Harland Williams

Harland Michael Williams (born November 14, 1962) 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 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).

Early life 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. He grew up in Toronto's Willowdale neighbourhood with four sisters. He is the brother of special effects artist Steve "Spaz" Williams, and a cousin to Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn.

Williams enrolled in Sheridan College in 1983, where he studied animation and media arts, while periodically working as a forest ranger at Fort Frances.

Career

Williams began in stand-up comedy in 1984, when still at Sheridan College. He performed in Toronto for seven years before relocating to Los Angeles in 1992. He credits a 1993 appearance on Late Night with David Letterman as a breakthrough, 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).

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, as well as books for adults.

He has a free, weekly podcast called The Harland Highway.

He has appeared on Tom Green's House Tonight and on the Adam Carolla Podcast numerous times. 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.

Williams created the Disney Junior series Puppy Dog Pals that debuted in 2017.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 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 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) 2006 Employee of the Month Russell Porpis-Gunders Surf School Rip 2007 Meet the Robinsons Carl (voice) 2025 Wingman

Television Year Title Role Notes 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 2005 What's New, Scooby-Doo? George Voice; Episode: "A Scooby-Doo Valentine" My Name Is Earl Johnny Bubblewrapn Episode: "White Lie Christmas" 2006 Odd Job Jack Ralph Voice; Episode: "Dragon Dueler" 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 Robot and Monster Monster Voice; 26 episodes 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 2015 Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero Helper Hue (voice) Voice; Episode: "It's a Colorful Life" Webovision: The Tom Green Show Guest 1 episode 2016 Skylanders Academy Hugo Voice; 19 episodes The 7D Sandy the Sandman Voice; 1 episode Still Single Demo D Television film 2017 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Joe McGarth Voice; Episode: "Vote Velma" Bunnicula Thomas Edison's Ghost, Alien Voice; Episode: "Indistinguishable from Magic" 2017–2023 Puppy Dog Pals Bob Voice; Also show creator 2022 Super PupZ Fisk Episode: "Pilot" 2022–2023 Oddballs Patrick, Podcast Host, Guy Voice; 6 episodes

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2005 Robots Lug 2007 Meet the Robinsons Carl