Joseph Maher (December 29 1933 - July 17 1998) was an Irish-American movie, television, voice, and stage actor. He is best known from his acting in the television series "Goode Behavior" and the movies "Heaven Can Wait", "Mars Attacks" and "Sister Act". He played the character Mr. Chambers in 1984 short "Frankenweenie". Maher won a Drama Desk Award in 1986.