Joel Polis

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Joel Polis
BornOctober 3, 1951 (1951-10-03) (age 73)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Occupation Actor
Years active1982–present

Joel Polis (born October 3, 1951) is an American television, film and stage actor. [1]

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Polis has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career.

Career

Polis' first film role was the character Fuchs in the 1982 science fiction film The Thing . [2] He appeared in numerous television series including Cheers , Alien Nation , Northern Exposure , Star Trek: Voyager , Roseanne , Seinfeld , Chicago Hope , Boston Legal and CSI . He appeared in a recurring role on the television series Cheers as the mischievous Gary, owner of the rival bar, Gary's Olde Towne Tavern. [3]

Polis's theater credits include performances at the Astor Place Theatre, Hartford Stage, Old Globe Theater, South Coast Repertory, Mark Taper Forum, Odyssey Theatre, Laguna Playhouse, Lillian Theater and the Pasadena Playhouse. He was a guest on NCIS

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 The Thing Fuchs
1983Born BeautifulTed
1984 Best Defense First Agent
1989 True Believer Dean Rabin
1990 My Blue Heaven U.S. Attorney
1990 The Rookie Detective Lance
1992 Fly by Night  [ fr ]Halbein
1996 It's My Party Tim Bergen
1999 Tumbleweeds Vice Principal
2000AttractionWilliam
2002A Light in the DarknessCorporate Flunkie #1
2003 Alien Hunter Copeland
2006Fallen AngelsHorace Millhouse
2015The Return of Mike and IkeBad Guy 1

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Remington Steele Eldon Veckmer1 episode
1984 St. Elsewhere Jeff Hassett1 episode
1984 Fatal Vision Brian Murtagh2 episodes
1985 T.J. Hooker John Jenkins1 episode
1985 Moonlighting Frank Harbert1 episode
1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Eddie Munson1 episode
1985 Cagney & Lacey Deputy D.A. Ackerman1 episode
1985 The Twilight Zone Dad1 episode
1985-1990 Cheers Gary3 episodes
1985 The Hitchhiker Carl1 episode
1985 Misfits of Science Dwayne / Lonnie1 episode
1989 Gideon Oliver Iselin Cort1 episode
1989 Alien Nation Carl Peterson / Dr. Edward Windsor2 episodes
1992 Northern Exposure Matthew MillerEpisode 43: "Blowing Bubbles"
1993-1994 Home Improvement Wes Davidson, President of Binford Tools2 episodes
1995 Star Trek: Voyager Ny TerlaEpisode: "Time and Again"
1997 Seinfeld ReillyEpisode: "The Comeback"
2009 Bones Mario TrivisonnoEpisode: "The Witch in the Wardrobe"

References

  1. ↑ "Joe Polis: About This Person". The New York Times . November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Thing (1982)". Movies. The New York Times. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kloer, Phil (May 20, 1993). "Ten episodes to remember". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. C-1. The best of the ongoing prank contests between Cheers and Gary's Olde Time Tavern: Sam and the gang are convinced that they have scared Gary (Joel Polis) to death, even attending his elaborate funeral


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