Joe Flaherty(1941-2024)

Actor
Writer
Producer

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Joe Flaherty was born on 21 June 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Happy Gilmore (1996), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and Detroit Rock City (1999). He was married to Judith Ann Dagley. He died on 1 April 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Happy Gilmore

7.0

Jeering Fan

1996

Back to the Future Part II

7.8

Western Union Man

1989

Detroit Rock City

6.8

Father McNulty

1999

SCTV Network

8.4

TV Series

Actor

Credits

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Actor

Nightlife
8.0
Short
- Count Floyd
- 2014
Call Me Fitz
7.0
TV Series
- Mayor Andrews
- 2012
I, Martin Short, Goes Home
7.0
TV Movie
- Atticus Finch
- 2012
The Life & Times of Tim
8.3
TV Series
- Frank
- Security Guard (voice)
- 2011–2012
Family Guy
8.1
TV Series
- Western Union Man
- Vatican Messenger
- Don Knotts' Assistant (voice)
- 2008–2011
Caution: May Contain Nuts
7.2
TV Series
- Count Floyd
- 2008–2010
American Dad!
7.4
TV Series
- Car Door Owner (voice)
- 2009
The Dead Beat
7.0
TV Movie
- Buzz Thompkins
- 2008
Robson Arms
6.3
TV Series
- Ramon Garcia
- 2007–2008
Summerhood
6.4
- Camp Director
- 2008
This Is My Friend
7.6
TV Movie
- Principal Doherty
- 2007
The Business
6.8
TV Series
- Mr. Dawson
- 2007
Uncle Joe's Cartoon Playhouse
8.2
TV Series
- Uncle Joe
- 2006
Christmas with SCTV
Short
- Various
- 2005
Chilly Beach
6.1
TV Series
- Antoine DelVecchio (voice)
- 2005

Writer

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
8.2
TV Series
- written by
- 2012
CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival
5.2
TV Series
- writer
- 2008
My Husband's Secret Life
4.8
TV Movie
- novel
- 1998
Maniac Mansion
6.9
TV Series
- writer
- 1991–1993
Morton & Hayes
6.9
TV Series
- written by
- 1991
Partners in Life
3.7
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1990
The Best of SCTV
8.4
TV Special
- Writer
- 1988
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
- teleplay
- 1988
Really Weird Tales
6.0
TV Movie
- written by
- written by
- written by (segment "All's Well that Ends Strange", segment "Cursed with Charisma", segment "I'll Die Loving")
- 1986
SCTV Channel
8.4
TV Series
- series written by
- writer
- 1983–1984
SCTV Network
8.4
TV Series
- written by
- head writer
- 1981–1983
SCTV
8.5
TV Series
- series written by
- written by
- writer ...
- 1976–1981
From Cleveland
6.1
TV Movie
- written by
- 1980

Producer

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Personal details

Official sites
- Discogs
- Encyclopedia
Alternative names
- Joseph P. Flaherty
Height
- 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Born
- June 21, 1941
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
- April 1, 2024
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada(brief illness)
Spouse
- Judith Ann Dagley1976 - 1996 (divorced, 2 children)
Children
Relatives

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Trivia
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.