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'''Joseph "Joe" 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''.
'''Joseph "Joe" 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 reprised the role of Count Floyd in live-action segments of [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s animated series ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]''.


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.
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==Roles==
==Roles==
===20th century===
===20th century===
* ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]'' ([[1988]])
* ''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley'' ([[1988]])
** [[Count Floyd]]
** Count Floyd


==Other roles==
==Other roles==

Latest revision as of 21:39, 2 April 2024

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

Joseph "Joe" 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 reprised the role of Count Floyd in live-action segments of Hanna-Barbera's animated series The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley.

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

Roles

20th century

  • The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)
    • Count Floyd

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