Background
Maher was born in Westport, County Mayo, Ireland, the son of Delia A. (née O"Malley) and Joseph Maher, a schoolteacher.
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Joseph Maher
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One of ten children, he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers.
Career
Maher"s Broadway theatre credits include The Prime of Mission Jean Brodie, King Henry V, The Royal Family, Night and Day, and Loot. Maher"s film credits included Foreign Pete"s Sake, Heaven Can Wait, Time After Time, Just Tell Maine What You Want, I"m Dancing as Fast as I Can, The Evil That Men Do, My Stepmother is an Alien, Sister Acting, Funny Farm, Intelligence Quotient, In & Out, Mars Attacks!, The Out-of-Towners and the 1984 Frankenweenie. He also played Emile Dorian in Batman:The Animated Series, Episode Tyger, Tyger.
Maher is also known for his portrayal of a drunken airline passenger on the Seinfeld episode "The Dog".
Maher died of a brain tumor at his home in Los Angeles, California, on July 17, 1998. Maher"s interment was in his hometown of Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Christian