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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 17, 1921
Died
April 30, 2007
Place of Birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Tom Poston
0.6 Popularity
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
7.6
Merle
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
2005
5.0
Clown
Committed
2005
6.1
Father Zabriskie
Christmas with the Kranks
2004
6.7
Lord Palimore
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
2004
5.3
John Giles / Selig
Beethoven's 5th
2003
6.7
Lenny
Good Morning, Miami
2002
6.8
Jake
8 Simple Rules
2002
6.5
The Ellen Show
2001
🎬
3.0
Self
Good Day Live
2001
6.8
The Lone Gunmen
2001
Credits
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
as Merle
2005
7.6
Committed
as Clown
2005
5.0
Christmas with the Kranks
as Father Zabriskie
2004
6.1
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
as Lord Palimore
2004
6.7
Beethoven's 5th
as John Giles / Selig
2003
5.3
Good Morning, Miami
as Lenny
2002
6.7
8 Simple Rules
as Jake
2002
6.8
The Ellen Show
2001
6.5
🎬
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
3.0
The Lone Gunmen
2001
6.8
The Story of Us
as Harry
1999
6.1
Will & Grace
as Norman
1998
6.8
That '70s Show
as Burt Sigurdson
1998
7.9
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Gordon Hargrove
1998
4.6
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show
1997
5.6
Dharma & Greg
as Dr. Gillespie
1997
6.4
George & Leo
1997
0.0
Just Shoot Me!
as Herb
1997
6.6
King of the Hill
as Mr. Popper (voice)
1997
7.3
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Mortgage Banker
1996
7.8
Suddenly Susan
as Mr. Vance
1996
5.7
Cosby
1996
5.9
Malcolm & Eddie
1996
7.4
The Drew Carey Show
as Roscoe Harvey
1995
6.5
Touched by an Angel
as Ed Yablonsky
1994
7.2
ER
as Earl
1994
7.8
Diagnosis: Murder
as Tom Porter
1993
7.1
Grace Under Fire
1993
5.7
Grace Under Fire
as Floyd Norton
1993
5.7
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Mysterious "Dead Man"
1993
7.6
Bob
as Jerry Fleisher
1992
7.3
Home Improvement
as Clerk
1991
7.4
Home Improvement
as Ned
1991
7.4
Home Improvement
as Ted
1991
7.4
Harry and the Hendersons
as Homeless Man
1991
5.7
🎬
A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder
as Don Corman
1990
5.5
Good Grief
1990
6.0
Dream On
as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
1990
6.9
The Simpsons
as Capital City Goofball (voice)
1989
8.0
Family Matters
as Mr. Looney
1989
6.7
Coach
as Dr. Art Hibke
1989
6.8
Murphy Brown
as Old Man Swenson
1988
6.5
Murphy Brown
as Phineas T. Swenson
1988
6.5
🎬
Save the Dog!
1988
0.0
🎬
Wordplay
as Self - Celebrity Panelist
1986
0.5
Fresno
as Doc Parseghian
1986
6.4
Crazy like a Fox
as Fiedler
1984
7.1
Body Language
as Self
1984
0.0
St. Elsewhere
as Jim Morrison
1982
5.5
Newhart
as George Utley
1982
7.1
Hotel
as Tommy Rooney
1982
6.8
Carbon Copy
as Reverend Hayworth
1981
5.7
The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite
as Omar Krepps
1981
3.0
🎬
Good Time Harry
1980
0.0
Up the Academy
as Sgt. Skip Sisson
1980
4.6
Beane's of Boston
as Frank Beane
1979
0.0
🎬
Sweepstakes
1979
0.0
A Guide for the Married Woman
as Marty Gibson
1978
3.0
Flying High
1978
4.5
Mork & Mindy
as Franklin Delano Bickley
1978
7.1
Mork & Mindy
as Mr. Bickley
1978
7.1
Rabbit Test
as Minister
1978
4.2
Fame
as Car Salesman
1978
0.0
We've Got Each Other
as Damon Jerome
1977
5.0
The Love Boat
as Mickey O'Day
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Tom Poston
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Daniel Baker
1977
6.3
CHiPs
as Bill Conner
1977
6.8
🎬
The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa
as William Bensinger
1977
0.0
All's Fair
1976
7.0
Alice
1976
7.0
🎬
On the Rocks
1975
5.0
The Happy Hooker
as J. Arthur Conrad
1975
3.8
The Bob Newhart Show
as Cliff Murdock
1972
7.5
Cold Turkey
as Mr. Stopworth
1971
6.3
The Good Guys
1968
6.0
Get Smart
as Dr. Zharko
1965
7.9
Soldier in the Rain
as Lieutenant Magee
1963
6.3
The Old Dark House
as Tom Penderel
1963
5.9
🎬
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney
1963
5.7
Zotz!
as Prof. Jonathan Jones
1962
5.7
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.4
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
Thriller
as Charlie Denham
1960
6.4
The Tempest
as Trinculo
1960
6.0
Startime
1959
6.0
🎬
The Christmas Tree
as Tom
1958
0.0
🎬
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
7.0
The Steve Allen Show
as Self
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Laurel & Hardy
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Master of Ceremony
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Comedian
1956
5.6
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Guest
1956
5.6
🎬
Playwrights '56
1955
6.0
The Phil Silvers Show
as Lt. Franklin
1955
7.0
🎬
The George Gobel Show
as Self
1954
7.3
City That Never Sleeps
as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
1953
6.0
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Tom
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Car Salesman
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Trinculo
1951
8.6
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
What's My Line?
as Self - Panelist
1950
6.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Standard Who
1950
5.6
Lights Out
1949
5.3
Studio One
as Alec Gordon
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Sentry
1948
5.0
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8