Joel Polis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

81

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

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • NCIS

    NCIS

  • Bones

    Bones

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • 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.

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • CSI: NY

    CSI: NY

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Party of Five

    Party of Five

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Alien Hunter

    Alien Hunter

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • Deadly Medicine

    Deadly Medicine

  • Born Beautiful

    Born Beautiful

  • Dark Angel

    Dark Angel

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • Tumbleweeds

    Tumbleweeds

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • It's My Party

    It's My Party

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Alien Nation

    Alien Nation

  • The Best Sex Ever

    The Best Sex Ever

  • Rocket's Red Glare

    Rocket's Red Glare

  • Attraction

    Attraction

  • Serial Killer

    Serial Killer

  • Bull

    Bull

  • Swallow

    Swallow

  • One West Waikiki

    One West Waikiki

  • Growing Up Fisher

    Growing Up Fisher

  • The Thing Expanded

    The Thing Expanded

  • Prison of Secrets

    Prison of Secrets

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • Eddie Dodd

    Eddie Dodd

  • Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • Best Defense

    Best Defense

  • Those She Left Behind

    Those She Left Behind

  • The Sleepwalker Killing

    The Sleepwalker Killing

  • Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

  • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

  • Chasing a Dream

    Chasing a Dream

  • Twilight Man

    Twilight Man

  • All The Kids Do It

    All The Kids Do It

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels