Overview
Date of Death:
30 April 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA (respiratory failure)
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Mini Biography:
Veteran comedic actor Tom Poston, he with the bugged-out eyes that commonly...
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy.
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4 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Thomas Poston | 'To Tell the Truth' panel
Filmography
- "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" .... Merle (1 episode, 2006)
... aka TSL (USA: informal short title)
- Ah, Wilderness (2006) TV episode .... Merle - "Committed" .... Clown (12 episodes, 2005)
- The Perfect Person: Part 2 (2005) TV episode .... Clown
- The Perfect Person: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Clown
- The Burger Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
- The Statue Guy Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
- The Mother Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
(7 more) - "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .... Jake (1 episode, 2003)
... aka 8 Simple Rules (USA: new title)
- Good Moms Gone Wild (2003) TV episode .... Jake - "That '70s Show" .... Burt Sigurdson (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
- Your Time Is Gonna Come (2003) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson
- Thank You (2002) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson
- Heartbreaker (2002) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson - "Good Morning, Miami" .... Lenny (1 episode, 2003)
- Take a Penny, Give a Penny (2003) TV episode .... Lenny - "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (2 episodes)
- Not Yet Begun to Fight (????) TV episode (voice)
- The Turtle (????) TV episode (voice) - "Will & Grace" .... Norman (1 episode, 2002)
- Went to a Garden Potty (2002) TV episode .... Norman - "Becker" .... Joe Willakie (1 episode, 2002)
- Talking Points (2002) TV episode .... Joe Willakie - "Apple Valley Knights" (2002) TV series .... Justice Knight Sr.
- "The Ellen Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 2001)
- Joe (2001) TV episode .... Joe - "The Lone Gunmen" .... Cap'n Toby / ... (1 episode, 2001)
- Cap'n Toby (2001) TV episode .... Cap'n Toby/Fred Tabalowski - "ER" .... Earl (2 episodes, 2001)
- Fear of Commitment (2001) TV episode .... Earl
- Surrender (2001) TV episode .... Earl - "King of the Hill" .... Mr. Popper (1 episode, 2001)
- Now Who's the Dummy? (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Popper - "The Drew Carey Show" .... Roscoe Harvey (1 episode, 2001)
- Oswald's Dad Returns (2001) TV episode .... Roscoe Harvey - "Normal, Ohio" .... Stanley (1 episode, 2000)
- Just Another Normal Christmas (2000) TV episode .... Stanley - "Dharma & Greg" .... Dr. Gillespie (1 episode, 2000)
- The Spy Who Said He Loved Me (2000) TV episode .... Dr. Gillespie - "Malcolm & Eddie" .... Garth (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Swooped (2000) TV episode .... Garth
- Hot Pants (1999) TV episode .... Garth
- "Diagnosis Murder" .... Tom Porter (1 episode, 1999)
- The Roast (1999) TV episode .... Tom Porter - "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" .... Uncle Cosmo (1 episode, 1999)
- Honey, It's the Ghostest with the Mostest (1999) TV episode .... Uncle Cosmo - "Cosby" .... Tim (2 episodes, 1999)
- Timerity (1999) TV episode .... Tim
- Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Tim - "Maggie Winters" .... Lester Mulford (1 episode, 1998)
- Mama's Got a Brand New Bag (1998) TV episode .... Lester Mulford - "Suddenly Susan" .... Mr. Vance (1 episode, 1998)
- Sleeping with the Enemy (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Vance - "Touched by an Angel" .... Ed (1 episode, 1998)
- Cry and You Cry Alone (1998) TV episode .... Ed - "Just Shoot Me!" .... Herb (1 episode, 1998)
- Jack's Old Partner (1998) TV episode .... Herb - "Grace Under Fire" .... Floyd Norton (32 episodes, 1995-1998)
- Down in the Boondocks (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
- Grace Under Class (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
- Fall from Grace (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
- Fire in the Hole (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
- Digging Up the Dirt (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
(27 more) - "Home Improvement" .... Ned / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
- Thanksgiving (1997) TV episode .... Ted
- The Tool Man Delivers (1996) TV episode .... Ned
- 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas (1995) TV episode .... The Clerk - "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" .... Mortgage Broker (1 episode, 1997)
... aka Sabrina (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Sabrina Goes to College (USA: promotional title)
- Witch Trash (1997) TV episode .... Mortgage Broker - "George & Leo" .... Traffic Cop (1 episode, 1997)
- The Cameo Episode (1997) TV episode .... Traffic Cop - "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Mysterious 'Dead Man' / ... (2 episodes, 1993-1997)
- Colleen's Paper (1997) TV episode .... The Corpse
- Halloween (1993) TV episode .... Mysterious 'Dead Man' - "Murphy Brown" .... Old Man Swenson (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
- Office Politics (1996) TV episode .... Old Man Swenson
- Crime Story (1994) TV episode .... Old Man Swenson - "Coach" .... Dr. Art Hibke (4 episodes, 1990-1995)
- Turtle World (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
- Ten Percent of Nothing (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
- Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
- Magnificent Abscession (1990) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke - "Family Matters" .... Mr. Looney (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
- Wedding Bell Blues (1995) TV episode .... Mr. Looney
- The Looney Bin (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Looney
- Presumed Urkel (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Looney - "Dream On" .... Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish (1 episode, 1993)
- Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape (1993) TV episode .... Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish - "Bob" .... Jerry Fleisher (4 episodes, 1992-1993)
- The Entertainer (1993) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
- Bob and Kaye and Jerry and Patty (1993) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
- A Streetcar Named Congress Douglas (1992) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
- I'm Getting Remarried in the Morning (????) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher - "Good Grief" .... Ringo Prowley (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
- 13th Episode Anniversary Special (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
- The Big Bang Theory (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
- The Bear (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
- Birth of a Notion (1990) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
- Ringo Gets a Job (1990) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
(8 more) - "The Simpsons" .... Capital City Goofball (1 episode, 1990)
- Dancin' Homer (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Capital City Goofball - A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) (TV) .... Don Corman
... aka A Perfect Little Murder (UK)
... aka Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors
... aka Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors - "Newhart" .... George Utley / ... (184 episodes, 1982-1990)
- The Last Newhart (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
- My Husband, My Peasant (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
- Father Goose (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
- Dick and Tim (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
- Handymania (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
(179 more)
- "St. Elsewhere" .... Jim Morrison (1 episode, 1988)
- The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode .... Jim Morrison - Save the Dog! (1988) (TV)
- "Fresno" (1986) (mini) TV mini-series .... Doc Parseghian
- "Crazy Like a Fox" (1 episode, 1986)
- A Fox at the Races (1986) TV episode - "Hotel" .... Tommy Rooney (1 episode, 1985)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
- Pathways (1985) TV episode .... Tommy Rooney - "The Love Boat" .... Mickey O'Day (2 episodes, 1977-1983)
- Dee Dee's Dilemma/Julie's Blind Date/The Prize Winner (1983) TV episode
- The Old Man and the Runaway, The/Fine Romance, A/Painters (1977) TV episode .... Mickey O'Day - I've Had It Up to Here (1982) (TV)
- "King's Crossing" .... Brian Gunshore (1 episode, 1982)
- Home Front (1982) TV episode .... Brian Gunshore - The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) (TV) .... Omar
- "Mork & Mindy" .... Franklin Delano Bickley (16 episodes, 1979-1982)
- Reflections and Regrets (1981) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
- I Heard It Through the Morkvine (1981) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
- Invasion of the Mork Snatchers (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
- Looney Tunes and Mork Melodies (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
- Little Orphan Morkie (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
(11 more)
- "CHiPs" .... Bill Conner (1 episode, 1979)
... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
- Quarantine (1979) TV episode .... Bill Conner - Fame (1978) (TV) .... Carl Salesman
- "Flying High" .... Zarky (1 episode, 1978)
- The Vanishing Point (1978) TV episode .... Zarky - A Guide for the Married Woman (1978) (TV) .... Marty Gibson
- "We've Got Each Other" (1977) TV series .... Damon Jerome
- The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977) (TV) .... William Bensinger
... aka The Adventures of Freddy - "The Bob Newhart Show" .... Cliff Murdock / ... (5 episodes, 1975-1977)
- You're Having My Hartley (1977) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
- The Slammer (1976) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
- Enter Mrs. Peeper (1976) TV episode .... Peeper
- Peeper Two (1976) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
- The Longest Good Bye (1975) TV episode .... Peeper - "Alice" .... Jerry (1 episode, 1976)
- Vera's Mortician (1976) TV episode .... Jerry - The Second Annual Comedy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Absent-Minded Guy
- "On the Rocks" (1975) TV series .... Mr. Sullivan (unknown episodes, 1975-1976)
- "Laugh Back" (1975) TV series .... Various
... aka Steve Allen's Laugh Back (USA: complete title) - Harry and Maggie (1975) (TV) .... Arlo Wilson
- Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) .... His Psychiatrist
- "The Good Guys" .... Julian Brent (1 episode, 1969)
- The World's Second Greatest Lover (1969) TV episode .... Julian Brent - "Get Smart" .... Dr. Zharko (1 episode, 1969)
- Shock It to Me (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Zharko - "Gentle Ben" .... Joe Cardigan (1 episode, 1968)
- Trophy Bear (1968) TV episode .... Joe Cardigan - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Janitor / ... (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Double Jeopardy (1965) TV episode .... Janitor/Lieutenant Courtney - "The Defenders" .... Sheldon Lowell (2 episodes, 1964)
- The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sheldon Lowell
- The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sheldon Lowell - "Thriller" .... Charlie Denham (1 episode, 1961)
... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
- Masquerade (1961) TV episode .... Charlie Denham - Merman on Broadway (1961) (TV)
- "The Steve Allen Show" .... Perennial Amnesiac / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.27 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
- Episode #5.26 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
- Episode #5.25 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
- Episode #5.24 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
- Episode #3.13 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian- Shell Game Player
(1 more) - "Play of the Week" .... Supervisor (1 episode, 1960)
- The Enchanted (1960) TV episode .... Supervisor - The Tempest (1960) (TV) .... Trinculo
... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: The Tempest (USA: series title) - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Tom / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- The Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Trinculo
- The Christmas Tree (1958) TV episode .... Tom
- "The United States Steel Hour" .... Chester (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- The Change in Chester (1957) TV episode .... Chester - "The Phil Silvers Show" .... Lieutenant (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
... aka Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
... aka Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
... aka The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
... aka You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
- Love That Guardhouse (1957) TV episode
- The Face on the Recruiting Poster (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- Who? (1956) TV episode - "Playwrights '56" .... Fletcher (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA)
... aka The Playwright Hour
- You Sometimes Get Rich (1956) TV episode .... Fletcher - "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
- Tangled Web (1955) TV episode - "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200" (1950) TV series .... Toby Winfield (1953)
... aka Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (USA: new title) - "Studio One" .... Sentry (1 episode, 1951)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Coriolanus (1951) TV episode .... Sentry - "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" (1950) TV series .... The Mercurian (unknown episodes, 1950)
- "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1950)
- Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1950) TV episode (as Thomas Poston)
- Beethoven's 5th (2003) (V) .... John Giles/Selig
... aka Beethoven's 5th: Big Paw (USA)
- "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself - interviewee (1 episode, 2007)
... aka TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
- Finales (2007) TV episode .... Himself - interviewee - "The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself
- The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Suzanne Pleshette (2002) TV episode .... Himself - On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself / George Utley
- "Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (2 episodes, 2001)
... aka H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
- Episode dated 7 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
- Episode dated 6 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance - Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man... (2001) TV episode .... Himself
- "The Larry Sanders Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- My Name Is Asher Kingsley (1996) TV episode .... Himself
- Circus of the Stars #13 (1988) (TV)
- "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Himself / ... (1 episode, 1988)
- Episode #2.76 (1988) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist - "Super Password" .... Himself (7 episodes, 1984-1986)
- Episode dated 27 October 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 June 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 February 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 September 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
(2 more) - "All Star Blitz" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1985)
- Episode dated 6 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 5 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 3 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 2 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself - "Battlestars" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1982)
- Episode dated 26 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 22 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself - "Password Plus" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1981)
- Episode dated 30 December 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 19 March 1982 (????) TV episode .... Himself - Something Spectacular with Steve Allen (1981) (TV) .... Himself
- "Beat the Clock" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
- Episode dated 6 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself - "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
- Episode dated 20 August 1970 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1966)
- Episode dated 11 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode #15.1 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 15 July 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 3 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
- Episode dated 8 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
(5 more) - "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself - Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1964-1968)
- Episode dated 21 June 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
- Episode dated 15 February 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Panelist - "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1961-1965)
- Episode dated 18 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
- Episode dated 11 January 1965 (1965) TV episode (as 'To Tell the Truth' panel) .... Himself
- Episode dated 9 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest - "Get the Message" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
- Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "Missing Links" .... Himself (6 episodes, 1963-1964)
- Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 27 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
(1 more) - "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist (1 episode, 1963)
... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA)
... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
- Episode dated 25 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist - "Password" .... Panelist (1 episode, 1962)
... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
- Kitty Carlisle & Tom Poston vs. Mary Healy and Peter Lind Hayes (1962) TV episode .... Panelist - "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #5.20 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
- Episode #5.19 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
- 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Master of Ceremony
- Episode #4.16 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Laurel & Hardy
- "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Ford Startime
... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
- Merman on Broadway (1959) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Lt. Ferguson Howard - scene from The Golden Fleecing (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #13.9 (1959) TV episode .... Lt. Ferguson Howard - scene from The Golden Fleecing - "Split Personality" (1959) TV series .... Host
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"It's Good To Be King", as Jerome Dickey (ep. 'Long Live The King' (1997)')
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