Tom Poston

Tom Poston

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.​

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Filmography

2005

Committed
Committed
as Clown
TV - Released: 1/4/2005
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Merle
TV - Released: 3/18/2005

2004

Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks
as Father Zabriskie
Movie - Released: 11/24/2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Palimore
Movie - Released: 8/6/2004

2003

Beethoven's 5th
Beethoven's 5th
as John Giles / Selig
Movie - Released: 12/2/2003

2002

8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules
as Jake
TV - Released: 9/17/2002
Good Morning, Miami
Good Morning, Miami
as Lenny
TV - Released: 9/26/2002

2001

The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show
TV - Released: 9/24/2001
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen
TV - Released: 3/4/2001
TV
Good Day Live
as Self
TV - Released: 9/17/2001

1999

The Story of Us
The Story of Us
as Harry
Movie - Released: 10/14/1999

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gordon Hargrove
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
That '70s Show
That '70s Show
as Burt Sigurdson
TV - Released: 8/23/1998
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Norman
TV - Released: 9/21/1998

1997

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
TV - Released: 9/27/1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
as Mr. Popper (voice)
TV - Released: 1/12/1997
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg
as Dr. Gillespie
TV - Released: 9/24/1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me!
as Herb
TV - Released: 3/4/1997
George & Leo
George & Leo
TV - Released: 9/15/1997

1996

Malcolm & Eddie
Malcolm & Eddie
TV - Released: 8/26/1996
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Vance
TV - Released: 9/19/1996
Cosby
Cosby
TV - Released: 9/16/1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mortgage Banker
TV - Released: 9/27/1996

1995

The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show
as Roscoe Harvey
TV - Released: 9/13/1995

1994

Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Ed Yablonsky
TV - Released: 9/21/1994
ER
ER
as Earl
TV - Released: 9/19/1994

1993

Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire
TV - Released: 9/29/1993
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder
as Tom Porter
TV - Released: 10/29/1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Mysterious "Dead Man"
TV - Released: 1/1/1993
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire
as Floyd Norton
TV - Released: 9/29/1993

1992

Bob
Bob
as Jerry Fleisher
TV - Released: 9/18/1992

1991

Home Improvement
Home Improvement
as Clerk
TV - Released: 9/17/1991
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons
as Homeless Man
TV - Released: 1/13/1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
as Ned
TV - Released: 9/17/1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
as Ted
TV - Released: 9/17/1991

1990

Movie
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Don Corman
Movie - Released: 10/4/1990
Dream On
Dream On
as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
TV - Released: 7/8/1990
Good Grief
Good Grief
TV - Released: 9/30/1990

1989

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Capital City Goofball (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989
Coach
Coach
as Dr. Art Hibke
TV - Released: 2/28/1989
Family Matters
Family Matters
as Mr. Looney
TV - Released: 9/22/1989

1988

Movie
Save the Dog!
Movie - Released: 3/19/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Old Man Swenson
TV - Released: 11/14/1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown
as Phineas T. Swenson
TV - Released: 11/14/1988

1986

Fresno
Fresno
as Doc Parseghian
TV - Released: 11/16/1986
TV
Wordplay
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
TV - Released: 12/29/1986

1984

Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox
as Fiedler
TV - Released: 12/30/1984
Body Language
Body Language
as Self
TV - Released: 6/4/1984

1982

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere
as Jim Morrison
TV - Released: 10/26/1982
Hotel
Hotel
as Tommy Rooney
TV - Released: 8/21/1982
Newhart
Newhart
as George Utley
TV - Released: 10/2/1982

1981

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
as Omar Krepps
Movie - Released: 5/21/1981
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
as Reverend Hayworth
Movie - Released: 8/6/1981

1980

Up the Academy
Up the Academy
as Sgt. Skip Sisson
Movie - Released: 6/6/1980
TV
Good Time Harry
TV - Released: 7/19/1980

1979

Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston
as Frank Beane
Movie - Released: 5/5/1979
TV
Sweepstakes
TV - Released: 1/26/1979

1978

Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test
as Minister
Movie - Released: 4/9/1978
Fame
Fame
as Car Salesman
Movie - Released: 1/2/1978
A Guide for the Married Woman
A Guide for the Married Woman
as Marty Gibson
Movie - Released: 10/13/1978
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy
as Franklin Delano Bickley
TV - Released: 9/14/1978
Flying High
Flying High
TV - Released: 9/29/1978
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy
as Mr. Bickley
TV - Released: 9/14/1978

1977

Movie
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
as William Bensinger
Movie - Released: 6/19/1977
CHiPs
CHiPs
as Bill Conner
TV - Released: 9/15/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Mickey O'Day
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
We've Got Each Other
We've Got Each Other
as Damon Jerome
TV - Released: 10/1/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Tom Poston
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Daniel Baker
TV - Released: 9/24/1977

1976

Alice
Alice
TV - Released: 8/31/1976
All's Fair
All's Fair
TV - Released: 9/20/1976

1975

The Happy Hooker
The Happy Hooker
as J. Arthur Conrad
Movie - Released: 5/8/1975
TV
On the Rocks
TV - Released: 9/11/1975

1972

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
as Cliff Murdock
TV - Released: 9/16/1972

1971

Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey
as Mr. Stopworth
Movie - Released: 2/19/1971

1968

The Good Guys
The Good Guys
TV - Released: 9/25/1968

1965

Get Smart
Get Smart
as Dr. Zharko
TV - Released: 9/18/1965

1963

The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House
as Tom Penderel
Movie - Released: 10/30/1963
Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain
as Lieutenant Magee
Movie - Released: 11/27/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

Zotz!
Zotz!
as Prof. Jonathan Jones
Movie - Released: 10/3/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

The Tempest
The Tempest
as Trinculo
Movie - Released: 2/13/1960
Thriller
Thriller
as Charlie Denham
TV - Released: 9/13/1960

1959

Startime
Startime
TV - Released: 10/6/1959

1958

Movie
The Christmas Tree
as Tom
Movie - Released: 12/14/1958

1957

TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957

1956

The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Laurel & Hardy
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Master of Ceremony
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian
TV - Released: 6/24/1956
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/24/1956

1955

TV
Playwrights '56
TV - Released: 10/4/1955
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show
as Lt. Franklin
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1954

TV
The George Gobel Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/2/1954

1953

City That Never Sleeps
City That Never Sleeps
as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
Movie - Released: 6/12/1953

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Tom
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Car Salesman
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Trinculo
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Standard Who
TV - Released: 1/30/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1949

Lights Out
Lights Out
TV - Released: 7/19/1949

1948

Studio One
Studio One
as Alec Gordon
TV - Released: 11/7/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948
Studio One
Studio One
as Sentry
TV - Released: 11/7/1948