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Joe Flaherty

Acting · Born June 21, 1941 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Movies with Joe Flaherty

• Back to the Future Part II (1989) — Western Union Man
• Home on the Range (2004) — Jeb (voice)
• Happy Gilmore (1996) — Jeering Fan
• John Candy: I Like Me (2025) — Self - Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
• Marty, Life Is Short (2026) — Self (archive footage)
• National Security (2003) — Owen Fergus
• Stripes (1981) — Border Guard
• Innerspace (1987) — Waiting Room Patient
• Heavy Metal (1981) — Lawyer / General (voice)
• 1941 (1979) — Raoul Lipschitz
• Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) — Doorman
• Detroit Rock City (1999) — Father Phillip McNulty

TV shows with Joe Flaherty

• The King of Queens (1998) — Father McAndrew
• Freaks and Geeks (1999) — Harold Weir
• The Legend of Tarzan (2001) — Hooft (voice)
• Second City Television (1976) — Self - Various Characters
• Maniac Mansion (1990) — Dr. Fred Edison
• Little Dracula (1991)
• SCTV Network 90 (1981) — Various
• Police Academy: The Series (1997) — Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger