Harry Anderson

Biography

Harry Anderson, an American actor, comedian, and magician, started out performing magic as a young man and later moved into television comedy. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, he appeared on Saturday Night Live eight times between 1981 and 1985, which led to the recurring role of con man Harry Gittes on Cheers. His best-known role was Judge Harry Stone on the NBC sitcom Night Court, which ran from 1984 to 1992, and he went on to star as Dave Barry on CBS's Dave's World from 1993 to 1997. His other credits included the 1990 miniseries It, as Richie Tozier, and the 2014 Christian drama A Matter of Faith. He toured widely as a magician and mounted broadcast comedy and magic shows, among them Harry Anderson's Sideshow in 1987, and co-wrote Games You Can't Lose with Turk Pipkin.

65years old at death

Born October 14, 1952Newport
Died April 16, 2018Asheville
Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
Harry Laverne Anderson (birth name)Also credited as Harry L. Anderson

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 38 years1982 to 2020

Every film, newest first

2020Ghosts Behind the ScreenIMDb rating 7.4
2019Mum and Son's Chilling AdventuresIMDb rating 7.4
2014A Matter of FaithIMDb rating 3.8
1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' RhymeIMDb rating 7.5
1982The Escape ArtistIMDb rating 6.1

Genres

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Big break
Anderson's Saturday Night Live appearances brought him the part of Harry "The Hat" Gittes on Cheers for several seasons, and later the role of Judge Harry Stone on Night Court.
Behind the camera
Anderson and his longtime friend Turk Pipkin wrote Games You Can't Lose: A Guide for Suckers, a book of gags, cons, tricks and scams that first came out in 1989.
A change of course
As a young man, Anderson did magic tricks on the streets of Chicago, New York, St. Louis and New Orleans. He arrived in California when he was 16.
Early training
Between 1971 and 1976, Anderson made his home in Ashland, Oregon, where he worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and also performed magic.
A change of course
Anderson's nightclub, Oswald's Speakeasy, opened in the French Quarter in 2005. Wise Guy was the one-man show he performed there.

Harry Anderson movies on Netflix

Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
A Matter of Faith2014IMDb rating 3.8as Professor Kaman
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme1990IMDb rating 7.5as Peter Piper
The Escape Artist1982IMDb rating 6.1as Harry Masters

Most often with

Brett Gerking directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Teri Garr

Neil Gaiman

Janet Krawczyk

Ryan Krawczyk

Jeremy Rettig

Jill WiteckiBrett GerkingDirector, 2 films

Films together

Teri Garr2 films together, 1982 to 1990
Teri Garr's page
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme1990IMDb rating 7.5Anderson as Peter PiperGarr as Jill (of Jack and Jill)
- The Escape Artist1982IMDb rating 6.1Anderson as Harry MastersGarr as Arlene
Neil Gaiman2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Neil Gaiman's page
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfGaiman as Self…
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfGaiman as Himself
Janet Krawczyk2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Janet Krawczyk's page
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfKrawczyk as Himself
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfKrawczyk as Himself
Ryan Krawczyk2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Ryan Krawczyk's page
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfKrawczyk as Himself
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfKrawczyk as Himself
Jeremy Rettig2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Jeremy Rettig's page
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfRettig as Himself
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfRettig as Himself
Jill Witecki2 films together, 2019 to 2020
Jill Witecki's page
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfWitecki as Himself
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as HimselfWitecki as Himself
Brett GerkingDirector, 2 films, 2019 to 2020
All films by Brett Gerking
- Ghosts Behind the Screen2020IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as Himself
- Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures2019IMDb rating 7.4Anderson as Himself
Also two films together6 more actors
- Karen Ham SantiagoGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
- Thomas Kontos CraddockGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
- Andrew MullenGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
- Sara SmithGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
- Mike WaldmanGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
- Pam WaldmanGhosts Behind the Screen (2020) and Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures (2019)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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