How old was Tom Poston in…

Tom Poston

Bio: Thomas Gordon "Tom" Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950

Born: Mon, Oct 17 1921

Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Death: Mon, Apr 30 2007

Tom Poston is 85 years old

External Links

Sort by Popularity

Scroll to TV Credits

Acting Roles

Crew Roles

Movies (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date

Christmas with the Kranks

Tom Poston was

83 in Christmas with the Kranks

as 'Father Zabriskie'.

Wed, Nov 24 2004

The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Tom Poston was

82 in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

as 'Lord Palimore'.

Fri, Aug 06 2004

Beethoven's 5th

Tom Poston was

82 in Beethoven's 5th

as 'John Giles / Selig'.

Tue, Dec 02 2003

The Story of Us

Tom Poston was

77 in The Story of Us

as 'Harry'.

Thu, Oct 14 1999

Krippendorf's Tribe

Tom Poston was

76 in Krippendorf's Tribe

as 'Gordon Hargrove'.

Fri, Feb 27 1998

A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

Tom Poston was

68 in A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder

as 'Don Corman'.

Thu, Oct 04 1990

Save the Dog!

Tom Poston was

66 in Save the Dog!

Sat, Mar 19 1988

Carbon Copy

Tom Poston was

59 in Carbon Copy

as 'Reverend Hayworth'.

Thu, Aug 06 1981

The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

Tom Poston was

59 in The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite

as 'Omar Krepps'.

Thu, May 21 1981

Up the Academy

Tom Poston was

58 in Up the Academy

as 'Sgt. Skip Sisson'.

Fri, Jun 06 1980

Beane's of Boston

Tom Poston was

57 in Beane's of Boston

as 'Frank Beane'.

Sat, May 05 1979

A Guide for the Married Woman

Tom Poston was

56 in A Guide for the Married Woman

as 'Marty Gibson'.

Fri, Oct 13 1978

Rabbit Test

Tom Poston was

56 in Rabbit Test

as 'Minister'.

Sun, Apr 09 1978

Fame

Tom Poston was

56 in Fame

as 'Car Salesman'.

Mon, Jan 02 1978

The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

Tom Poston was

55 in The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa

as 'William Bensinger'.

Sun, Jun 19 1977

The Happy Hooker

Tom Poston was

53 in The Happy Hooker

as 'J. Arthur Conrad'.

Thu, May 08 1975

Cold Turkey

Tom Poston was

49 in Cold Turkey

as 'Mr. Stopworth'.

Fri, Feb 19 1971

Soldier in the Rain

Tom Poston was

42 in Soldier in the Rain

as 'Lieutenant Magee'.

Wed, Nov 27 1963

The Old Dark House

Tom Poston was

42 in The Old Dark House

as 'Tom Penderel'.

Wed, Oct 30 1963

Zotz!

Tom Poston was

40 in Zotz!

as 'Prof. Jonathan Jones'.

Wed, Oct 03 1962

The Tempest

Tom Poston was

38 in The Tempest

as 'Trinculo'.

Sat, Feb 13 1960

The Christmas Tree

Tom Poston was

37 in The Christmas Tree

as 'Tom'.

Sun, Dec 14 1958

City That Never Sleeps

Tom Poston was

31 in City That Never Sleeps

as 'Detective (as Thomas Poston)'.

Fri, Jun 12 1953

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

Sorted by Release Date
Ages in TV shows are based off the first air date and may not be accurate. View individual episode details for accurate ages

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

Tom Poston was

83+ in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

as 'Merle'.

First Air Date
Fri, Mar 18 2005

Committed

Tom Poston was

83+ in Committed

as 'Clown'.

First Air Date
Tue, Jan 04 2005

Good Morning, Miami

Tom Poston was

80+ in Good Morning, Miami

as 'Lenny'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 26 2002

8 Simple Rules

Tom Poston was

80+ in 8 Simple Rules

as 'Jake'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 2002

The Ellen Show

Tom Poston was

79+ in The Ellen Show

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 24 2001

Good Day Live

Tom Poston was

79+ in Good Day Live

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 17 2001

The Lone Gunmen

Tom Poston was

79+ in The Lone Gunmen

First Air Date
Sun, Mar 04 2001

Will & Grace

Tom Poston was

76+ in Will & Grace

as 'Norman'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 21 1998

That '70s Show

Tom Poston was

76+ in That '70s Show

as 'Burt Sigurdson'.

First Air Date
Sun, Aug 23 1998

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

Tom Poston was

75+ in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 27 1997

Dharma & Greg

Tom Poston was

75+ in Dharma & Greg

as 'Dr. Gillespie'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 24 1997

George & Leo

Tom Poston was

75+ in George & Leo

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 15 1997

Just Shoot Me!

Tom Poston was

75+ in Just Shoot Me!

as 'Herb'.

First Air Date
Tue, Mar 04 1997

King of the Hill

Tom Poston was

75+ in King of the Hill

as 'Mr. Popper (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 12 1997

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Tom Poston was

74+ in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

as 'Mortgage Banker'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 27 1996

Suddenly Susan

Tom Poston was

74+ in Suddenly Susan

as 'Mr. Vance'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 19 1996

Cosby

Tom Poston was

74+ in Cosby

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 16 1996

Malcolm & Eddie

Tom Poston was

74+ in Malcolm & Eddie

First Air Date
Mon, Aug 26 1996

The Drew Carey Show

Tom Poston was

73+ in The Drew Carey Show

as 'Roscoe Harvey'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 13 1995

Touched by an Angel

Tom Poston was

72+ in Touched by an Angel

as 'Ed Yablonsky'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 21 1994

Tom Poston was

72+ in ER

as 'Earl'.

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 19 1994

Diagnosis: Murder

Tom Poston was

72+ in Diagnosis: Murder

as 'Tom Porter'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 29 1993

Grace Under Fire

Tom Poston was

71+ in Grace Under Fire

as ', Floyd Norton'.

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 29 1993

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Tom Poston was

71+ in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 01 1993

Bob

Tom Poston was

70+ in Bob

as 'Jerry Fleisher'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 18 1992

Home Improvement

Tom Poston was

69+ in Home Improvement

as 'Clerk, Ned, Ted'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1991

Harry and the Hendersons

Tom Poston was

69+ in Harry and the Hendersons

as 'Homeless Man'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jan 13 1991

Good Grief

Tom Poston was

68+ in Good Grief

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 30 1990

Dream On

Tom Poston was

68+ in Dream On

as 'Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jul 08 1990

The Simpsons

Tom Poston was

68+ in The Simpsons

as 'Capital City Goofball (voice)'.

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 17 1989

Family Matters

Tom Poston was

67+ in Family Matters

as 'Mr. Looney'.

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 22 1989

Coach

Tom Poston was

67+ in Coach

as 'Dr. Art Hibke'.

First Air Date
Tue, Feb 28 1989

Fresno

Tom Poston was

65+ in Fresno

as 'Doc Parseghian'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 16 1986

Crazy like a Fox

Tom Poston was

63+ in Crazy like a Fox

as 'Fiedler'.

First Air Date
Sun, Dec 30 1984

St. Elsewhere

Tom Poston was

61+ in St. Elsewhere

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 26 1982

Newhart

Tom Poston was

60+ in Newhart

as 'George Utley'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 02 1982

Hotel

Tom Poston was

60+ in Hotel

First Air Date
Sat, Aug 21 1982

Good Time Harry

Tom Poston was

58+ in Good Time Harry

First Air Date
Sat, Jul 19 1980

Sweepstakes

Tom Poston was

57+ in Sweepstakes

First Air Date
Fri, Jan 26 1979

Flying High

Tom Poston was

56+ in Flying High

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 29 1978

Mork & Mindy

Tom Poston was

56+ in Mork & Mindy

as 'Franklin Delano Bickley'.

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 14 1978

We've Got Each Other

Tom Poston was

55+ in We've Got Each Other

as 'Damon Jerome'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 01 1977

The Love Boat

Tom Poston was

55+ in The Love Boat

as 'Mickey O'Day, Tom Poston'.

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 24 1977

CHiPs

Tom Poston was

55+ in CHiPs

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 15 1977

All's Fair

Tom Poston was

54+ in All's Fair

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 20 1976

Alice

Tom Poston was

54+ in Alice

First Air Date
Tue, Aug 31 1976

On the Rocks

Tom Poston was

53+ in On the Rocks

First Air Date
Thu, Sep 11 1975

The Good Guys

Tom Poston was

46+ in The Good Guys

First Air Date
Wed, Sep 25 1968

Get Smart

Tom Poston was

43+ in Get Smart

First Air Date
Sat, Sep 18 1965

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Tom Poston was

41+ in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as 'Janitor / Lieutenant Courtney'.

First Air Date
Fri, Oct 04 1963

The Merv Griffin Show

Tom Poston was

40+ in The Merv Griffin Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Mon, Oct 01 1962

Thriller

Tom Poston was

38+ in Thriller

as 'Charlie Denham'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 13 1960

Startime

Tom Poston was

37+ in Startime

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 06 1959

The Steve Allen Show

Tom Poston was

34+ in The Steve Allen Show

as 'Self, Self - Laurel & Hardy, Self - Comedian, Self - Guest, Self - Master of Ceremony'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 24 1956

Playwrights '56

Tom Poston was

33+ in Playwrights '56

First Air Date
Tue, Oct 04 1955

The George Gobel Show

Tom Poston was

32+ in The George Gobel Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sat, Oct 02 1954

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Tom Poston was

30+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame

as 'Tom, Car Salesman, Trinculo'.

First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951

What's My Line?

Tom Poston was

28+ in What's My Line?

as 'Self - Mystery Guest, Self - Panelist'.

First Air Date
Thu, Feb 02 1950

Robert Montgomery Presents

Tom Poston was

28+ in Robert Montgomery Presents

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 30 1950

Lights Out

Tom Poston was

27+ in Lights Out

First Air Date
Tue, Jul 19 1949

Studio One

Tom Poston was

27+ in Studio One

as 'Alec Gordon, Sentry'.

First Air Date
Sun, Nov 07 1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

Tom Poston was

26+ in The Ed Sullivan Show

as 'Self'.

First Air Date
Sun, Jun 20 1948