
Joel Polis
Actor
Born: October 3, 1951 (74 years old)
Place of birth: 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.
Filmography (62)
- The Thing (1982, ★ 8.1)
- The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998, ★ 7.4)
- Attraction (2001, ★ 6.9)
- Boston Public (2000, ★ 7.6)
- Cheers (1982, ★ 7.6)
- Seinfeld (1989, ★ 8.3)
- Law & Order (1990, ★ 7.3)
- Remington Steele (1982, ★ 7.1)
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000, ★ 7.6)
- Home Improvement (1991, ★ 7.4)
- CSI: Miami (2002, ★ 7.7)
- The Guardian (2001, ★ 7)
- Judging Amy (1999, ★ 7.5)
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995, ★ 7.8)
- Touched by an Angel (1994, ★ 7.2)
- Matlock (1986, ★ 7.1)
- The Pretender (1996, ★ 7.3)
- The Twilight Zone (1985, ★ 7.8)
- The Unit (2006, ★ 7.3)
- Moonlighting (1985, ★ 7.5)
- Angel (1999, ★ 7.9)
- CSI: NY (2004, ★ 7.3)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1993, ★ 7.1)
- The Invisible Man (2000, ★ 7.1)
- Boston Legal (2004, ★ 7.9)
- Rizzoli & Isles (2010, ★ 7.9)
- Castle (2009, ★ 8)
- Cagney & Lacey (1982, ★ 7)
- Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013, ★ 7.5)
- One West Waikiki (1994, ★ 7.4)