- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 17, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Died
- April 30, 2007
Tom Poston
Thomas Gordon "Tom" Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950. He appeared as a comic actor, game show panelist, comedy/variety show host, film actor, television actor, and Broadway performer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Poston, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
tvThe Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005 · Merle
tvCommitted
2005 · Clown
movieChristmas with the Kranks
2004 · Father Zabriskie
movieThe Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004 · Lord Palimore
movieBeethoven's 5th
2003 · John Giles / Selig
tvGood Morning, Miami
2002 · Lenny
tv8 Simple Rules
2002 · Jake
tvThe Ellen Show
2001
Good Day Live
tvGood Day Live
2001 · Self
tvThe Lone Gunmen
2001
movieThe Story of Us
1999 · Harry
tvWill & Grace
1998 · Norman
tvThat '70s Show
1998 · Burt Sigurdson
movieKrippendorf's Tribe
1998 · Gordon Hargrove
tvHoney, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Dr. Gillespie
tvGeorge & Leo
1997
tvJust Shoot Me!
1997 · Herb
tvKing of the Hill
1997 · Mr. Popper (voice)
tvSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996 · Mortgage Banker
tvSuddenly Susan
1996 · Mr. Vance
tvCosby
1996
tvMalcolm & Eddie
1996
tvThe Drew Carey Show
1995 · Roscoe Harvey
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Ed Yablonsky
tvER
1994 · Earl
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993 · Tom Porter
tvGrace Under Fire
1993 · , Floyd Norton
tvDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Mysterious "Dead Man"
tvBob
1992 · Jerry Fleisher
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Tom Poston
tvHome Improvement
1991 · Clerk, Ned, Ted
tvHarry and the Hendersons
1991 · Homeless Man
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
movieA Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990 · Don Corman
tvGood Grief
1990
tvDream On
1990 · Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Capital City Goofball (voice)
tvFamily Matters
1989 · Mr. Looney
tvCoach
1989 · Dr. Art Hibke
tvMurphy Brown
1988 · Old Man Swenson, Phineas T. Swenson
movieSave the Dog!
1988
Wordplay
tvWordplay
1986 · Self - Celebrity Panelist
tvFresno
1986 · Doc Parseghian
tvCrazy like a Fox
1984 · Fiedler
tvBody Language
1984 · Self
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Jim Morrison
tvNewhart
1982 · George Utley
tvHotel
1982 · Tommy Rooney
movieCarbon Copy
1981 · Reverend Hayworth
movieThe Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981 · Omar Krepps
Good Time Harry
tvGood Time Harry
1980
movieUp the Academy
1980 · Sgt. Skip Sisson
movieBeane's of Boston
1979 · Frank Beane
$weepstake$
tv$weepstake$
1979 · Leeds
movieFame
1978 · Car Salesman
movieA Guide for the Married Woman
1978 · Marty Gibson
tvFlying High
1978
tvMork & Mindy
1978 · Franklin Delano Bickley, Mr. Bickley
movieRabbit Test
1978 · Minister
tvWe've Got Each Other
1977 · Damon Jerome
tvThe Love Boat
1977 · Mickey O'Day, Tom Poston, Daniel Baker
tvCHiPs
1977 · Bill Conner
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
movieThe Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
1977 · William Bensinger
tvAll's Fair
1976
tvAlice
1976
On the Rocks
tvOn the Rocks
1975
movieThe Happy Hooker
1975 · J. Arthur Conrad
tvThe Bob Newhart Show
1972 · Cliff Murdock
movieCold Turkey
1971 · Mr. Stopworth
tvThe Good Guys
1968
tvGet Smart
1965 · Dr. Zharko
movieSoldier in the Rain
1963 · Lieutenant Magee
movieThe Old Dark House
1963 · Tom Penderel
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
tvBob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
movieZotz!
1962 · Jonathan Jones
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
tvThriller
1960 · Charlie Denham
movieThe Tempest
1960 · Trinculo
tvStartime
1959 · Self
The Christmas Tree
movieThe Christmas Tree
1958 · Tom
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
tvTonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956 · Self
Playwrights '56
tvPlaywrights '56
1955
tvThe Phil Silvers Show
1955 · Lt. Franklin
The George Gobel Show
tvThe George Gobel Show
1954 · Self
movieCity That Never Sleeps
1953 · Detective (as Thomas Poston)
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Tom, Car Salesman, Trinculo
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvRobert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Standard Who
tvLights Out
1949
tvStudio One
1948 · Alec Gordon, Sentry
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self