Cast & creator
Harry Anderson
Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, Saturday Night Live, Saturday Night Live
Harry Laverne Anderson (October 14, 1952 – April 16, 2018) was an American actor, screenwriter, director and magician. He is best known for the role of Judge Harry Stone on the 1984–92 television series Night Court. In addition to eight appearances on Saturday Night Live between 1981 and 1985, Anderson had a recurring guest role as con man Harry "The Hat" Gittes on Cheers, toured extensively as a magician, and did several magic/comedy shows for broadcast, including Harry Anderson's Sideshow (1987).
Also known as: Harry Laverne Anderson
29
film credits
24
television credits
50
1961–2019 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Various
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Special Guest
1975
Cheers
Harry the Hat
1982
30 Rock
Harry Anderson
2006
Night Court
Harry T. Stone
1984
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Dr. Fat Head Mensa
1993
Tales from the Darkside
Leon
1984
Tales from the Crypt
Jim Korman
1989Tales from the Crypt
Screenplay
1989
The John Larroquette Show
Dr. Gates
1993
Gotham Comedy Live
Self - Host
2012
Dave's World
Dave Barry
1993
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Ronny Ray Rasmussen
1990
It
Richie Tozier
1990
Hearts Afire
Dave Barry (uncredited)
1992
Elvira's Movie Macabre
Harry Anderson
1981
Noddy
Jack Fable
1998
Tanner '88
Billy Ridenhour
1988
She's Having a Baby
Harry Anderson (uncredited)
1988
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
The Escape Artist
Harry Masters
1982
Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
Freddie
1988Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
1999
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
1996
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
Peter Piper
1990
Magic with the Stars
Self
1982
A Matter of Faith
Professor Kaman
2014
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1985
Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years
Self
1990Nell Carter... Never Too Old to Dream
1986Our Time
Host
1985The 6th Annual Young Comedians
Self
1981
Disney's Magic in the Magic Kingdom
Self
1988
Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
Self
1996Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade
Writer
1996
Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places
Professor Henry Crawford
1989
Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"
Self
1986Harry Anderson's "Hello, Sucker!"
Writer
1986
Harry Anderson's Sideshow
Self
1987
The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion
Self
1986
Twilight Theatre
1982
A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary
Self
1989
Mysteries of Magic
Narrator
1998
Can We Be Serious
1989
The Absent-Minded Professor
Henry Crawford
1988
The Disneyland Story
Host
1990
Vanishing America
Dog Owner
1985
Hexing a Hurricane
Self
2006
And yet it turns
Richie Tozier
1990