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American actor (1921–2007)
Tom Poston
Poston in 1965
Born
Thomas Gordon Poston
(1921-10-17)October 17, 1921
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Died
April 30, 2007(2007-04-30) (aged 85)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1950–2007
Spouses
Doris Sward
(m. 1949, divorced)
Jean Sullivan
(m. 1955; div. 1961)
Kay Hudson
(m. 1968; div. 1976)
(m. 1980; died 1998)
Suzanne Pleshette
(m. 2001)
Children
3
Tom Poston (left), Constance Ford, and Robert Elston in the Broadway production of Golden Fleecing (1959), written by Lorenzo Semple Jr.
Thomas Gordon Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American actor, appearing in television roles from the 1950s through the early to mid-2000s, reportedly appearing in more sitcoms than any other actor.[1] In the 1980s, he played George Utley on the CBS sitcom Newhart, receiving three Emmy Award nominations for the role. In addition he had a number of film roles and appeared frequently on Broadway and television game shows.
^Moore, Dennis (August 5, 2013). "Which American Actor Appeared in the most TV Sitcoms?". USA Today. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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featured in the comedy Golden Fleecing, starring Constance Ford and TomPoston. (Poston would eventually become her third husband.) That same year, she was...
Tommy Citera, Ron Leibman, Harry Teinowitz, Hutch Parker, Ralph Macchio, TomPoston, King Coleman, and Barbara Bach. The plot concerns the antics of a group...
Dick's wife; co-owner of the Stratford Inn who also works as a realtor TomPoston as George Utley, the handyman/maintenance man at the Stratford Inn, a...
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Across Time. In 1986, she appeared opposite Barry Jenner, Jamie Farr, TomPoston, Paul Eiding, James Widdoes and Jack Carter in 1987 on Super Password...
Emily's friend (seen only in the first part of season 1, then dropped) TomPoston as Cliff "The Peeper" Murdock, Bob's college friend from Vermont Jean...
She had a daughter, the actress Francesca Poston, by actor TomPoston, whom she married in 1955. She and Poston separated in 1959 and divorced two years...
had been created in Kansas City in 1951 by Bob Arbogast and used on The TomPoston Show in New York where it eventually ended up on The Steve Allen Show...
Jean periodically. Russell reconciled with his estranged dad, Floyd (TomPoston). By season three, Floyd ended up moving in with Russell and working with...
Wallace hosted the pilot); recurring panelists by the 1960s included TomPoston, Peggy Cass, Orson Bean, and Kitty Carlisle. (Cass and Carlisle stayed...
Dodie Goodman, Fred Gwynne, Bob Hastings, Paul Lynde, Julie Newmar, TomPoston, Charlotte Rae, Paul Reed, Darryl Richard, Mark Rydell, Suzanne Storrs...
Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series 1959 (11th) TomPoston Various characters The Steve Allen Show NBC Richard Crenna Luke McCoy...
cover of Time magazine in 1940, timed to coincide with the release of Young Tom Edison; the cover story began: Hollywood's No. 1 box office bait in 1939...
United States on November 24, 2004 by Sony Pictures Releasing. It was TomPoston's final film before his death in 2007, and received negative reviews from...
Ellen Hartley, a love interest for Howard Borden. Future Newhart regular TomPoston had a briefly recurring role as Cliff "Peeper" Murdock, veteran stage...
Can't Take Me Home Split Personality, a 1959 American game show hosted by TomPoston Split Personality (game show), a 1967 Australian television series "The...
Her subsequent Broadway appearances include Drink to Me Only opposite TomPoston, Roger the Sixth opposite Alan Alda, The Glass Rooster opposite Michael...
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