# Joe Flaherty has died at the age of 82 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [April 2, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741 "2024-04-02T15:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/1 "2024-04-02T15:22:16Z")
R.I.P., Guy Caballero. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/2 "2024-04-02T15:25:50Z")
Count Floyd is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/3 "2024-04-02T15:46:24Z")
He was really a huge piece of my childhood…like one of the actors you just imprint on and you are going to love them no matter what they are in. I even loved a terrible Canadian sci-fi horror movie he’s in with Andrea Martin. All my friends said it was so bad but for me- “Maybe… but Flaherty and Martin are so funny in it!” ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/4 "2024-04-02T15:47:30Z")
That was my first thought too. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/5 "2024-04-02T16:15:33Z")
This is sad news. RIP Count Floyd. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/6 "2024-04-02T16:18:24Z")
You know what he’s doing now? He’s dead! ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/7 "2024-04-02T16:23:55Z")
All of Melonville and the entire Tri-County area mourns. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/8 "2024-04-02T16:29:47Z")
It’s incredible that Joe Flaherty, Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, and Sammy Maudlin all died on the same day… And they were all the same age! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/9 "2024-04-02T16:33:07Z")
I’ve always been partial to Father John Duffy, the host of “Match Unto My Feet.” Here is his segment from Easter 1977: > [https://youtu.be/x\_SOnIfuyRw?t=1160](https://youtu.be/x_SOnIfuyRw?t=1160) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/10 "2024-04-02T16:34:49Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > It’s incredible that Joe Flaherty, Guy Caballero, Count Floyd, and Sammy Maudlin all died on the same day… And they were all the same age! Sammy Maudlin is still with us. You were probably thinking of Harold Weir. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/11 "2024-04-02T16:41:41Z")
Don’t forget Norman Gorman: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/63AuMTeRMqk/hqdefault.jpg "Sunrise Semester: Conversational New Yorkese with Norman Gorman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63AuMTeRMqk) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/12 "2024-04-02T17:23:49Z")
He blowed up real good. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/13 "2024-04-02T18:55:17Z")
Loved him on SCTV and other comedy projects. I was surprised to see that he was cast as the father in Freaks and Geeks but he did a great job of balancing caring father with clueless dad. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LrMBIH2TBpU/hqdefault.jpg "Freaks and Geeks - Neil Peart sucks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrMBIH2TBpU) ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/14 "2024-04-02T20:41:32Z")
I knew him, sort of. He was a member of another site I was on, and one day he sent me a private message saying he was going to be in town for a show, and did I want to meet? Of course I did. So we went and watched him perform with the Die-Nasty improv troop, then got together afterwards and chatted for an hour or so. He was a super nice guy. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/15 "2024-04-02T23:14:09Z")
I first found the original SCTV in the 70s using a high antenna pointed towards The Great White North. Tiny B&W TV with a lot of snow. Funny as can be. I loved Count Floyd and Floyd Robertson, of course. But during my current run through his Sammy Maudlin is just amazing to watch. The knee-slapping thing (apparently based on Sammy Davis Jr.) is a great touch. He also had a large trove of great [impressions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Flaherty#Characterizations). His Mitchum is downright scary. Really underappreciated in this category. He and Levy were the only cast members to be in the whole run of the show. I had quite recently looked up his credits and noticed he hadn’t done anything in a few years. Knew that wasn’t good news. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/16 "2024-04-02T23:26:59Z")
Aw, man. Why am I constantly surprised at how old the entertainers I watched as a kid are. It’s not like I don’t know how old I am and they must be quite a bit older than that. RIP, John. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/17 "2024-04-03T00:12:37Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > So we went and watched him perform with the Die-Nasty improv troop This is so cool! I don’t think I’ve met anyone as famous as him. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/18 "2024-04-03T00:29:59Z")
Yeah, it was pretty cool. Sad that he’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/19 "2024-04-03T00:50:03Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > I had quite recently looked up his credits and noticed he hadn’t done anything in a few years. Knew that wasn’t good news. He’d apparently been pretty ill for a while. Earlier this year, Martin Short and other Second City alums organized a fundraiser to help pay for Flaherty’s medical and care expenses. > **[Second City Family Organizing Fundraiser For Joe Flaherty's Illness](https://800poundgorillamedia.com/blogs/the-laugh-button/second-city-family-is-organizing-a-fundraiser-for-sctv-star-joe-flaherty-s-illness#)** > > This week, we learned about Second City star Joe Flaherty's on-going illness that's recently taken an unfortunate turn. Fellow cast-mate Martin Short shared a message about how SCTV fans can help support Joe during this very difficult time. ---
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2024, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741/20 "2024-04-03T02:15:45Z")
Can’t forget Ward Cleaver pouring whisky into his cornflakes: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M9dKYxkYYXM/maxresdefault.jpg "SCTV Leave it to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9dKYxkYYXM) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-flaherty-has-died-at-the-age-of-82/999741.md?page=2)