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

The Thing Expanded

L.A. Doctors

The Men of Outpost 31

Mister Sterling

Bones

Seinfeld

Stargate Atlantis

Castle

Swallow

Rizzoli & Isles

Boston Legal

Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story

The Thing

Angel

Star Trek: Voyager

Northern Exposure

CSI: Miami

The Larry Sanders Show

Boston Public

NCIS

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

One West Waikiki

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Twilight Zone

Judging Amy

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Unit

Cheers

Moonlighting

CSI: NY

The Pretender

Home Improvement

Without a Trace

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

Beverly Hills, 90210

Law & Order

The Invisible Man

Touched by an Angel

Chicago Hope

Diagnosis: Murder

The Guardian

Party of Five

Misfits of Science

Remington Steele

Attraction

Matlock

Alien Nation