Joseph Sylvester Maher (December 29, 1933 - July 17, 1998) was an Irish actor, playwright, and theatre director best known for In & Out (1997), IQ (1994), and Heaven Can Wait (1978).
Maher died in of a brain tumor in 1998 at the age of 64.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1958: Little Moon Of Alban as British Soldier
- 1966: Passages From James Joyces Finnegans Wake as Celebrant
- 1972: It Aint Easy as Charlie
- 1974: The Contractor as Fitzpatrick
- 1974: For Petes Sake as Mr. Coates
- 1975: My Fathers House as Doctor
- 1976: Diary of the Dead as Walter Johnson
- 1978: Heaven Can Wait as Sisk
- 1979: Time After Time as Adams
- 1979: My Old Man as Phil Kiley
- 1980: Just Tell Me What You Want as Dr. Coleson
- 1980: Those Lips Those Eyes as Fibby Geyer
- 1981: Going Ape as Gridley
- 1981: Under the Rainbow as The Duke
- 1982: Im Dancing As Fast As I Can as Dr. Kalman
- 1983: Will There Really Be A Morning as 1st Doctor
- 1983: I Leonardo A Journey Of The Mind as Giorgio Vasari
- 1984: The Evil That Men Do as Molloch
- 1984: At Your Service as Albert Vogel
- 1986: Mr And Mrs Ryan as Stockwell
- 1988: Funny Farm as Michael Sinclair
- 1988: Why On Earth as Mr. Bell
- 1988: My Stepmother Is an Alien as Lucas Bubdlong
- 1990: The Local Stigmatic as David
- 1992: Sister Act as Bishop O'Hara
- 1993: Partners as Edward Hooper
- 1994: Baby Brokers as Leo
- 1994: Bulletproof Heart as Dr. Alstricht
- 1994: The Shadow as Isaac Newboldt
- 1994: IQ as Nathan Liebknecht
- 1996: Surviving Picasso as Kahnweiler
- 1996: Mars Attacks! as White House Decorator
- 1997: In & Out as Father Tim
- 1998: OK Garage as Lilly
- 1998: Hoods as Dr. Alstrich
- 1999: The Out-of-Towners as Mr. Wellstone
Television Roles
- 1959: Encounter as Dermot
- 1975: M*A*S*H as Major Taylor
- 1975: Ellery Queen as Lyle Shannon
- 1975: When Things Were Rotten as Eavesdropper/The Emissary (2 episodes)
- 1975-1988: Great Performances as Smedley Cork/Frank (2 episodes)
- 1977: Another World as Leonard Brooks #1
- 1978: Guiding Light as Whitney Foxton
- 1978: Visions as Dr. Robert Lewis
- 1978: Wonder Woman as Edgar Percy
- 1982: Little Gloria Happy At Last as Smythe
- 1983: Love, Sidney as Feinbush
- 1984: St. Elsewhere as Mr. Milbourne
- 1985: Double Dare as Syvlester
- 1985-1986: Faerie Tale Theatre as Sultan/Narrator (2 episodes)
- 1987: Stingray as Peter Van Hoat
- 1987: Walt Disney Presents as Jack Kendrix
- 1987: Gimme a Break! as Prof. Dudley
- 1987: Boy Will Be Boys as St. Peter
- 1988: My Two Dads as Charles Van Duren
- 1988: The Cavanaughs as Abbot Costello
- 1988: ALF as Angel Bob
- 1988: Moonlighting as Jerome
- 1989-1990: Anything But Love as Brian Allquist (22 episodes)
- 1990: thirtysomething as Brendan Norris
- 1991: Seinfeld as Gavin Polone
- 1992: Batman: The Animated Series as Dr. Dorian
- 1992: Laurie Hill as Dr. Walter Wiseman
- 1994: Murder, She Wrote as Nigel Allison
- 1994: Tales from the Crypt as Judge #1/#2/#3
- 1995-1997: Chicago Hope as David Stadson/Board Member (2 episodes)
- 1996-1997: Goode Behavior as Chancellor Willoughby
- 1998: Style And Substance as Mr. John
Shorts
- 1984: Frankenweenie as Mr. Chambers
