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Joel Polis
Joel Polis

Joel Polis

ActingBorn October 3, 1951 (age 74)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

An American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career. Polis' first film role was the character 'Fuchs' in the science fiction film The Thing. He appeared in numerous television series including Cheers, Alien Nation, Northern Exposure, Star Trek: Voyager, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Chicago Hope, Boston Legal and CSI. He appeared in a recurring role on the television series Cheers as the mischievous Gary, owner of the rival bar, Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. Polis's theater credits include performances at the Astor Place Theatre, Hartford Stage, Old Globe Theater, South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Odyssey Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Lillian Theater and the Pasadena Playhouse.

Filmography

2026Movie
2014
Growing Up Fisher

as Richard Barr

TV
2010
Rizzoli & Isles

as Starbridge Warden

TV
2009
The Forgotten

as Judge Cooperman

TV
2009
Chasing a Dream

as Dr. Aldicott

Movie
2009
Castle

as John Raglan

TV
2007
Fallen Angels

as Horace Millhouse

Movie
2006
The Unit

as Administrator

TV
2005
Bones

as Mario Trivisonno

TV
2004
Boston Legal

as Attorney Eric Yavitch

TV
2004
CSI: NY

as Clark Risenhoover

TV
2004TV
2004
Swallow

as Agent Miller

Movie
2003
NCIS

as Ronald Ostrowski

TV
2003
Alien Hunter

as Copeland

Movie
2003TV
2002
Without a Trace

as Joel Landers

TV
2002
CSI: Miami

as Robert Wynn

TV
2002TV
2001
The Guardian

as Jerry Lazar

TV
2001
Attraction

as William

Movie
2000
Boston Public

as Dawson

TV
2000TV
2000
Rocket's Red Glare

as Col. Mitchell

Movie
2000TV
2000
The Invisible Man

as John Castagnacci

TV
2000
Shadows

as Kapo

Movie
1999
Tumbleweeds

as Vice Principal

Movie
1999
Angel

as Captain Franklin

TV
1999
Judging Amy

as Dr. Eaton

TV
1998
L.A. Doctors

as ER Doctor

TV
1997
Dharma & Greg

as Colonel Glickman

TV
1997
Ally McBeal

as Attorney Woodson

TV
1997
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")

TV
1997
The Sleepwalker Killing

as Asst. Atty. Jimmy

Movie
1997Movie
1996
The Pretender

as Agent Russell Gillson

TV
1996
Dark Angel

as Jastrow

Movie
1996
7th Heaven

as Ted Jacob

TV
1996
Twilight Man

as Harper

Movie
1996
It's My Party

as Tim Bergen

Movie
1995
Serial Killer

as Jack Blund

Movie
1995TV
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Garland Ketter

TV
1994
Chicago Hope

as Sidney Herman

TV
1994
Party of Five

as Dr. Michael Frieder

TV
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Larry Macklin

TV
1991
Deadly Medicine

as Dr. George Reardon

Movie
1991
Home Improvement

as Wes Davidson

TV
1990
The Rookie

as Lance

Movie
1990TV
1990
Law & Order

as Dr. Joel Friedman

TV
1990
My Blue Heaven

as U.S. Attorney

Movie
1990
Northern Exposure

as Matthew Miller

TV
1990
Burning Bridges

as Dr. Paletsky

Movie
1990
Capital News

as Vartan

TV
1989
Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Jack Fogle

TV
1989
Alien Nation

as Carl Peterson

TV
1989
Seinfeld

as Reilly

TV
1989Movie
1989
True Believer

as Dean Rabin

Movie
1986
Matlock

as Gary Benton

TV
1985
Misfits of Science

as Lonnie / Dwayne

TV
1985
The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The Uncle Devil Show")

TV
1985
Moonlighting

as Frank Herbert

TV
1984
Fatal Vision

as Brian Murtagh

TV
1984
Best Defense

as First Agent

Movie
1984Movie
1983TV
1982Movie
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Jeff Hassett

TV
1982
Remington Steele

as Eldon Veckmer

TV
1982
Cheers

as Gary

TV
1982
The Thing

as Fuchs

Movie
1982
T. J. Hooker

as John Jenkins

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 3, 1951
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity0.6