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Joel Polis

Joel Polis

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1951-10-03

Birth Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Movies and TV shows :

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7th Heaven

1996

6.4

TV
Alien Hunter

Alien Hunter

2003

5.1

Movie
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Alien Nation

1989

7.0

TV
All The Kids Do It

All The Kids Do It

1984

0.0

Movie
poster

Ally McBeal

1997

6.6

TV
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Angel

1999

7.9

TV
Attraction

Attraction

2001

7.0

Movie
Best Defense

Best Defense

1984

4.1

Movie
poster

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990

7.4

TV
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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

1997

7.2

TV
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Bones

2005

8.2

TV
Born Beautiful

Born Beautiful

1982

0.0

Movie
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Boston Legal

2004

7.9

TV
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Boston Public

2000

7.7

TV
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Bull

2000

6.8

TV
Burning Bridges

Burning Bridges

1990

1.0

Movie
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Cagney & Lacey

1982

6.9

TV
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Capital News

1990

6.0

TV
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Castle

2009

8.0

TV
Chasing a Dream

Chasing a Dream

2009

6.3

Movie
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Cheers

1982

7.6

TV
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Chicago Hope

1994

7.2

TV
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

7.6

TV
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CSI: Miami

2002

7.7

TV
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CSI: NY

2004

7.4

TV
Dark Angel

Dark Angel

1996

1.5

Movie
Deadly Medicine

Deadly Medicine

1991

0.0

Movie
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Dharma & Greg

1997

6.4

TV
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Diagnosis: Murder

1993

7.1

TV
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Eddie Dodd

1991

0.0

TV
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Fatal Vision

1984

6.3

TV
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Growing Up Fisher

2014

6.6

TV
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Home Improvement

1991

7.4

TV
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Judging Amy

1999

7.5

TV
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Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2013

7.5

TV
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Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
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Misfits of Science

1985

6.6

TV
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Mister Sterling

2003

7.5

TV
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Moonlighting

1985

7.5

TV
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

1990

6.1

Movie
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NCIS

2003

7.6

TV
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One West Waikiki

1994

7.0

TV
Prison of Secrets

Prison of Secrets

1997

5.0

Movie
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Remington Steele

1982

7.1

TV
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Rizzoli & Isles

2010

7.9

TV
Rocket's Red Glare

Rocket's Red Glare

2000

3.0

Movie
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Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

6.4

TV
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Seinfeld

1989

8.3

TV
Serial Killer

Serial Killer

1995

4.3

Movie
Shadows

Shadows

2000

0.0

Movie
poster

St. Elsewhere

1982

5.4

TV
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Star Trek: Voyager

1995

7.8

TV
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Stargate Atlantis

2004

8.0

TV
Swallow

Swallow

2004

0.0

Movie
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T. J. Hooker

1982

6.3

TV
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The Best Sex Ever

2002

3.8

TV
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The Forgotten

2009

5.9

TV
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The Guardian

2001

6.9

TV
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The Hitchhiker

1983

6.1

TV
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The Invisible Man

2000

7.0

TV
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The Pretender

1996

7.4

TV
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990

5.8

Movie
The Thing

The Thing

1982

8.1

Movie
The Thing Expanded

The Thing Expanded

0.0

Movie
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

1998

7.5

Movie
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The Twilight Zone

1985

7.7

TV
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The Unit

2006

7.3

TV
Those She Left Behind

Those She Left Behind

1989

5.0

Movie
poster

Touched by an Angel

1994

7.2

TV
True Believer

True Believer

1989

6.2

Movie
Tumbleweeds

Tumbleweeds

1999

6.5

Movie
Twilight Man

Twilight Man

1995

6.7

Movie
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Without a Trace

2002

7.3

TV