Joel Polis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

80

Gender

Male

Birthday

1951-10-03 (74 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Joel Polis

Biography

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.

Known For

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • CSI: NY

    CSI: NY

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Best Sex Ever

    The Best Sex Ever

  • Alien Nation

    Alien Nation

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Tumbleweeds

    Tumbleweeds

  • Attraction

    Attraction

  • One West Waikiki

    One West Waikiki

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Bull

    Bull

  • Best Defense

    Best Defense

  • Alien Hunter

    Alien Hunter

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

  • Born Beautiful

    Born Beautiful

  • Deadly Medicine

    Deadly Medicine

  • Growing Up Fisher

    Growing Up Fisher

  • Swallow

    Swallow

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Serial Killer

    Serial Killer

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Twilight Man

    Twilight Man

  • Dark Angel

    Dark Angel

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • It's My Party

    It's My Party

  • Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

  • Chasing a Dream

    Chasing a Dream

  • The Thing Expanded

    The Thing Expanded

  • Prison of Secrets

    Prison of Secrets

  • All The Kids Do It

    All The Kids Do It

  • Those She Left Behind

    Those She Left Behind

  • Rocket's Red Glare

    Rocket's Red Glare

  • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

  • Eddie Dodd

    Eddie Dodd

  • The Sleepwalker Killing

    The Sleepwalker Killing