Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Known for
Acting
Born
October 17, 1921
Died
April 30, 2007 (aged 85)
Birthplace
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.​

Known For

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Filmography

2005
Committed poster

Committed

TV · as Clown · 13 eps

2005
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody poster

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

TV · as Merle · 1 ep

2004
Christmas with the Kranks poster

Christmas with the Kranks

Movie · as Father Zabriskie

2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement poster

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Movie · as Lord Palimore

2003
Beethoven's 5th poster

Beethoven's 5th

Movie · as John Giles / Selig

2002
8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules

TV · as Jake · 1 ep

2002
Good Morning, Miami poster

Good Morning, Miami

TV · as Lenny · 2 eps

2001
The Ellen Show poster

The Ellen Show

TV · 1 ep

2001
The Lone Gunmen poster

The Lone Gunmen

TV · 1 ep

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
The Story of Us poster

The Story of Us

Movie · as Harry

1998
Krippendorf's Tribe poster

Krippendorf's Tribe

Movie · as Gordon Hargrove

1998
That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show

TV · as Burt Sigurdson · 3 eps

1998
Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace

TV · as Norman · 1 ep

1997
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show poster

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

TV · 1 ep

1997
King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill

TV · as Mr. Popper (voice) · 1 ep

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Dr. Gillespie · 1 ep

1997
Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me!

TV · as Herb · 1 ep

1997
George & Leo poster

George & Leo

TV · 1 ep

1996
Malcolm & Eddie poster

Malcolm & Eddie

TV · 1 ep

1996
Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan

TV · as Mr. Vance · 1 ep

1996
Cosby poster

Cosby

TV · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Mortgage Banker · 1 ep

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Roscoe Harvey · 1 ep

1994
Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel

TV · as Ed Yablonsky · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Earl · 2 eps

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as Floyd Norton · 2 eps

1993
Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder

TV · as Tom Porter · 1 ep

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

TV · as Mysterious "Dead Man" · 2 eps

1992
Bob poster

Bob

TV · as Jerry Fleisher · 4 eps

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Tom Poston · 1 ep

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Clerk, Ned, Ted · 1 ep

1991
Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons

TV · as Homeless Man · 1 ep

1991
Rugrats poster

Rugrats

TV · as Roy (voice) · 1 ep

1990
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder poster

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Movie · as Don Corman

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish · 1 ep

1990
Good Grief poster

Good Grief

TV · 13 eps

1989
Murphy's Laws of Golf poster

Murphy's Laws of Golf

Movie · as George

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Capital City Goofball (voice) · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Dr. Art Hibke · 4 eps

1989
Family Matters poster

Family Matters

TV · as Mr. Looney · 3 eps

1988
Save the Dog! poster

Save the Dog!

Movie · as Dr. Crowley

1988
Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown

TV · as Old Man Swenson, Phineas T. Swenson · 1 ep

1986
Fresno poster

Fresno

TV · as Doc Parseghian · 5 eps

1986
Wordplay

Wordplay

TV · as Self - Celebrity Panelist · 10 eps

1984
Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox

TV · as Fiedler · 1 ep

1984
Body Language poster

Body Language

TV · as Self · 15 eps

1982
St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere

TV · as Jim Morrison · 1 ep

1982
Hotel poster

Hotel

TV · as Tommy Rooney · 1 ep

1982
Newhart poster

Newhart

TV · as George Utley · 184 eps

1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite poster

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

Movie · as Omar Krepps

1981
Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy

Movie · as Reverend Hayworth

1980
Up the Academy poster

Up the Academy

Movie · as Sgt. Skip Sisson

1980
Good Time Harry

Good Time Harry

TV · 1 ep

1979
Beane's of Boston poster

Beane's of Boston

Movie · as Frank Beane

1979
$weepstake$

$weepstake$

TV · as Leeds · 1 ep

1978
Rabbit Test poster

Rabbit Test

Movie · as Minister

1978
Fame poster

Fame

Movie · as Car Salesman

1978
A Guide for the Married Woman poster

A Guide for the Married Woman

Movie · as Marty Gibson

1978
Mork & Mindy poster

Mork & Mindy

TV · as Franklin Delano Bickley, Mr. Bickley · 53 eps

1978
Flying High poster

Flying High

TV · 1 ep

1977
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

Movie · as William Bensinger

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · as Bill Conner · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Mickey O'Day, Tom Poston, Daniel Baker · 1 ep

1977
We've Got Each Other poster

We've Got Each Other

TV · as Damon Jerome · 13 eps

1976
Alice poster

Alice

TV · 1 ep

1976
All's Fair poster

All's Fair

TV · 1 ep

1975
The Happy Hooker poster

The Happy Hooker

Movie · as J. Arthur Conrad

1975
On the Rocks

On the Rocks

TV · 24 eps

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Cliff Murdock · 5 eps

1971
Cold Turkey poster

Cold Turkey

Movie · as Mr. Stopworth

1968
The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys

TV · 1 ep

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Dr. Zharko · 1 ep

1963
The Old Dark House poster

The Old Dark House

Movie · as Tom Penderel

1963
Soldier in the Rain poster

Soldier in the Rain

Movie · as Lieutenant Magee

1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV · as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney · 1 ep

1962
Zotz! poster

Zotz!

Movie · as Jonathan Jones

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1960
The Tempest poster

The Tempest

Movie · as Trinculo

1960
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Charlie Denham · 1 ep

1959
Startime poster

Startime

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1958
The Christmas Tree

The Christmas Tree

Movie · as Tom

1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar poster

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1956
The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1955
Playwrights '56

Playwrights '56

TV · 1 ep

1955
The Phil Silvers Show poster

The Phil Silvers Show

TV · as Lt. Franklin · 1 ep

1954
The George Gobel Show

The George Gobel Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1953
City That Never Sleeps poster

City That Never Sleeps

Movie · as Detective (as Thomas Poston)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Tom, Car Salesman, Trinculo · 1 ep

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents

TV · as Standard Who · 1 ep

1950
What's My Line? poster

What's My Line?

TV · as Self · 8 eps

1949
Lights Out poster

Lights Out

TV · 2 eps

1948
Studio One poster

Studio One

TV · as Alec Gordon, Sentry · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep