Thomas Gordon Poston was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor. In the 1980s, he played George Utley on the CBS sitcom Newhart, receiving three Emmy Award nominations for the role. In addition he had a number of film roles and appeared frequently on Broadway and television game shows.
Known For
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Cast Credits
Committed (2005)
Starring as Clown
(13 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: The Perfect Person Episode (2) (Mar 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x12: The Perfect Person Episode (1) (Mar 8, 2005)
- Episode 1x11: The Burger Episode (Mar 1, 2005)
- Episode 1x10: The Statue Guy Episode (Feb 22, 2005)
- Episode 1x09: The Mother Episode (Feb 15, 2005)
- Episode 1x08: The Snow Episode (Feb 8, 2005)
- Episode 1x07: The Snap Out Of It Episode (Feb 1, 2005)
- Episode 1x06: The Birthday Episode (Jan 25, 2005)
- Episode 1x05: The Morning After (Jan 18, 2005)
- Episode 1x04: The Tea Episode (Jan 13, 2005)
- Episode 1x03: The Apartment Episode (Jan 11, 2005)
- Episode 1x02: The Return of Todd Episode (Jan 6, 2005)
- Episode 1x01: The Pilot Episode (Jan 4, 2005)
Good Morning, Miami (2002)
Guest starring as Lenny
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: The Big Leap (Mar 6, 2003)
- Episode 1x13: Take a Penny, Leave a Penny (Jan 23, 2003)
The Lone Gunmen (2001)
Guest starring as Fred Tobalowski / Cap'n Toby
- Episode 1x12: The Cap'n Toby Show (Jun 1, 2001)
Becker (1998)
Guest starring as Joe Willakie
- Episode 4x18: Talking Points (Mar 18, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
That '70s Show (1998)
Guest starring as Burt Sigurdson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Your Time Is Gonna Come (Jan 29, 2003) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x08: Thank You (Dec 3, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 5x04: Heartbreaker (Oct 29, 2002) [Special Guest Star]
George & Leo (1997)
Guest starring as Traffic Cop
- Episode 1x08: The Cameo Show (Nov 3, 1997) [Special Guest Star]
King of the Hill (1997)
Guest starring as Mr. Popper
- Episode 5x12: Now Who's the Dummy? (Feb 18, 2001)
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996)
Guest starring as Mortgage Banker
- Episode 2x09: Witch Trash (Nov 14, 1997)
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
Guest starring as Roscoe Harvey
- Episode 6x13: Oswald's Dad Returns (Jan 17, 2001)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Guest starring as Ed Yablonsky
- Episode 4x22: Cry, and You Cry Alone (Apr 12, 1998)
Grace Under Fire (1993)
Starring as Floyd Norton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 4x07: Road to Nowhere (Nov 6, 1996)
- Episode 2x23: Mother & Son & Father Reunion (May 3, 1995)
Guest starring as Floyd Norton
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: Grace Under Class (Feb 10, 1998)
- Episode 3x14: No Help Wanted (Jan 10, 1996)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Guest starring as Mysterious "Dead Man"
- Episode 2x03: Halloween (Oct 30, 1993)
Diagnosis: Murder (1992)
Guest starring as Tom Porter
- Episode 7x01: The Roast (Sep 23, 1999) [Special Guest Star]
Home Improvement (1991)
Guest starring as The Clerk
- Episode 5x12: 'Twas The Flight Before Christmas (Dec 12, 1995)
Guest starring as Ned
- Episode 6x09: The Tool Man Delivers (Nov 19, 1996)
Guest starring as Ted
- Episode 7x09: Thanksgiving (Nov 25, 1997)
The Simpsons (1989)
Guest starring as Capital City Goofball
- Episode 2x05: Dancin' Homer (Nov 8, 1990) [Special Guest Star]
St. Elsewhere (1982)
Guest starring as Jim Morrison
- Episode 6x21: The Abby Singer Show (May 18, 1988)
Newhart (1982)
Starring as George Utley
(66 episodes)
- Episode 8x24: The Last Newhart (May 21, 1990)
- Episode 8x19: Georgie and Grace (Mar 19, 1990)
- Episode 8x16: Seein' Double (Feb 19, 1990)
- Episode 8x09: Attack of the Killer Aunt (Dec 11, 1989)
- Episode 8x07: Good Lord Loudon (Nov 20, 1989)
- Episode 8x05: Ramblin' Michael Harris (Oct 23, 1989)
- Episode 7x19: Homes and Jo-Jo (May 1, 1989)
- Episode 7x18: Message from Michael (Apr 24, 1989)
- Episode 7x16: The Little Match Girl (Mar 27, 1989)
- Episode 7x04: I Married Dick (Nov 21, 1988)
- Episode 6x20: Draw Partner (Mar 7, 1988)
- Episode 6x12: Support Your Local Shifflet (Dec 14, 1987)
- Episode 6x05: Reading, Writing, and Rating Points (Oct 12, 1987)
- Episode 5x10: Sweet and Sour Charity (Dec 8, 1986)
- Episode 5x06: Desperately Desiring Susan (2) (Nov 3, 1986)
- Episode 4x23: Replaceable You (Apr 14, 1986)
- Episode 4x02: The Way We Ought to Be (Oct 7, 1985)
- Episode 4x01: Pirate Pete (Sep 30, 1985)
- Episode 3x21: The Prodigal Darryl (May 6, 1985)
- Episode 3x20: R.I.P. Off (Apr 8, 1985)
- Episode 3x19: Out With the New, Inn With the Old (Mar 18, 1985)
- Episode 3x18: You're Nobody 'til Somebody Hires You (Mar 11, 1985)
- Episode 3x17: My Fair Larry (Mar 4, 1985)
- Episode 3x16: Look Homeward, Stephanie (Feb 25, 1985)
- Episode 3x15: Lady in Wading (Feb 18, 1985)
- Episode 3x14: Once I Had a Secret Love (Feb 11, 1985)
- Episode 3x13: Dick Gets Larry's Goat (Feb 4, 1985)
- Episode 3x12: Local Hero (Jan 14, 1985)
- Episode 3x10: Georgie's Girl (Dec 31, 1984)
- Episode 3x09: Happy Trails to You (Dec 10, 1984)
- Episode 3x08: The Fan (Dec 3, 1984)
- Episode 3x07: Poor Reception (Nov 26, 1984)
- Episode 3x06: Tickets, Please (Nov 19, 1984)
- Episode 3x05: But Seriously, Beavers (Nov 12, 1984)
- Episode 3x04: Miss Stephanie (Nov 5, 1984)
- Episode 3x03: A Hunting We Will Go (Oct 29, 1984)
- Episode 3x02: Twenty Year Itch (Oct 22, 1984)
- Episode 3x01: Tell a Lie, Get a Check (Oct 15, 1984)
- Episode 2x22: New Faces of 1951 (Apr 16, 1984)
- Episode 2x21: Send Her, Ella (Mar 26, 1984)
- Episode 2x20: Vermont Today (Mar 19, 1984)
- Episode 2x19: Leave It to the Beavers (Mar 12, 1984)
- Episode 2x18: Go, Grandma, Go (Mar 5, 1984)
- Episode 2x17: Kirk Ties One On (Feb 27, 1984)
- Episode 2x16: Best Friends (Feb 13, 1984)
- Episode 2x15: Kirk Pops the Question (Feb 6, 1984)
- Episode 2x14: Book Beat (Jan 30, 1984)
- Episode 2x12: Cats (Jan 16, 1984)
- Episode 2x11: A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread and POW (Jan 9, 1984)
- Episode 2x10: Kirk Goes for the Juggler (Jan 2, 1984)
- Episode 2x09: The Looks of Love (Dec 19, 1983)
- Episode 2x08: The Man Who Came Forever (Dec 12, 1983)
- Episode 2x07: Lady & the Tramps (Dec 5, 1983)
- Episode 2x06: Don't Rain on My Parade (Nov 21, 1983)
- Episode 2x05: The Girl From Manhattan (Nov 14, 1983)
- Episode 2x04: The Stratford Wives (Nov 7, 1983)
- Episode 2x03: Animal Attractions (Oct 31, 1983)
- Episode 2x02: It Happened One Afternoon (2) (Oct 24, 1983)
- Episode 2x01: It Happened One Afternoon (1) (Oct 17, 1983)
- Episode 1x22: I Enjoy Being a Guy (Apr 10, 1983)
- Episode 1x21: Grandma, What a Big Mouth You Have (Apr 3, 1983)
- Episode 1x20: You're Homebody 'til Somebody Loves You (Mar 27, 1983)
- Episode 1x19: Heaven Knows Mr. Utley (Mar 20, 1983)
- Episode 1x18: The Boy Who Cried Goat (Mar 13, 1983)
- Episode 1x17: A View from the Bench (Feb 21, 1983)
- Episode 1x13: The Visitors (Jan 17, 1983)
Mork & Mindy (1978)
Starring as Franklin Bickley
(19 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: Reflections and Regrets (May 14, 1981)
- Episode 3x21: Mindy and Mork (May 7, 1981)
- Episode 3x20: I Heard It Through the Morkvine (Apr 30, 1981)
- Episode 3x15: Mindy, Mindy, Mindy (Feb 26, 1981)
- Episode 3x13: There's a New Mork in Town (Feb 12, 1981)
- Episode 3x12: Twelve Angry Appliances (Feb 5, 1981)
- Episode 3x09: Alas, Poor Mork, We Knew Him Well (Jan 8, 1981)
- Episode 3x05: Mork the Prankster (Dec 4, 1980)
- Episode 3x04: Dueling Skates (Nov 27, 1980)
- Episode 3x02: Putting the Ork Back in Mork - Part 2 (Nov 13, 1980)
- Episode 2x25: Invasion of the Mork Snatchers (Mar 20, 1980)
- Episode 2x23: Looney Tunes and Morkie Melodies (Feb 14, 1980)
- Episode 2x22: Little Orphan Morkie (Feb 7, 1980)
- Episode 2x19: Mork Learns to See (Jan 17, 1980)
- Episode 2x08: A Morkville Horror (Oct 28, 1979)
- Episode 2x04: Mork's Baby Blues (Sep 30, 1979)
- Episode 2x03: Stark Raving Mork (Sep 23, 1979)
- Episode 2x02: Mork in Wonderland (2) (Sep 16, 1979)
- Episode 2x01: Mork in Wonderland (1) (Sep 16, 1979)
Guest starring as Franklin Bickley
(6 episodes)
- Episode 4x04: Three the Hard Way (Oct 29, 1981) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x25: Mork's Best Friend (May 10, 1979) [Special Guest Star]
- Episode 1x22: In Mork We Trust (Mar 15, 1979)
- Episode 1x21: Mork's Night Out (Mar 8, 1979)
- Episode 1x18: Mork Goes ERK (Feb 8, 1979)
- Episode 1x15: Mork the Tolerant (Jan 18, 1979)
The Love Boat (1977)
Guest starring as Mickey O'Day
- Episode 1x12: Old Man and the Runaway / A Fine Romance / The Painters (Dec 24, 1977)
Guest starring as Daniel Baker
- Episode 7x12: The Prize Winner / Dee Dee's Dilemma / Julie's Blind Date (Dec 3, 1983)
Guest starring as Tom Poston
- Episode S09 Special: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn? (Feb 27, 1987)
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
Guest starring as Cliff Murdock
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x24: You're Having My Hartley (Mar 19, 1977)
- Episode 5x09: The Slammer (Nov 20, 1976)
- Episode 5x01: Enter Mrs. Peeper (Sep 25, 1976)
- Episode 4x24: Peeper Two (Feb 28, 1976)
- Episode 4x01: The Longest Good-Bye (Sep 13, 1975)
The Good Guys (1968)
Guest starring as Julian Brent
- Episode 1x18: The World's Second Greatest Lover (Mar 5, 1968)
The Hollywood Squares (1966)
Guest starring as Panelist
(2 episodes)
- Episode 14x52: June 16 - 20, 1980 (Jun 16, 1980)
- Episode 14x43: April 14-18, 1980 (Apr 14, 1980)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Guest starring as Janitor
- Episode 2x11: Double Jeopardy (Jan 8, 1965)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Tom Poston
- Episode 1986-12-03: Dec 3, 1986 (Dec 3, 1986)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Guest starring as Tom Poston
- Episode 11x24: Sep 30, 1971 (Sep 30, 1971)
Tony Awards (1957)
Guest starring as Presenter
- Episode 1962-04-29: The 16th Annual Tony Awards (Apr 29, 1962)
The George Gobel Show (1954)
Guest starring as Tom Poston
- Episode 4x11: Feb. 11, 1958 (Feb 11, 1958)