Joe Flaherty

Biography

Joe Flaherty (June 21, 1941 - April 1, 2024) was an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV, from 1976 to 1984, and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks. He is currently a judge on The Second City's Next Comedy Legend.

Known For

Western Union Man

Back to the Future Part II

Raoul Lipschitz

1941

Doorman

Who's Harry Crumb?

Lawyer / General (voice)

Heavy Metal

Chick Leff

Going Berserk

Jeb, the goat (voice)

A Dairy Tale

Various

From Cleveland

Vic

Speed Zone

Pilot

Club Paradise

Father Phillip McNulty

Detroit Rock City

Jeering Fan

Happy Gilmore

Dogmatic

William

Freddy Got Fingered

Jeb (voice)

Home on the Range

Sid Sleaze

Follow That Bird

Mr. Barry

Snowboard Academy

Sam Slaton

Used Cars

Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

Johnny Dangerously

General Raymond

One Crazy Summer

Count Floyd

Kid Safe: The Video

George Baker

Blue Monkey

Camp Director

Summerhood

Milt

A Pig's Tale

Bing Crosby

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

Cousin Ray

Stuart Saves His Family

The Best of SCTV

Mr. Nicholson

Runaway Daughters

Carl Michaelevich

Tunnel Vision

Patrol Car Policeman #2

Nothing Personal

Chief Berman

Looking for Miracles

Waiting Room Patient

Innerspace

Fred Holden

The Wrong Guy

Roger the Doorman

Crazy for Christmas

Christmas with SCTV

Roger

Double Negative

Snorkel (voice)

The Santa Claus Brothers

I, Martin Short, Goes Home

Host

Really Weird Tales

Owen Fergus

National Security

Kevin Dooley

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

The Beaver (voice)

Phil the Alien

Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson

Making Real Funny Home Videos

Lyle Lovett

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Who Is the Real Martin Short?

Border Guard

Stripes

Self

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

Dr. Lowell Royce

The Don's Analyst

Western Union Man (voice)

Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side

Mr. Leonard

Slackers

Peter

Wedding Band

Gene Siskel

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

Man

By Design

Count Floyd

The Smoke Detectives

Self (archive footage)

Belushi

Marcello Gassman

Rome, Italian Style

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

Chili Bean Leader

Back to the Beanstalk

Self (archive footage)

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-06-21

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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