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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Importing filmography…
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1990 | Dream OnSeries | Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish | 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 |
| 1984 | Crazy like a FoxSeries | Fiedler | 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 |
| 1976 | AliceSeries | — | 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 |
| 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 |