Tom Poston

Actor Oct 17 (died age 85) Columbus, Ohio, USA 1948–2005 (57 year career)

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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

Film

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Lord Palimore

Film

Christmas with the Kranks

Father Zabriskie

Film

The Story of Us

Harry

Film

Mork & Mindy

Franklin Delano Bickley

Film

Beethoven's 5th

John Giles / Selig

Film

Newhart

George Utley

Film

The Old Dark House

Tom Penderel

Film

Carbon Copy

Reverend Hayworth

Filmography

Acting (95)

Movies (23)

Christmas with the Kranks

2004

as Father Zabriskie

6.2

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

2004

as Lord Palimore

6.7

Beethoven's 5th

2003

as John Giles / Selig

The Story of Us

as Harry

Krippendorf's Tribe

as Gordon Hargrove

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

as Don Corman

Save the Dog!

Carbon Copy

as Reverend Hayworth

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

as Omar Krepps

Up the Academy

as Sgt. Skip Sisson

Beane's of Boston

as Frank Beane

Fame

1978

as Car Salesman

Rabbit Test

1978

as Minister

4.2

A Guide for the Married Woman

1978

as Marty Gibson

2.3

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

1977

as William Bensinger

The Happy Hooker

as J. Arthur Conrad

Cold Turkey

as Mr. Stopworth

The Old Dark House

as Tom Penderel

Soldier in the Rain

as Lieutenant Magee

Zotz!

as Prof. Jonathan Jones

The Tempest

as Trinculo

The Christmas Tree

as Tom

City That Never Sleeps

1953

as Detective (as Thomas Poston)

5.9

Television (72)

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as Merle

Committed

as Clown

8 Simple Rules

as Jake

Good Morning, Miami

as Lenny

The Lone Gunmen

Good Day Live

as Self

The Ellen Show

Will & Grace

as Norman

That '70s Show

as Burt Sigurdson

King of the Hill

as Mr. Popper (voice)

Just Shoot Me!

as Herb

Dharma & Greg

as Dr. Gillespie

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

1997

5.9

George & Leo

1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as Mortgage Banker

Malcolm & Eddie

Suddenly Susan

as Mr. Vance

Cosby

The Drew Carey Show

as Roscoe Harvey

as Earl

Touched by an Angel

as Ed Yablonsky

Diagnosis: Murder

as Tom Porter

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

1993

as Mysterious "Dead Man"

7.6

Grace Under Fire

1993

5.6

The Larry Sanders Show

as Tom Poston

Bob

as Jerry Fleisher

Home Improvement

as Clerk

Harry and the Hendersons

1991

as Homeless Man

5.8

Dream On

1990

as Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish

Good Grief

The Simpsons

as Capital City Goofball (voice)

Coach

as Dr. Art Hibke

Family Matters

as Mr. Looney

Murphy Brown

as Old Man Swenson

Fresno

as Doc Parseghian

Wordplay

as Self - Celebrity Panelist

0.5

Body Language

1984

as Self

Crazy like a Fox

as Fiedler

St. Elsewhere

as Jim Morrison

Newhart

as George Utley

Hotel

as Tommy Rooney

Good Time Harry

$weepstake$

as Leeds

Flying High

1978

4.5

Mork & Mindy

1978

as Franklin Delano Bickley

7.0

Mork & Mindy

1978

as Franklin Delano Bickley

The Love Boat

as Mickey O'Day

CHiPs

as Bill Conner

We've Got Each Other

as Damon Jerome

Alice

All's Fair

On the Rocks

The Bob Newhart Show

as Cliff Murdock

The Good Guys

Get Smart

as Dr. Zharko

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney

5.7

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Thriller

as Charlie Denham

Startime

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Steve Allen Show

as Self

The Phil Silvers Show

as Lt. Franklin

Playwrights '56

The George Gobel Show

1954

as Self

7.3

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Tom

8.6

Robert Montgomery Presents

as Standard Who

What's My Line?

as Self

Lights Out

Studio One

as Alec Gordon

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self