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Joel Polis

Joel Polis

Acting October 3, 1951 (75 years old) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

An American television, film and stage actor. He has appeared in over one hundred television programs and films during his career. Polis' first film role was the character 'Fuchs' in the science fiction film The Thing. 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. 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.

Movies 28

TV Shows 56

Seinfeld 8.2

Seinfeld

as Reilly

1989
Beverly Hills, 90210 7.3

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Pharmacist

1990
NCIS 7.6

NCIS

as Ronald Ostrowski

2003
Law & Order 7.3

Law & Order

as Dr. Joel Friedman

1990
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 7.6

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Silvio Peters

2000
Bones 8.2

Bones

as Mario Trivisonno

2005
CSI: Miami 7.7

CSI: Miami

as Robert Wynn

2002
Castle 8.0

Castle

as John Raglan

2009
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 7.3

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

as Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")

1997
Star Trek: Voyager 7.8

Star Trek: Voyager

as Ny Terla

1995
Cheers 7.6

Cheers

as Gary

1982
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 7.5

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

as The Banker

2013
CSI: NY 7.3

CSI: NY

as Clark Risenhoover

2004
Diagnosis: Murder 7.1

Diagnosis: Murder

as Larry Macklin

1993
Boston Legal 7.9

Boston Legal

as Attorney Eric Yavitch

2004
Without a Trace 7.2

Without a Trace

as Joel Landers

2002
Rizzoli & Isles 7.9

Rizzoli & Isles

as Starbridge Warden

2010
Stargate Atlantis 8.0

Stargate Atlantis

as Elson

2004
Chicago Hope 7.2

Chicago Hope

as Sidney Herman

1994
Home Improvement 7.4

Home Improvement

as Wes Davidson

1991
Angel 7.8

Angel

as Captain Franklin

1999
Judging Amy 7.5

Judging Amy

as Dr. Eaton

1999
St. Elsewhere 5.7

St. Elsewhere

as Jeff Hassett

1982
Party of Five 7.0

Party of Five

as Dr. Michael Frieder

1994
Touched by an Angel 7.2

Touched by an Angel

as Garland Ketter

1994
The Unit 7.4

The Unit

as Administrator

2006
Remington Steele 7.1

Remington Steele

as Eldon Veckmer

1982
Ally McBeal 6.5

Ally McBeal

as Attorney Woodson

1997
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Gary Benton

1986
Northern Exposure 7.8

Northern Exposure

as Matthew Miller

1990
T. J. Hooker 6.6

T. J. Hooker

as John Jenkins

1982
The Pretender 7.4

The Pretender

as Agent Russell Gillson

1996
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "The Uncle Devil Show")

1985
Cagney & Lacey 7.0

Cagney & Lacey

1982
Moonlighting 7.6

Moonlighting

as Frank Herbert

1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
The Guardian 7.0

The Guardian

as Jerry Lazar

2001
7th Heaven 6.5

7th Heaven

as Ted Jacob

1996
Boston Public 7.6

Boston Public

as Dawson

2000
Doogie Howser, M.D. 6.7

Doogie Howser, M.D.

as Jack Fogle

1989
The Larry Sanders Show 7.8

The Larry Sanders Show

as Ron

1992
The Hitchhiker 6.2

The Hitchhiker

as Carl

1983
Dharma & Greg 6.4

Dharma & Greg

as Colonel Glickman

1997
The Invisible Man 7.1

The Invisible Man

as John Castagnacci

2000
Alien Nation 7.0

Alien Nation

as Carl Peterson

1989
L.A. Doctors 8.5

L.A. Doctors

as ER Doctor

1998
Bull 6.8

Bull

2000
The Forgotten 6.1

The Forgotten

as Judge Cooperman

2009
One West Waikiki 7.7

One West Waikiki

1994
The Best Sex Ever 3.9

The Best Sex Ever

as Donald

2002
Mister Sterling 8.2

Mister Sterling

as Quinn

2003
Misfits of Science 7.1

Misfits of Science

as Lonnie / Dwayne

1985
Growing Up Fisher 6.4

Growing Up Fisher

as Richard Barr

2014
Capital News 6.5

Capital News

as Vartan

1990
Fatal Vision 7.0

Fatal Vision

as Brian Murtagh

1984
Eddie Dodd

Eddie Dodd

1991

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