Difference between revisions of "Joe Flaherty"

From Hanna-Barbera Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
Line 6: Line 6:
|characters= [[Count Floyd]]
|characters= [[Count Floyd]]
}}
}}
'''Joseph Flaherty''' was an American actor, writer, and comedian.
'''Joseph Flaherty''' was an American actor, writer, and comedian, best known for his sketch characters Count Floyd, Guy Caballero, and Big Jim McBob in the Canadian TV series ''SCTV'', and [[Linda Cardellini]]'s father, Harold Weir, in the [[NBC]] drama series ''Freak and Geeks''.


Flaherty died on [[April 1]], [[2024]] at the age of 82 after a short illness.
Flaherty died on [[April 1]], [[2024]] at the age of 82 after a short illness.
Line 16: Line 16:


==Other roles==
==Other roles==
* On the TV series ''SCTV'', Flaherty's many roles included Count Floyd, Guy Caballero and Big Jim McBob.
He also had small parts in the films ''Back the Future Part II'' and ''Happy Gilmore'', playing a Western Union clerk and a jeering golf fan.
* In the films ''Back the Future Part II'' and ''Happy Gilmore'', he played a Western Union clerk and a jeering golf fan.


==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
==References==
==References==
<references/>
<references/>

Revision as of 21:32, 2 April 2024

Not to be confused with the Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated writer, Joe Flaherty (writer).
Joe Flaherty
File:Joe Flaherty.png
Years active at Hanna-Barbera 1988
Characters played Count Floyd

Joseph Flaherty was an American actor, writer, and comedian, best known for his sketch characters Count Floyd, Guy Caballero, and Big Jim McBob in the Canadian TV series SCTV, and Linda Cardellini's father, Harold Weir, in the NBC drama series Freak and Geeks.

Flaherty died on April 1, 2024 at the age of 82 after a short illness.

Roles

20th century

Other roles

He also had small parts in the films Back the Future Part II and Happy Gilmore, playing a Western Union clerk and a jeering golf fan.

Behind the scenes

References