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