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Joe Flaherty, ‘SCTV’ and ‘Freaks and Geeks’ Actor, Dies at 82
Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on 'Second City Television' and 'Freaks and Geeks,' died on Monday. He was 82.
Joe Flaherty, the actor, writer and comedian known for his roles on the Canadian sketch comedy series “Second City Television” and “ Freaks and Geeks,” died on Monday. Flaherty was known for his celebrity impressions on “SCTV,” including Kirk Douglas, Richard Nixon, Art Garfunkel, Gregory Peck and Alan Alda. Flaherty appeared in several other television shows and films throughout his career, with some of these credits including “Back to the Future II,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Freaks and Geeks,” “One Crazy Summer,” “National Security,” “Detroit Rock City,” “Family Guy” and “The King of Queens.” He portrayed patriarch Harold Weir in “Freaks and Geeks,” a heckler named Donald in “Happy Gilmore” and the Western Union courier in “Back to the Future II.”
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