Joel Polis

Joel Polis

Acting

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,…

Filmography

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The Thing Expanded ★ 8.0 The Thing Expanded 2026 Growing Up Fisher ★ 6.3 Growing Up Fisher 2014 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ★ 7.5 Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 2013 Rizzoli & Isles ★ 7.9 Rizzoli & Isles 2010 The Forgotten ★ 6.1 The Forgotten 2009 Chasing a Dream ★ 6.3 Chasing a Dream 2009 Castle ★ 8.0 Castle 2009 Fallen Angels ★ 3.0 Fallen Angels 2007 The Unit ★ 7.3 The Unit 2006 Bones ★ 8.2 Bones 2005 Boston Legal ★ 7.9 Boston Legal 2004 CSI: NY ★ 7.3 CSI: NY 2004 Stargate Atlantis ★ 8.0 Stargate Atlantis 2004 Swallow ★ 8.0 Swallow 2004 NCIS ★ 7.6 NCIS 2003 Alien Hunter ★ 5.1 Alien Hunter 2003 Mister Sterling ★ 8.3 Mister Sterling 2003 Without a Trace ★ 7.3 Without a Trace 2002 CSI: Miami ★ 7.7 CSI: Miami 2002 The Best Sex Ever ★ 3.8 The Best Sex Ever 2002 The Guardian ★ 7.0 The Guardian 2001 Attraction ★ 6.9 Attraction 2001 Boston Public ★ 7.6 Boston Public 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000 Rocket's Red Glare ★ 5.0 Rocket's Red Glare 2000 Bull ★ 6.8 Bull 2000 The Invisible Man ★ 7.1 The Invisible Man 2000 Shadows Shadows 2000 Tumbleweeds ★ 6.4 Tumbleweeds 1999 Angel ★ 7.9 Angel 1999 Judging Amy ★ 7.5 Judging Amy 1999 L.A. Doctors ★ 8.5 L.A. Doctors 1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape ★ 7.4 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape 1998 Dharma & Greg ★ 6.4 Dharma & Greg 1997 Ally McBeal ★ 6.5 Ally McBeal 1997 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction ★ 7.2 Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction 1997 The Sleepwalker Killing ★ 5.9 The Sleepwalker Killing 1997 Prison of Secrets ★ 5.2 Prison of Secrets 1997 The Pretender ★ 7.4 The Pretender 1996 Dark Angel ★ 3.2 Dark Angel 1996 7th Heaven ★ 6.4 7th Heaven 1996 Twilight Man ★ 7.5 Twilight Man 1996 It's My Party ★ 6.3 It's My Party 1996 Serial Killer ★ 4.7 Serial Killer 1995 Star Trek: Voyager ★ 7.8 Star Trek: Voyager 1995 Touched by an Angel ★ 7.2 Touched by an Angel 1994 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 Party of Five ★ 7.0 Party of Five 1994 One West Waikiki ★ 7.7 One West Waikiki 1994 Diagnosis: Murder ★ 7.1 Diagnosis: Murder 1993 The Larry Sanders Show ★ 7.7 The Larry Sanders Show 1992 Deadly Medicine ★ 4.0 Deadly Medicine 1991 Home Improvement ★ 7.4 Home Improvement 1991 Eddie Dodd Eddie Dodd 1991 The Rookie ★ 5.9 The Rookie 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210 ★ 7.3 Beverly Hills, 90210 1990 Law & Order ★ 7.3 Law & Order 1990 My Blue Heaven ★ 6.1 My Blue Heaven 1990 Northern Exposure ★ 7.9 Northern Exposure 1990 Burning Bridges ★ 4.0 Burning Bridges 1990 Capital News ★ 6.5 Capital News 1990 Doogie Howser, M.D. ★ 6.5 Doogie Howser, M.D. 1989 Alien Nation ★ 7.0 Alien Nation 1989 Seinfeld ★ 8.3 Seinfeld 1989 Those She Left Behind ★ 6.7 Those She Left Behind 1989 True Believer ★ 6.2 True Believer 1989 Matlock ★ 7.1 Matlock 1986 Misfits of Science ★ 7.0 Misfits of Science 1985 The Twilight Zone ★ 7.7 The Twilight Zone 1985 Moonlighting ★ 7.5 Moonlighting 1985 Fatal Vision ★ 6.8 Fatal Vision 1984 Best Defense ★ 4.3 Best Defense 1984 All The Kids Do It ★ 10.0 All The Kids Do It 1984 The Hitchhiker ★ 6.3 The Hitchhiker 1983 Scarecrow and Mrs. King ★ 6.6 Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983 Born Beautiful ★ 7.0 Born Beautiful 1982 St. Elsewhere ★ 5.7 St. Elsewhere 1982 Remington Steele ★ 7.1 Remington Steele 1982 Cheers ★ 7.6 Cheers 1982 The Thing ★ 8.1 The Thing 1982