Joe Flaherty

AKA:
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1941-06-21

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Crew Roles

The Best of SCTV
Writer
Partners in Life
Writer
Really Weird Tales
Writer
From Cleveland
Writer
Really Weird Tales
Executive Producer
Rome, Italian Style
Writer
Director
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {92}

Western Union Man

1989-11-22 7.772

Back to the Future Part II

Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditc ...
Genre :Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Raoul Lipschitz

1979-12-14 5.8

1941

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. ...
Genre :Comedy, War, Action

Doorman

1989-02-03 6

Who's Harry Crumb?

Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidn ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Lawyer / General (voice)

1981-08-07 6.5

Heavy Metal

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. ...
Genre :Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Music

Chick Leff

1983-09-30 5

Going Berserk

John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics cult, and other crazed characters in the days lead ...
Genre :Comedy

Jeb, the goat (voice)

2004-09-14 5.1

A Dairy Tale

Mrs. Caloway attempts to tell the tale of Three Little Pigs to the four piglets, but Maggie, Buck, and others keep interrupting her and adding story elements they want to hear. ...
Genre :Animation

Various

1980-10-24 4

From Cleveland

Bob and Ray play two late night deejays, introducing sketches performed by several members of the SCTV cast. ...
Genre :Comedy

Vic

1989-04-21 4.5

Speed Zone

An illegal race that takes place over the United States and nothing will stop this bunch of racers except for the occasional cop or a damsel in distress. Jackie Chan's car is not in this one, but many ...
Genre :Comedy, Action

Pilot

1986-07-11 5.1

Club Paradise

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they renovate the resort and lure tourists to Club Par ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Romance

Father Phillip McNulty

1999-08-13 6.744

Detroit Rock City

In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for ...
Genre :Comedy, Music, Adventure

Jeering Fan

1996-02-16 6.67

Happy Gilmore

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can sa ...
Genre :Comedy

1999-05-30 0

Dogmatic

This spirited comedy poses the age old question: if dogs are man's best friends, what happens when a man trades places with one, and literally lives "a dog's life"? ...
Genre :Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie

William

2001-04-20 4.723

Freddy Got Fingered

Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retaliates by spreading rumors that Jim is sexually abusi ...
Genre :Comedy

Jeb (voice)

2004-04-02 6.1

Home on the Range

When a greedy outlaw schemes to take possession of the "Patch Of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows, a karate-kicking stallion and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save their home. ...
Genre :Animation, Family

Sid Sleaze

1985-08-02 6.3

Follow That Bird

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting th ...
Genre :Family, Comedy, Adventure, Music

Mr. Barry

1997-07-16 3.4

Snowboard Academy

A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging snowboarders. ...
Genre :Comedy

Sam Slaton

1980-07-11 6.42

Used Cars

When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival. ...
Genre :Comedy

Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

1984-12-21 6.3

Johnny Dangerously

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills. ...
Genre :Comedy, Crime

General Raymond

1986-08-08 6

One Crazy Summer

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance, Family

Count Floyd

1988-01-01 6

Kid Safe: The Video

In this educational docudrama, kids learn how to handle emergency situations. ...
Genre :TV Movie, Horror, Comedy, Family

George Baker

1987-09-25 4.917

Blue Monkey

While working in a greenhouse, a man receives an insect bite after touching an exotic plant. Immediately, he falls ill and is taken to an emergency room where the doctors diagnose him as suffering fro ...
Genre :Horror, Science Fiction

Camp Director

2008-01-29 5.3

Summerhood

The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance, Drama

Milt

1996-06-07 6

A Pig's Tale

Kids' comedy with all the clichés. Six boys (hero, pudgy, dumb, romeo, etc), reluctantly sent to summer camp, are grouped together in a ramshackle hut, and instantly identified as losers and outcasts ...
Genre :Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bing Crosby

2002-12-14 5

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning in spite of the trappings of Santa, money and gif ...
Genre :Comedy, Music, TV Movie

Cousin Ray

1995-04-12 5.2

Stuart Saves His Family

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama

1988-09-05 6

The Best of SCTV

Guy Caballero and Edith Prickley try to persuade the FCC to renew SCTV's license. ...
Genre :Comedy

Mr. Nicholson

1994-08-12 6

Runaway Daughters

Angie, Mary, and Laura are teenage girls who are fed up with their bland and unexciting small town lives. Mary discovers that she's pregnant after having sex with her boyfriend. ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie, Drama

Carl Michaelevich

1976-03-12 4.5

Tunnel Vision

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up ...
Genre :Comedy

Patrol Car Policeman #2

1980-03-28 5.7

Nothing Personal

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter. ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Chief Berman

1989-06-03 6.4

Looking for Miracles

Sixteen-year-old Ryan Delaney has won a scholarship, but it's not a full one, so he needs a summer job to pay for his university expenses. And although he's not eighteen, he can't swim, and has never ...
Genre :Family, Drama, TV Movie

Waiting Room Patient

1987-07-01 6.825

Innerspace

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Fred Holden

1997-08-01 6.9

The Wrong Guy

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into Nagel's office to confront him, he finds Nagel's ...
Genre :Comedy, Thriller

Roger the Doorman

2005-12-25 5.5

Crazy for Christmas

A girl loses her parents and husband and is left driving a limo trying to get by raising her young son. An interesting but strange rich man hires her limo on Christmas eve and has her drive him to var ...
Genre :Drama, Romance, TV Movie

2006-01-01 0

Christmas with SCTV

Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many others as they play Liberace, Mayor Tommy Shanks, D ...
Genre :Comedy

Roger

1980-05-12 3.2

Double Negative

Mentally tortured photojournalist attempts to track down his wife's murderer. ...
Genre :Thriller

Snorkel (voice)

2002-07-12 6.4

The Santa Claus Brothers

This tale of Santa's 3 sons seeks the true meaning of Christmas. Kevin McDonald and Richard Kind add voices that instill a genuine comedy feel. With a southern California twist and unique animation, i ...
Genre :Family, Animation, Fantasy

2012-04-03 3

I, Martin Short, Goes Home

A journey through the life and mind of Martin Short. And some of it is even true. “I, Martin Short, Goes Home” is a Canadian television comedy special, written by and starring comedian Martin Short, w ...
Genre :

Host

1986-10-04 4

Really Weird Tales

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson. ...
Genre :Science Fiction, Comedy, TV Movie

Owen Fergus

2003-01-17 5.954

National Security

Earl Montgomery, a bombastic police academy reject, and Hank Rafferty, a disgraced, mild-mannered cop, can't seem to escape each other. They met on opposite sides of the law during a routine traffic s ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, Crime

Kevin Dooley

1995-03-31 5.3

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

It's time for the annual Dooley family reunion and Dooley matriarch Meemaw's 100th birthday celebration. But teenaged Billy is welcomingly distracted from wacky relatives and the ultra-competitive fam ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie, Family

The Beaver (voice)

2004-09-11 4

Phil the Alien

Phil the Alien crashes to Earth and find himself alone in the wilds of northern Canada. In the process of going home he goes from drunk to christian rock singer to mass murder. ...
Genre :Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson

1990-01-01 0

Making Real Funny Home Videos

Count Floyd, the former horror host of "Monster Chiller Horror Theatre" (SCTV), takes the audience through step by step lessons on how to make the best funny home videos. ...
Genre :Comedy

Lyle Lovett

1995-05-20 8

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of Marty's classic characters: Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr, Irving Cohen, and, from the SNL days, lawyer Nat ...
Genre :Comedy, TV Movie

2017-01-01 0

Who Is the Real Martin Short?

He’s a legend, a comic genius, and a national treasure… but who is the real Martin Short? This film goes straight to the source in an attempt to get to know the person behind the persona. It looks at ...
Genre :Documentary

Border Guard

1981-06-26 6.569

Stripes

Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory perf ...
Genre :Action, Comedy

Self

2018-08-02 6.8

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

The creators and actors from the TV show 'Freaks and Geeks' share their untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of the series that only aired for one season. ...
Genre :Documentary

Dr. Lowell Royce

1997-09-06 5

The Don's Analyst

Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family business" to his two idiot sons, they'd be dead in a minute ...
Genre :Comedy

Western Union Man (voice)

2009-12-22 7.2

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

Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, TV Movie

Mr. Leonard

2002-02-01 5.2

Slackers

Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college a ...
Genre :Comedy, Romance

Peter

1990-03-02 4.3

Wedding Band

A couple who both work at wedding receptions encounter complications when they decide to marry. ...
Genre :Comedy

Gene Siskel

1989-06-03 5.7

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his classic characters like Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers ...
Genre :Comedy

Man

1982-05-08 4.8

By Design

Angie and Helen are in love. They live and work together designing women's evening wear in Vancouver. When Helen decides she wants to have a baby, the pair set out to find a suitable sperm donor. ...
Genre :Drama

Count Floyd

1990-01-01 0

The Smoke Detectives

Starring SCTV's Joe Flaherty as Count Floyd, this fire safety video is a rare classic. It's still taught in some schools today, it's that comprehensive and entertaining. ...
Genre :

Self (archive footage)

2020-10-14 6.9

Belushi

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short life of the once-in-a-generation talent who captured ...
Genre :Documentary

Marcello Gassman

1982-10-15 0

Rome, Italian Style

On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies. ...
Genre :Comedy

1986-03-09 5.5

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that goes wrong, he is able to make his dream come true. He is now able to travel back and forth in time. ...
Genre :History, Adventure, Comedy

Chili Bean Leader

1990-12-16 0

Back to the Beanstalk

Jack Jr., son of Jack the Giant Killer, grows his own beanstalk in a quest to find his father and along the way meets some unusual characters. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self (archive footage)

2025-01-23 6.9

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

From outrageous stunts to a life-changing cancer battle and his decision to trade Hollywood for an Ottawa farm, this is Tom Green like never before. Follow the comedy legend through his most personal ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

1993-11-21 0

Friends of Gilda

Friends of Gilda was a 1993 ninety-minute television special made by CBC Television to benefit the Genesis Research Foundation, the research fundraising arm of the University of Toronto’s Department o ...
Genre :Documentary

Bryan

1998-08-23 7.9

That '70s Show

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the rage in this hilarious retro-sitcom. For Eric, Kelso, Jackie, Hyde, Donna and Fez, a group of high school ...
Genre :Comedy, Family, Drama

Dr. Fred Edison

1990-09-17 4.7

Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion was a Canadian sitcom created by Eugene Levy, which aired concurrently on YTV in Canada and The Family Channel in the United States for three seasons from September 17, 1990 to April 4, ...
Genre :Comedy

(voice)

1999-01-31 7.397

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

1985-09-18 0

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week is a comedy anthology television series broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1985 fall lineup, hosted by George Burns. ...
Genre :Comedy

Harold Weir

1999-09-25 8.2

Freaks and Geeks

High school mathlete Lindsay Weir rebels and begins hanging out with a crowd of burnouts (the "freaks"), while her brother Sam Weir navigates a different part of the social universe with his nerdy fri ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Hooft (voice)

2001-09-03 6.9

The Legend of Tarzan

The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane adjusting to life in th ...
Genre :Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids

Mr. Rupert

2000-06-17 7

Even Stevens

The Stevens are a middle-class family living in Sacramento, CA. Husband and father Steve is a successful attorney. Wife and mother Eileen is a state Senator. Their oldest child Donnie ia a high-school ...
Genre :Comedy

Self - Various Characters

1976-09-21 7.6

Second City Television

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984. ...
Genre :Comedy

2002-10-04 6.5

Puppets Who Kill

Puppets Who Kill is a Canadian television comedy programme co-produced by The Comedy Network. It premiered in Canada on the Comedy Network in 2002, and in Australia on The Comedy Channel in 2004. In ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

2005-06-17 4.6

Robson Arms

Robson Arms follows the lives of the tenants in a once-grand low-rise in Vancouver's eclectic West End. The building is home to an unlikely collection of characters who live under one roof, yet occupy ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy

Self

1975-10-20 5.6

PBS News Hour

America's first and longest running hour-long nightly news broadcast known for its in-depth coverage of issues and current events. ...
Genre :News

Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger

1997-09-22 5.8

Police Academy: The Series

Police Academy: The Series is a syndicated 1997 television series spin-off from the Police Academy series of films. Michael Winslow was the only actor from the Police Academy films to have a recurring ...
Genre :Comedy

The Chemist

1983-11-01 6.2

The Hitchhiker

A young hitchhiker introduces characters who are about to experience a frightening and sometimes supernatural incident of some kind in this moody anthology series. ...
Genre :Drama, Crime

1983-11-22 7.4

SCTV Channel

This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series ...
Genre :Comedy

Count Floyd

1988-09-10 6.4

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley

Martin Short’s Ed Grimley careens through a series of life-affirming and science learning Saturday morning adventures ...
Genre :Comedy, Animation, Kids

1972-07-19 6.5

The David Steinberg Show

Genre :

1991-09-03 8.5

Little Dracula

Little Dracula is a British series of children's books and an American animated television series that originally aired on FOX. Little Dracula revolves around a green-skinned child vampire who aspires ...
Genre :Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

1996-01-31 0

The Louie Show

The Louie Show is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 31 until March 6, 1996. ...
Genre :Comedy

Car Door Owner (voice)

2005-02-06 6.989

American Dad!

The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their colleg ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

Western Union Man (voice)

1999-01-31 7.397

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

Vatican Messenger (voice)

1999-01-31 7.397

Family Guy

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy

Herm Evans

1993-09-16 7.686

Frasier

After many years spent at the “Cheers” bar, Frasier moves back home to Seattle to work as a radio psychiatrist after his policeman father gets shot in the hip on duty. ...
Genre :Comedy, Family

Dr. Plierson

1987-04-05 7.716

Married... with Children

Al Bundy is an unsuccessful middle aged shoe salesman with a miserable life and an equally dysfunctional family. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), a ...
Genre :Comedy

Casino Player from Aliquippa

2005-02-17 7.2

Tilt

Young poker players must navigate their past along with the best players in the world to win. ...
Genre :Drama

Self

2006-08-25 0

Second City: First Family of Comedy

The series traces the evolution of one of the world's most successful comedy troupes from its humble beginnings as a stage production in Chicago to the hit late-night TV show. ...
Genre :Comedy, Documentary

Chief Elder (voice)

1991-04-26 7.791

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Elder (voice)

1991-04-26 7.791

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs follows the life of a family of dinosaurs, living in a modern world. They have TV's, fridges, microwaves, and every modern convenience. ...
Genre :Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Comedy, Family

Father McAndrew

1998-09-21 7.1

The King of Queens

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves in with him and his wife Carrie. Doug is no longer the king of his domain, and instead of having a big ...
Genre :Comedy

Mayor Andrews

2010-09-19 6.5

Call Me Fitz

A morally bankrupt car salesman is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience, an off-beat do gooder intent on healing Fitz's mangled psyche, one hilarious disaster at a time. ...
Genre :Comedy

Dr. Vollmer

2001-04-22 7.8

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes. ...
Genre :Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Stoo

1990-07-08 6.9

Dream On

The family life, romantic life, and career of Martin Tupper, a divorced New York City book editor. The show distinctively interjected clips from older black and white television series to punctuate Tu ...
Genre :Comedy

Perry

1994-03-29 6.245

Ellen

Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, consisting of 109 episodes. The title role of Ellen Morgan, played by stand-up comedian Ellen ...
Genre :Comedy

Abe’s Foster Dad (voice)

2002-11-02 7.467

Clone High

A group of high-school teens are the products of government employees' secret experiment. They are the genetic clones of famous historical figures who have been dug up, re-created anew. Joan of Arc, C ...
Genre :Animation, Comedy