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"The Love Boat" (1977): Season 1: Episode 12 -- Guest stars include Will Geer, Arte Johnson, Tom Poston, Pat Morita, Anson Williams, Bayn Johnson
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) -- With their daughter away, her parents decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holidays at the last minute.
"Newhart" (1982): Season 1: Episode 18 -- The café is robbed, and Kirk’s dishonest past comes back to haunt him as he learns the hard way about telling the truth.
"Newhart" (1982): Season 1: Episode 10 -- Dick and Joanna are caught in the middle when a friend of Leslie’s arrives at the inn and announces that she’s divorcing her husband, a prominent U.S. senator.
"Newhart" (1982): Season 1: Episode 4 -- It’s time for the annual River Party, but Dick is on thin ice with Joanna, in spite of his best intentions.

Overview

Date of Birth:
17 October 1921, Columbus, Ohio, USA more
Date of Death:
30 April 2007, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
Veteran comedic actor Tom Poston, he with the bugged-out eyes that commonly... more
Trivia:
Ex-father-in-law of George S. Clinton. more
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Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations more
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Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" .... Merle (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka TSL (USA: informal short title)
        - Ah, Wilderness (2006) TV episode .... Merle
  2. "Committed" .... Clown (12 episodes, 2005)
        - The Perfect Person: Part 2 (2005) TV episode .... Clown
        - The Perfect Person: Part 1 (2005) TV episode .... Clown
        - The Burger Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
        - The Statue Guy Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
        - The Mother Episode (2005) TV episode .... Clown
          (7 more)
  3. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) .... Father Zabriskie
  4. The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004) .... Lord Palimore
  5. Beethoven's 5th (2003) (V) .... John Giles/Selig
    ... aka Beethoven's 5th: Big Paw (USA: alternative title)
  6. "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .... Jake (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka 8 Simple Rules (USA: new title)
        - Good Moms Gone Wild (2003) TV episode .... Jake
  7. "That '70s Show" .... Burt Sigurdson (3 episodes, 2002-2003)
        - Your Time Is Gonna Come (2003) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson
        - Thank You (2002) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson
        - Heartbreaker (2002) TV episode .... Burt Sigurdson
  8. "Good Morning, Miami" .... Lenny (1 episode, 2003)
        - Take a Penny, Give a Penny (2003) TV episode .... Lenny
  9. "Will & Grace" .... Norman (1 episode, 2002)
        - Went to a Garden Potty (2002) TV episode .... Norman
  10. "Becker" .... Joe Willakie (1 episode, 2002)
        - Talking Points (2002) TV episode .... Joe Willakie
  11. "Apple Valley Knights" (2002) TV series .... Justice Knight Sr.
  12. "Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776" (2 episodes, 2002)
        - Not Yet Begun to Fight (2002) TV episode (voice)
        - The Turtle (2002) TV episode (voice)
  13. "The Ellen Show" .... Joe (1 episode, 2001)
        - Joe (2001) TV episode .... Joe
  14. "The Lone Gunmen" .... Captain Toby / ... (1 episode, 2001)
        - The 'Cap'n Toby' Show (2001) TV episode .... Captain Toby/Fred Tabalowski
  15. "ER" .... Earl (2 episodes, 2001)
        - Fear of Commitment (2001) TV episode .... Earl
        - Surrender (2001) TV episode .... Earl
  16. "King of the Hill" .... Mr. Popper (1 episode, 2001)
        - Now Who's the Dummy? (2001) TV episode (voice) .... Mr. Popper
  17. "The Drew Carey Show" .... Roscoe Harvey (1 episode, 2001)
        - Oswald's Dad Returns (2001) TV episode .... Roscoe Harvey
  18. "Normal, Ohio" .... Stanley (1 episode, 2000)
        - Just Another Normal Christmas (2000) TV episode .... Stanley
  19. "Dharma & Greg" .... Dr. Gillespie (1 episode, 2000)
        - The Spy Who Said He Loved Me (2000) TV episode .... Dr. Gillespie
  20. "Malcolm & Eddie" .... Garth (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
        - Swooped (2000) TV episode .... Garth
        - Hot Pants (1999) TV episode .... Garth

  21. The Story of Us (1999) .... Harry
  22. "Diagnosis Murder" .... Tom Porter (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Roast (1999) TV episode .... Tom Porter
  23. "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show" .... Uncle Cosmo (1 episode, 1999)
        - Honey, It's the Ghostest with the Mostest (1999) TV episode .... Uncle Cosmo
  24. "Cosby" .... Tim (2 episodes, 1999)
        - Timerity (1999) TV episode .... Tim
        - Ol' Betsy (1999) TV episode .... Tim
  25. "Maggie Winters" .... Lester Mulford (1 episode, 1998)
        - Mama's Got a Brand New Bag (1998) TV episode .... Lester Mulford
  26. "Suddenly Susan" .... Mr. Vance (1 episode, 1998)
        - Sleeping with the Enemy (1998) TV episode .... Mr. Vance
  27. "Touched by an Angel" .... Ed (1 episode, 1998)
        - Cry and You Cry Alone (1998) TV episode .... Ed
  28. "Just Shoot Me!" .... Herb (1 episode, 1998)
        - Jack's Old Partner (1998) TV episode .... Herb
  29. Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) .... Gordon Hargrove
  30. "Grace Under Fire" .... Floyd Norton (32 episodes, 1995-1998)
        - Down in the Boondocks (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
        - Grace Under Class (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
        - Fall from Grace (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
        - Fire in the Hole (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
        - Digging Up the Dirt (1998) TV episode .... Floyd Norton
          (27 more)
  31. Contempt of Court (1998) (TV) .... Coroner
  32. "Home Improvement" .... Ned / ... (3 episodes, 1995-1997)
        - Thanksgiving (1997) TV episode .... Ted
        - The Tool Man Delivers (1996) TV episode .... Ned
        - 'Twas the Flight Before Christmas (1995) TV episode .... The Clerk
  33. "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" .... Mortgage Broker (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Sabrina (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Sabrina Goes to College (USA: promotional title)
        - Witch Trash (1997) TV episode .... Mortgage Broker
  34. "George & Leo" .... Traffic Cop (1 episode, 1997)
        - The Cameo Episode (1997) TV episode .... Traffic Cop
  35. "Murphy Brown" .... Old Man Swenson (2 episodes, 1994-1996)
        - Office Politics (1996) TV episode .... Old Man Swenson
        - Crime Story (1994) TV episode .... Old Man Swenson
  36. "Coach" .... Dr. Art Hibke (4 episodes, 1990-1995)
        - Turtle World (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
        - Ten Percent of Nothing (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
        - Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
        - Magnificent Abscession (1990) TV episode .... Dr. Art Hibke
  37. "Family Matters" .... Mr. Looney (3 episodes, 1994-1995)
        - Wedding Bell Blues (1995) TV episode .... Mr. Looney
        - The Looney Bin (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Looney
        - Presumed Urkel (1994) TV episode .... Mr. Looney
  38. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" .... Mysterious 'Dead Man' (1 episode, 1993)
        - Halloween (1993) TV episode .... Mysterious 'Dead Man'
  39. "Dream On" .... Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish (1 episode, 1993)
        - Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape (1993) TV episode .... Sidney 'Uncle Bouncy' Barish
  40. "Bob" .... Jerry Fleisher (4 episodes, 1992-1993)
        - The Entertainer (1993) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
        - Bob and Kaye and Jerry and Patty (1993) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
        - A Streetcar Named Congress Douglas (1992) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
        - I'm Getting Remarried in the Morning (????) TV episode .... Jerry Fleisher
  41. "Good Grief" .... Ringo Prowley (13 episodes, 1990-1991)
        - 13th Episode Anniversary Special (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
        - The Big Bang Theory (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
        - The Bear (1991) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
        - Birth of a Notion (1990) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
        - Ringo Gets a Job (1990) TV episode .... Ringo Prowley
          (8 more)
  42. "The Simpsons" .... Capital City Goofball (1 episode, 1990)
        - Dancin' Homer (1990) TV episode (voice) .... Capital City Goofball
  43. A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (1990) (TV) .... Don Corman
    ... aka A Perfect Little Murder (UK)
    ... aka Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors
    ... aka Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors
  44. "Newhart" .... George Utley (184 episodes, 1982-1990)
        - The Last Newhart (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
        - My Husband, My Peasant (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
        - Father Goose (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
        - Dick and Tim (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
        - Handymania (1990) TV episode .... George Utley
          (179 more)

  45. Murphy's Laws of Golf (1989) .... George
  46. "St. Elsewhere" .... Jim Morrison (1 episode, 1988)
        - The Abby Singer Show (1988) TV episode .... Jim Morrison
  47. Save the Dog! (1988) (TV)
    ... aka Go for Broke (UK: video title)
  48. "Fresno" (1986) TV mini-series .... Doc Parseghian
  49. "Crazy Like a Fox" (1 episode, 1986)
        - A Fox at the Races (1986) TV episode
  50. "Hotel" .... Tommy Rooney (1 episode, 1985)
    ... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
        - Pathways (1985) TV episode .... Tommy Rooney
  51. "The Love Boat" .... Mickey O'Day (2 episodes, 1977-1983)
        - Dee Dee's Dilemma/Julie's Blind Date/The Prize Winner (1983) TV episode
        - The Old Man and the Runaway/The Painters/A Fine Romance (1977) TV episode .... Mickey O'Day
  52. I've Had It Up to Here (1982) (TV)
  53. "King's Crossing" .... Brian Gunshore (1 episode, 1982)
        - Home Front (1982) TV episode .... Brian Gunshore
  54. Carbon Copy (1981) .... Reverend Hayworth
  55. The Girl, the Gold Watch & Dynamite (1981) (TV) .... Omar Krepps
  56. "Mork & Mindy" .... Franklin Delano Bickley (19 episodes, 1979-1982)
        - Reflections and Regrets (1981) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
        - I Heard It Through the Morkvine (1981) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
        - Mork the Prankster (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
        - Putting the Ork Back in Mork: Part 2 (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
        - Invasion of the Mork Snatchers (1980) TV episode .... Franklin Delano Bickley
          (14 more)
  57. "Good Time Harry" .... Ben Younger (1 episode, 1980)
        - Ben Younger (1980) TV episode .... Ben Younger
  58. Up the Academy (1980) .... Sisson
    ... aka Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy
    ... aka Mad Magazine's Up the Academy
    ... aka The Brave Young Men of Weinberg

  59. "CHiPs" .... Bill Conner (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - Quarantine (1979) TV episode .... Bill Conner
  60. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Carl Salesman / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1978)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Fame (1978) TV episode .... Carl Salesman
        - The Tempest (1960) TV episode .... Trinculo
        - The Christmas Tree (1958) TV episode .... Tom
  61. "Flying High" .... Zarky (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Vanishing Point (1978) TV episode .... Zarky
  62. A Guide for the Married Woman (1978) (TV) .... Marty Gibson
  63. Rabbit Test (1978) .... The Minister
  64. "We've Got Each Other" .... Damon Jerome (13 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Pumping Iron (1978) TV episode .... Damon Jerome
        - The Long Vacation (1977) TV episode .... Damon Jerome
        - The Magic Show (1977) TV episode .... Damon Jerome
        - Miss Wonderful (1977) TV episode .... Damon Jerome
        - The Oil Spill (1977) TV episode .... Damon Jerome
          (8 more)
  65. The Magnificent Magical Magnet of Santa Mesa (1977) (TV) .... William Bensinger
    ... aka The Adventures of Freddy
  66. "The Bob Newhart Show" .... Cliff Murdock (5 episodes, 1975-1977)
        - You're Having My Hartley (1977) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
        - The Slammer (1976) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
        - Enter Mrs. Peeper (1976) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
        - Peeper Two (1976) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
        - The Longest Good Bye (1975) TV episode .... Cliff Murdock
  67. "All's Fair" .... Harold Banks (1 episode, 1977)
        - Save the Yak (1977) TV episode .... Harold Banks
  68. "Alice" .... Jerry Dittmeyer (1 episode, 1976)
        - Vera's Mortician (1976) TV episode .... Jerry Dittmeyer
  69. "On the Rocks" .... Sullivan / ... (12 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - High Noon (1976) TV episode .... Sullivan
        - Free and Clear (1976) TV episode .... Sullivan
        - Testing, Testing (1976) TV episode .... Sullivan
        - Friendly Persuasion (1976) TV episode .... Sullivan
        - The High and Mighty: Part 2 (1975) TV episode .... Sullivan
          (7 more)
  70. The Second Annual Comedy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Absent-Minded Guy
  71. "Laugh Back" (1975) TV series .... Various
    ... aka Steve Allen's Laugh Back (USA: complete title)
  72. The Happy Hooker (1975) .... J. Arthur Conrad
  73. Harry and Maggie (1975) (TV) .... Arlo Wilson
  74. Bobby Parker and Company (1974) (TV) .... His Psychiatrist
  75. Cold Turkey (1971) .... Mr. Stopworth
  76. "NBC Children's Theatre" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Looking Through Super Plastic Elastic Goggles at Color (1970) TV episode

  77. "Get Smart" .... Dr. Zharko (1 episode, 1969)
        - Shock It to Me (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Zharko
  78. "The Good Guys" .... Julian Brent (1 episode, 1969)
        - The World's Second Greatest Lover (1969) TV episode .... Julian Brent
  79. "Gentle Ben" .... Joe Cardigan (1 episode, 1968)
        - Trophy Bear (1968) TV episode .... Joe Cardigan
  80. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Janitor / ... (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka The Chrysler Theater
    ... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
    ... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
        - Double Jeopardy (1965) TV episode .... Janitor/Lieutenant Courtney
  81. "The Defenders" .... Sheldon Lowell (2 episodes, 1964)
        - The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 2 (1964) TV episode .... Sheldon Lowell
        - The Seven Hundred Year Old Gang: Part 1 (1964) TV episode .... Sheldon Lowell
  82. Soldier in the Rain (1963) .... Lt. Magee
  83. The Old Dark House (1963) .... Tom Penderel
  84. Zotz! (1962) .... Prof. Jonathan Jones
  85. "Thriller" .... Charlie Denham (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - Masquerade (1961) TV episode .... Charlie Denham
  86. Merman on Broadway (1961) (TV)
  87. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Perennial Amnesiac / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1960)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.27 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
        - Episode #5.26 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
        - Episode #5.25 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
        - Episode #5.24 (1960) TV episode .... Perennial Amnesiac
        - Episode #3.13 (1957) TV episode .... Comedian- Shell Game Player
          (1 more)
  88. "Play of the Week" .... Supervisor (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Enchanted (1960) TV episode .... Supervisor
  89. The Tempest (1960) (TV) .... Trinculo
    ... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: The Tempest (USA: series title)

  90. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Chester (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Change in Chester (1957) TV episode .... Chester
  91. "The Phil Silvers Show" .... Lieutenant (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
    ... aka Sergeant Bilko (syndication title)
    ... aka Sgt. Bilko (Australia: DVD title)
    ... aka The Phil Silvers Show: You'll Never Get Rich
    ... aka You'll Never Get Rich (USA: first episodes title)
        - Love That Guardhouse (1957) TV episode
        - The Face on the Recruiting Poster (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant
  92. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - Who? (1956) TV episode
  93. "Playwrights '56" .... Fletcher (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Pontiac Playwrights '56 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka The Playwright Hour
        - You Sometimes Get Rich (1956) TV episode .... Fletcher
  94. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Tangled Web (1955) TV episode
  95. "Hawkins Falls, Population 6200" (1950) TV series .... Toby Winfield (unknown episodes, 1953)
    ... aka Hawkins Falls: A Television Novel (USA: new title)
  96. City That Never Sleeps (1953) (as Thomas Poston) .... Detective
  97. "Lights Out" (2 episodes, 1950-1951)
        - The Devil in Glencairn (1951) TV episode
        - Dr. Heidegger's Experiment (1950) TV episode (as Thomas Poston)
  98. "Studio One" .... Sentry (1 episode, 1951)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Coriolanus (1951) TV episode .... Sentry
  99. "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" .... The Alkarian (1 episode, 1950)
        - The Mystery of Alkar (????) TV episode (uncredited) .... The Alkarian
Soundtrack:
  1. "Mork & Mindy" (2 episodes, 1979-1980)
        - Looney Tunes and Morkie Melodies (1980) TV episode (performer: "The Battle Hymn of the Republic")
        - Mork the Tolerant (1979) TV episode (performer: "Camptown Races")
Self:
  1. "TV Land Confidential" .... Himself - interviewee (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
        - Finales (2007) TV episode .... Himself - interviewee
  2. "The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments" (2005) TV mini-series .... Himself
  3. The 3rd Annual TV Land Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  4. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Suzanne Pleshette (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  5. On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize (2002) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself / George Utley
  6. "Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (2 episodes, 2001)
    ... aka H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
        - Episode dated 7 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 6 December 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
  7. Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  8. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
        - Bob Newhart: The Last Sane Man... (2001) TV episode .... Himself

  9. "The Larry Sanders Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - My Name Is Asher Kingsley (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  10. Comic Relief VII (1995) (TV) .... Himself

  11. "Super Password" .... Himself / ... (22 episodes, 1984-1989)
        - Episode dated 30 January 1989 (1989) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 August 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 August 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 19 August 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 August 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Himself
          (17 more)
  12. Circus of the Stars #13 (1988) (TV)
  13. "The New Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance / ... (6 episodes, 1986-1988)
        - Episode dated 21 March 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode #2.76 (1988) TV episode .... Center Square
        - Episode dated 2 November 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 4 May 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
        - Episode dated 9 February 1987 (1987) TV episode .... Center Square
          (1 more)
  14. "Blackout" .... Himself (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode dated 7 March 1988 (1988) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "D.C. Follies" .... Himself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Pilot (1987) TV episode .... Himself
  16. "The $10,000 Pyramid" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1986)
    ... aka New $25,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $100,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $20,000 Pyramid (USA: new title)
    ... aka The $25,000 Pyramid (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The $50,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
    ... aka The New $100,000 Pyramid (USA: new syndication title)
        - Episode dated 25 April 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 April 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 April 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 April 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 21 April 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
  17. "All Star Blitz" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode dated 6 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 3 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 2 December 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
  18. "Body Language" .... Himself (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
        - Episode dated 11 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 October 1985 (1985) TV episode .... Himself
          (10 more)
  19. "Password Plus" .... Himself (7 episodes, 1981-1982)
        - Episode dated 26 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 March 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
          (2 more)
  20. "Battlestars" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode dated 26 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 25 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 February 1982 (1982) TV episode .... Himself
  21. "The Alan Thicke Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1981)
    ... aka Fast Company (Canada: English title: recut version)
    ... aka Prime Cuts (Canada: English title: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1981 (1981) TV episode .... Himself
  22. Something Spectacular with Steve Allen (1981) (TV) .... Himself

  23. "Beat the Clock" .... Himself (1 episode, 1971)
        - Episode dated 6 July 1971 (1971) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1969-1970)
        - Episode #2.251 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.78 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #2.62 (1969) TV episode .... Himself

  25. "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself / ... (297 episodes, 1959-1968)
        - Episode dated 22 May 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 23 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 9 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 2 January 1967 (1967) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
        - Episode dated 26 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Panelist
          (292 more)
  26. "What's My Line?" .... Guest Panelist / ... (10 episodes, 1958-1966)
        - Episode dated 11 December 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 8 September 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 15 July 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 3 January 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Mystery Guest
        - Episode dated 8 February 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Guest Panelist
          (5 more)
  27. "I've Got a Secret" .... Celebrity Guest / ... (4 episodes, 1961-1966)
        - Episode dated 14 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Guest star
        - Episode dated 18 January 1965 (1965) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 11 January 1965 (1965) TV episode (as 'To Tell the Truth' panel) .... Himself
        - Episode dated 9 August 1961 (1961) TV episode .... Celebrity Guest
  28. "Missing Links" .... Himself (7 episodes, 1963-1964)
        - Episode dated 7 December 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 September 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 4 May 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
          (2 more)
  29. "Get the Message" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 20 April 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
  30. "That Was the Week That Was" (1964) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
  31. "Pantomime Quiz" .... Guest Panelist / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1963)
    ... aka Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 25 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest Panelist
        - Episode dated 6 May 1958 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
  32. "Password" .... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
    ... aka Password All-Stars (USA: new title)
        - Kitty Carlisle & Tom Poston vs. Mary Healy and Peter Lind Hayes (1962) TV episode .... Panelist
        - Tom Poston vs. Kitty Carlisle (1961) TV episode .... Himself
  33. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Comedian / ... (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #5.20 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
        - Episode #5.19 (1960) TV episode .... Himself - Comedian
        - 10th Annual Magazine Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Master of Ceremony
        - Episode #4.16 (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Laurel & Hardy
        - Episode #2.33 (1957) TV episode .... Himself - Sketch Actor

  34. "Startime" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Ford Startime
    ... aka Lincoln-Mercury Startime
        - Merman on Broadway (1959) TV episode .... Himself
  35. "Toast of the Town" .... Lt. Ferguson Howard - scene from The Golden Fleecing (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #13.9 (1959) TV episode .... Lt. Ferguson Howard - scene from The Golden Fleecing
  36. "Split Personality" (1959) TV series .... Host
  37. "The George Gobel Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
        - Episode #4.10 (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. "Entertainment Tonight"
        - Episode dated 21 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "That '70s Show"
        - The Final Goodbye (2006) TV episode .... Burt
  3. Lipstick & Dynamite, Piss & Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
  5. The Mercurian Invasion (1998) (V) .... The Mercurian Leader
  6. "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"
        - Colleen's Paper (1997) TV episode .... The Corpse

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"It's Good To Be King", as Jerome Dickey (ep. 'Long Live The King' (1997)') more
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