Deceased

How Did Tom Poston Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn17/10/1921Born inColumbus, Ohio, USADied30/04/2007 (aged 85)Died inLos AngelesCauserespiratory failureWikidataQ967969 ↗Buried atHillside Memorial ParkTMDb#71728 ↗

Thomas Gordon Poston was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor. In the 1980s, he played George Utley on the CBS sitcom Newhart, receiving three Emmy Award nominations for the role. In addition he had a number of film roles and appeared frequently on Broadway and television game shows.

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Filmography91 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2005	The Suite Life of Zack & CodySeries	Merle	84
2005	CommittedSeries	Clown	84
2004	Christmas with the KranksMovie	Father Zabriskie	83
2004	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal EngagementMovie	Lord Palimore	83
2003	Beethoven's 5thMovie	John Giles / Selig	82
2002	8 Simple RulesSeries	Jake	81
2002	Good Morning, MiamiSeries	Lenny	81
2001	The Lone GunmenSeries	—	80
2001	Good Day LiveSeries	Self	80
1999	The Story of UsMovie	Harry	78
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Norman	77
1998	That '70s ShowSeries	Burt Sigurdson	77
1998	Krippendorf's TribeMovie	Gordon Hargrove	77
1997	King of the HillSeries	Mr. Popper (voice)	76
1997	Just Shoot Me!Series	Herb	76
1997	Dharma & GregSeries	Dr. Gillespie	76
1997	George & LeoSeries	—	76
1997	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV ShowSeries	—	76
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries	Mortgage Banker	75
1996	Suddenly SusanSeries	Mr. Vance	75
1996	CosbySeries	—	75
1995	The Drew Carey ShowSeries	Roscoe Harvey	74
1994	Touched by an AngelSeries	Ed Yablonsky	73
1994	ERSeries	Earl	73
1993	Diagnosis: MurderSeries	Tom Porter	72
1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries	Mysterious "Dead Man"	72
1993	Grace Under FireSeries	Floyd Norton	72
1992	The Larry Sanders ShowSeries	Tom Poston	71
1992	BobSeries	Jerry Fleisher	71
1991	Harry and the HendersonsSeries	Homeless Man	70
1991	Home ImprovementSeries	Ned	70
1991	RugratsSeries	Roy (voice)	70
1990	Dream OnSeries	Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish	69
1990	A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little MurderMovie	Don Corman	69
1989	Family MattersSeries	Mr. Looney	68
1989	CoachSeries	Dr. Art Hibke	68
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Capital City Goofball (voice)	68
1988	Murphy BrownSeries	Phineas T. Swenson	67
1988	Save the Dog!Movie	—	67
1986	FresnoSeries	Doc Parseghian	65
1986	WordplaySeries	Self - Celebrity Panelist	65
1984	Crazy like a FoxSeries	Fiedler	63
1984	Body LanguageSeries	Self	63
1982	NewhartSeries	George Utley	61
1982	St. ElsewhereSeries	Jim Morrison	61
1982	HotelSeries	Tommy Rooney	61
1981	Carbon CopyMovie	Reverend Hayworth	60
1981	The Girl, the Gold Watch & DynamiteMovie	Omar Krepps	60
1980	Up the AcademyMovie	Sgt. Skip Sisson	59
1980	Good Time HarrySeries	—	59
1979	$weepstake$Series	Leeds	58
1979	Beane's of BostonMovie	Frank Beane	58
1978	Flying HighSeries	—	57
1978	Mork & MindySeries	Franklin Delano Bickley	57
1978	A Guide for the Married WomanMovie	Marty Gibson	57
1978	Rabbit TestMovie	Minister	57
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Daniel Baker	56
1977	CHiPsSeries	Bill Conner	56
1977	We've Got Each OtherSeries	Damon Jerome	56
1977	The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa MesaMovie	William Bensinger	56
1976	AliceSeries	—	55
1976	All's FairSeries	—	55
1975	The Happy HookerMovie	J. Arthur Conrad	54
1975	On the RocksSeries	—	54
1972	The Bob Newhart ShowSeries	Cliff Murdock	51
1971	Cold TurkeyMovie	Mr. Stopworth	50
1968	The Good GuysSeries	—	47
1965	Get SmartSeries	Dr. Zharko	44
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney	42
1963	Soldier in the RainMovie	Lieutenant Magee	42
1963	The Old Dark HouseMovie	Tom Penderel	42
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	41
1962	Zotz!Movie	Jonathan Jones	41
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	40
1960	ThrillerSeries	Charlie Denham	39
1960	The TempestMovie	Trinculo	39
1959	StartimeSeries	Self	38
1958	The Christmas TreeMovie	Tom	37
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	36
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self	35
1955	Playwrights '56Series	—	34
1955	The Phil Silvers ShowSeries	Lt. Franklin	34
1954	The George Gobel ShowSeries	Self	33
1953	City That Never SleepsMovie	Detective (as Thomas Poston)	32
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Tom	30
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	Standard Who	29
1950	What's My Line?Series	Self	29
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	28
1948	Studio OneSeries	Alec Gordon	27
1948	Studio OneSeries	Sentry	27
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	27