Joel Polis
Acting
- Born:
- 1951-10-03
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Thing Expanded
The Men of Outpost 31
Growing Up Fisher
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Rizzoli & Isles
The Forgotten
Chasing a Dream
Castle
Fallen Angels
The Unit
Bones
Boston Legal
CSI: NY
Stargate Atlantis
Swallow
NCIS
Alien Hunter
Mister Sterling
Without a Trace
CSI: Miami
The Best Sex Ever
The Guardian
Attraction
Boston Public
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Rocket's Red Glare
Bull
The Invisible Man
Shadows
Tumbleweeds
Angel
Judging Amy
L.A. Doctors
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Dharma & Greg
Ally McBeal
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
The Sleepwalker Killing
Prison of Secrets
The Pretender
Dark Angel
7th Heaven
Twilight Man
It's My Party
Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story
Serial Killer
Star Trek: Voyager
Touched by an Angel
Chicago Hope
Party of Five
One West Waikiki
Diagnosis: Murder
The Larry Sanders Show
Deadly Medicine
Home Improvement
Eddie Dodd
The Rookie
Beverly Hills, 90210
Law & Order
My Blue Heaven
Northern Exposure
Burning Bridges
Capital News
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Alien Nation
Seinfeld
Those She Left Behind
True Believer
Matlock
Misfits of Science
The Twilight Zone
Moonlighting
Fatal Vision
Best Defense
All The Kids Do It
The Hitchhiker
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Born Beautiful
St. Elsewhere
Remington Steele
Cheers
The Thing
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker