Joe Flaherty
Joe Flaherty is known for Back to the Future Part II (1989), Happy Gilmore (1996), Home on the Range (2004).
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.
Questions about Joe Flaherty
How many Joe Flaherty films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 62 films with Joe Flaherty, from 1976 to 2026.
What is the best rated Joe Flaherty film?
The best rated Joe Flaherty film in the catalogue is John Candy: I Like Me (2025), rated 7.9.
What was the first Joe Flaherty film?
The first Joe Flaherty film in the catalogue is 1941, from 1979.
Who has Joe Flaherty worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Joe Flaherty shares the most credits with John Candy (5 films), Harold Ramis (4 films) and Eugene Levy (3 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Earle Grey Award (1995) · Canada's Walk of Fame · Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
Known for
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7.8 Back to the Future Part II
1989
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6.7 Happy Gilmore
1996
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6.1 Home on the Range
2004
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6.8 Innerspace
1987
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6.6 Stripes
1981
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6.0 National Security
2003
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6.5 Heavy Metal
1981
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5.8 1941
1979
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4.7 Freddy Got Fingered
2001
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7.9 John Candy: I Like Me
2025
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6.8 Detroit Rock City
1999
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7.9 Marty, Life Is Short
2026
Trivia
- Also works as
- voice actor · screenwriter · humorist
- Studied at
- Central Catholic High School · Westinghouse High School · Pittsburgh Playhouse · Point Park University · Humber Polytechnic
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
63 films — 62 in the catalogue
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7.9
Marty, Life Is Short
2026 · Self (archive footage)
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7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Actor, SCTV (archive footage)
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7.3 This Is the Tom Green Documentary
2025 · Self (archive footage)
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7.0 Belushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
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6.8 Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
2018 · Self
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Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
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2.3 I, Martin Short, Goes Home
2012 · Atticus Finch
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7.2 Family Guy Presents: Something, Something, Something, Dark Side
2009 · Western Union Man (voice)
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5.0 Summerhood
2008 · Camp Director
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Christmas with SCTV
2006
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5.7 Crazy for Christmas
2005 · Roger the Doorman
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4.9 A Dairy Tale
2004 · Jeb, the goat (voice)
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4.1 Phil the Alien
2004 · The Beaver (voice)
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6.1
Home on the Range
2004 · Jeb (voice)
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6.0
National Security
2003 · Owen Fergus
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6.0 Dave Foley's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials
2002 · Bing Crosby
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6.6 The Santa Claus Brothers
2002 · Snorkel (voice)
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5.2 Slackers
2002 · Mr. Leonard
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4.7
Freddy Got Fingered
2001 · William
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6.8
Detroit Rock City
1999 · Father Phillip McNulty
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7.0 Dogmatic
1999
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5.8 The Don's Analyst
1997 · Dr. Lowell Royce
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6.8 The Wrong Guy
1997 · Fred Holden
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3.7 Snowboard Academy
1997 · Mr. Barry
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6.7
Happy Gilmore
1996 · Jeering Fan
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8.5 The Show Formerly Known as the Martin Short Show
1995 · Lyle Lovett
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5.2 Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Cousin Ray
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5.7 Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare
1995 · Kevin Dooley
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6.0 Runaway Daughters
1994 · Mr. Nicholson
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6.1 A Pig's Tale
1994 · Milt
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8.0 Friends of Gilda
1993 · Self
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10.0
Back to the Beanstalk
1990 · Chili Bean Leader
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5.0 Wedding Band
1990 · Peter
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9.0 Making Real Funny Home Videos
1990 · Count Floyd / Floyd Robertson
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The Smoke Detectives
1990 · Count Floyd
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7.8
Back to the Future Part II
1989 · Western Union Man
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6.7 Looking for Miracles
1989 · Chief Berman
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6.8 I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood
1989 · Gene Siskel
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4.5 Speed Zone
1989 · Vic
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6.0 Who's Harry Crumb?
1989 · Doorman
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8.0 The Best of SCTV
1988
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7.3 Kid Safe: The Video
1988 · Count Floyd
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4.9 Blue Monkey
1987 · George Baker
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6.8
Innerspace
1987 · Waiting Room Patient
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5.8 Really Weird Tales
1986 · Host
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6.0 One Crazy Summer
1986 · General Raymond
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5.2 Club Paradise
1986 · Pilot
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5.5 The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986
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6.4 Follow That Bird
1985 · Sid Sleaze
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9.3 Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas
1985 · Charlton Heston
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6.3 Johnny Dangerously
1984 · Death Row Inmate (uncredited)
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5.1 Going Berserk
1983 · Chick Leff
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Rome, Italian Style
1982 · Marcello Gassman
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4.7 By Design
1982 · Man
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6.5
Heavy Metal
1981 · Lawyer / General (voice)
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6.6
Stripes
1981 · Border Guard
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4.0 From Cleveland
1980 · Various
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6.4 Used Cars
1980 · Sam Slaton
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3.8 Double Negative
1980 · Roger
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5.5 Nothing Personal
1980 · Patrol Car Policeman #2
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5.8
1941
1979 · Raoul Lipschitz
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4.8 Tunnel Vision
1976 · Carl Michaelevich
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10.0 Partners in Life
1990
Series and TV shows
20 titles
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7.0
American Dad!
2005 · Car Door Owner (voice)
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7.5
Clone High
2002 · Abe’s Foster Dad (voice) · 2 ep.
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7.0
The Legend of Tarzan
2001 · Hooft (voice) · 6 ep.
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8.0
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 · Dr. Vollmer · 2 ep.
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7.0
Even Stevens
2000 · Mr. Rupert
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8.2
Freaks and Geeks
1999 · Harold Weir · 18 ep.
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7.4
Family Guy
1999 · Western Union Man (voice)
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7.1
The King of Queens
1998 · Father McAndrew · 5 ep.
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7.9
That '70s Show
1998 · Bryan
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6.1
Ellen
1994 · Perry
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7.7
Frasier
1993 · Herm Evans
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7.8
Dinosaurs
1991 · Elder (voice)
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6.9
Dream On
1990 · Stoo
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6.9
Monsters
1988 · Sherwin
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7.7
Married... with Children
1987 · Dr. Plierson
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6.3
The Hitchhiker
1983 · The Chemist
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6.1
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · Guest
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7.8
Second City Television
1976 · Self - Various Characters · 109 ep.
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7.8
Second City Television
1976 · Writer
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5.7
PBS News Hour
1975 · Appearance
People data: TMDb.
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