Thomas McCleister (born May 26, 1949, New York City) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Ike on '' Married... with Children''. McCleister also played the part of Kolos on the series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', appearing in the episode "Q-Less". He has made guest appearances on such shows as '' NYPD Blue'', '' Roswell'', ''

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'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Providence''. His motion picture credits include ''

Midnight Run ''Midnight Run'' is a 1988 American road action comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, and Philip Baker Hall play supporting roles. At the 4 ...

'' (1988), a supporting role in the box-office smash Arnold Schwarzenegger-

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film ''

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'' (1988), ''

Crazy in Alabama ''Crazy in Alabama'' is a 1999 American comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Banderas and based on Mark Childress' 1993 novel of the same name. The film stars Melanie Griffith as an abused housewife who becomes an actress, while her nephew deals ...

'' (1999), and ''

Grand Theft Parsons ''Grand Theft Parsons'' is a 2003 comedy-drama film based on the true story of country rock musician Gram Parsons (played by Gabriel Macht), who died of an overdose in 1973. Parsons and his road manager, Phil Kaufman (Johnny Knoxville), made a pa ...

'' (2003). In 2004 he portrayed a lawyer in Clint Eastwood's Academy Award winning drama '' Million Dollar Baby''.

Selected filmography

* ''

Splitz ''Splitz'' is a 1982 film starring Robin Johnson, Shirley Stoler and Forbes Riley. The film is about an all-girl rock band that joins up with an underdog sorority to help them win a series of athletic competitions. Plot Hooter College student C ...

'' (1982) .... Warwick * ''The American Snitch'' (1983) .... Shapiro * '' Hard Choices'' (1985) .... Blinky * '' Matlock'' (TV Series) .... Metro Cop :* Episode: "The Don: Part 1" (1986) :* Episode: "The Don: Part 2" (1986) * ''

Hill Street Blues ''Hill Street Blues'' is an American serial police procedural television series that aired on NBC in prime-time from January 15, 1981, to May 12, 1987, for 146 episodes. The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station loca ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Der Roachenkavalier" (1987) .... First Bum * '' Hunter'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Hot Pursuit: Part 1" (1987) .... Jim Gleary * ''

Newhart ''Newhart'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 25, 1982, to May 21, 1990, with a total of 184 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons. The series stars Bob Newhart and Mary Frann as an author and his wife, ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Take Me to Your Loudon" (1987) .... Party Attendee * ''

Mama's Family ''Mama's Family'' is an American sitcom television series starring Vicki Lawrence as Mama (Thelma Harper). The series is a spin-off of a recurring series of comedy sketches called " The Family" featured on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' (1967–78 ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Bed and Breakdown" (1988) .... Ernie Carruthers (as Thom McCleister) * '' Inherit the Wind'' (1988) .... Bailiff * ''

'' (1988) .... Bill 'Red' Wood (as Thom McCleister) * ''

'' (1988) .... Bob Klane (as Thom McCleister) * ''

Hooperman ''Hooperman'' is an American comedy-drama television series which aired on ABC from September 23, 1987, to July 19, 1989. The show centered on the professional and personal life of San Francisco police Inspector Harry Hooperman, played by John R ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Intolerance" (1988) .... Bob (as Thom McCleister) * ''

Fletch Lives ''Fletch Lives'' is a 1989 American comedy mystery film starring Chevy Chase and the sequel to '' Fletch'' (1985), directed by Michael Ritchie from a screenplay by Leon Capetanos based on the character created by Gregory Mcdonald. Plot Fletch ...

'' (1989) .... Klansman No. 2 * '' Murphy Brown'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Nowhere to Run" (1988) .... Stagehand :* Episode: "The Strike" (1989) .... Dwayne (as Thom McLeister) * ''

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'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Marriage, Italian Style" (1992) .... Fisherman (as Thom McCleister) :* Episode: "Divorce, American Style" (1992) .... Fisherman (as Thom McCleister) :* Episode: "Two Jerks and a Jill" (1992) .... Tom * ''

The Wonder Years ''The Wonder Years'' is an American coming-of-age comedy/drama television series created by Neal Marlens and Carol Black. It ran on ABC from January 31, 1988, until May 12, 1993. The series premiered immediately after ABC's coverage of Super ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Ladies and Gentlemen... the Rolling Stones" (1993) .... Wally * '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (TV Series) :* Episode: " Q-Less" (1993) .... Kolos * ''

Cop and a Half ''Cop and a Half'' is a 1993 American family buddy cop-comedy film directed by Henry Winkler, and stars Burt Reynolds, Norman D. Golden II, and Ray Sharkey in his final role. Reynolds plays a veteran cop who reluctantly takes an eight-year-old ...

'' (1993) .... Rudy * '' Blossom'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Blossom's Dilemma" .... Prison Guard * '' NYPD Blue'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Personal Foul" .... Corrections Officer * '' The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Ned Zed" .... Morgan * ''

Midnight Runaround ''Midnight Runaround'' is a 1994 American made-for-television film, and the second in a series of television films produced for Universal Television's Action Pack programming block and based on the 1988 film ''Midnight Run''. The sequel to ''Anot ...

'' (1994, TV Movie) .... Hal Mooney * '' Married... with Children'' (TV Series) .... Ike :* Episode: "A Man for No Seasons" (1994) :* Episode: "I Want My Psycho Dad: Part 1" (1994) :* Episode: "I Want My Psycho Dad: Second Blood: Part 2" (1994) :* Episode: "The Naked and the Dead, But Mostly the Naked" (1995) :* Episode: "And Bingo Was Her Game-O" (1995) :* Episode: "Pump Fiction" (1995) :* Episode: "A Shoe Room with a View" (1995) :* Episode: "Reverend Al" (1995) :* Episode: "How Bleen Was My Kelly" (1995) :* Episode: "Flight of the Bumblebee" (1995) :* Episode: "I Can't Believe It's Butter" (1995) :* Episode: "The Hood, the Bud & the Kelly: Part 2" (1996) :* Episode: "The Agony and the Extra C" (1996) :* Episode: "Bud Hits the Books" (1996) :* Episode: "The Joke's on Al" (1996) :* Episode: "Requiem for a Chevyweight: Part 2" (1996) :* Episode: "The Stepford Peg" :* Episode: "Live Nude Peg" * '' Dream a Little Dream 2'' (1995) .... Little Tim * '' Nowhere Man'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Shine a Light on You" (1996) .... Hank Bower * '' The Pest'' (1997) .... Leo * ''

The Jeff Foxworthy Show ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' is an American sitcom television series created by Tom Anderson, starring comedian Jeff Foxworthy and based on Foxworthy's stand-up comedy routine. It originally aired from September 12, 1995 to May 5, 1997 on ABC (s ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Field of Schemes" (1997) .... Hoss Phister * ''

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'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Through a Glass, Darkly" (1998) .... Max Brunell * ''

Home Improvement The concept of home improvement, home renovation, or remodeling is the process of renovating or making additions to one's home. Home improvement can consist of projects that upgrade an existing home interior (such as electrical and plumbing), ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "The Long and Winding Road: Part 1" (1999) .... Butch * '' Buddy Boy'' (1999) .... Mr. Jones * ''

'' (1999) .... Croupier * '' Felicity'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "The Depths" (1999) .... Loren * ''

Everything Put Together ''Everything Put Together'' is a 2000 drama film directed by Marc Forster starring Radha Mitchell, Megan Mullally and Louis Ferreira. The story focuses on a Californian couple expecting a child and their group of friends who are confronted with t ...

'' (2000) .... Dr. Miller * '' Roswell'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Into the Woods" (2000) .... Rocky Calhoun * '' The Huntress'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Kidnapped" (2000) .... George * ''

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'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Prelude to a Kiss" (2000) .... Paul / Crew Guy * '' Lost Souls'' (2000) .... Father Malcolm * ''

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'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Locking Up Mom" (2000) .... James * ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Anonymous" (2000) .... Walter Bangler * '' Diagnosis: Murder'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Playing God" (2001) .... Casey Maguire * '' JAG'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Retreat, Hell" (2001) .... Jim Teasdale * ''

'' (TV Series) .... Host's Elder :* Episode: "Through the Looking Glass" (2001) :* Episode: "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" (2001) * ''

FreakyLinks ''FreakyLinks'' is an American science fiction series that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on Fox from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes. The feel of the show closely modeled that of ''The ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Subject: The Final Word" (2001) .... Homeless Man * '' Providence'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Gobble, Gobble" (2001) * ''

E! True Hollywood Story ''E! True Hollywood Story'' is an American television documentary series on E! that pulls back the curtain and highlights some of pop culture's most fascinating people, moments and trends. The series offers exclusive interviews with new insigh ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: '' Married... with Children'' (2001) .... Himself * ''It's All About You'' (2002) .... Mr. French * ''A Lighter Shade of Pearl'' (2002) .... Lincoln Quahog * '' Charmed'' (TV Series) :* Episode: " A Witch's Tail, Part 2" (2002) .... Fisherman * ''

Crossing Jordan ''Crossing Jordan'' is an American crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its dete ...

'' (TV Series) .... Charlie the Guard :* Episode: "Pilot" (2001) :* Episode: "Miracles & Wonders" (2002) :* Episode: "Four Fathers" (2002) * ''

Cradle 2 the Grave ''Cradle 2 the Grave'' is a 2003 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and starring Jet Li and DMX. The film was released in the United States on February 28, 2003. Plot Anthony Fait and his crew of thieves attempt to steal diamon ...

'' (2003) .... Fight Club Fan * ''

'' (2003) .... Polyonax Place Barman * '' Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "My Other Lef"t Foot" (2004) .... Captain Brent Peters * ''

Envy Envy is an emotion which occurs when a person lacks another's quality, skill, achievement, or possession and either desires it or wishes that the other lacked it. Aristotle defined envy as pain at the sight of another's good fortune, stirred b ...

'' (2004) .... Bosco * '' Girlfriends'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "When Hearts Attack" (2004) .... Bob * '' Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) .... Lawyer * '' ER'' (TV Series) :* Episode: "Only Connect" (2005) .... Larry * ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, a ...

'' (TV Series) :* Episode: " The Man in the Morgue" (2006) .... Peter LaSalle (as Thom McLeister)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCleister, Tom American male television actors American male stage actors American male film actors 1949 births Living people Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors