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Joseph Maher

Actor | * 12/29/1933 († 64, 07/17/1998) | Westport, County Mayo (Ireland)
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Joseph Sylvester Maher (29 December 1933 – 17 July 1998) was an Irish actor, playwright, and occasional theatre director. He was best known for his roles in the comedies of Joe Orton. He received three Tony Award nominations for his roles in the plays Spokesong, Night and Day, and Loot, with the last winning him a Drama Desk Award. His other accolades included an Obie Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards. ...

In & Out

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1997 | 3.2/5 | 1h 30min
Comedy
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Albert Einstein helps a young man who's in love with Einstein's niece to catch her attention by pretending temporarily to be a great physicist. ...

I.Q.

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1994 | 3.0/5 | 1h 40min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to d ...

Heaven Can Wait

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1978 | 3.3/5 | 1h 41min
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance / Love
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Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility ...

The Shadow

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1994 | 3.0/5 | 1h 48min
Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Joseph Maher

3x Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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Movies with Joseph Maher as Actor(30)

as Mr. Lilly1998 All Revved Up
as Father Tim1997 In & Out
as Kahnweiler1996 Surviving Picasso
as Decorator1996 Mars Attacks!
as Leo1994 Baby Brokers
as Nathan Liebknecht1994 I.Q.
as Dr. Alstricht1994 Killer
as Isaac Newboldt1994 The Shadow
as Edward Hooper1993 Partners
as Bishop O'Hara1992 Sister Act
as David1990 The Local Stigmatic
as Michael Sinclair1988 Funny Farm
as Lucas Budlong1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien
as Jack Kendrix1987 Bigfoot
as Narrator1985 Cinderella
as Dr. Clement Molloch1984 The Evil That Men Do
as Mr. Chambers1984 Frankenweenie
as 1st Doctor1983 Will There Really Be a Morning?
as Dr. Kalman1982 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can
as The Duke1981 Under the Rainbow
as Gridley1981 Going Ape!
as Fibby Geyer1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes
as Dr. Coleson1980 Just Tell Me What You Want
as Adams1979 Time After Time
as Phil Kiley1979 My Old Man
as Sisk1978 Heaven Can Wait
as Walter Johnson (as Joe Maher)1976 Diary of the Dead
as Mr. Coates1974 For Pete's Sake
as Charlie1972 It Ain't Easy
as British Soldier1958 Little Moon of Alban

TV Shows/Series with Joseph Maher as Actor(23)

as Hadley John1998 Style & Substance
as Chancellor Willoughby1996 Goode Behavior
1994 Chicago Hope
as Dr. Walter Wiseman1992 Laurie Hill
as Dr. Emile Dorian (voice)1992 Batman: The Animated Series
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Brian Allquist1989 Anything But Love
as Gavin Pollone1989 Seinfeld
as Saint Peter1987 Second Chance
1987 thirtysomething
as Angel Bob1986 ALF
1985 Stingray
1985 Moonlighting
as Sylvester1985 Double Dare
as Nigel Allison1984 Murder, She Wrote
1982 St. Elsewhere
as Smythe1982 Little Gloria... Happy at Last
as Narrator1982 Faerie Tale Theatre
as Edgar Percy1975 Wonder Woman
1975 Ellery Queen
as Major Taylor1972 M*A*S*H
as Frank1971 Great Performances
1964 Another World

Full Name: Joseph Maher
Born: Friday, 12/29 1933 (December) in Westport, County Mayo (Ireland)
Died: Friday, 07/17 1998 (July) in Los Angeles (aged: 64)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Joseph Maher frequently works together with these people:
Larry David (31x, Actor)
Norman Brenner (24x, Actor)
Deck McKenzie (13x, Actor)
Robert Costanzo (10x, Actor)
Herb Edelman (10x, Actor)
Rosanna Huffman (9x, Actress)
Earl Boen (9x, Actor)
René Auberjonois (8x, Actor)
Clyde Kusatsu (8x, Actor)
Ed Begley Jr. (8x, Actor)
Gregg Henry (8x, Actor)
Dick Ziker (6x, Crew)
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