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Tom Poston, the tall, pasty-faced comic who found fame and fortune playing a clueless everyman on hit TV shows such as Newhart and Mork and Mindy, has died at 85.
Poston's run as a comic bumbler began in the mid-1950s with The Steve Allen Show , winning an Emmy for his work.
He made guest appearances on TV shows including Get Smart, The Love Boat, St. Elsewhere, The Simpsons, Murphy Brown, Home Improvement and Will & Grace.
Poston also appeared in several movies.
