Henry Albert Polic II (February 20, 1945 – August 11, 2013) was an American stage, screen, and voice actor, best known as Jerry Silver on ''

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''. He earned his

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degree from

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and later served in the military police at

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. While at Florida State University he starred in many stage productions including Our Town. He also was an active member of

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fraternity. In 1975, Polic was a regular cast member on

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' short-lived television comedy, ''

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''. Polic also had a regular role as

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in ''

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'' (1976). 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 ''

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'', as he appeared multiple times on ''The $25,000 Pyramid'' and the editions of ''The $100,000 Pyramid'' hosted by

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and John Davidson for producer Bob Stewart. Polic did various other work for Stewart, hosting the game show ''

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'' in 1986, a pilot for a revival of Stewart's ''

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'' called ''Eye Q'' in 1988, and sharing announcing duties with

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and Dean Goss on the latter edition of ''The $100,000 Pyramid''. 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

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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

as a guest star in the School of Theatre's production of ''

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,'' playing

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in 1996. Polic died on August 11, 2013, of

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. A US Army Vietnam veteran, he is interred at

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in Phoenix.

Filmography

Film

Television

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polic, II, Henry 1945 births 2013 deaths Male actors from Pittsburgh American male film actors American game show hosts American male stage actors American male television actors American male voice actors Deaths from cancer in California Burials in Arizona Florida State University alumni 20th-century American male actors