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Tom Poston

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 17, 1921 (104 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2005CommittedClown
2005The Suite Life of Zack & CodyMerle
2004Christmas with the KranksFather Zabriskie
2004The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementLord Palimore
2003Beethoven's 5thJohn Giles / Selig
20028 Simple RulesJake
2002Good Morning, MiamiLenny
2001The Ellen Show
2001The Lone Gunmen
2001Good Day LiveSelf
1999The Story of UsHarry
1998Krippendorf's TribeGordon Hargrove
1998That '70s ShowBurt Sigurdson
1998Will & GraceNorman
1997Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997King of the HillMr. Popper (voice)
1997Dharma & GregDr. Gillespie
1997Just Shoot Me!Herb
1997George & Leo
1996Malcolm & Eddie
1996Suddenly SusanMr. Vance
1996Cosby
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchMortgage Banker
1995The Drew Carey ShowRoscoe Harvey
1994Touched by an AngelEd Yablonsky
1994EREarl
1993Grace Under Fire
1993Diagnosis: MurderTom Porter
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanMysterious "Dead Man"
1993Grace Under FireFloyd Norton
1992BobJerry Fleisher
1992The Larry Sanders ShowTom Poston
1991Home ImprovementClerk
1991Harry and the HendersonsHomeless Man
1991Home ImprovementNed
1991Home ImprovementTed
1990A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little MurderDon Corman
1990Dream OnSidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
1990Good Grief
1989The SimpsonsCapital City Goofball (voice)
1989CoachDr. Art Hibke
1989Family MattersMr. Looney
1988Save the Dog!
1988Murphy BrownOld Man Swenson
1988Murphy BrownPhineas T. Swenson
1986FresnoDoc Parseghian
1986WordplaySelf - Celebrity Panelist
1984Crazy like a FoxFiedler
1984Body LanguageSelf
1982St. ElsewhereJim Morrison
1982HotelTommy Rooney
1982NewhartGeorge Utley
1981The Girl, the Gold Watch & DynamiteOmar Krepps
1981Carbon CopyReverend Hayworth
1980Up the AcademySgt. Skip Sisson
1980Good Time Harry
1979Beane's of BostonFrank Beane
1979$weepstake$Leeds
1978Rabbit TestMinister
1978FameCar Salesman
1978A Guide for the Married WomanMarty Gibson
1978Mork & MindyFranklin Delano Bickley
1978Flying High
1978Mork & MindyMr. Bickley
1977The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa MesaWilliam Bensinger
1977CHiPsBill Conner
1977The Love BoatMickey O'Day
1977We've Got Each OtherDamon Jerome
1977The Love BoatTom Poston
1977The Love BoatDaniel Baker
1976Alice
1976All's Fair
1975The Happy HookerJ. Arthur Conrad
1975On the Rocks
1972The Bob Newhart ShowCliff Murdock
1971Cold TurkeyMr. Stopworth
1968The Good Guys
1965Get SmartDr. Zharko
1963The Old Dark HouseTom Penderel
1963Soldier in the RainLieutenant Magee
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJanitor / Lieutenant Courtney
1962Zotz!Jonathan Jones
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960The TempestTrinculo
1960ThrillerCharlie Denham
1959Startime
1958The Christmas TreeTom
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956The Steve Allen ShowSelf
1955Playwrights '56
1955The Phil Silvers ShowLt. Franklin
1954The George Gobel ShowSelf
1953City That Never SleepsDetective (as Thomas Poston)
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTom
1951Hallmark Hall of FameCar Salesman
1951Hallmark Hall of FameTrinculo
1950Robert Montgomery PresentsStandard Who
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1950What's My Line?Self
1949Lights Out
1948Studio OneAlec Gordon
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948Studio OneSentry