Harland Reesor Williams is a Canadian and American comedian and actor. After several years of performing stand-up comedy in Toronto and Los Angeles, he made his film debut in Dumb and Dumber (1994) before playing starring roles in the briefly-aired sitcom Simon and the Disney comedy RocketMan (1997). Williams 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, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter
On November 14, in the year 1962, Harland Williams, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 14, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on November 14, 1962 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 27 October 2026.
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