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{{short description|American actor (1941–2024)}}
{{for|the Irish politician|Joe Flaherty (politician)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Joe Flaherty
| image              = Joe Flaherty.jpg
| caption            = Flaherty in 2009
| birth_name         = Joseph O'Flaherty
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1941|6|21}}
| birth_place        = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], U.S
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2024|04|01|1941|6|21}}
| death_place        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| resting_place      = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|writer|comedian}}
| yearsactive        = 1969–2018
| spouse             = {{marriage|Judith Dagley|1974|1996|reason=divorced}}
| children           = 2
}}

'''Joseph Flaherty''' (born '''Joseph O'Flaherty''', June 21, 1941 – April 1, 2024) was an American actor, writer, and comedian. He is best known for his work on the Canadian [[sketch comedy]] ''[[Second City Television|SCTV]]'' from 1976 to 1984 (on which he also served as a writer, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards), his role as Harold Weir on ''[[Freaks and Geeks]]'' (1999), and as the heckler in ''[[Happy Gilmore]]'' (1996).