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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-10-03 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joel Polis

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.

Known For

Acting

2014

Growing Up Fisher as Richard Barr

2013

2010

Rizzoli & Isles as Starbridge Warden

2009

Chasing a Dream as Dr. Aldicott
Castle as John Raglan
The Forgotten as Judge Cooperman

2007

Fallen Angels as Horace Millhouse

2006

The Unit as Administrator

2005

Bones as Mario Trivisonno

2004

Swallow as Agent Miller
CSI: NY as Clark Risenhoover
Boston Legal as Attorney Eric Yavitch

2003

Alien Hunter as Copeland
NCIS as Ronald Ostrowski

2002

CSI: Miami as Robert Wynn
Without a Trace as Joel Landers

2001

Attraction as William

2000

Shadows as Kapo
Rocket's Red Glare as Col. Mitchell
Boston Public as Dawson
The Invisible Man as John Castagnacci

1999

Tumbleweeds as Vice Principal
Judging Amy as Dr. Eaton
Angel as Captain Franklin

1998

L.A. Doctors as ER Doctor

1997

Dharma & Greg as Colonel Glickman
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction as Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")
Ally McBeal as Attorney Woodson

1996

Dark Angel as Jastrow
The Pretender as Agent Russell Gillson
7th Heaven as Ted Jacob

1995

Serial Killer as Jack Blund
Twilight Man as Harper
Star Trek: Voyager as Ny Terla

1994

Touched by an Angel as Garland Ketter

1993

Diagnosis: Murder as Larry Macklin

1991

Deadly Medicine as Dr. George Reardon
Home Improvement as Wes Davidson

1990

Burning Bridges as Dr. Paletsky
The Rookie as Lance
My Blue Heaven as U.S. Attorney
Law & Order as Dr. Joel Friedman
Capital News as Vartan

1989

True Believer as Dean Rabin
Seinfeld as Reilly

1986

Matlock as Gary Benton

1985

The Twilight Zone as (segment "The Uncle Devil Show")
Moonlighting as Frank Herbert
Misfits of Science as Lonnie / Dwayne

1984

Best Defense as First Agent
Fatal Vision as Brian Murtagh

1983

1982

The Thing as Fuchs
Cheers as Gary
Remington Steele as Eldon Veckmer
T. J. Hooker as John Jenkins

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