Tom Poston
Born: 1921-10-17 in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died: 2007-04-30
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2005
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Merle
- Committed as Clown
2004
- Christmas with the Kranks as Father Zabriskie
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Lord Palimore
2003
- Beethoven's 5th as John Giles / Selig
2002
- 8 Simple Rules as Jake
- Good Morning, Miami as Lenny
2001
1999
- The Story of Us as Harry
1998
- That '70s Show as Burt Sigurdson
- Will & Grace as Norman
- Krippendorf's Tribe as Gordon Hargrove
1997
- King of the Hill as Mr. Popper (voice)
- Just Shoot Me! as Herb
- Dharma & Greg as Dr. Gillespie
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
- George & Leo
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Mortgage Banker
- Malcolm & Eddie
- Suddenly Susan as Mr. Vance
- Cosby
1995
- The Drew Carey Show as Roscoe Harvey
1994
- ER as Earl
- Touched by an Angel as Ed Yablonsky
1993
- Diagnosis: Murder as Tom Porter
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Mysterious "Dead Man"
- Grace Under Fire
1992
- Bob as Jerry Fleisher
1991
- Home Improvement as Clerk
- Harry and the Hendersons as Homeless Man
1990
- Dream On as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
- A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder as Don Corman
- Good Grief
1989
- The Simpsons as Capital City Goofball (voice)
- Family Matters as Mr. Looney
- Coach as Dr. Art Hibke
1988
- Murphy Brown as Old Man Swenson
- Save the Dog!
1984
- Crazy like a Fox as Fiedler
- Body Language as Self
1982
- Hotel as Tommy Rooney
- St. Elsewhere as Jim Morrison
- Newhart as George Utley
1981
- Carbon Copy as Reverend Hayworth
- The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite as Omar Krepps
1980
- Up the Academy as Sgt. Skip Sisson
- Good Time Harry
1979
- $weepstake$ as Leeds
- Beane's of Boston as Frank Beane
1978
- Mork & Mindy as Franklin Delano Bickley
- Rabbit Test as Minister
- Flying High
- A Guide for the Married Woman as Marty Gibson
- Fame as Car Salesman
1977
- The Love Boat as Mickey O'Day
- CHiPs as Bill Conner
- The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa as William Bensinger
- We've Got Each Other as Damon Jerome
1976
1975
- The Happy Hooker as J. Arthur Conrad
- On the Rocks
1972
- The Bob Newhart Show as Cliff Murdock
1971
- Cold Turkey as Mr. Stopworth
1968
1965
- Get Smart as Dr. Zharko
1963
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
- The Old Dark House as Tom Penderel
- Soldier in the Rain as Lieutenant Magee
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Zotz! as Prof. Jonathan Jones
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1960
- Thriller as Charlie Denham
- The Tempest as Trinculo
1959
1958
- The Christmas Tree as Tom
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
1956
- The Steve Allen Show as Self
1955
- The Phil Silvers Show as Lt. Franklin
- Playwrights '56
1954
- The George Gobel Show as Self
1953
- City That Never Sleeps as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Tom
1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents as Standard Who
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1949
1948
- Studio One as Alec Gordon
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self