Joe Flaherty

ActorDirectorWriterProducer Jun 21 (died age 82) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 1972–2026 (54 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Back to the Future Part II

Western Union Man

Film

Freaks and Geeks

Harold Weir

Film

Happy Gilmore

Jeering Fan

Film

Innerspace

Waiting Room Patient

Film

Home on the Range

Jeb (voice)

Film

Stripes

Border Guard

Film

Heavy Metal

Lawyer / General (voice)

Film

National Security

Owen Fergus

Filmography

Acting (100)

Movies (61)

Marty, Life Is Short

2026

as Self (archive footage)

7.9

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

as Self - Actor, SCTV (archive footage)

7.9

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

2025

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Belushi

2020

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018

as Self

6.8

Who Is the Real Martin Short?

2017

I, Martin Short, Goes Home

2012

2.3

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

2009

as Western Union Man (voice)

Summerhood

as Camp Director

Christmas with SCTV

Crazy for Christmas

as Roger the Doorman

Home on the Range

as Jeb (voice)

Phil the Alien

as The Beaver (voice)

3.8

A Dairy Tale

2004

as Jeb, the goat (voice)

National Security

as Owen Fergus

Slackers

as Mr. Leonard

The Santa Claus Brothers

2002

as Snorkel (voice)

6.6

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

as Bing Crosby

Freddy Got Fingered

as William

Detroit Rock City

as Father Phillip McNulty

Dogmatic

The Wrong Guy

as Fred Holden

Snowboard Academy

as Mr. Barry

The Don's Analyst

as Dr. Lowell Royce

Happy Gilmore

as Jeering Fan

Stuart Saves His Family

1995

as Cousin Ray

5.2

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

1995

as Lyle Lovett

8.0

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

as Kevin Dooley

A Pig's Tale

as Milt

Runaway Daughters

as Mr. Nicholson

Friends of Gilda

as Himself

Back to the Beanstalk

1990

as Chili Bean Leader

Making Real Funny Home Videos

1990

as Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson

9.0

The Smoke Detectives

1990

as Count Floyd

Wedding Band

1990

as Peter

3.8

Back to the Future Part II

as Western Union Man

Who's Harry Crumb?

as Doorman

Speed Zone

as Vic

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

as Gene Siskel

Looking for Miracles

as Chief Berman

The Best of SCTV

Kid Safe: The Video

as Count Floyd

Innerspace

as Waiting Room Patient

6.8

Blue Monkey

1987

as George Baker

4.9

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

One Crazy Summer

as General Raymond

Club Paradise

as Pilot

Really Weird Tales

as Host

Follow That Bird

as Sid Sleaze

Johnny Dangerously

as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

Going Berserk

as Chick Leff

Rome, Italian Style

as Marcello Gassman

By Design

as Man

Stripes

as Border Guard

Heavy Metal

as Lawyer / General (voice)

Used Cars

as Sam Slaton

Double Negative

as Roger

Nothing Personal

as Patrol Car Policeman #2

From Cleveland

as Various

1941

as Raoul Lipschitz

Tunnel Vision

as Carl Michaelevich

Television (39)

Cultureshock

as Self

Call Me Fitz

as Mayor Andrews

Second City: First Family of Comedy

2006

as Self

Second City: First Family of Comedy

2006

as Self - Host

American Dad!

2005

as Car Door Owner (voice)

7.0

Tilt

2005

as Casino Player from Aliquippa

Robson Arms

Chilly Beach

as (voice)

Clone High

as Abe’s Foster Dad (voice)

Puppets Who Kill

The Legend of Tarzan

as Hooft (voice)

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Dr. Vollmer

Go Fish

as Frank Troutner

Even Stevens

as Mr. Rupert

Family Guy

as (voice)

Freaks and Geeks

as Harold Weir

The King of Queens

as Father McAndrew

That '70s Show

as Bryan

Police Academy: The Series

1997

as Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger

5.8

The Louie Show

1996

The Louie Show

1996

as Mr. Wells

Ellen

as Perry

Rebel Highway

as Mr. Nicholson

Frasier

as Herm Evans

Dinosaurs

as Chief Elder (voice)

Little Dracula

Dream On

as Stoo

Maniac Mansion

as Dr. Fred Edison

Monsters

as Sherwin

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

1988

as Count Floyd

6.5

Married... with Children

1987

as Dr. Plierson

7.7

George Burns Comedy Week

The Hitchhiker

as The Chemist

SCTV Channel

Late Night with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

SCTV Network 90

as Various

Second City Television

1976

as Self - Various Characters

7.8

PBS News Hour

1975

as Self

5.7

The David Steinberg Show

1972

6.5

Crew (8)

Movies (6)

Partners in Life

Writer

The Best of SCTV

Writer

Really Weird Tales

Executive Producer

Really Weird Tales

Writer

Rome, Italian Style

Writer

From Cleveland

1980

Writer

4.0

Television (2)

Maniac Mansion

Director

SCTV Network 90

Writer