Joel Polis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

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

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Bones

    Bones

  • Castle

    Castle

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • CSI: Miami

    CSI: Miami

  • Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Star Trek: Voyager

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Cheers

    Cheers

  • Beverly Hills, 90210

    Beverly Hills, 90210

  • Without a Trace

    Without a Trace

  • CSI: NY

    CSI: NY

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • Stargate Atlantis

    Stargate Atlantis

  • Rizzoli & Isles

    Rizzoli & Isles

  • Judging Amy

    Judging Amy

  • T. J. Hooker

    T. J. Hooker

  • Angel

    Angel

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • Touched by an Angel

    Touched by an Angel

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Hitchhiker

    The Hitchhiker

  • The Guardian

    The Guardian

  • St. Elsewhere

    St. Elsewhere

  • The Pretender

    The Pretender

  • Northern Exposure

    Northern Exposure

  • Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

    Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction

  • Boston Public

    Boston Public

  • The Unit

    The Unit

  • The Thing

    The Thing

  • Remington Steele

    Remington Steele

  • Cagney & Lacey

    Cagney & Lacey

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Dharma & Greg

    Dharma & Greg

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Best Sex Ever

    The Best Sex Ever

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • L.A. Doctors

    L.A. Doctors

  • The Forgotten

    The Forgotten

  • Alien Nation

    Alien Nation

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man

  • Best Defense

    Best Defense

  • Tumbleweeds

    Tumbleweeds

  • Prison of Secrets

    Prison of Secrets

  • Bull

    Bull

  • One West Waikiki

    One West Waikiki

  • Shadows

    Shadows

  • Chasing a Dream

    Chasing a Dream

  • Attraction

    Attraction

  • Rocket's Red Glare

    Rocket's Red Glare

  • Growing Up Fisher

    Growing Up Fisher

  • My Blue Heaven

    My Blue Heaven

  • Capital News

    Capital News

  • Burning Bridges

    Burning Bridges

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • The Thing Expanded

    The Thing Expanded

  • Born Beautiful

    Born Beautiful

  • Alien Hunter

    Alien Hunter

  • True Believer

    True Believer

  • The Rookie

    The Rookie

  • All The Kids Do It

    All The Kids Do It

  • Those She Left Behind

    Those She Left Behind

  • Twilight Man

    Twilight Man

  • Eddie Dodd

    Eddie Dodd

  • Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

  • Serial Killer

    Serial Killer

  • Deadly Medicine

    Deadly Medicine

  • It's My Party

    It's My Party

  • Dark Angel

    Dark Angel

  • Swallow

    Swallow

  • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

  • The Sleepwalker Killing

    The Sleepwalker Killing