Harry Anderson

Biography

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).

Most Famous Work

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It

(1990) Richie Tozier

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Tales from the Darkside

(1984) Leon

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Gotham Comedy Live

(2012) Self - Host

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Noddy

(1998) Jack Fable

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A Matter of Faith

(2014) Professor Kaman

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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

(1990) Peter Piper

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Harvey

(1999) Elwood P. Dowd

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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

(1985) Self

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2019	Self (archival footage)	Mum and Son's Chilling Adventures 2019-12-16 Movie
2017	Himself	Ghosts Behind the Screen 2017-10-21 Movie
2014	Professor Kaman	A Matter of Faith 2014-10-17 Movie
2012	Self - Host	Gotham Comedy Live 2012-11-15 TV Show
2006	Harry Anderson	30 Rock 2006-10-11 TV Show
1999	Elwood P. Dowd	Harvey 1999-07-18 TV Show
	Self	Harry Anderson's Hello Sucker 1999-03-30 Movie
1998	Jack Fable	Noddy 1998-08-31 TV Show
1996	Elwood P. Dowd	Harvey 1996-10-19 Movie
	Self	Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade 1996-05-28 Movie
1993	Dave Barry	Dave's World 1993-09-20 TV Show
	N/A	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 1993-09-12 TV Show
1992	N/A	Hearts Afire 1992-09-14 TV Show
1990	Richie Tozier	It 1990-11-18 TV Show
	Ronny Ray Rasmussen	Parker Lewis Can't Lose 1990-09-02 TV Show
	Host	The Disneyland Story 1990-07-24 Movie
	Peter Piper	Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme 1990-05-19 Movie
	Himself	Happy Birthday, Bugs! 50 Looney Years 1990-05-09 Movie
1989	Jim Korman	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
	Professor Henry Crawford	The Absent-Minded Professor: Trading Places 1989-02-26 Movie
	Self	A Comedy Celebration: The Comedy & Magic Club's 10th Anniversary 1989-01-25 Movie
1988	Henry Crawford	The Absent-Minded Professor 1988-11-27 Movie
	Freddie	Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs 1988-11-22 Movie
	Billy Ridenhour	Tanner '88 1988-02-15 TV Show
	Harry Anderson (uncredited)	She's Having a Baby 1988-02-05 Movie
1987	Self	Harry Anderson's Sideshow 1987-10-30 Movie
1986	N/A	The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion 1986-11-15 Movie
1985	Host	Our Time 1985-07-27 TV Show
	Self	Night of 100 Stars II 1985-03-10 Movie
	Self	Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration 1985-02-18 Movie
1984	Leon	Tales from the Darkside 1984-09-30 TV Show
	Harry T. Stone	Night Court 1984-01-04 TV Show
1982	Harry	Cheers 1982-09-30 TV Show
	Harry Gittes	Cheers 1982-09-30 TV Show
	N/A	Twilight Theatre 1982-07-01 Movie
	Harry Masters	The Escape Artist 1982-05-28 Movie
	N/A	Magic with the Stars 1982-01-17 Movie
1975	Various	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
	Self - Host	Saturday Night Live 1975-10-11 TV Show
1939	Sailor (uncredited)	Coast Guard 1939-08-04 Movie
	Ward	Daredevils of the Red Circle 1939-06-10 Movie
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Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1996	Writer	Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade 1996-05-28 Movie
1989	Screenplay	Tales from the Crypt 1989-06-10 TV Show
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