Tom Poston

Tom Poston

American actor
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Thomas Gordon Poston (October 17, 1921 – April 30, 2007) was an American television and film actor. He starred on television in a career that began in 1950. He appeared as a comic actor, game show panelist, comedy/variety show host, film actor, television actor, and Broadway performer.

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Tom Poston was born on Monday, 17 October 1921 in Columbus, Ohio, USA. His full name at birth was Thomas Gordon Poston. He was best known as an actor. Poston's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Monday, 30 April 2007 in Los Angeles, California, USA at the age of 85. He is buried at Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA. For university, he studied at Bethany College. He was 6' 1" (185 cm) tall with an average build. He had blue eyes and dark brown hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Libra.

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Full name at birth
Thomas Gordon Poston
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Claim to fame
Mork & Mindy, Newhart
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Date of birth
17 October 1921
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Place of birth
Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Date of death
30 April 2007
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Age
85 (age at death)
Place of death
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of death
Respiratory Failure
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Resting place
Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Actor
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6' 1" (185 cm)
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Bethany College
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In ways I don't like to admit, I'm a goof-up myself. It's an essential part of my character. When these guys (his TV characters) screw up, it reminds me of my own incompetence with the small frustrations of life. (in a 1983 interview)
  • Ex-father-in-law of George S. Clinton.
  • Child (with Jean Sullivan): daughter Francesca Poston.
  • Father of Jason Poston and daughter Hudson by his second wife Kay Hudson.
  • Former acrobat with the Flying Zepleys.
  • Made money as a boxer during his teen years.

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