Joel Polis
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1951-10-03
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.
Also Known For
The Thing
Jun 25, 1982
Burning Bridges
May 06, 1990
Shadows
Mar 10, 2000
Serial Killer
Oct 05, 1995
Deadly Medicine
Nov 11, 1991
Prison of Secrets
Mar 16, 1997
Twilight Man
Dec 31, 1995
Rocket's Red Glare
Aug 27, 2000
Those She Left Behind
Mar 06, 1989
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Sep 08, 1998
All The Kids Do It
Apr 24, 1984
Best Defense
Jul 20, 1984
The Rookie
Dec 07, 1990
Chasing a Dream
Apr 24, 2009
Alien Hunter
Jul 19, 2003
True Believer
Feb 17, 1989
My Blue Heaven
Aug 17, 1990
Attraction
Apr 22, 2001
Swallow
Feb 09, 2004
Tumbleweeds
Nov 24, 1999
Born Beautiful
Nov 01, 1982
The Thing Expanded
Dark Angel
Sep 10, 1996
Fallen Angels
Oct 05, 2007
The Sleepwalker Killing
Apr 28, 1997
It's My Party
Mar 22, 1996
St. Elsewhere
Oct 26, 1982
Boston Public
Oct 23, 2000
Cheers
Sep 30, 1982
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Seinfeld
Jul 05, 1989
Remington Steele
Oct 01, 1982
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Oct 06, 2000
T. J. Hooker
Mar 13, 1982
Home Improvement
Sep 17, 1991
CSI: Miami
Sep 23, 2002
The Guardian
Sep 25, 2001
Beverly Hills, 90210
Oct 04, 1990
Judging Amy
Sep 19, 1999
Star Trek: Voyager
Jan 16, 1995
Touched by an Angel
Sep 21, 1994
Matlock
Mar 03, 1986
The Pretender
Sep 19, 1996
The Twilight Zone
Sep 27, 1985
The Unit
Mar 07, 2006
Moonlighting
Mar 03, 1985
Angel
Oct 05, 1999
CSI: NY
Sep 22, 2004
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Oct 03, 1983
Dharma & Greg
Sep 24, 1997
Mister Sterling
Jan 10, 2003
Cagney & Lacey
Mar 25, 1982
Diagnosis: Murder
Oct 29, 1993
7th Heaven
Aug 26, 1996
The Invisible Man
Jun 09, 2000
Chicago Hope
Sep 18, 1994
Boston Legal
Oct 03, 2004
The Hitchhiker
Nov 01, 1983
Bull
Aug 15, 2000
Eddie Dodd
Mar 12, 1991
Alien Nation
Sep 18, 1989
Rizzoli & Isles
Jul 12, 2010
Castle
Mar 09, 2009
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Sep 24, 2013
The Best Sex Ever
May 03, 2002
One West Waikiki
Aug 04, 1994
Fatal Vision
Nov 18, 1984
Stargate Atlantis
Jul 15, 2004
NCIS
Sep 23, 2003
Bones
Sep 13, 2005
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
May 25, 1997
Without a Trace
Sep 26, 2002
Misfits of Science
Oct 04, 1985
Capital News
Apr 09, 1990
Ally McBeal
Sep 08, 1997
The Forgotten
Sep 22, 2009
Growing Up Fisher
Feb 23, 2014
L.A. Doctors
Sep 21, 1998
