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Acting

Tom Poston

Titles
22movies72TV shows
Career

Active from 1958 to 2005, with a break from 1991 to 2002, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Newhart
Newhart
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 60 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Tom Poston Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.6, average 4.3
  • Tension
    3.6, average 6.1
  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 5.1
  • Psychological
    3.6, average 5.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted Humor 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Eccentric Characters 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Classic Sitcom 2
  • Workplace Comedy 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2
  • Family Comedy 2
  • 1970s TV 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
TypeAllTV shows60Movies22
RoleAnyActing60Appearances12
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s21950s41960s41970s101980s101990s242000s6
GenreAnyComedy46Drama22Family12Sci-Fi & Fantasy6Animation3Crime3Action & Adventure2Soap2Kids2Western1Talk1Mystery1Reality1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

6 titles · average score 55
GoodWatch41
Poster for Committed

TV show · as Clown

GoodWatch60
Poster for 8 Simple Rules

TV show · as Jake

GoodWatch57
Poster for Good Morning, Miami

TV show · as Lenny

1990s

24 titles · average score 65
GoodWatch71
Poster for That '70s Show

TV show · as Burt Sigurdson

GoodWatch76
Poster for Will & Grace

TV show · as Norman

GoodWatch78
Poster for King of the Hill

TV show · as Mr. Popper (voice)

GoodWatch66
Poster for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV show · as Mortgage Banker

GoodWatch69
Poster for The Drew Carey Show

TV show · as Roscoe Harvey

GoodWatch79
Poster for ER

TV show · as Earl

GoodWatch44
Poster for Touched by an Angel

TV show · as Ed Yablonsky

GoodWatch46
Poster for Diagnosis: Murder

TV show · as Tom Porter

GoodWatch76
Poster for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

TV show · as Mysterious "Dead Man"

GoodWatch76
Poster for Rugrats

TV show · as Roy (voice)

GoodWatch71
Poster for Home Improvement

TV show · as Ned / Clerk

All 24 titles from the 1990s

1980s

10 titles · average score 68
GoodWatch83
Poster for The Simpsons

TV show · as Capital City Goofball (voice)

GoodWatch59
Poster for Family Matters

TV show · as Mr. Looney

GoodWatch56
Poster for Coach

TV show · as Dr. Art Hibke

GoodWatch67
Poster for Murphy Brown

TV show · as Old Man Swenson / Phineas T. Swenson

GoodWatch73
Poster for Fresno

TV show · as Doc Parseghian

GoodWatch54
Poster for Crazy like a Fox

TV show · as Fiedler

GoodWatch79
Poster for Newhart

TV show · as George Utley

GoodWatch76
Poster for St. Elsewhere

TV show · as Jim Morrison

GoodWatch66
Poster for Hotel

TV show · as Tommy Rooney

1970s

10 titles · average score 59
Poster for $weepstake$

TV show · as Leeds

GoodWatch68
Poster for Mork & Mindy

TV show · as Franklin Delano Bickley / Mr. Bickley

Poster for We've Got Each Other

TV show · as Damon Jerome

GoodWatch53
Poster for The Love Boat

TV show · as Daniel Baker / Tom Poston

GoodWatch44
Poster for CHiPs

TV show · as Bill Conner

GoodWatch83
Poster for The Bob Newhart Show

TV show · as Cliff Murdock

1960s

4 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch83
Poster for Get Smart

TV show · as Dr. Zharko

GoodWatch66
Poster for Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

TV show · as Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney

GoodWatch74
Poster for Thriller

TV show · as Charlie Denham

1950s

4 titles · average score 81
GoodWatch77
Poster for The Phil Silvers Show

TV show · as Lt. Franklin

GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Trinculo / Tom

Poster for Robert Montgomery Presents

TV show · as Standard Who

1940s

2 titles · average score 64
GoodWatch64
Poster for Studio One

TV show · as Sentry / Alec Gordon