Basic Information About Joe Flaherty
| Category | Celebrities › Comedians |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor, Screenwriter, Comedian, Television Producer, Teacher, Voice Actor, Television Director, Pianist |
| Net worth | $500,000 |
| Date of birth | 1941-06-21 (83 years old) |
| Place of birth | Pittsburgh |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft (1.85 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Joe Flaherty win?
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 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Joe Flaherty awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Winner | SCTV Network 90 | 1983 |
| Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program | Winner | SCTV Network 90 | 1982 |
Joe Flaherty roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Happy Gilmore | Jeering Fan |
| Stripes | Border Guard (as Joseph P. Flaherty) |
| Heavy Metal | Lawyer (segment "Captain Sternn") / General (segment "So Beautiful and So Dangerous") (voice) |
| Back to the Future Part II | Western Union Man |
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | Texas TV Station Manager (scenes deleted) |
| Innerspace | Waiting Room Patient |
| Detroit Rock City | Father McNulty |
| 1941 | Raoul Lipschitz (as Joseph P. Flaherty) |
| Freddy Got Fingered | William (uncredited) |
| Used Cars | Sam Slaton (as Joseph P. Flaherty) |
| National Security | Owen Fergus |
| One Crazy Summer | General Raymond |
| Slackers | Mr. Leonard |
| Who's Harry Crumb? | Doorman |
| Johnny Dangerously | Deathrow Inmate (uncredited) |
| Home on the Range | Jeb, the Goat (voice) |
| Follow That Bird | Sid Sleaze |
| Freaks and Geeks | Harold Weir 18 episodes, 1999-2000 |
| Dinosaurs | Chief Elder / ... 2 episodes, 1993-1994 |
| The Hitchhiker | The Chemist 1 episode, 1986 |
| Family Guy | Vatican Messenger / ... 3 episodes, 2008-2011 |
| The King of Queens | Father McAndrew 5 episodes, 2001-2003 |
| Even Stevens | Mr. Rupert 1 episode, 2001 |
| A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Dr. Vollmer 2 episodes, 2002 |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Writer |
| SCTV Network 90 | Writer |
| SCTV Network 90 | Writer |
| SCTV Network 90 | Various / ... 39 episodes, 1981-1983 |
| Frasier | Herm Evans 1 episode, 2002 |
| Police Academy: The Series | Cmdt. Stuart Hefilfinger 26 episodes, 1997-1998 |
| Call Me Fitz | Mayor Andrews 1 episode, 2012 |
| That '70s Show | Bryan 1 episode, 2001 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1 episode, 1999 |
| Ellen | Perry 1 episode, 1996 |
| The Legend of Tarzan | Hooft 6 episodes, 2001 |
| Second City TV | Writer |
| Second City TV | Writer |
| Second City TV | Writer |
| Second City TV | Various / ... 78 episodes, 1976-1981 |
| Rebel Highway | Mr. Nicholson 1 episode, 1994 |
Joe Flaherty's Quotes
- If you don't hop aboard the change train, you're gonna get derailed.
- We will never have that chance [of doing SCTV] again. We will never get that kind of a shot at it.
Interesting Facts about Joe Flaherty
- He was raised in Pittsburgh, and did not come to Toronto until the early 70s for the Second City theatre.
- Brother of comedy writer Paul Flaherty.
- Joe has joined the faculty of Humber College's Comedy: Writing & Performance course.
- Father of Gudrun Flaherty.
- Was notorious at Second City for improvising midway through a sketch that would catch the performer off guard, making it difficult for them to improvise given what he had ad libbed.
- He appeared in three films written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale: 1941 (1979), Used Cars (1980) and Back to the Future Part II (1989). The latter two films were also directed by Zemeckis.
- Frequently works with Dave Thomas.
- Born on exactly the same date as Lyman Ward.
