Portrait of Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Acting

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.​

Born: October 17, 1921

Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Filmography

2005
Committed

as Clown

2004
Christmas with the Kranks

as Father Zabriskie

2003
Beethoven's 5th

as John Giles / Selig

2002
1999
1998
Will & Grace

as Norman

1998
That '70s Show

as Burt Sigurdson

1998
Krippendorf's Tribe

as Gordon Hargrove

1997
Dharma & Greg

as Dr. Gillespie

1997
1997
King of the Hill

as Mr. Popper (voice)

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Mortgage Banker

1996
Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Vance

1996
1995
The Drew Carey Show

as Roscoe Harvey

1994
Touched by an Angel

as Ed Yablonsky

1994
ER

as Earl

1993
Diagnosis: Murder

as Tom Porter

1993
Grace Under Fire

as Floyd Norton

1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Mysterious "Dead Man"

1992
Bob

as Jerry Fleisher

1991
1991
1990
Dream On

as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish

1989
The Simpsons

as Capital City Goofball (voice)

1989
Family Matters

as Mr. Looney

1989
Coach

as Dr. Art Hibke

1988
Murphy Brown

as Old Man Swenson

1988
Murphy Brown

as Phineas T. Swenson

1986
Fresno

as Doc Parseghian

1984
1984
1982
St. Elsewhere

as Jim Morrison

1982
Newhart

as George Utley

1982
Hotel

as Tommy Rooney

1981
Carbon Copy

as Reverend Hayworth

1980
Up the Academy

as Sgt. Skip Sisson

1979
Beane's of Boston

as Frank Beane

1978
Fame

as Car Salesman

1978
Mork & Mindy

as Franklin Delano Bickley

1978
Mork & Mindy

as Mr. Bickley

1978
Rabbit Test

as Minister

1977
We've Got Each Other

as Damon Jerome

1977
The Love Boat

as Mickey O'Day

1977
The Love Boat

as Tom Poston

1977
The Love Boat

as Daniel Baker

1977
CHiPs

as Bill Conner

1976
1975
The Happy Hooker

as J. Arthur Conrad

1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Cliff Murdock

1971
Cold Turkey

as Mr. Stopworth

1965
Get Smart

as Dr. Zharko

1963
Soldier in the Rain

as Lieutenant Magee

1963
The Old Dark House

as Tom Penderel

1962
Zotz!

as Prof. Jonathan Jones

1960
Thriller

as Charlie Denham

1960
The Tempest

as Trinculo

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Laurel & Hardy

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Master of Ceremony

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian

1956
The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest

1955
The Phil Silvers Show

as Lt. Franklin

1953
City That Never Sleeps

as Detective (as Thomas Poston)

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Car Salesman

1951
1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1950
1950
1948
Studio One

as Alec Gordon

1948
Studio One

as Sentry