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Tom Poston
Tom Poston

Tom Poston

ActingBorn October 17, 1921Died April 30, 2007 (age 85)Columbus, Ohio, USA

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
Committed

as Clown

TV
2004
Christmas with the Kranks

as Father Zabriskie

Movie
2003
Beethoven's 5th

as John Giles / Selig

Movie
2002TV
2002TV
2001TV
1999Movie
1998
Will & Grace

as Norman

TV
1998
That '70s Show

as Burt Sigurdson

TV
1998
Krippendorf's Tribe

as Gordon Hargrove

Movie
1997
Dharma & Greg

as Dr. Gillespie

TV
1997TV
1997
King of the Hill

as Mr. Popper (voice)

TV
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Mortgage Banker

TV
1996
Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Vance

TV
1996TV
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Roscoe Harvey

TV
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Ed Yablonsky

TV
1994
ER

as Earl

TV
1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Tom Porter

TV
1993
Grace Under Fire

as Floyd Norton

TV
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Mysterious "Dead Man"

TV
1992
Bob

as Jerry Fleisher

TV
1992TV
1991TV
1991TV
1991TV
1991TV
1990
Dream On

as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish

TV
1989
The Simpsons

as Capital City Goofball (voice)

TV
1989
Family Matters

as Mr. Looney

TV
1989
Coach

as Dr. Art Hibke

TV
1988
Murphy Brown

as Old Man Swenson

TV
1988
Murphy Brown

as Phineas T. Swenson

TV
1988Movie
1986
Wordplay

as Self - Celebrity Panelist

TV
1986
Fresno

as Doc Parseghian

TV
1984TV
1984TV
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Jim Morrison

TV
1982
Newhart

as George Utley

TV
1982
Hotel

as Tommy Rooney

TV
1981
Carbon Copy

as Reverend Hayworth

Movie
1980
Up the Academy

as Sgt. Skip Sisson

Movie
1979
Beane's of Boston

as Frank Beane

Movie
1979
$weepstake$

as Leeds

TV
1978
Fame

as Car Salesman

Movie
1978Movie
1978
Mork & Mindy

as Franklin Delano Bickley

TV
1978
Mork & Mindy

as Mr. Bickley

TV
1978
Rabbit Test

as Minister

Movie
1977
We've Got Each Other

as Damon Jerome

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Mickey O'Day

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Tom Poston

TV
1977
The Love Boat

as Daniel Baker

TV
1977
CHiPs

as Bill Conner

TV
1976TV
1975
The Happy Hooker

as J. Arthur Conrad

Movie
1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Cliff Murdock

TV
1971
Cold Turkey

as Mr. Stopworth

Movie
1965
Get Smart

as Dr. Zharko

TV
1963
Soldier in the Rain

as Lieutenant Magee

Movie
1963
The Old Dark House

as Tom Penderel

Movie
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney

TV
1962
Zotz!

as Jonathan Jones

Movie
1960
Thriller

as Charlie Denham

TV
1960
The Tempest

as Trinculo

Movie
1959
Startime

as Self

TV
1958Movie
1955
The Phil Silvers Show

as Lt. Franklin

TV
1953
City That Never Sleeps

as Detective (as Thomas Poston)

Movie
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Car Salesman

TV
1951TV
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

TV
1950TV
1950TV
1948
Studio One

as Alec Gordon

TV
1948
Studio One

as Sentry

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 17, 1921
Day of DeathApril 30, 2007
Place of BirthColumbus, Ohio, USA
Popularity0.9