Joe Flaherty

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-06-21 (83 years old)

Deathday

2024-04-01

Place of Birth

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Acting

1989

Back to the Future Part II

as Western Union Man

1979

1941

as Raoul Lipschitz

1989

1981

Heavy Metal

as Lawyer / General (voice)

1983

Going Berserk

as Chick Leff

2004

A Dairy Tale

as Jeb, the goat (voice)

1980

From Cleveland

as Various

1989

1986

1999

Detroit Rock City

as Father Phillip McNulty

1996

Happy Gilmore

as Jeering Fan

2001

2004

Home on the Range

as Jeb (voice)

1985

Follow That Bird

as Sid Sleaze

1997

Snowboard Academy

as Mr. Barry

1980

Used Cars

as Sam Slaton

1984

Johnny Dangerously

as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

1986

One Crazy Summer

as General Raymond

1988

Kid Safe: The Video

as Count Floyd

1987

Blue Monkey

as George Baker

2008

Summerhood

as Camp Director

1996

1995

1994

Runaway Daughters

as Mr. Nicholson

1976

Tunnel Vision

as Carl Michaelevich

1980

Nothing Personal

as Patrol Car Policeman #2

1989

Looking for Miracles

as Chief Berman

1987

Innerspace

as Waiting Room Patient

1997

The Wrong Guy

as Fred Holden

2005

Crazy for Christmas

as Roger the Doorman

1980

2002

The Santa Claus Brothers

as Snorkel (voice)

2003

National Security

as Owen Fergus

2004

Phil the Alien

as The Beaver (voice)

1990

Making Real Funny Home Videos

as Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson

1981

Stripes

as Border Guard

1997

The Don's Analyst

as Dr. Lowell Royce

2002

Slackers

as Mr. Leonard

1990

Wedding Band

as Peter

1982

By Design

as Man

1990

The Smoke Detectives

as Count Floyd

2020

Belushi

as Self (archive footage)

1982

Rome, Italian Style

as Marcello Gassman

1990

Back to the Beanstalk

as Chili Bean Leader

2025

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1988

1990

1986

1980

1986

Really Weird Tales

as Executive Producer

1982

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