Joel Polis
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
Ronald Ostrowski
Law & Order
Dr. Joel Friedman
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Silvio Peters
Bones
Mario Trivisonno
Castle
John Raglan
Seinfeld
Reilly
CSI: Miami
Robert Wynn
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Banker
Star Trek: Voyager
Ny Terla
CSI: NY
Clark Risenhoover
Cheers
Gary
Boston Legal
Attorney Eric Yavitch
Beverly Hills, 90210
Stargate Atlantis
Elson
Diagnosis: Murder
Larry Macklin
Rizzoli & Isles
Starbridge Warden
Angel
Captain Franklin
Without a Trace
Joel Landers
The Twilight Zone
(segment "The Uncle Devil Show")
Home Improvement
Wes Davidson
Matlock
Gary Benton
Northern Exposure
Matthew Miller
The Unit
Administrator
Moonlighting
Frank Herbert
Judging Amy
Dr. Eaton
St. Elsewhere
Remington Steele
Eldon Veckmer
Touched by an Angel
Garland Ketter
Chicago Hope
The Guardian
Jerry Lazar
The Pretender
Agent Russell Gillson
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Dr. Sapperstein (segment "Morning Sickness")
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Dharma & Greg
Colonel Glickman
T. J. Hooker
John Jenkins
The Thing
Fuchs
Boston Public
Dawson
7th Heaven
Ted Jacob
Alien Nation
Cagney & Lacey
Ally McBeal
Attorney Woodson
The Hitchhiker
Carl
One West Waikiki
The Invisible Man
John Castagnacci
The Best Sex Ever
Donald
Misfits of Science
Lonnie / Dwayne
The Forgotten
Judge Cooperman
Growing Up Fisher
Richard Barr
Bull
The Rookie
Lance
Fatal Vision
Brian Murtagh
L.A. Doctors
ER Doctor
Mister Sterling
Alien Hunter
Copeland
My Blue Heaven
U.S. Attorney
Capital News
Vartan
Best Defense
First Agent
True Believer
Dean Rabin
Attraction
William
Tumbleweeds
Vice Principal
It's My Party
Tim Bergen
Chasing a Dream
Dr. Aldicott
Dark Angel
Jastrow
Eddie Dodd
Serial Killer
Jack Blund
The Sleepwalker Killing
Asst. Atty. Jimmy
Prison of Secrets
Brad
Fallen Angels
Horace Millhouse
Those She Left Behind
Kerns
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Born Beautiful
Ted
Twilight Man
Harper
Rocket's Red Glare
Col. Mitchell
Burning Bridges
Dr. Paletsky
Swallow
Agent Miller
All The Kids Do It
Coach
Deadly Medicine
Dr. George Reardon
The Thing Expanded
Self
Shadows
Kapo