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Tom Poston

Acting 85 (deceased) years old Columbus, Ohio, USA ★ 0.6
Born: October 17, 1921
Died: April 30, 2007

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.

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Capital City Goofball (voice) 1989
ER
ER Earl 1994
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Mr. Popper (voice) 1997
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Norman 1998
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Mickey O'Day 1977

Filmography

Acting Credits (105)

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Merle 2005
Committed
Committed Clown 2005
Christmas with the Kranks
Christmas with the Kranks Father Zabriskie 2004
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement Lord Palimore 2004
Beethoven's 5th
Beethoven's 5th John Giles / Selig 2003
Good Morning, Miami
Good Morning, Miami Lenny 2002
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules Jake 2002
The Ellen Show
The Ellen Show 2001
Good Day Live
Good Day Live Self 2001
The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen 2001
The Story of Us
The Story of Us Harry 1999
Will & Grace
Will & Grace Norman 1998
That '70s Show
That '70s Show Burt Sigurdson 1998
Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe Gordon Hargrove 1998
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show 1997
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg Dr. Gillespie 1997
George & Leo
George & Leo 1997
Just Shoot Me!
Just Shoot Me! Herb 1997
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Mr. Popper (voice) 1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Mortgage Banker 1996
Suddenly Susan
Suddenly Susan Mr. Vance 1996
Cosby
Cosby 1996
Malcolm & Eddie
Malcolm & Eddie 1996
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show Roscoe Harvey 1995
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel Ed Yablonsky 1994
ER
ER Earl 1994
Diagnosis: Murder
Diagnosis: Murder Tom Porter 1993
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire 1993
Grace Under Fire
Grace Under Fire Floyd Norton 1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Mysterious "Dead Man" 1993
Bob
Bob Jerry Fleisher 1992
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show Tom Poston 1992
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Clerk 1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Ned 1991
Home Improvement
Home Improvement Ted 1991
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons Homeless Man 1991
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder Don Corman 1990
Good Grief
Good Grief 1990
Dream On
Dream On Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish 1990
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Capital City Goofball (voice) 1989
Family Matters
Family Matters Mr. Looney 1989
Coach
Coach Dr. Art Hibke 1989
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown Old Man Swenson 1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown Phineas T. Swenson 1988
Save the Dog!
Save the Dog! 1988
Wordplay
Wordplay Self - Celebrity Panelist 1986
Fresno
Fresno Doc Parseghian 1986
Crazy like a Fox
Crazy like a Fox Fiedler 1984
Body Language
Body Language Self 1984
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Jim Morrison 1982
Newhart
Newhart George Utley 1982
Hotel
Hotel Tommy Rooney 1982
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy Reverend Hayworth 1981
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite Omar Krepps 1981
Good Time Harry
Good Time Harry 1980
Up the Academy
Up the Academy Sgt. Skip Sisson 1980
Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston Frank Beane 1979
$weepstake$
$weepstake$ Leeds 1979
Fame
Fame Car Salesman 1978
A Guide for the Married Woman
A Guide for the Married Woman Marty Gibson 1978
Flying High
Flying High 1978
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy Franklin Delano Bickley 1978
Mork & Mindy
Mork & Mindy Mr. Bickley 1978
Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test Minister 1978
We've Got Each Other
We've Got Each Other Damon Jerome 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Mickey O'Day 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Tom Poston 1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat Daniel Baker 1977
CHiPs
CHiPs Bill Conner 1977
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa William Bensinger 1977
All's Fair
All's Fair 1976
Alice
Alice 1976
On the Rocks
On the Rocks 1975
The Happy Hooker
The Happy Hooker J. Arthur Conrad 1975
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show Cliff Murdock 1972
Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey Mr. Stopworth 1971
The Good Guys
The Good Guys 1968
Get Smart
Get Smart Dr. Zharko 1965
Soldier in the Rain
Soldier in the Rain Lieutenant Magee 1963
The Old Dark House
The Old Dark House Tom Penderel 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney 1963
Zotz!
Zotz! Jonathan Jones 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show Self 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Self 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961
Thriller
Thriller Charlie Denham 1960
The Tempest
The Tempest Trinculo 1960
Startime
Startime Self 1959
The Christmas Tree
The Christmas Tree Tom 1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Tonight Starring Jack Paar Self 1957
The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show Self 1956
Playwrights '56
Playwrights '56 1955
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show Lt. Franklin 1955
The George Gobel Show
The George Gobel Show Self 1954
City That Never Sleeps
City That Never Sleeps Detective (as Thomas Poston) 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Tom 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Car Salesman 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Trinculo 1951
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self - Mystery Guest 1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line? Self 1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents Standard Who 1950
Lights Out
Lights Out 1949
Studio One
Studio One Alec Gordon 1948
Studio One
Studio One Sentry 1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show Self 1948

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