Tom Poston

Born: 1921-10-17

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.​


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Christmas with the Kranks

as Father Zabriskie
Released: 2004-11-24

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an...

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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as Lord Palimore
Released: 2004-08-06

Mia Thermopolis is now a college graduate and on her way to Genovia to take up her duties as...

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The Story of Us

as Harry
Released: 1999-10-14

Ben and Katie Jordan are a married couple who go through hard times in fifteen years of marriage.

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Beethoven's 5th

as John Giles / Selig
Released: 2003-12-02

When Sara takes Beethoven to spend summer vacation with wacky Uncle Freddie in an old mining...

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Krippendorf's Tribe

as Gordon Hargrove
Released: 1998-02-27

After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James...

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Carbon Copy

as Reverend Hayworth
Released: 1981-08-06

A middle-aged married wealthy white corporate executive is surprised to discover that he has a...

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Cold Turkey

as Mr. Stopworth
Released: 1971-02-19

Reverend Brooks leads the town in a contest to stop smoking for a month, But some tobacco...

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The Old Dark House

as Tom Penderel
Released: 1963-10-30

An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a...

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Soldier in the Rain

as Lieutenant Magee
Released: 1963-11-27

Maxwell Slaughter is a kind, heavyset guy who has reached the rank of master sergeant in the...

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Up the Academy

as Sgt. Skip Sisson
Released: 1980-06-06

Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a...

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Rabbit Test

as Minister
Released: 1978-04-09

Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the...

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City That Never Sleeps

as Detective (as Thomas Poston)
Released: 1953-06-12

Chicago cop Johnny Kelly, dissatisfied with his job and marriage, would like to run away with...

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The Happy Hooker

as J. Arthur Conrad
Released: 1975-05-08

Having emigrated to New York and immediately got the kiss-off from her mother-besotted fiance, a...

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Zotz!

as Prof. Jonathan Jones
Released: 1962-10-03

Jonathan Jones, a professor of ancient languages, comes into possession of an ancient coin. He...

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Fame

as Car Salesman
Released: 1978-01-02

A waiter becomes a sudden overnight success as a playwright, and then begins negotiations with...

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The Tempest

as Trinculo
Released: 1960-02-13

Prospero, the deposed Duke of Milan, who lives in exile on a remote island as a sorcerer, uses...

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A Guide for the Married Woman

as Marty Gibson
Released: 1978-10-13

A seriocomic look at the life of Julie Walker. Bored with her marriage, and encouraged by her...

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Beane's of Boston

as Frank Beane
Released: 1979-05-05

To keep from being fired by his father, Franklin Beane has a bright idea for a theme week for...

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The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

as Omar Krepps
Released: 1981-05-21

In this sequel to "The Girl, the Gold Watch & Everything," down-on-his-luck Kirby Winter...

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The Simpsons

as Capital City Goofball (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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King of the Hill

as Mr. Popper (voice)
First aired: 1997-01-12

Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives...

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Tom Porter
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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That '70s Show

as Burt Sigurdson
First aired: 1998-08-23

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the...

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Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Mortgage Banker
First aired: 1996-09-27

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her...

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ER

as Earl
First aired: 1994-09-19

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by...

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The Love Boat

as Mickey O'Day
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Tom Poston
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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Home Improvement

as Clerk
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Home Improvement

as Ned
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Home Improvement

as Ted
First aired: 1991-09-17

The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with...

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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-01

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's...

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Will & Grace

as Norman
First aired: 1998-09-21

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Get Smart

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-09-18

Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created...

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Hotel

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-08-21

Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May...

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Newhart

as George Utley
First aired: 1982-10-02

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...

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Family Matters

as Mr. Looney
First aired: 1989-09-22

A long-running dramedy centering on the Winslow family, a middle-class African American family...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Drew Carey Show

as Roscoe Harvey
First aired: 1995-09-13

Drew is an assistant director of personnel in a Cleveland department store and he has been stuck...

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Just Shoot Me!

as Herb
First aired: 1997-03-04

Just Shoot Me! is an American television sitcom that aired for seven seasons on NBC from March...

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St. Elsewhere

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-26

St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from...

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Touched by an Angel

as Ed Yablonsky
First aired: 1994-09-21

Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who...

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Coach

as Dr. Art Hibke
First aired: 1989-02-28

Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football...

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The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as Merle
First aired: 2005-03-18

Meet Zack and Cody, 11 year-old identical twins and the newest residents of Boston's swanky...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Laurel & Hardy
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Master of Ceremony
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Comedian
First aired: 1956-06-24

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1956-06-24

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8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

as Jake
First aired: 2002-09-17

8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey...

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Studio One

as Alec Gordon
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Sentry
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Thriller

as Charlie Denham
First aired: 1960-09-13

Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62...

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Dharma & Greg

as Dr. Gillespie
First aired: 1997-09-24

Dharma & Greg is an American television sitcom that aired from September 24, 1997, to April 30,...

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Alice

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-31

Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on...

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Grace Under Fire

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-09-29

Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace...

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Grace Under Fire

as Floyd Norton
First aired: 1993-09-29

Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Harry and the Hendersons

as Homeless Man
First aired: 1991-01-13

The Hendersons, an upwardly mobile Seattle family, bring home what they believe to be a dead...

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Crazy like a Fox

as Fiedler
First aired: 1984-12-30

Crazy Like a Fox is an American television series set in San Francisco, California, that aired...

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Malcolm & Eddie

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-26

Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Dream On

as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
First aired: 1990-07-08

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book...

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Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Vance
First aired: 1996-09-19

Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San...

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CHiPs

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main...

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The Lone Gunmen

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-03-04

After years of playing second fiddle to Agents Mulder and Scully on  The X-Files, the trio of...

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Mork & Mindy

as Franklin Delano Bickley
First aired: 1978-09-14

A wacky alien comes to Earth to study its residents and the life of the human woman he boards...

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Cosby

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-09-16

Cosby is an American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996...

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Good Morning, Miami

as Lenny
First aired: 2002-09-26

A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the...

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George & Leo

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-15

George & Leo is a short-lived American sitcom starring Bob Newhart and Judd Hirsch. Set on...

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Bob

as Jerry Fleisher
First aired: 1992-09-18

Bob is an American television situation comedy which ran on CBS from September 18, 1992 until...

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Flying High

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-29

Flying High is an American comedy-drama series that aired on CBS from August 28, 1978 until...

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Lights Out

as uncredited
First aired: 1949-07-19

Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a...

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Startime

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-06

Startime is an anthology show of drama, comedy, and variety, and was one of the first American...

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The Ellen Show

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-09-24

When her high-profile start-up Internet company goes belly up, Ellen gives up her high-powered...

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-27

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show is an American syndicated science fiction sitcom based on...

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All's Fair

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-20

All's Fair is an American television situation comedy

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Committed

as Clown
First aired: 2005-01-04

Committed is a television sitcom that aired on NBC as a midseason replacement from January 4 to...

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Fresno

as Doc Parseghian
First aired: 1986-11-16

In Fresno, California, the once-wealthy Kensington family's raisin-growing empire has fallen on...

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The Good Guys

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-25

The Good Guys is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 25, 1968 to January 23,...

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We've Got Each Other

as Damon Jerome
First aired: 1977-10-01

We've Got Each Other is an American sitcom that aired from October 1, 1977 until January 7, 1978.

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Tom
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Car Salesman
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Trinculo
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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Good Grief

as uncredited
First aired: 1990-09-30

Good Grief is a 1990 Fox television sitcom that aired for one season of 13 episodes. The show...

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