Tom Poston
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-17
- Died
- 2007-04-30
- 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
TV Shows (71)
The Simpsons
1989
as Capital City Goofball (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Mr. Popper (voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Love Boat
1977
as Mickey O'Day / Tom Poston / Daniel Baker
ER
1994
as Earl
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
as Standard Who
The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Roscoe Harvey
That '70s Show
1998
as Burt Sigurdson
Coach
1989
as Dr. Art Hibke
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Tom Porter
Murphy Brown
1988
as Old Man Swenson / Phineas T. Swenson
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Mortgage Banker
Will & Grace
1998
as Norman
Get Smart
1965
as Dr. Zharko
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Alice
1976
Touched by an Angel
1994
as Ed Yablonsky
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Jim Morrison
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Family Matters
1989
as Mr. Looney
Home Improvement
1991
as Clerk / Ned / Ted
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Mysterious "Dead Man"
Hotel
1982
as Tommy Rooney
Studio One
1948
as Alec Gordon / Sentry
Newhart
1982
as George Utley
Thriller
1960
as Charlie Denham
Just Shoot Me!
1997
as Herb
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Cliff Murdock
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jake
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Tom Poston
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
as Merle
Grace Under Fire
1993
as Floyd Norton
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Dr. Gillespie
Lights Out
1949
Dream On
1990
as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
Mork & Mindy
1978
as Franklin Delano Bickley / Mr. Bickley
Crazy like a Fox
1984
as Fiedler
Startime
1959
as Self
Cosby
1996
Body Language
1984
as Self
The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Lt. Franklin
CHiPs
1977
as Bill Conner
Harry and the Hendersons
1991
as Homeless Man
Suddenly Susan
1996
as Mr. Vance
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
Good Morning, Miami
2002
as Lenny
Bob
1992
as Jerry Fleisher
The George Gobel Show
1954
as Self
Flying High
1978
The Lone Gunmen
2001
George & Leo
1997
Wordplay
1986
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Tom / Car Salesman / Trinculo
Movies (23)
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
as Father Zabriskie
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
as Lord Palimore
Fame
1978
as Car Salesman
Beethoven's 5th
2003
as John Giles / Selig
The Story of Us
1999
as Harry
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
as Gordon Hargrove
Carbon Copy
1981
as Reverend Hayworth
The Happy Hooker
1975
as J. Arthur Conrad
Up the Academy
1980
as Sgt. Skip Sisson
Soldier in the Rain
1963
as Lieutenant Magee
Rabbit Test
1978
as Minister
A Guide for the Married Woman
1978
as Marty Gibson
Cold Turkey
1971
as Mr. Stopworth
City That Never Sleeps
1953
as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
The Old Dark House
1963
as Tom Penderel
The Christmas Tree
1958
as Tom
Zotz!
1962
as Jonathan Jones
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
1981
as Omar Krepps
The Tempest
1960
as Trinculo
Beane's of Boston
1979
as Frank Beane
Save the Dog!
1988
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
1990
as Don Corman
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
1977
as William Bensinger
About 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. With 94 credits spanning from 1948 to 2005, Tom Poston has appeared in 23 films and 71 TV shows.
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Most Popular Tom Poston Movies
- Christmas with the Kranks (2004) — as Father Zabriskie
- The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) — as Lord Palimore
- Fame (1978) — as Car Salesman
- Beethoven's 5th (2003) — as John Giles / Selig
- The Story of Us (1999) — as Harry
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