Joe Flaherty

Joe Flaherty

1941-06-21 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA 63 Credits

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.

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This Is the Tom Green Documentary

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

2025

as Self (archive footage)

6.6
Acting

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. F...

Belushi

Belushi

2020

as Self (archive footage)

6.9
Acting

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary

2018

as Self

6.8
Acting

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 air...

Who Is the Real Martin Short?

Who Is the Real Martin Short?

2017

Acting

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 t...

I, Martin Short, Goes Home

I, Martin Short, Goes Home

2012

3.0
Acting

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...

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

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

2009

as Western Union Man (voice)

7.2
Acting

Peter makes good on another power outage at home by retelling Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

Summerhood

Summerhood

2008

as Camp Director

5.3
Acting

The coming of age summer-camp saga of four best friends who hate each other.

Christmas with SCTV

Christmas with SCTV

2006

Acting

Spend the holidays with the hilarious and beloved SCTV crew, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy and many o...

Crazy for Christmas

Crazy for Christmas

2005

as Roger the Doorman

5.5
Acting

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 ...

A Dairy Tale

A Dairy Tale

2004

as Jeb, the goat (voice)

5.1
Acting

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 e...

Phil the Alien

Phil the Alien

2004

as The Beaver (voice)

4.0
Acting

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 r...

Home on the Range

Home on the Range

2004

as Jeb (voice)

6.1
Acting

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 c...

National Security

National Security

2003

as Owen Fergus

6.0
Acting

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 op...

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials

2002

as Bing Crosby

5.0
Acting

Dave Foley hosts a Christmas Special to convince himself through music, friends, and counsel from the Ghosts, that Christmas retains a special meaning...

The Santa Claus Brothers

The Santa Claus Brothers

2002

as Snorkel (voice)

6.4
Acting

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...

Slackers

Slackers

2002

as Mr. Leonard

5.2
Acting

Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed ...

Freddy Got Fingered

Freddy Got Fingered

2001

as William

4.7
Acting

Unemployed cartoonist Gord Brody moves back in with his parents Jim and Julie and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he retalia...

Detroit Rock City

Detroit Rock City

1999

as Father Phillip McNulty

6.7
Acting

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 ...

Dogmatic

Dogmatic

1999

Acting

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 "...

The Don's Analyst

The Don's Analyst

1997

as Dr. Lowell Royce

5.0
Acting

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"...

The Wrong Guy

The Wrong Guy

1997

as Fred Holden

6.9
Acting

Nelson Hibbert expects to become the new president of Nagel Industries, but Mr. Nagel gives the promotion to another employee. When Nelson barges into...

Snowboard Academy

Snowboard Academy

1997

as Mr. Barry

3.4
Acting

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

A Pig's Tale

A Pig's Tale

1996

as Milt

6.0
Acting

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...

Happy Gilmore

Happy Gilmore

1996

as Jeering Fan

6.6
Acting

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore — whose unconventional approach and antics on the green courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin — ...

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show

1995

as Lyle Lovett

8.0
Acting

Late night, sketch/variety comedy special starring comedian Martin Short. It features most of Marty's classic characters: Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr...

Stuart Saves His Family

Stuart Saves His Family

1995

as Cousin Ray

5.2
Acting

A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare

1995

as Kevin Dooley

4.4
Acting

It's time for the annual Dooley family reunion and Dooley matriarch Meemaw's 100th birthday celebration. But teenaged Billy is welcomingly distracted ...

Runaway Daughters

Runaway Daughters

1994

as Mr. Nicholson

6.0
Acting

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 hav...

Back to the Beanstalk

1990

as Chili Bean Leader

Acting

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.

Partners in Life

Partners in Life

1990

Writer

10.0
Writing

During the Great Depression, a bumbling duo travels the country looking for employment. But they wind up getting into trouble every chance they get.

Wedding Band

Wedding Band

1990

as Peter

4.3
Acting

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

Making Real Funny Home Videos

Making Real Funny Home Videos

1990

as Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson

Acting

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 bes...

The Smoke Detectives

The Smoke Detectives

1990

as Count Floyd

Acting

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 comprehensiv...

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

as Western Union Man

7.8
Acting

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...

Looking for Miracles

Looking for Miracles

1989

as Chief Berman

6.4
Acting

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 althoug...

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood

1989

as Gene Siskel

5.7
Acting

In this HBO special, comedian Martin Short appears in a series of sketches, vignettes and musical performances about Hollywood, featuring some of his ...

Speed Zone

Speed Zone

1989

as Vic

4.5
Acting

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 distre...

Who's Harry Crumb?

Who's Harry Crumb?

1989

as Doorman

5.9
Acting

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 beca...

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

1988

6.0
Acting

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

The Best of SCTV

The Best of SCTV

1988

Writer

6.0
Writing

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

Kid Safe: The Video

1988

as Count Floyd

6.0
Acting

In this educational docudrama, kids learn how to handle emergency situations.

Blue Monkey

Blue Monkey

1987

as George Baker

4.9
Acting

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 ro...

Innerspace

Innerspace

1987

as Waiting Room Patient

6.8
Acting

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, J...

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

as Host

6.0
Acting

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

Really Weird Tales

Really Weird Tales

1986

Writer, Executive Producer

6.0
Writing Producing

The movie consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson.

One Crazy Summer

One Crazy Summer

1986

as General Raymond

6.0
Acting

An aspiring teenage cartoonist and his friends come to the aid of a singer trying to save her family property from developers.

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

1986

as Pilot

5.1
Acting

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...

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood

1986

5.5
Acting

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...

Follow That Bird

Follow That Bird

1985

as Sid Sleaze

6.3
Acting

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...

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

as Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

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

Going Berserk

Going Berserk

1983

as Chick Leff

5.0
Acting

John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics ...

Rome, Italian Style

Rome, Italian Style

1982

as Marcello Gassman

Acting

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

Rome, Italian Style

Rome, Italian Style

1982

Writer

Writing

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

By Design

By Design

1982

as Man

4.8
Acting

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...

Heavy Metal

Heavy Metal

1981

as Lawyer / General (voice)

6.5
Acting

The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

Stripes

Stripes

1981

as Border Guard

6.6
Acting

John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the US Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.

From Cleveland

From Cleveland

1980

as Various

4.0
Acting

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

From Cleveland

From Cleveland

1980

Writer

4.0
Writing

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

Used Cars

Used Cars

1980

as Sam Slaton

6.4
Acting

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 ...

Double Negative

Double Negative

1980

as Roger

3.2
Acting

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

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

1980

as Patrol Car Policeman #2

5.7
Acting

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

1941

1941

1979

as Raoul Lipschitz

5.8
Acting

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

Tunnel Vision

Tunnel Vision

1976

as Carl Michaelevich

4.5
Acting

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you na...