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Tom Poston
From The TV IV
| Tom Poston | |
| Birth name | Thomas Gordon Poston |
| Born | October 17, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Died | April 30, 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA from respiratory failure |
| Sometimes credited as | Thomas Poston |
| Notable Roles | |
| Notable Episodes | |
| Awards | |
Contents |
Biography
Roles
Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the Rocks | Sullivan | 1975–1976 | 1 | |||||||
| We've Got Each Other | Damon Jerome | 1977–1978 | 1 | |||||||
| Mork & Mindy | Franklin Bickley | 1979–1981 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
| Newhart | George Utley | 1982–1990 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Good Grief | Ringo Prowley | 1990–1991 | 1 | |||||||
| Committed | Clown | 2005 | 1 | |||||||
Guest Starring Roles
| Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lights Out (credited as Thomas Poston) |
2x13 - Dr. Heidegger's Experiment | November 20, 1950 | |
| Studio One | Alec Gordon | 3x37 - No Tears for Hilda | May 7, 1951 |
| Studio One | Sentry | 3x42 - Coriolanus | June 11, 1951 |
| Lights Out (credited as Thomas Poston) |
Sir John | 2x47 - The Devil in Glencairn | July 16, 1951 |
| Goodyear Television Playhouse | 4x20 - Tangled Web | July 3, 1955 | |
| Playwrights '56 | Fletcher | 1x17 - You Sometimes Get Rich | May 8, 1956 |
| Robert Montgomery Presents | 7x38 - Who? | May 28, 1956 | |
| The Phil Silvers Show | The Lieutenant | 2x05 - The Face on the Recruiting Poster | October 16, 1956 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Guard House Lieutenant | 2x17 - Love That Guardhouse | January 15, 1957 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Chester | 4x24 - The Change in Chester | July 31, 1957 |
| Thriller | Charlie Denham | 2x06 - Masquerade | October 30, 1961 |
| Get Smart | Dr. Zharko | 4x21 - Shock It to Me | March 1, 1969 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | 4x01 - The Longest Good-Bye | September 13, 1975 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | 4x24 - Peeper Two | February 28, 1976 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | 5x01 - Enter Mrs. Peeper | September 25, 1976 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | 5x09 - The Slammer | November 20, 1976 |
| Alice | Jerry | 1x14 - Vera's Mortician | December 25, 1976 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | 5x24 - You're Having My Hartley | March 19, 1977 |
| CHiPs | Bill Conner | 2x20 - Quarantine | February 24, 1979 |
| Hotel | Tommy Rooney | 3x04 - Pathways | October 16, 1985 |
| St. Elsewhere | Jim Morrison | 6x21 - The Abby Singer Show | May 18, 1988 |
| Coach | Dr. Hibke | 3x02 - Magnificent Abscession | October 2, 1990 |
| Coach | Art Hibke | 3x22 - Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend | April 9, 1991 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | The Corpse | 2x03 - Halloween | October 30, 1993 |
| Murphy Brown | Old Man Swenson | 6x19 - Crime Story | February 28, 1994 |
| Grace Under Fire | Floyd Norton | 2x20 - A Night at the Opera | March 14, 1995 |
| Coach | Art Hibke | 7x23 - Ten Percent of Nothing | April 4, 1995 |
| Grace Under Fire | Floyd Norton | 2x23 - Mother & Son & Father Reunion | May 3, 1995 |
| Coach | Art Hibke | 8x08 - Turtle World | November 14, 1995 |
| Home Improvement | Clerk | 5x12 - 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas | December 12, 1995 |
| Murphy Brown | Old Man Swenson | 9x05 - Office Politics | October 14, 1996 |
| Home Improvement | Ned | 6x09 - The Tool Man Delivers | November 19, 1996 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | The Corpse | 5x17 - Colleen's Paper | February 8, 1997 |
| Grace Under Fire | Floyd Norton | 4x20 - Jimmy Moves In | March 12, 1997 |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mortgage Broker | 2x09 - Witch Trash | November 14, 1997 |
| Home Improvement | Ted | 7x09 - Thanksgiving | November 25, 1997 |
| Just Shoot Me! | Herb Stanton | 2x20 - Jack's Old Partner | April 9, 1998 |
| Touched by an Angel | Ed | 4x22 - Cry, and You Cry Alone | April 12, 1998 |
| Suddenly Susan | Mr. Vance | 3x04 - Sleeping with the Enemy | October 12, 1998 |
| Diagnosis Murder | Tom Porter | 7x01 - The Roast | September 23, 1999 |
| Normal, Ohio | Stanley | 1x07 - Just Another Normal Christmas | December 13, 2000 |
| The Drew Carey Show | Roscoe Harvey | 6x13 - Oswald's Dad Returns | January 17, 2001 |
| ER | Earl | 7x12 - Surrender | February 1, 2001 |
| ER | Earl | 7x20 - Fear of Commitment | May 3, 2001 |
| Becker | Joe | 4x18 - Talking Points | March 18, 2002 |
| Will & Grace | Norman | 4x20 - Went to a Garden Potty | April 4, 2002 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
| Series | Episode | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| The Hollywood Squares | October 15-19, 1979 | |
| The Hollywood Squares | June 16-20, 1980 | |
| Password Plus | December 28-31, 1981 | |
| Super Password | October 8-12, 1984 | |
| Super Password | January 14-18, 1985 | |
| Super Password | July 22-26, 1985 | |
| Super Password | September 16-20, 1985 | |
| Super Password | December 2-6, 1985 | |
| Super Password | February 3-7, 1986 | |
| Super Password | June 16-20, 1986 | |
| Super Password | October 27-31, 1986 | |
| Super Password | March 2-6, 1987 | |
| Super Password | August 17-21, 1987 | |
| Super Password | September 28-October 2, 1987 | |
| Super Password | March 28-April 1, 1988 | |
| Super Password | September 26-30, 1988 | |
| Super Password | January 30-February 3, 1989 |
Memorable Moments
Awards and Accolades
Primetime Emmy Awards
(1 Win in 5 Nominations)
- Won: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1959)
Trivia
Tom was host of the game show Split Personality and a frequent regular on To Tell the Truth
