Michael Tolan Mary's night-school teacher & boyfriend. He also made guest appearances on such television series as "Mannix", "Kojak", "Nichols", "The Outer Limits", "McMillan and Wife", and "Law & Order". His last known television appearance was on an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" in 1994. Tolan appeared in the Bob Fosse film "All That Jazz" (1979) as lead character Joe Gideon's cardiologist, Dr. Ballinger. Tolan also helped found the American Place Theatre, of which he wrote: “We wanted to attract some of the writers who wrote fine, intelligent, deep material about American life, and see if we could interest them in writing
Bob Fosse Fosse performed a song and dance number in Stanley Donen's 1974 film version of "The Little Prince". According to "AllMusic", "Bob Fosse stops the show with a slithery dance routine." In 1977, Fosse had a small role in the romantic comedy "Thieves". Fosse directed five feature films. His first, "Sweet Charity" (1969), starring Shirley MacLaine, is an adaptation of the Broadway musical he had directed and choreographed. Fosse shot the film largely on location in Manhattan. His second film, "Cabaret" (1972), won eight Academy Awards, including Best Director, which he won over Francis Ford Coppola for "The Godfather", starring Marlon