Sitcom Regular Tom Poston Dies At 85

There aren't many actors (not any more, at least) who can make a career out of playing supporting characters, but he was one of the best.

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Steve Allen, Louis Nye, Don Knotts, Tom Poston...man, the street looks empty tonight.

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When I was a kid, long before I had any idea who Tom Poston was, I saw the movie Zotz! (It was part of a summer movie program that operated through the school system.)

Poston was the star of that movie, one of his few leading-man roles. I loved it as a 9- or 10-year-old. I imagine it wouldn't hold up very well if I were to see it again today. But at least it didn't scare the pants off me the way another movie did that summer (one of the Harryhausen Sinbad movies. I had nightmares about the Cyclops.)

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I got a Zotz! coin: they gave them out at the theatre.

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Man, that's sad news. I know I'm the youngest poster to respond in this thread, but I've always enjoyed Poston's character roles. I think I first saw him on Mork & Mindy, and I like the roles he did on Home Improvement. He definitely had talent.