# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-maher
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:36:42.449Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-maher"
name: "Joseph Maher"
slug: "joseph-maher"
description: "Joseph Sylvester Maher was an Irish actor, playwright, and occasional theatre director. He was best known for his roles in the comedies of Joe Orton. He received three Tony Award nominations for his roles in the plays Spokesong, Night and Day, and Loot, with the last winning him a Drama Desk Award. His other accolades included an Obie Award and a Laurence Olivier Award nomination."
tagline: "Irish actor (1933-1998)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Joseph_Maher_%22Second_Chance%22_(1987_FOX_press_photo).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1933-12-29"
deathDate: "1998-07-17"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             9.864406779661017
  historical:           13.01966666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0536850/"
    handle:    "nm0536850"
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    title: "Joseph Maher"
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    title: "Joseph Maher"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Joseph Maher"
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    title: "Joseph Maher"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump