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

Family Guy
2008
American Dad!
2009
Frasier
2002
Married... with Children
1989
Late Night with David Letterman
1982
The King of Queens
2001
That '70s Show
2001
Dinosaurs
1993
Ellen
1996
The Hitchhiker
1986
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Dream On
1996

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
104
Directing
1
Writing
7
Producing
1
2026
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
2026
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
as Self (Archival Footage) · unreleased
2025
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
as Self (archive footage)
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
2020
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
as Self
2018
Cultureshock
as Self
2017
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2012
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
as Atticus Finch
2012
Call Me Fitz
as Mayor Andrews
2011
Family Guy
as Vatican Messenger (voice)
2010
Family Guy
as Western Union Man (voice)
2009
Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
as Western Union Man (voice)
2009
American Dad!
as Car Door Owner (voice)
2008
Summerhood
as Camp Director
2008
Family Guy
as (voice)
2007
Robson Arms
2006
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self
2006
Second City: First Family of Comedy
as Self - Host
2005
Crazy for Christmas
as Roger the Doorman
2005
Tilt
as Casino Player from Aliquippa
2005
Chilly Beach
as (voice)
2004
A Dairy Tale
as Jeb, the goat (voice)
2004
Home on the Range
as Jeb (voice)
2004
Phil the Alien
as The Beaver (voice)
2004
Puppets Who Kill
2003
National Security
as Owen Fergus
2003
Clone High
as Abe’s Foster Dad (voice)
2002
Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
as Bing Crosby
2002
The Santa Claus Brothers
as Snorkel (voice)
2002
Slackers
as Mr. Leonard
2002
Frasier
as Herm Evans
2002
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Dr. Vollmer
2001
Freddy Got Fingered
as William
2001
That '70s Show
as Bryan
2001
The Legend of Tarzan
as Hooft (voice)
2001
Even Stevens
as Mr. Rupert
2001
The King of Queens
as Father McAndrew
2001
Go Fish
as Frank Troutner
1999
Detroit Rock City
as Father Phillip McNulty
1999
Dogmatic
1999
Freaks and Geeks
as Harold Weir
1997
Snowboard Academy
as Mr. Barry
1997
The Wrong Guy
as Fred Holden
1997
The Don's Analyst
as Dr. Lowell Royce
1997
Police Academy: The Series
as Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger
1996
Happy Gilmore
as Jeering Fan
1996
Dream On
as Stoo
1996
Ellen
as Perry
1996
The Louie Show
as Mr. Wells
1995
Stuart Saves His Family
as Cousin Ray
1995
Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
as Kevin Dooley
1995
The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
as Lyle Lovett
1995
Dinosaurs
as Elder (voice)
1994
A Pig's Tale
as Milt
1994
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Nicholson
1994
Rebel Highway
as Mr. Nicholson
1993
Friends of Gilda
as Self
1993
Dinosaurs
as Chief Elder (voice)
1991
Little Dracula
1990
Making Real Funny Home Videos
as Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson
1990
Wedding Band
as Peter
1990
The Smoke Detectives
as Count Floyd
1990
Back to the Beanstalk
as Chili Bean Leader
1990
Maniac Mansion
as Dr. Fred Edison
1990
Monsters
as Sherwin
1989
Back to the Future Part II
as Western Union Man
1989
Who's Harry Crumb?
as Doorman
1989
Speed Zone
as Vic
1989
Looking for Miracles
as Chief Berman
1989
I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
as Gene Siskel
1989
Married... with Children
as Dr. Plierson
1988
Kid Safe: The Video
as Count Floyd
1988
The Best of SCTV
1988
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley
as Count Floyd
1987
Blue Monkey
as George Baker
1987
Innerspace
as Waiting Room Patient
1986
Club Paradise
as Pilot
1986
One Crazy Summer
as General Raymond
1986
Really Weird Tales
as Host
1986
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
The Hitchhiker
as The Chemist
1985
Follow That Bird
as Sid Sleaze
1985
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
as Charlton Heston
1985
George Burns Comedy Week
1984
Johnny Dangerously
as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
1983
Going Berserk
as Chick Leff
1983
SCTV Channel
1982
By Design
as Man
1982
Rome, Italian Style
as Marcello Gassman
1982
Late Night with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1981
Heavy Metal
as Lawyer / General (voice)
1981
Stripes
as Border Guard
1981
SCTV Network 90
as Various
1980
From Cleveland
as Various
1980
Used Cars
as Sam Slaton
1980
Nothing Personal
as Patrol Car Policeman #2
1980
Double Negative
as Roger
1979
1941
as Raoul Lipschitz
1976
Tunnel Vision
as Carl Michaelevich
1976
Second City Television
as Self - Various Characters
1976
The David Steinberg Show
1975
PBS News Hour
as Self