Miko Oscard (born Michael Lee Oscard;O'Neal, Mike (March 7, 1993)
"Holistic Training and Door-to-Door Grooming"
''Simi Valley Star''. p. 21. 1944) is an American former child actor of film and television, best known for his portrayals of Ilyusha Snegiryov in ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( rus, Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly ...

''Chesher, R. Donna (1992).
"The End" : Closing Lines of Over 3,000 Theatrically-Released American Films
'. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. p. 29. ."Young Actor Learning as Prop Man"
''The Jersey Journal''. March 2, 1966. p. 16. "Miko, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Oscard, became a well-known child actor when he was nine years of age. He made three Hollywood films, 'Face of Fire' with Cameron Mitchell, 'Happy Anniversary' with David Niven and Mitzi Gaynor, and 'The Brothers Karamazov' with Yul Brynner and Lee J. Cobb. ..Now 21, Oscard gave up acting to enroll at Jacksonville University, where he majored in drama. He appeared in many productions." and Reuben Widdicomb in the original '' Studio One'' production of

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's ''

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'',"A Star By Accident: Mike Oscard, Young Actor, Knew French, Given Top TV Role"
''

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''. March 9, 1957. p. 20. as well as a host of other prominent

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guest spots alongside co-stars such as

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Mary Astor Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in '' The Maltese ...

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, and

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Early life and career

Born in

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and raised in

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, Oscard is the older of two surviving sons born to Betty Blue—née Brooks—and

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saxophonist Martin Leonard "Marty" Oscard."MRS. MARTIN LEONARD OSCARD"
''

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''. December 25, 1938. p. 4-C. "... of New York City, who before her recent marriage was Miss Betty Brooks. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Brooks of Columbia.""New York, New York City, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WC8K-MDW2 : Sat Mar 09 00:53:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Martin Leonard Oscard and Eddy Duchin Orchestra, 16 Oct 1940. Active in the local

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, Teaneck's Temple Emeth (where he was elected student vice president in 1958 and received his

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in 1960), Oscard was of French descent and reportedly spent at least parts of every pre-teen summer at his grandparents' home in

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. As would later be noted, it was both his fluency ''in''

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and the authenticity of his French-accented English that facilitated Oscard's entry into the ranks of professional child actors,Shanas, Bert (July 24, 1966)
"Actor Stages 'Comeback' in Flush of Youth"
p. 45P. "'They needed a kid who could speak English with a French accent, and make it sound real,' recalls Miko. 'Since my parents have French backgrounds and spoke the language in the house, I was able to do it pretty well. ..Actually it was Miko's aunt, Fifi Oscard, who worked for a casting agency, that got that Miko the part on the Armstrong show that started the ball rolling." and it was his father's sister Fernande "Fifi" Oscard—later a famed talent agency head, but then employed at LPA, where she handled all TV casting—who pulled that trigger in 1954 by casting Miko, then aged nine, alongside

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and

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in the ''

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'' episode, "The Fugitive." In 1955, Oscard made his sole appearance on the short-lived

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dramatic anthology series, '' The Elgin Hour'', with

and

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's "The Bridge," set in France in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Portraying the much-despised son of "collaborationist" Stanley and a German officer (

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), Oscard's work was deemed "marvelous in scenes which put the child actor to considerable strain and test" by ''Star Ledger'' critic

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. In February 1958, alongside veteran stage and screen performer

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, Oscard made his brief but impactful feature film debut as Ilyusha Snegiryov—son of Opatoshu's Captain Snegiryov—in ''

''. ''The Hollywood Reporter's''

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was one of at least three reviewers to single out the pair's contribution, noting that "Opatoshu, as a cashiered officer, and Miko Oscard, as the tubercular son, keep alive an important subplot with just the right shades of dramatic modulation." Moreover, the denouement of said subplot—the apology whose presentation to, and acceptance by, young Snegiryov proves so vital to the film's protagonist, Brynner's Dmitri Fyodorovich—constitutes the film's final scene, wherein—unlike the novel, whose conclusion takes place at Ilyusha's funeral—it is Oscard's Ilyusha who delivers ''TBK's'' joyously tearful last line: "Oh, Father, how proud I am of you — how proud!" The following month Miko was featured on ''Armstrong Circle Theatre'', in

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's "The Meanest Crime in the World," as 12-year-old Larry Porter, one of several unfortunate cancer victims preyed upon by the medical charlatan portrayed by William Prince."Television Programs"
''Hollywood Citizen-News''. March 19, 1958. "'The Meanest Crime in the World' by Jerome Coopersmith at 9 on KNXT (2) has a quack doctor who preys upon people with cancer as the central figure. He is acted by William Prince. Patients are Joseph Rinehart (Louis Borin) Larry Porter (Miko Oscard), 12, and Alice Blaine (Nancy Wickwire)." Oscard's next assignment, ''Studio One's'' "The Littlest Enemy", from a story by

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, harkens back to the 1955 ''Elgin Hour'' episode with Kim Stanley. Once again, set in post-war France, and again cast as the scapegoated offspring of a German soldier, but this time orphaned and dependent upon an indifferent grandmother and hateful uncle. This seemingly bleak scenario, however, is quickly redeemed by a clearly visible tunnel-ending light in the form of two eager-to-adopt American tourists (

and Frank Conroy).

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was especially taken with Francois's scenes with his would-be adoptive mom.

All the scenes between Miss Astor and Master Miko were sensitively played, though neither spoke the other's language. It was a moving and provocative play, skillfully handled in every way. One turned it off, though, with a prayer that little Francois would outgrow his attachment to daddy's old soldier suit and bayonet.Van Horne, Harriet (June 19, 1958)
"Littlest Enemy' Turns Into Top Tear-Jerker; Mary Astor, Miko Oscard, Frank Conroy Record Fine Performances In Hard Roles"
''The Pittsburgh Press''. p. 51. "Francois, the little boy of the title, played by Miko Oscard, is a solemn 10 year-old; French, of course. He lives with his grandmother, a proud and bitter old beauty who keeps an inn, and his uncle, a simple sadist. ..All the scenes between Miss Astor and Master Miko were sensitively played, though neither spoke the other's language. It was a moving and provocative play, skillfully handled in every way. One turned it off, though, with a prayer that little Francois would outgrow his attachment to daddy's old soldier suit and bayonet."

In 1961, Oscard co-starred with

in the much-belated premiere of "Antidote for Hatred"—an episode, filmed circa August 1957, in the long-delayed, short-lived dramatic anthology series, '' The Best of the Post''—as Josef, a young, orphaned Hungarian refugee who "attempts extreme resistance methods to deal with a neighborhood bully," while Bondi, his American adoptive parent, attempts to talk him off that ledge."Tuesday, January 10"
''The Los Angeles Times''. January 8, 1961. p. TV-23. "Best of the Post (30 min.) COLOR "Antidote for Hatred." A spinster adopts an orphaned Hungarian refugee in hopes that she can supplant her love for the hatred the boy carries in his heart. The Cast: Miss Newton – Beulah Bondi. Josef – Miko Oscard. Mrs. Tallent – Ann Morriss. Charley – Steve Hammer." Oscard's final screen appearance, teamed with actor

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and airing in January 1962, was a segment on the

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special ''The Good Years'', with Oscard cast as the "Horatio Alger bootblack, who is rewarded for his industry and clean living by the proverbial merchant prince (Bunce)."

Retirement and beyond

During his career, despite his mother's initial concerns, Oscard had always kept up with his school work (including, evidently, such notable extra-curricular activities as a 1960 high school production of

Thornton Wilder Thornton Niven Wilder (April 17, 1897 – December 7, 1975) was an American playwright and novelist. He won three Pulitzer Prizes, for the novel ''The Bridge of San Luis Rey'' and for the plays ''Our Town'' and ''The Skin of Our Teeth'', and a U. ...

's ''

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''), making up missed assignments whenever necessary. In 1962, he graduated from

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. At that time, however, Oscard put an end to his screen career, "not so much because I wanted to," he later recalled, "but because my parents felt it would be the best thing for me. Actually I wanted to forget college and continue in the field." Nonetheless, he attended

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, albeit with a major in drama, and it was not until his junior year that Oscard finally resolved to pursue his passion. He dropped out of school out and found work as a property manager and bit player with

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's Playhouse on the Mall, located at the

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Paramus, New Jersey Paramus ( Waggoner, Walter H, ''The New York Times'', February 16, 1966. Accessed October 16, 2018. "Paramus – pronounced puh-RAHM-us, with the accent on the second syllable – may have taken its name from 'perremus' or 'perymus,' Indian for ...

. "Ex-Child Actor Oscard Is Playhouse Prop Man"
''The Record''. Oscard was with the Playhouse for at least the better part of 1966 and was prominently featured in a full page photo spread on the company published that September in the ''Ridgewood Herald-News''. During the season, his most notable onstage appearance was undoubtably his first, as Al, the porter in Russell Crouse and

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's ''

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'', not least because his single moment onstage—punchline included—rates an entire paragraph of coverage in that week's ''Sunday News''.

Every member of the large cast has the opportunity to at least one good line ic no matter how brief his appearance in the production. Early in the second act, Rosenberg is attempting to finger-print any potential suspect having had access to the victim's living quarters when he encounters Al, the Porter, portrayed by Miko Oscard, making his lone appearance on stage. Informed by Rosenberg he would have to be printed, Oscard queried, 'You the cops?' Assured they were, he quickly replied, 'You mugs already got my finger-prints.'

Notwithstanding subsequent appearances in

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's '' The Tenth Man'' and

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's ''

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'', plus encouraging words from Ludlum himself, efforts to reboot his once-thriving screen career ultimately proved fruitless. Following at least two additional stage appearances (both in 1969, with the Bergen County Players at the Little Firehouse Theater in Oradell), Oscard received a grant to return to school, where he studied

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. He next resurfaced in 1993 in

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, where he had established a practice providing pet grooming and training.

Personal life

In 1996, Oscard changed his legal name from Michael Lee Oscard to Michael Lee Carol.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' ** Season 4 Episode 28: "The Fugitive" (1954)"Television Programs"
''Hollywood Citizen News''. March 16, 1954. p. 18. ** Season 8 Episode 5: "Have Jacket Will Travel" (1957)"TV Highlights"
''The Marion Star''. November 27, 1957. p. 5. "A story about the struggle by three immigrant children to find love and a new home will be told in "'Have Jacket, Will Travel." Don Briggs, Frank Martin, Martin Brooks and as the three children, Miko Oscard, Patti Duke and Thomas Tai, will star. " ** Season 8 Episode 13: "The Meanest Crime in the World" (1958) – Larry Porter * '' The Elgin Hour'' (1955) Season 1 Episode 8: "The Bridge" – Jean * ''

The Philco Television Playhouse ''The Philco Television Playhouse'' is an American television anthology series that was broadcast live on NBC from 1948 to 1955. Produced by Fred Coe, the series was sponsored by Philco. It was one of the most respected dramatic shows of the ...

'' (1955) Season 1 Episode 17: "Letter of Recommendation" – Rod (as Miko Oskard) * ''

Star Tonight ''Star Tonight'', an American television anthology series, aired on ABC from February 3, 1955, to August 9, 1956. It consisted of 80 total episodes, 30 from 1955 and 50 from 1956. Each episode was a self-contained story, usually adapted from fam ...

'' (1955) Season 1 Episode 30: "Flame and Ice" – Either

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"TV Programs for Thursday"
''Detroit Free Press''. August 25, 1955. p. 36. Retrieved March 2, 2025. "8 P.M. 7 STAR TONIGHT Jason Robards, Jr., plays Abe Lincoln in 'Flame and Ice,' story of Lincoln and his son.""Television and Radio Highlights"
''The Atlanta Constitution''. August 25, 1955. p. 26. Retrieved March 2, 2025. "'The Flame and Ice,' starring Jason Robards Jr., deals with an episode in the life of Lincoln, showing his inner torment when faced with a decision which affects both the nation and his son. This is the Star Tonight presentation.'Gianakos, Larry James (1980).
Television Drama Series Programming: A Comprehensive Chronicle, 1947-1959 · Volume 1
'. The Scarecrow Press. p. 436. . "30. 'Flame and Ice' (8-25-55) Jason Robards Jr., Gordon Dilworth, Joe Helgessen, Miko Oscard." * ''

The Alcoa Hour ''The Alcoa Hour'' is an American anthology television series sponsored by the Alcoa Corporation that aired live on NBC from October 16, 1955, to September 22, 1957. Overview ''The Alcoa Hour'' is a one-hour live anthology series that primar ...

'' (1956) Season 1 Episode 8: "A Patch of Faith" as Peppino * ''

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'' ** Season 3 Episode 31: "The Five Fathers of Pepi" (1956) – PepiCremmen, Mary (August 30, 1956)
"Presley Could Learn Lesson From Laine"
''Boston Globe''. p. 13. "The only touches of realism came from the enchanting little boy, played by Miko Oscard, and the two Americans who wanted to adopt a child. It was a pity they didn't get him." ** Season 4 Episode 20: "The Little Bullfighter" (1957) – Pepe ** Season 5 Episode 21: "The Littlest Enemy" (1958) – Francois ** Season 7 Episode 11: "You Can't Have Everything" (1960) ** Season 8 Episode 5: "The Time to Decide" (1960) – Violin Student"TV Scout Preview
''Tampa Bay Times''. November 2, 1960. p. 24. "Nina Foch has a small but different role, as the violinist's grasping mother. The musician is played by 16-year-old Miko Oscard, who's been playing kids on TV for years and finally gets a semi-grown-up role here." * '' Studio One'' (1957) ** Season 9 Episode 8: "Portrait of a Citizen" (1956) – Paul"Boy Given T.V. Part"
''The Record''. December 3, 1956. p. 20. "Miko Oscard, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Oscard of 1685 Penn Avenue, will be featured in 'Portrait of a Citizen, 55' on Studio One at 8:30 tonight. He will play the part of Paul, young son of Walter Slezak, in the television play." ** Season 9 Episode 22: "A Child Is Waiting" (1957) – Reuben Widdicomb * ''

DuPont Show of the Month ''DuPont Show of the Month'' was a 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The DuPont Company also sponsored a weekly half-hour dramatic anthology series hosted by June Allyson, ''The DuPont Show with Ju ...

'' (1958) Season 1 Episode 5: "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" – Miguel * ''

'' (1958) – Ilyusha Snegiryov * ''

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'' (1959) – Jimmy Trescott * ''

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'' (1959) Season 1 Episode 25: "Character Witness" – Steve as Boy (as Miko Oskard) * ''

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'' (1960) Season 4 Episode 11: " The Cruel Day" – Michel, the captain's son * '' The Best of the Post'' (1961) Season 1 Episode 20: "Antidote for Hatred" – Josef * ''True Story''"Multiple and Across-the-Board Shows - June 5 – June 11: Saturday June 10"
''Ross Reports on Television''. June 5, 1961. p. 23-C. * ''The Good Years'' (CBS TV Special) (1962) – Bootblack (Horatio Algier segment)"Today's Cover: TV to Eye 'The Good Years'"
''Oakland Tribune''. January 7, 1962. p. TV-2. "Miko Oscard, as a Horatio Alger bootblack, who is rewarded for his industry and clean living by the proverbial merchant prince (Alan Bunce)."

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