Joel Polis
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — Oct 03 1951
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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 p…
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Joel Polis's Credits
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Law & Order
Dr. Joel Friedman
NCIS
Ronald Ostrowski
Bones
Mario Trivisonno
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Silvio Peters
Seinfeld
Reilly
Star Trek: Voyager
Ny Terla
Castle
John Raglan
CSI: Miami
Robert Wynn
Cheers
Gary
Without a Trace
Joel Landers
Diagnosis: Murder
Larry Macklin
Beverly Hills, 90210
Pharmacist
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Banker
CSI: NY
Clark Risenhoover
Stargate Atlantis
Elson
Party of Five
Dr. Michael Frieder
Rizzoli & Isles
Starbridge Warden
Boston Legal
Attorney Eric Yavitch
Chicago Hope
Sidney Herman
Northern Exposure
Matthew Miller
Judging Amy
Dr. Eaton
St. Elsewhere
Jeff Hassett
Angel
Captain Franklin
T. J. Hooker
John Jenkins
Home Improvement
Wes Davidson
The Pretender
Agent Russell Gillson
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")
Touched by an Angel
Garland Ketter
Matlock
Gary Benton
The Unit
Administrator
Moonlighting
Frank Herbert
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Uncle Devil Show")
Boston Public
Dawson
The Guardian
Jerry Lazar
Cagney & Lacey
Remington Steele
Eldon Veckmer
The Larry Sanders Show
Ron
7th Heaven
Ted Jacob
The Hitchhiker
Carl
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Ally McBeal
Attorney Woodson
L.A. Doctors
ER Doctor
Dharma & Greg
Colonel Glickman
The Thing
Fuchs
The Invisible Man
John Castagnacci
Alien Nation
Carl Peterson
The Forgotten
Judge Cooperman
One West Waikiki
Bull
The Best Sex Ever
Donald
Capital News
Vartan
Growing Up Fisher
Richard Barr
Misfits of Science
Lonnie / Dwayne
Mister Sterling
Quinn
The Rookie
Lance
My Blue Heaven
U.S. Attorney
Eddie Dodd
Best Defense
First Agent
Fatal Vision
Brian Murtagh
Alien Hunter
Copeland
It's My Party
Tim Bergen
True Believer
Dean Rabin
Attraction
William
Tumbleweeds
Vice Principal
The Thing Expanded
Self
Dark Angel
Jastrow
Rocket's Red Glare
Col. Mitchell
Serial Killer
Jack Blund
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Chasing a Dream
Dr. Aldicott
Those She Left Behind
Kerns
Born Beautiful
Ted
The Sleepwalker Killing
Asst. Atty. Jimmy
Swallow
Agent Miller
Fallen Angels
Horace Millhouse
Prison of Secrets
Brad
Twilight Man
Harper
All The Kids Do It
Coach
Burning Bridges
Dr. Paletsky
Shadows
Kapo
Deadly Medicine
Dr. George Reardon