Actor profile

Tom Poston

17th October 1921 Columbus, Ohio, USA Acting

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.

23 Movies 71 TV Shows 94 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Christmas with the Kranks poster

Christmas with the Kranks 24th November 2004 as Father Zabriskie

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement poster

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 6th August 2004 as Lord Palimore

Beethoven's 5th poster

Beethoven's 5th 2nd December 2003 as John Giles / Selig

The Story of Us poster

The Story of Us 14th October 1999 as Harry

Krippendorf's Tribe poster

Krippendorf's Tribe 27th February 1998 as Gordon Hargrove

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder 4th October 1990 as Don Corman

Save the Dog! poster

Save the Dog! 19th March 1988

Carbon Copy poster

Carbon Copy 6th August 1981 as Reverend Hayworth

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite poster

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite 21st May 1981 as Omar Krepps

Up the Academy poster

Up the Academy 6th June 1980 as Sgt. Skip Sisson

Beane's of Boston poster

Beane's of Boston 5th May 1979 as Frank Beane

Fame poster

Fame 30th November 1978 as Car Salesman

A Guide for the Married Woman poster

A Guide for the Married Woman 13th October 1978 as Marty Gibson

Rabbit Test poster

Rabbit Test 9th April 1978 as Minister

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa 19th June 1977 as William Bensinger

The Happy Hooker poster

The Happy Hooker 8th May 1975 as J. Arthur Conrad

Cold Turkey poster

Cold Turkey 19th February 1971 as Mr. Stopworth

Soldier in the Rain poster

Soldier in the Rain 27th November 1963 as Lieutenant Magee

The Old Dark House poster

The Old Dark House 30th October 1963 as Tom Penderel

Zotz! poster

Zotz! 3rd October 1962 as Jonathan Jones

The Tempest poster

The Tempest 3rd February 1960 as Trinculo

The Christmas Tree 14th December 1958 as Tom

City That Never Sleeps poster

City That Never Sleeps 12th June 1953 as Detective (as Thomas Poston)

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody poster

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody 18th March 2005 as Merle

Committed poster

Committed 4th January 2005 as Clown

Good Morning, Miami poster

Good Morning, Miami 26th September 2002 as Lenny

8 Simple Rules poster

8 Simple Rules 17th September 2002 as Jake

The Ellen Show poster

The Ellen Show 24th September 2001

Good Day Live 17th September 2001 as Self

The Lone Gunmen poster

The Lone Gunmen 4th March 2001

Will & Grace poster

Will & Grace 21st September 1998 as Norman

That '70s Show poster

That '70s Show 23rd August 1998 as Burt Sigurdson

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show poster

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show 27th September 1997

Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg 24th September 1997 as Dr. Gillespie

George & Leo poster

George & Leo 15th September 1997

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Herb

King of the Hill poster

King of the Hill 12th January 1997 as Mr. Popper (voice)

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch 27th September 1996 as Mortgage Banker

Suddenly Susan poster

Suddenly Susan 19th September 1996 as Mr. Vance

Cosby poster

Cosby 16th September 1996

Malcolm & Eddie poster

Malcolm & Eddie 26th August 1996

The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show 13th September 1995 as Roscoe Harvey

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Ed Yablonsky

ER poster

ER 19th September 1994 as Earl

Diagnosis: Murder poster

Diagnosis: Murder 29th October 1993 as Tom Porter

Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire 29th September 1993 as Floyd Norton

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman poster

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 1st January 1993 as Mysterious "Dead Man"

Bob poster

Bob 18th September 1992 as Jerry Fleisher

The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show 15th August 1992 as Tom Poston

Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement 17th September 1991 as Ted

Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons 13th January 1991 as Homeless Man

Good Grief poster

Good Grief 30th September 1990

Dream On poster

Dream On 8th July 1990 as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Capital City Goofball (voice)

Family Matters poster

Family Matters 22nd September 1989 as Mr. Looney

Coach poster

Coach 28th February 1989 as Dr. Art Hibke

Murphy Brown poster

Murphy Brown 14th November 1988 as Phineas T. Swenson

Wordplay 29th December 1986 as Self - Celebrity Panelist

Fresno poster

Fresno 16th November 1986 as Doc Parseghian

Crazy like a Fox poster

Crazy like a Fox 30th December 1984 as Fiedler

Body Language poster

Body Language 4th June 1984 as Self

St. Elsewhere poster

St. Elsewhere 26th October 1982 as Jim Morrison

Newhart poster

Newhart 2nd October 1982 as George Utley

Hotel poster

Hotel 21st August 1982 as Tommy Rooney

Good Time Harry 19th July 1980

$weepstake$ 26th January 1979 as Leeds

Flying High poster

Flying High 29th September 1978

Mork & Mindy poster

Mork & Mindy 14th September 1978 as Mr. Bickley

We've Got Each Other poster

We've Got Each Other 1st October 1977 as Damon Jerome

The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat 24th September 1977 as Daniel Baker

CHiPs poster

CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Bill Conner

All's Fair poster

All's Fair 20th September 1976

Alice poster

Alice 31st August 1976

On the Rocks 11th September 1975

The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show 16th September 1972 as Cliff Murdock

The Good Guys poster

The Good Guys 25th September 1968

Get Smart poster

Get Smart 18th September 1965 as Dr. Zharko

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 4th October 1963 as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Thriller poster

Thriller 13th September 1960 as Charlie Denham

Startime poster

Startime 6th October 1959 as Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar 29th July 1957 as Self

The Steve Allen Show poster

The Steve Allen Show 24th June 1956 as Self

Playwrights '56 4th October 1955

The Phil Silvers Show poster

The Phil Silvers Show 20th September 1955 as Lt. Franklin

The George Gobel Show 2nd October 1954 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Trinculo

What's My Line? poster

What's My Line? 2nd February 1950 as Self

Robert Montgomery Presents poster

Robert Montgomery Presents 30th January 1950 as Standard Who

Lights Out poster

Lights Out 19th July 1949

Studio One poster

Studio One 7th November 1948 as Sentry

The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show 20th June 1948 as Self