadows \| Cal Bodian \| Episode: "P.I. Undercover: New York"

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1985

| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

| Voice Characterization

| Television film

1987

| Amen

| Photographer

| Episode: "Thelma's Choice"

1987

| Thirtysomething

| Walter, the Bookstore Guy

| Episode: "But Not for Me"

1987

| Who's the Boss?

| Scott

| Episode: "Yellow Submarine"

1988–89

| Coming of Age

| Brian Brinker

| 15 episodes

1990

| Partners in Life

| Eddie Hayes

| Television film

1991

| Morton & Hayes

| Chick Morton

| 6 episodes

1995–96

| The Drew Carey Show

| Mr. Bell

| 9 episodes

1997

| Perversions of Science

| Pilot

| Episode: "Boxed In"

1997

| The Don's Analyst

| Dr. Julian Riceputo

| Television film

1998

| Ruby Bridges

| Dr. Robert Coles

| Television film

1998

| From the Earth to the Moon

| Joe Shea

| Episode: "Apollo One"

1999–2000

| Work with Me

| Jordan Better

| 5 episodes; also co-executive producer

2000

| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

| Grasshopper / Mouse (voice)

| Episode: "Aesop's Fables: A Whodunnit Musical"

2001

| Ed

| William Johnson

| Episode: "Live Deliberately"

2002

| Life with Bonnie

| Sidney Portinbody

| Episode: "Duets"

2006

| The Lost Room

| Karl Kreutzfeld

| Miniseries; 3 episodes

2007

| The Staircase Murders

| David Rudolf

| Television film

2007–08

| Shark

| D.A. Leo Cutler

| 8 episodes

2008

| Picture This

| Tom Gilbert

| Television film

2008

| Entourage

| Mr. Bob Levine

| Episode: "The All Out Fall Out"

2008–12

| Easy to Assemble

| Kevin

| 4 episodes

2010

| Our Little Genius

| Host

2010

| Vamped Out

| Elliot Finke

| Web series; also director, creator, writer, and producer

2010

| Million Dollar Money Drop

| Host

2012

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Judge Gerald Crane

| Episode: "Theatre Tricks"

2012

| Men at Work

| Pavel

| Episode: "Toilet of Eden"

2012

| Childrens Hospital

| Kevin Pollak

| Episode: "Eulogy"

2013

| Family Tree

| Marty Schmelff

| Episode: "Indians"

2014

| Garfunkel and Oates

| Andrew

| Episode: "Road Warriors"

2014–15

|Comedy Bang! Bang!

| Various

| 2 episodes

2014–15, 2020

|Mom

| Alvin Biletnikoff{{cite web | title = Kevin Pollak to Play Anna Faris' Father on CBS' 'Mom' (Exclusive) | work = TV Guide | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-pollak-play-anna-faris-664342 | date = December 10, 2013 | access-date = December 16, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131213012759/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kevin-pollak-play-anna-faris-664342 | archive-date = December 13, 2013 | url-status = live }}

| 15 episodes

2015

| House of Lies

| Joe Gideon

| Episode: "Everything's So F**King Obvious, I'm Starting to Wonder Why We're Even Having This Conversation"

2015

| Transformers: Robots in Disguise

| Fracture (voice)

| 4 episodes

2016

| Angel from Hell

| Marv Fuller, M.D.

| 13 episodes

2016

| Angie Tribeca

| Lieutenant Weinberg

| Episode: "Beach Blanket Sting-O"

2016

| Drunk History

| Ciro Terranova

| Episode: "Food"

2017

| The Good Fight

| Judge Kyle Gallo

| Episode: "Not So Grand Jury"

2017

| Hot Date

| Father

| Episode: "Double Standards"

2017–22

| Better Things

| Marion

| 8 episodes

2017–23

| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

| Moishe Maisel

| Main cast; 32 episodes

2018

| NCIS

| Albert Hathaway

| Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close"

2018

| The Simpsons

| Ross (voice)

| Episode: "3 Scenes Plus a Tag from a Marriage"

2018

| The Comedy Central Roast

| Himself

| Episode: "Bruce Willis"

2019

| Billions

| Douglas Mason

| 5 episodes

2021

| Impeachment: American Crime Story

| Bernie Nussbaum

| Episode: "Exiles"

2022

| Willow

| Rool

| Episode: "Wildood"

2023–24

| The Neighborhood

|Lamar

|Episodes: "Welcome to Fatherhood," "Welcome to the Opening Night," "Welcome to Grandfatherhood"

2023

| The Santa Clauses

| Cupid

| Episode: "Chapter Eight: Floofy"{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/trailers/the-santa-clauses-season-2-trailer-release-date-tim-allen-eric-stonestreet-video-1235061921/|title=Santa Clauses Season 2 Trailer: Eric Stonestreet's Mad Santa Is Out for Revenge — Plus, Tracy Morgan's Easter Bunny Makes His Debut|website=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=October 17, 2023|access-date=October 18, 2023}}

2024

| What We Do in the Shadows

| Cal Bodian

| Episode: "P.I. Undercover: New York"

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable"|Notes

2009–2019

| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show

| Himself/host

| Podcast

2018–2020

| "Alchemy This"

| Himself/host

| Podcast

Awards and nominations

Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominated work ! Result ! {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference(s)}}
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1995	National Board of Review	Best Acting by an Ensemble	The Usual Suspects	{{won}}	rowspan=5\|{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001629/awards?ref_=nm_awd\|title= Kevin Pollak – Awards\|publisher= IMDb\|access-date= April 8, 2020}}
1999	Satellite Award	Best Actor – Miniseries/Television Film	From the Earth to the Moon	{{nom}}
2015	Edinburgh International Film Festival	Best Documentary Feature	Misery Loves Comedy	{{nom}}
2018	rowspan=2\|Screen Actors Guild Award	rowspan=2\|Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series	rowspan=2\|The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	{{won}}
2019	{{won}}

Book

{{cite book |first1=Kevin |last1=Pollak |first2=Alan |last2=Goldsher |author-link2=Alan Goldsher |title=How I Slept My Way to the Middle: Secrets And Stories From Stage, Screen, And Interwebs |year=2012 }}