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Relatives | Steve Williams (brother) Kevin Hearn (cousin) |
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Harland Williams (born November 14, 1962) is a Canadian actor. After several years of stand-up in Toronto and Los Angeles he made his film debut in Dumb and Dumber (1994) before playing starring roles in the short-lived sitcom Simon and the Disney comedy RocketMan (1997). He co-starred in Half Baked and played a psychopathic hitch-hiker in There's Something About Mary in 1998. He later appeared in films such as The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and Sorority Boys (2002), and provided voices in works such as Gary & Mike , Robots (2005), Meet the Robinsons (2007), and Sausage Party (2016). He is also an author of children's books, and creator of the children's animated series Puppy Dog Pals (2017–2023).
Harland Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine Mary (née O'Donnell), a social worker and writer, and John Reesor Williams, a lawyer who served as a member of the Ontario legislature. [1] [2] He grew up in Toronto's Willowdale neighborhood with four sisters. [3] He is the brother of special effects artist Steve "Spaz" Williams, and a cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn. [4] [5]
Williams enrolled in Sheridan College in 1983, where he studied animation and media arts, [6] while periodically working as a forest ranger at Fort Frances. [5] [2]
Williams gained American citizenship circa 2009. [7]
Williams began in stand-up comedy in 1984, when still at Sheridan College. [6] [8] He performed in Toronto for seven years before relocating to Los Angeles in 1992. [9] He credits a 1993 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman for a break through, [10] and Jim Carrey for bringing him to the attention of the Farrelly brothers, who cast Williams in his debut role as a police officer in Dumb and Dumber (1994). [8] [11]
Other film roles include Freddy Got Fingered , There's Something About Mary , Half Baked , RocketMan , Sorority Boys , Down Periscope , Superstar and Employee of The Month . He has performed his stand-up comedy routines on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno , Late Night with Conan O'Brien , HBO, Comedy Central and at comedy clubs throughout the country.
His improvisational skills led to him winning the award for 'Best Improviser' on an episode of NBC's prime time series Thank God You're Here in 2007.
Williams's ventures include voicing 'Monster' on Nickelodeon's animated series Robot and Monster and starring as Warwick the Warlock in Disney's direct-to-DVD movie Spooky Buddies .
He is the author and illustrator of several children's books, including a series about a dinosaur named Lickety Split, [12] as well as books for adults. [13] [14] [15]
He has a free, bi-weekly podcast called The Harland Highway.
He has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times. [16] He is known for his performance of bird sounds on Carolla's show.
In August 2012 he began filming in Vancouver a 13-part Citytv comedy series called Package Deal , in which he stars. [17]
Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017. [18]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Dumb and Dumber | State Trooper | |
1996 | Down Periscope | E.T. 'Sonar' Lovacelli | |
1997 | RocketMan | Fred Z. Randall | |
Wag the Dog | Pet Wrangler | ||
1998 | Half Baked | Kenny Davis | |
There's Something About Mary | Hitchhiker | Uncredited | |
Dog Park | Callum | ||
Mr. Headmistress | Tucker | ||
1999 | Superstar | Eric Slater | |
2000 | The Whole Nine Yards | Special Agent Steve Hanson | |
Big Money Hustlas | Officer Harry Cox | ||
Becoming Dick | Richard Breggs | ||
2001 | Freddy Got Fingered | Darren | |
Horrible Histories | Lawrence Dongle (voice) | ||
2002 | Back by Midnight | Sheriff Hubbard | |
Sorority Boys | Doofer / Roberta | ||
2003 | Family Tree | Jake | |
Kart Racer | Zee | ||
2005 | Lucky 13 | Bleckman | |
Because of Winn-Dixie | Policeman | ||
Robots | Lug (voice) | [19] | |
2006 | Employee of the Month | Russell Porpis-Gunders | |
Surf School | Rip | ||
2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Carl (voice) | [19] |
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane | ||
Slacker Cats | Buckley (voice) | ||
2008 | Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | Derek | |
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Giraffe (voice) | [19] | |
2009 | Fudgy Wudgy Fudge Face | Elmore P. Fudge | |
My Life in Ruins | Al 'Big Al' Sawchuck | ||
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | Gerard, The Exterminator (voice) | [19] | |
2010 | Dahmer vs. Gacy | God | |
2011 | Spooky Buddies | Warwick The Warlock | |
Lloyd the Conqueror | Vulcan | ||
2014 | Back in the Day | Skunk | |
2016 | Sausage Party | Ketchup Bottle, Drug Dealer, Baba Ganoush (voices) | [19] |
2019 | The Addams Family | Norman Pickering, Ggerri (voices) | [19] |
2019 | The Turkey Bowl | Nolan | |
2020 | Fearless | Elliot aka Buckethead (voice) | |
2021 | Back Home Again | Reefer Harfish (voice) | Short film |
2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Carl (voice) | Short film |
2024 | Half Baked: Totally High | Talking Joint (voice) | |
TBA | Wing Man | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Ellen | Ticket Taker | Episode: "The Houseguest" |
1995 | Big News | Unknown role | Television film |
1995–1996 | Simon | Simon Hemple | 21 episodes |
1996 | Allen Hansen Cartoon Show | Store Employee, Meltman | Voice; 1 episode |
1997 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | 1 episode |
1997–1999 | Ned's Newt | Newton | Voice; Main role; Episodes 1–35 [19] |
1998 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Tucker, Headmistress | Episode: "Mr. Headmistress" |
2000 | Becoming Dick | Richard Breggs | Television film |
2000–2001 | The Geena Davis Show | Alan | 22 episodes |
2000 | Sammy | Todd Blake | Voice; 9 episodes |
2001 | Family Guy | Jeff Foxworthy / Sam's Father | Voice; Episode: "To Love and Die in Dixie" |
The Santa Claus Brothers | Daryl Claus | Voice; Television film [19] | |
Gary & Mike | Mike | Voice; 12 episodes | |
2005 | What's New, Scooby-Doo? | George | Voice; Episode: "A Scooby-Doo Valentine" |
My Name is Earl | Johnny Bubblewrapn | Episode: "White Lie Christmas" | |
2007–2009 | Slacker Cats | Buckley | Voice; 12 episodes |
2008 | The Emperor's New School | Cabbie | Voice; Episode: "Cornivale" |
2010-2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Pantsy | Voice; 5 episodes |
2011 | Dan Vs. | Hiram | Episode: "Technology" |
Robot Chicken | Professor Cornelius Q. Quibblefingers | Voice; 1 episode; also writes 4 episodes | |
2011–2015 | Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Captain Frost | Voice; 6 episodes |
2012–2014 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Apple / Appilles / Vegetable Mob | Voice; 53 episodes [19] |
2012–2015 | Robot and Monster | Monster | Voice; 24 episodes [19] |
2013 | Age of Conan: Hyboria Hangover | Carl | 1 episode |
2013–2014 | Package Deal | Sheldon White | 26 episodes |
2014 | Sweet Dreams | Terry | Episode: "Pilot" |
2014–2016 | TripTank | Various roles | Voice; 6 episodes [19] |
2015 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Helper Hue (voice) | Voice; Episode: "It's a Colorful Life" [19] |
Webovision: The Tom Green Show | Guest | 1 episode | |
2016 | Skylanders Academy | Hugo | Voice; 19 episodes |
The 7D | Sandy the Sandman | Voice; 1 episode [19] | |
Still Single | Demo D | Television film | |
2017 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Joe McGarth | Voice; Episode: "Vote Velma" [19] |
Bunnicula | Thomas Edison's Ghost, Alien | Voice; Episode: "Indistinguishable from Magic" | |
2017–2023 | Puppy Dog Pals | Bob | Voice; Also show creator [19] |
2022 | Super PupZ | Fisk | Episode: "Pilot" |
2022 | Oddballs | Patrick, Podcast Host, Guy | Voice; 6 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Robots | Lug |
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