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Joseph Sylvester Maher was an Irish-born naturalized American character actor, playwright and director, best known for his roles in motion pictures, television and the theater. He was nominated for three Tony Awards, won a Drama Desk Award and Obie Award, and was a nominee of the Olivier Award for his supporting roles on the stage. He was also known for appearing in plays by Joe Orton.
Born
Friday, 29 December 1933
Died
Friday, 17 July 1998
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Wellstone | 1999 |
| Hoods | Dr. Alstrich | 1998 |
| O.K. Garage | Mr. Lilly / Lilly | 1998 |
| Style & Substance | Mr. John | 1998 |
| In & Out | Father Tim | 1997 |
| In and Out | Father Tim | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | White House Decorator / Decorator | 1996 |
| Surviving Picasso | Kahnweiler | 1996 |
| Goode Behavior | Chancellor Willoughby | 1996 |
| I.Q. | Nathan Liebknecht | 1994 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Out-of-Towners | Mr. Wellstone | 1999 |
| Hoods | Dr. Alstrich | 1998 |
| O.K. Garage | Mr. Lilly / Lilly | 1998 |
| Style & Substance | Mr. John | 1998 |
| In & Out | Father Tim | 1997 |
| In and Out | Father Tim | 1997 |
| Mars Attacks! | White House Decorator / Decorator | 1996 |
| Surviving Picasso | Kahnweiler | 1996 |
| Goode Behavior | Chancellor Willoughby | 1996 |
| I.Q. | Nathan Liebknecht | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Board Member / Dr. David Stadson | 1994 |
| Bulletproof Heart | Dr. Alstricht | 1994 |
| The Shadow | Isaac Newboldt | 1994 |
| Baby Brokers | Leo | 1994 |
| Partners | Edward Hooper | 1993 |
| Laurie Hill | Dr. Walter Wiseman | 1992 |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Dr. Emile Dorian | 1992 |
| Sister Act | Bishop O'Hara | 1992 |
| The Local Stigmatic | David | 1990 |
| Seinfeld | Gavin Polone | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Judge #1 / Judge #2 / Judge #3 | 1989 |
| Anything But Love | Brian Allquist | 1989 |
| My Stepmother Is an Alien | Lucas Budlong | 1988 |
| Funny Farm | Michael Sinclair | 1988 |
| Thirtysomething | Brendan Norris | 1987 |
| Boys Will Be Boys | St. Peter / Saint Peter | 1987 |
| My Two Dads | Charles Van Duren | 1987 |
| The Cavanaughs | Abbot Costello | 1986 |
| ALF | Angel Bob | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1986 |
| Stingray | Peter Van Hoat | 1986 |
| Double Dare | Sylvester | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Jerome | 1985 |
| Frankenweenie | Mr. Chambers | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Nigel Allison | 1984 |
| The Evil That Men Do | Molloch / Dr. Clement Molloch | 1984 |
| Will There Really Be a Morning? | 1st Doctor | 1983 |
| St. Elsewhere | Mr. Milbourne | 1982 |
| Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Smythe | 1982 |
| Little Gloria... Happy at Last | Smythe | 1982 |
| Faerie Tale Theatre | Narrator / Sultan | 1982 |
| I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can | Dr. Kalman / Doctor Kalman | 1982 |
| Gimme a Break! | Professor Dudley | 1981 |
| Love, Sidney | Feinbush | 1981 |
| Under the Rainbow | The Duke | 1981 |
| Going Ape! | Gridley | 1981 |
| Those Lips, Those Eyes | Fibby Geyer | 1980 |
| Just Tell Me What You Want | Dr. Coleson | 1980 |
| My Old Man | Phil Kiley | 1979 |
| Time After Time | Adams | 1979 |
| The 33rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1979 |
| Heaven Can Wait | Sisk | 1978 |
| Visions | Dr. Robert Lewis | 1976 |
| Diary of the Dead | Walter Johnson (as Joe Maher) / Walter Johnson | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Edgar Percy | 1975 |
| When Things Were Rotten | Eavesdropper / the Emissary | 1975 |
| My Father's House | Doctor | 1975 |
| Ellery Queen | Lyle Shannon | 1975 |
| For Pete's Sake | Mr. Coates | 1974 |
| It Ain't Easy | Charlie | 1972 |
| M*A*S*H | Major Taylor | 1972 |
| Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake | Celebrant | 1967 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Jack Kendrix | 1954 |
