Joel Polis

Joel Polis

73 · Born: Oct 3, 1951

Known For

The ThingThe Thing
The RookieThe Rookie
AttractionAttraction
Best DefenseBest Defense

Personal Details

BornOct 3, 1951 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Noted American thespian with a remarkable legacy of over a century in the realms of television, film, and stage, boasting an astonishingly vast array of over one hundred television programs and films that showcase his remarkable range and versatility as a performer.

Career

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2022
Trouble Sleeping
Trouble Sleeping as Jack McKay
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2009
Chasing a Dream
Chasing a Dream as Dr. Aldicott
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2007
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels as Horace Millhouse
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2005
McBride: It's Murder, Madam
McBride: It's Murder, Madam as Harold Paxton
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2004
Swallow
Swallow as Agent Miller
{"id":23234,"title":"Alien Hunter","year":"2003","character":"Copeland","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/alien-hunter","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_23234.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_23234.jpg"},"released":1}
2003
Alien Hunter
Alien Hunter as Copeland
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2002
A Light in the Darkness
A Light in the Darkness as Corporate Flunkie #1
{"id":53703,"title":"Attraction","year":"2001","character":"William","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/attraction","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_53703.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_53703.jpg"},"released":1}
2001
Attraction
Attraction as William
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2000
Rocket's Red Glare
Rocket's Red Glare as Col. Mitchell
{"id":8355,"title":"Tumbleweeds","year":"1999","character":"Vice Principal","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/tumbleweeds","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_8355.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_8355.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
Tumbleweeds
Tumbleweeds as Vice Principal
{"id":93154,"title":"Dark Angel","year":"1996","character":"Jastrow","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/dark-angel-1996","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_93154.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_93154.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
Dark Angel
Dark Angel as Jastrow
{"id":79,"title":"Seinfeld","year":1996,"character":"Reilly","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/seinfeld","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/131frpdlojrg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/131frpdlojrg.jpg"},"released":1}
Seinfeld
Seinfeld as Reilly
{"id":57821,"title":"Serial Killer","year":"1995","character":"Jack Blund","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/serial-killer-1995","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_57821.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_57821.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
Serial Killer
Serial Killer as Jack Blund
{"id":8338,"title":"Diagnosis Murder","year":1994,"character":"Larry Macklin","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/diagnosis-murder","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8338.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8338.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder as Larry Macklin
{"id":666,"title":"Home Improvement","year":1993,"character":"Wes Davidson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/home-improvement","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3o8146q5bh30.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3o8146q5bh30.jpg"},"released":1}
1993
Home Improvement
Home Improvement as Wes Davidson
{"id":185407,"title":"Deadly Medicine","year":"1991","character":"Dr. George Reardon","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/deadly-medicine","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_185407.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_185407.jpg"},"released":1}
1991
Deadly Medicine
Deadly Medicine as Dr. George Reardon
{"id":215,"title":"Law & Order","year":1991,"character":"Dr. Joel Friedman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/law-order-1990","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/3rrlno6q9mag.jpg"},"released":1}
Law & Order
Law & Order as Dr. Joel Friedman
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1990
The Rookie
The Rookie as Lance
{"id":5058,"title":"My Blue Heaven","year":"1990","character":"U.S. Attorney","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/my-blue-heaven","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7hhpefq12v50.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7hhpefq12v50.jpg"},"released":1}
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven as U.S. Attorney
{"id":85826,"title":"Those She Left Behind","year":"1989","character":"Kerns","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/those-she-left-behind","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_85826.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_85826.jpg"},"released":1}
1989
Those She Left Behind
Those She Left Behind as Kerns
{"id":7206,"title":"True Believer","year":"1989","character":"Dean Rabin","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/true-believer","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_7206.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_7206.jpg"},"released":1}
True Believer
True Believer as Dean Rabin
{"id":119,"title":"Cheers","year":1985,"character":"Gary","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/cheers","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6hbvpdn058j0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/6hbvpdn058j0.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
Cheers
Cheers as Gary
{"id":6538,"title":"Best Defense","year":"1984","character":"First Agent","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/best-defense","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_6538.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_6538.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
Best Defense
Best Defense as First Agent
{"id":103834466,"title":"Fatal Vision","year":1984,"character":"Brian Murtagh","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/fatal-vision","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834466.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834466.jpg"},"released":1}
Fatal Vision
Fatal Vision as Brian Murtagh
{"id":10015,"title":"T.J. Hooker","year":1984,"character":"John Jenkins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/tj-hooker","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2ta01nli4gr0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/shows\/poster\/2ta01nli4gr0.jpg"},"released":1}
T.J. Hooker
T.J. Hooker as John Jenkins
{"id":9978,"title":"The Hitchhiker","year":1983,"character":"Carl","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-hitchhiker","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9978.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9978.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker as Carl
{"id":8524,"title":"Remington Steele","year":1983,"character":"Eldon Veckmer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/remington-steele","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8524.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8524.jpg"},"released":1}
Remington Steele
Remington Steele as Eldon Veckmer
{"id":189500,"title":"Born Beautiful","year":"1982","character":"Ted","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/born-beautiful","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_189500.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_189500.jpg"},"released":1}
1982
Born Beautiful
Born Beautiful as Ted
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The Thing
The Thing as Fuchs
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2016
The Men of Outpost 31
The Men of Outpost 31
{"id":56114,"title":"The Thing: Terror Takes Shape","year":"1998","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-thing-terror-takes-shape","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_56114.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_56114.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape