Tom Poston
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Committed
2005
as Clown
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Merle
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Father Zabriskie
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Lord Palimore
Beethoven's 5th
2003
as John Giles / Selig
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jake
Good Morning, Miami
2002
as Lenny
The Ellen Show
2001
The Lone Gunmen
2001
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
The Story of Us
1999
as Harry
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gordon Hargrove
That '70s Show
1998
as Burt Sigurdson
Will & Grace
1998
as Norman
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
King of the Hill
1997
as Mr. Popper (voice)
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Dr. Gillespie
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Herb
George & Leo
1997
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Mr. Vance
Cosby
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mortgage Banker
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Roscoe Harvey
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ed Yablonsky
ER
1994
as Earl
Grace Under Fire
1993
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Tom Porter
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Mysterious "Dead Man"
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Floyd Norton
Bob
1992
as Jerry Fleisher
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Tom Poston
Home Improvement
1991
as Clerk
Harry and the Hendersons
1991
as Homeless Man
Home Improvement
1991
as Ned
Home Improvement
1991
as Ted
Rugrats
1991
as Roy (voice)
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Corman
Dream On
1990
as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
Good Grief
1990
The Simpsons
1989
as Capital City Goofball (voice)
Coach
1989
as Dr. Art Hibke
Family Matters
1989
as Mr. Looney
Save the Dog!
1988
Murphy Brown
1988
as Old Man Swenson
Murphy Brown
1988
as Phineas T. Swenson
Fresno
1986
as Doc Parseghian
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Fiedler
Body Language
1984
as Self
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Jim Morrison
Hotel
1982
as Tommy Rooney
Newhart
1982
as George Utley
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
as Omar Krepps
Carbon Copy
1981
as Reverend Hayworth
Up the Academy
1980
as Sgt. Skip Sisson
Good Time Harry
1980
Beane's of Boston
1979
as Frank Beane
$weepstake$
1979
as Leeds
Rabbit Test
1978
as Minister
Fame
1978
as Car Salesman
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
as Marty Gibson
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Franklin Delano Bickley
Flying High
1978
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Mr. Bickley
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
1977
as William Bensinger
CHiPs
1977
as Bill Conner
The Love Boat
1977
as Mickey O'Day
We've Got Each Other
1977
as Damon Jerome
The Love Boat
1977
as Tom Poston
The Love Boat
1977
as Daniel Baker
Alice
1976
All's Fair
1976
The Happy Hooker
1975
as J. Arthur Conrad
On the Rocks
1975
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Cliff Murdock
Cold Turkey
1971
as Mr. Stopworth
The Good Guys
1968
Get Smart
1965
as Dr. Zharko
The Old Dark House
1963
as Tom Penderel
Soldier in the Rain
1963
as Lieutenant Magee
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
Zotz!
1962
as Jonathan Jones
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Tempest
1960
as Trinculo
Thriller
1960
as Charlie Denham
Startime
1959
as Self
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Tom
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Playwrights '56
1955
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Lt. Franklin
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tom
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Car Salesman
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Trinculo
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Standard Who
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
Lights Out
1949
Studio One
1948
as Alec Gordon
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Studio One
1948
as Sentry