Gene Pollar(1892-1971)
- Actor
When he was 28 years old Numa Pictures offered New York City fireman
Joseph Pohler the role of Tarzan on account of his physique: six feet
two-and-a-half inches, two hundred fifteen pounds. He got a new name,
Gene Pollar, and $100 per week plus expenses. When "The Revenge of
Tarzan" turned out to be surprisingly successful, Universal offered him
a two-year contract at $350 a week, but Numa wouldn't release him.
Disappointed, he ended his acting career and returned to his job as a
fireman.
