Tom Poston: movies and TV shows
Tom Poston has 105 credits in the archive: 23 films and 82 TV series, from 1948 to 2005. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1948 – 2005 · busiest year: 1977 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Merle | TV | 7.6 | 83 |
| 2005 | Committed | Clown | TV | 5.4 | 83 |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Lord Palimore | Film | 6.7 | 82 |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks | Father Zabriskie | Film | 6.2 | 82 |
| 2003 | Beethoven's 5th | John Giles / Selig | Film | 5.3 | 81 |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Jake | TV | 6.8 | 80 |
| 2002 | Good Morning, Miami | Lenny | TV | 6.9 | 80 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | TV | 3.8 | 79 |
| 2001 | The Lone Gunmen | TV | 6.8 | 79 | |
| 2001 | The Ellen Show | TV | 6.1 | 79 | |
| 1999 | The Story of Us | Harry | Film | 6.1 | 77 |
| 1998 | That '70s Show | Burt Sigurdson | TV | 7.9 | 76 |
| 1998 | Will & Grace | Norman | TV | 6.9 | 76 |
| 1998 | Krippendorf's Tribe | Gordon Hargrove | Film | 4.6 | 76 |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Mr. Popper (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 75 |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Herb | TV | 6.6 | 75 |
| 1997 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show | TV | 5.9 | 75 | |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Dr. Gillespie | TV | 6.4 | 75 |
| 1997 | George & Leo | TV | 10.0 | 75 | |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Mortgage Banker | TV | 7.8 | 74 |
| 1996 | Cosby | TV | 6.0 | 74 | |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Mr. Vance | TV | 5.9 | 74 |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | TV | 7.7 | 74 | |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show | Roscoe Harvey | TV | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1994 | ER | Earl | TV | 7.8 | 72 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Ed Yablonsky | TV | 7.2 | 72 |
| 1993 | Diagnosis: Murder | Tom Porter | TV | 7.1 | 71 |
| 1993 | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Mysterious "Dead Man" | TV | 7.6 | 71 |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | TV | 5.6 | 71 | |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | Floyd Norton | TV | 5.6 | 71 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Tom Poston | TV | 7.7 | 70 |
| 1992 | Bob | Jerry Fleisher | TV | 7.6 | 70 |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Clerk | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Ned | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1991 | Home Improvement | Ted | TV | 7.4 | 69 |
| 1991 | Harry and the Hendersons | Homeless Man | TV | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1990 | Dream On | Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1990 | Good Grief | TV | 8.0 | 68 | |
| 1990 | A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder | Don Corman | Film | 6.3 | 68 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Capital City Goofball (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1989 | Coach | Dr. Art Hibke | TV | 6.6 | 67 |
| 1989 | Family Matters | Mr. Looney | TV | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Old Man Swenson | TV | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Phineas T. Swenson | TV | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1988 | Save the Dog! | Film | 5.0 | 66 | |
| 1986 | Wordplay | Self - Celebrity Panelist | TV | 4.3 | 64 |
| 1986 | Fresno | Doc Parseghian | TV | 6.7 | 64 |
| 1984 | Body Language | Self | TV | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1984 | Crazy like a Fox | Fiedler | TV | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Jim Morrison | TV | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1982 | Newhart | George Utley | TV | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1982 | Hotel | Tommy Rooney | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1981 | Carbon Copy | Reverend Hayworth | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1981 | The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite | Omar Krepps | Film | 3.5 | 59 |
| 1980 | Up the Academy | Sgt. Skip Sisson | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 1980 | Good Time Harry | TV | 7.0 | 58 | |
| 1979 | $weepstake$ | Leeds | TV | — | 57 |
| 1979 | Beane's of Boston | Frank Beane | Film | — | 57 |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy | Franklin Delano Bickley | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1978 | Mork & Mindy | Mr. Bickley | TV | 7.1 | 56 |
| 1978 | Flying High | TV | 6.3 | 56 | |
| 1978 | Fame | Car Salesman | Film | 9.0 | 56 |
| 1978 | A Guide for the Married Woman | Marty Gibson | Film | 4.3 | 56 |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Minister | Film | 4.5 | 56 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Mickey O'Day | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Tom Poston | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Daniel Baker | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Bill Conner | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1977 | We've Got Each Other | Damon Jerome | TV | 7.0 | 55 |
| 1977 | The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa | William Bensinger | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1976 | Alice | TV | 7.0 | 54 | |
| 1976 | All's Fair | TV | 7.7 | 54 | |
| 1975 | On the Rocks | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 1975 | The Happy Hooker | J. Arthur Conrad | Film | 3.9 | 53 |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Cliff Murdock | TV | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1971 | Cold Turkey | Mr. Stopworth | Film | 6.3 | 49 |
| 1968 | The Good Guys | TV | 7.0 | 46 | |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Dr. Zharko | TV | 7.9 | 43 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney | TV | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1963 | Soldier in the Rain | Lieutenant Magee | Film | 6.5 | 41 |
| 1963 | The Old Dark House | Tom Penderel | Film | 5.9 | 41 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 40 |
| 1962 | Zotz! | Jonathan Jones | Film | 5.5 | 40 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1960 | Thriller | Charlie Denham | TV | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1960 | The Tempest | Trinculo | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1959 | Startime | Self | TV | 6.8 | 37 |
| 1958 | The Christmas Tree | Tom | Film | 2.0 | 36 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1956 | The Steve Allen Show | Self | TV | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1955 | The Phil Silvers Show | Lt. Franklin | TV | 7.1 | 33 |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 | TV | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1954 | The George Gobel Show | Self | TV | 7.8 | 32 |
| 1953 | City That Never Sleeps | Detective (as Thomas Poston) | Film | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Tom | TV | 8.8 | 29 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Car Salesman | TV | 8.8 | 29 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Trinculo | TV | 8.8 | 29 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Standard Who | TV | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self | TV | 7.0 | 28 |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 27 | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Alec Gordon | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Sentry | TV | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 26 |