Joel Polis
Acting
1951-10-03 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
The Thing Expanded
2026 · Movie
Growing Up Fisher
2014 · Series
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
2013 · Series
Rizzoli & Isles
2010 · Series
The Forgotten
2009 · Series
Chasing a Dream
2009 · Movie
Castle
2009 · Series
Fallen Angels
2007 · Movie
The Unit
2006 · Series
Bones
2005 · Series
Boston Legal
2004 · Series
CSI: NY
2004 · Series
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Series
Swallow
2004 · Movie
NCIS
2003 · Series
Alien Hunter
2003 · Movie
Mister Sterling
2003 · Series
Without a Trace
2002 · Series
CSI: Miami
2002 · Series
The Best Sex Ever
2002 · Series
The Guardian
2001 · Series
Attraction
2001 · Movie
Boston Public
2000 · Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Series
Rocket's Red Glare
2000 · Movie
Bull
2000 · Series
The Invisible Man
2000 · Series
Shadows
2000 · Movie
Tumbleweeds
1999 · Movie
Angel
1999 · Series
Judging Amy
1999 · Series
L.A. Doctors
1998 · Series
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998 · Movie
Dharma & Greg
1997 · Series
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
1997 · Series
The Sleepwalker Killing
1997 · Movie
Prison of Secrets
1997 · Movie
The Pretender
1996 · Series
Dark Angel
1996 · Movie
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
Twilight Man
1996 · Movie
It's My Party
1996 · Movie
Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story
1995 · Movie
Serial Killer
1995 · Movie
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Series
Touched by an Angel
1994 · Series
Chicago Hope
1994 · Series
Party of Five
1994 · Series
One West Waikiki
1994 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Series
Deadly Medicine
1991 · Movie
Home Improvement
1991 · Series
Eddie Dodd
1991 · Series
The Rookie
1990 · Movie
Beverly Hills, 90210
1990 · Series
Law & Order
1990 · Series
My Blue Heaven
1990 · Movie
Northern Exposure
1990 · Series
Burning Bridges
1990 · Movie
Capital News
1990 · Series
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989 · Series
Alien Nation
1989 · Series
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
Those She Left Behind
1989 · Movie
True Believer
1989 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Misfits of Science
1985 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1985 · Series
Moonlighting
1985 · Series
Fatal Vision
1984 · Series
Best Defense
1984 · Movie
All The Kids Do It
1984 · Movie
The Hitchhiker
1983 · Series
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 · Series
Born Beautiful
1982 · Movie
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Series
Remington Steele
1982 · Series
Cheers
1982 · Series
The Thing
1982 · Movie
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Series
T. J. Hooker
1982 · Series