Joe Flaherty
Biography
Joe Flaherty (June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024) was an American-Canadian actor and comedian. He was best known for his work on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV, from 1976 to 1984, and as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
This Is the Tom Green Documentary as Self (archive footage)
2020Belushi as Self (archive footage)
2018Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary as Self
2017Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2012I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2010Call Me Fitz as Mayor Andrews
2009Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side as Western Union Man (voice)
2008Summerhood as Camp Director
2006Second City: First Family of Comedy as Self
2006Christmas with SCTV
2005Crazy for Christmas as Roger the Doorman
2005Robson Arms
2005Tilt as Casino Player from Aliquippa
2005American Dad! as Car Door Owner (voice)
2004A Dairy Tale as Jeb, the goat (voice)
2004Phil the Alien as The Beaver (voice)
2004Home on the Range as Jeb (voice)
2003Chilly Beach as (voice)
2003National Security as Owen Fergus
2002Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials as Bing Crosby
2002Clone High as Abe’s Foster Dad (voice)
2002Puppets Who Kill
2002The Santa Claus Brothers as Snorkel (voice)
2002Slackers as Mr. Leonard
2001The Legend of Tarzan as Hooft (voice)
2001A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Dr. Vollmer
2001Freddy Got Fingered as William
2000Even Stevens as Mr. Rupert
1999Freaks and Geeks as Harold Weir
1999Detroit Rock City as Father Phillip McNulty
1999Dogmatic
1999Family Guy as (voice)
1999Family Guy as Western Union Man (voice)
1999Family Guy as Vatican Messenger (voice)
1998The King of Queens as Father McAndrew
1998That '70s Show as Bryan
1997Police Academy: The Series as Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger
1997The Don's Analyst as Dr. Lowell Royce
1997The Wrong Guy as Fred Holden
1997Snowboard Academy as Mr. Barry
1996A Pig's Tale as Milt
1996Happy Gilmore as Jeering Fan
1996The Louie Show
1995The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show as Lyle Lovett
1995Stuart Saves His Family as Cousin Ray
1995Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare as Kevin Dooley
1994Runaway Daughters as Mr. Nicholson
1994Ellen as Perry
1993Friends of Gilda as Himself
1993Frasier as Herm Evans
1991Little Dracula
1991Dinosaurs as Chief Elder (voice)
1991Dinosaurs as Elder (voice)
1990Back to the Beanstalk as Chili Bean Leader
1990Maniac Mansion as Dr. Fred Edison
1990Dream On as Stoo
1990Wedding Band as Peter
1990The Smoke Detectives as Count Floyd
1990Making Real Funny Home Videos as Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson
1989Back to the Future Part II as Western Union Man
1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood as Gene Siskel
1989Looking for Miracles as Chief Berman
1989Speed Zone as Vic
1989Who's Harry Crumb? as Doorman
1988The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley as Count Floyd
1988The Best of SCTV
1988Kid Safe: The Video as Count Floyd
1987Blue Monkey as George Baker
1987Innerspace as Waiting Room Patient
1987Married... with Children as Dr. Plierson
1986Really Weird Tales as Host
1986One Crazy Summer as General Raymond
1986Club Paradise as Pilot
1986The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1985George Burns Comedy Week
1985Follow That Bird as Sid Sleaze
1984Johnny Dangerously as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1983The Hitchhiker as The Chemist
1983SCTV Channel
1983Going Berserk as Chick Leff
1982Rome, Italian Style as Marcello Gassman
1982By Design as Man
1981Heavy Metal as Lawyer / General (voice)
1981Stripes as Border Guard
1981SCTV Network 90 as Various
1980From Cleveland as Various
1980Used Cars as Sam Slaton
1980Double Negative as Roger
1980Nothing Personal as Patrol Car Policeman #2
19791941 as Raoul Lipschitz
1976Second City Television as Self - Various Characters
1976Tunnel Vision as Carl Michaelevich
1975PBS News Hour as Self
1972The David Steinberg Show