Michael McCormick (born July 24, 1951) is an American actor who has appeared in many Broadway productions as well as national tours, off-Broadway and regional theatre, as well as television.
After Oliver!, in 1965 he was cast as one of teenage children of the lead characters in The Porcelain Year, an ill-fated broadway show written by Reginald Rose that closed quickly after poor reviews; McCormick said "It was a real drama.
Following the disappointing experience on Porcelain, he returned to Indiana and had a difficult time rejoining high school midway through the first year.
[3][4] After high school, he was a theater student at Northwestern University and graduated in 1973, having won the senior best actor award.
[5][3][6] His Broadway roles include The Wizard in Wicked, Judge in Hello Dolly!, Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin Sr. and McGranery in Chaplin, Mr. Greenway in Elf, Oscar Shapiro in Curtains, Grandpa Seth Who in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Pop in The Pajama Game, Leary in Marie Christine, John Adams and Caesar Rodney in 1776, and Gangster (First Man) in Kiss Me, Kate.