Joel Polis
Actor
Born October 3, 1951 in 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
Self
Growing Up Fisher
Richard Barr
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Banker
Rizzoli & Isles
Starbridge Warden
The Forgotten
Judge Cooperman
Chasing a Dream
Dr. Aldicott
Castle
John Raglan
Fallen Angels
Horace Millhouse
The Unit
Administrator
Bones
Mario Trivisonno
Boston Legal
Attorney Eric Yavitch
CSI: NY
Clark Risenhoover
Stargate Atlantis
Elson
Swallow
Agent Miller
NCIS
Ronald Ostrowski
Alien Hunter
Copeland
Mister Sterling
Quinn
Without a Trace
Joel Landers
CSI: Miami
Robert Wynn
The Best Sex Ever
Donald
The Guardian
Jerry Lazar
Attraction
William
Boston Public
Dawson
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Silvio Peters
Rocket's Red Glare
Col. Mitchell
Bull
The Invisible Man
John Castagnacci
Tumbleweeds
Vice Principal
Angel
Captain Franklin
Judging Amy
Dr. Eaton
L.A. Doctors
ER Doctor
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Dharma & Greg
Colonel Glickman
Ally McBeal
Attorney Woodson
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")
The Sleepwalker Killing
Asst. Atty. Jimmy
Prison of Secrets
Brad
The Pretender
Agent Russell Gillson
Dark Angel
Jastrow
7th Heaven
Ted Jacob
Twilight Man
Harper
It's My Party
Tim Bergen
Serial Killer
Jack Blund
Star Trek: Voyager
Ny Terla
Touched by an Angel
Garland Ketter
Chicago Hope
Sidney Herman
Party of Five
Dr. Michael Frieder
One West Waikiki
Diagnosis: Murder
Larry Macklin
The Larry Sanders Show
Ron
Deadly Medicine
Dr. George Reardon
Home Improvement
Wes Davidson
The Rookie
Lance
Beverly Hills, 90210
Pharmacist
Law & Order
Dr. Joel Friedman
My Blue Heaven
U.S. Attorney
Northern Exposure
Matthew Miller
Burning Bridges
Dr. Paletsky
Capital News
Vartan
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Jack Fogle
Alien Nation
Carl Peterson
Seinfeld
Reilly
Those She Left Behind
Kerns
True Believer
Dean Rabin
Matlock
Gary Benton
Misfits of Science
Lonnie / Dwayne
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Uncle Devil Show")
Moonlighting
Frank Herbert
Fatal Vision
Brian Murtagh
Best Defense
First Agent
All The Kids Do It
Coach
The Hitchhiker
Carl
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Born Beautiful
Ted
St. Elsewhere
Jeff Hassett
Remington Steele
Eldon Veckmer
Cheers
Gary
The Thing
Fuchs
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker
John Jenkins