Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 22, 1928
Place of Birth:
Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
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Paul Dooley
Biography
Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Sixteen Candles, Strange Brew and many Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs | Self – Interviewee (voice) |
| 2023 | Boy Makes Girl | Ben |
| 2021 | Saving Paradise | Gramps |
| 2020 | Selfie Dad | Barber |
| 2020 | The Gesture and The Word | Mr. Rostalle |
| 2018 | The Great Buster: A Celebration | Self |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Sarge (voice) |
| 2016 | The Holy Man | Lou 'The Bull' Devine |
| 2016 | Other People | Ronnie |
| 2014 | The Radiator Springs 500½ | Sarge (voice) |
| 2013 | My Santa | Martin |
| 2013 | Hiccups | Sarge (voice) |
| 2013 | Spinning | Sarge (voice) |
| 2013 | Turbo | The Foreman (voice) |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Sarge (voice) |
| 2011 | Thanks | Hank |
| 2009 | Horsemen | Father Whiteleather |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories | Hot Dog Vendor |
| 2008 | Chronic Town | Eleanor's Father |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | Sherm |
| 2008 | Celebrating Sixteen Candles | Himself |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Mr. Spritzer |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Himself |
| 2006 | Cars | Sarge (voice) |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight | Sarge (voice) |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Paper Badge Sergeant |
| 2005 | Come Away Home | Grandpa Donald |
| 2005 | Madison | Mayor Don Vaughn |
| 2004 | Employee of the Month | Reverend Ben Goodwin |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Warden |
| 2003 | Touch 'Em All McCall | |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | George Menschell |
| 2003 | Comfort and Joy | George |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Dean Duaney |
| 2002 | Insomnia | Chief Nyback |
| 2002 | The Perfect You | Larry |
| 2001 | A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Hank Luckinbill |
| 2001 | Rennie's Landing | Hank |
| 2000 | Altman on His Own Terms | Self |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Walter Carpenter |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Walter |
| 1999 | Happy, Texas | The Judge |
| 1999 | Error in Judgment | Jack Albert |
| 1999 | I'll Remember April | Earl Schimmel |
| 1997 | Loved | Leo Amerson |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Bud Chapman |
| 1997 | Telling Lies in America | Father Norton |
| 1997 | Angels in the Endzone | Coach Buck |
| 1996 | God's Lonely Man | Polo |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | UFO Abductee |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Ed Dutton |
| 1995 | Evolver | Jerry Briggs |
| 1995 | Out There | Emmett Davis |
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Senator Thatch |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Jim Anderson |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Tupperware Salesman |
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride | Richard |
| 1993 | Cooperstown | Sid Wiggins |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Big Chuck |
| 1992 | The Player | Paul Dooley |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell |
| 1991 | Shakes the Clown | Owen Cheese |
| 1991 | Frogs! | Twittenham |
| 1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Hal Roach |
| 1990 | Flashback | Stark |
| 1990 | Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Doc |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | |
| 1989 | When He's Not a Stranger | Ben McKenna |
| 1989 | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Robert McFarlane |
| 1988 | Last Rites | Father Freddie |
| 1988 | Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | John Buxton |
| 1988 | Lip Service | Gil Hutchinson |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Roy Crane |
| 1986 | Big Trouble | George Noozel |
| 1985 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Chester Caruso |
| 1985 | The Steel Collar Man | Don Liddle |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Jim Baker |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | Dr. Ted |
| 1983 | Strange Brew | Claude Elsinore |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Museum Security Guard |
| 1983 | Hansel and Gretel | Father |
| 1982 | Endangered Species | Joe Hiatt |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Kendall |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | The Miller |
| 1982 | The Shady Hill Kidnapping | Detective |
| 1981 | Paternity | Kurt |
| 1981 | See China and Die | Ames Prescott |
| 1980 | Popeye | Wimpy |
| 1980 | HealtH | Dr. Gil Gainey |
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Ray Stoller |
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Simon Peterfreund |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | Alex Theodopoulos |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Snooks Brenner |
| 1977 | Simple Gifts | (segment "Lost & Found") (voice) |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Hyannisport Announcer |
| 1976 | Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure | Gazooks (voice) |
| 1975 | Fore Play | Salesman |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Cop at Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Dion Brothers | Doctor |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Statue of Liberty Guard |
| 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | Day Desk Clerk at Hotel |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Vic |
| 1966 | Man in the Square Suit | |
| 1965 | Howard, Howard and Howard | |
| 1964 | The Parisienne and the Prudes | Ted K. Worrie |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Merry Happy Whatever | Grandpa Jack |
| 2017 | The Guest Book | |
| 2017 | The Good Doctor | Glen |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Mort |
| 2013 | Super Fun Night | The Old Man |
| 2012 | The Client List | Earl Hudson |
| 2011 | Shameless | Ralph |
| 2010 | Huge | |
| 2010 | Parenthood | Rocky |
| 2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Bearded Man aka Santa |
| 2009 | Modern Family | Murray |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Grandpa Ben |
| 2007 | Side Order of Life | |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Abe Nussbaum |
| 2006 | The Jake Effect | Mr. Bernthal |
| 2005 | Hopeless Pictures | |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Walter Tapley |
| 2005 | American Dad! | (voice) |
| 2004 | Desperate Housewives | Addison Prudy |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Judge Wendel Donahue |
| 2001 | Scrubs | Paul |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Stan Coffman |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Buddy Ween |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Cheryl's Father |
| 2000 | The Huntress | |
| 2000 | The Geena Davis Show | |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1999 | Providence | Bill Ridley |
| 1998 | Becker | Mr. Lerner |
| 1997 | Dharma & Greg | Judge Harper |
| 1997 | The Practice | Judge Philip Swackheim |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal | Nicholas Engblume |
| 1996 | Early Edition | McGinty |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story | |
| 1996 | Millennium | Joe Bangs |
| 1996 | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Ralphie |
| 1996 | 7th Heaven | Red |
| 1995 | High Society | Mel |
| 1994 | Duckman | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | |
| 1994 | ER | Henry Lewis |
| 1994 | My So-Called Life | Chuck Wood |
| 1994 | Ellen | Thomas Kelsey |
| 1993 | Grace Under Fire | |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Enabran Tain |
| 1993 | Tales of the City | Herb Tolliver |
| 1992 | The Ben Stiller Show | |
| 1992 | Mad About You | Gus Stemple |
| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Father Michael (voice) |
| 1990 | Dream On | Mickey Tupper |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris") |
| 1989 | Coach | Horace Van Dam |
| 1988 | The Wonder Years | Pops |
| 1988 | Coming of Age | |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | William Burns |
| 1987 | thirtysomething | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Karl Bullen |
| 1986 | ALF | Whizzer |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | Isaac Q. Newton |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | George Corliss |
| 1984 | Tales from the Darkside | Chester Caruso |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Father |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre | The Miller |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1964 | Bewitched | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Photographer |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self |