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.
The Thing
The Rookie
Attraction
Growing Up Fisher
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Rizzoli & Isles
The Forgotten
Castle
The Unit
Bones
Boston Legal
CSI: NY
Stargate Atlantis
NCIS
Mister Sterling
Without a Trace
CSI: Miami
The Best Sex Ever
The Guardian
Boston Public
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Bull
The Invisible Man
Angel
Judging Amy
Dharma & Greg
Ally McBeal
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
The Pretender
7th Heaven
Star Trek: Voyager
Touched by an Angel
Chicago Hope
One West Waikiki
Diagnosis: Murder
Home Improvement
Beverly Hills, 90210
Law & Order
Alien Nation
Seinfeld
Matlock
Misfits of Science
The Twilight Zone
Moonlighting
Fatal Vision
The Hitchhiker
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
St. Elsewhere
Remington Steele
Cheers
Cagney & Lacey
T. J. Hooker
