Joel Polis

Known for ActingBorn 1951-10-03 (age 74)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.Read more

Movies & web series

All The Kids Do It

L.A. Doctors

Mister Sterling

The Thing Expanded

Bones

Seinfeld

Castle

Swallow

Stargate Atlantis

Rizzoli & Isles

Boston Legal

The Thing

Angel

Northern Exposure

Star Trek: Voyager

CSI: Miami

NCIS

Boston Public

One West Waikiki

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

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Larry Sanders Show

The Twilight Zone

Judging Amy

Twilight Man

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Unit

Cheers

The Pretender

Moonlighting

CSI: NY

Home Improvement

Without a Trace

Law & Order

Beverly Hills, 90210

Chicago Hope

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Touched by an Angel

The Invisible Man

The Guardian

Diagnosis: Murder

Matlock

Remington Steele

Party of Five

Attraction

Alien Nation

Born Beautiful

Misfits of Science