Acting
Paul Dooley
Born 22 February 1928 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
180 credits
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 several Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.
Known for
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- TBACapture the FlagFilmBurgess
- TBAQianaFilmNorman Pasco
- 2023Boy Makes GirlFilmBen
- 2023The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and StiggsFilmSelf – Interviewee (voice)
- 2021Saving ParadiseFilmGramps
- 2020Selfie DadFilmBarber
- 2020The Gesture and The WordFilmMr. Rostalle
- 2019Merry Happy WhateverSeriesGrandpa Jack
- 2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationFilmSelf
- 2017The Good DoctorSeriesGlen
- 2017Cars 3FilmSarge (voice)
- 2017The Guest BookSeries
- 2016Other PeopleFilmRonnie
- 2016The Holy ManFilmLou 'The Bull' Devine
- 2015Life in PiecesSeriesMort
- 2014Young & HungrySeriesMr. Fancy
- 2014The Radiator Springs 500½FilmSarge (voice)
- 2013TurboFilmThe Foreman (voice)
- 2013Super Fun NightSeriesThe Old Man
- 2013SpinningFilmSarge (voice)
- 2013HiccupsFilmSarge (voice)
- 2013My SantaFilmMartin
- 2012The Client ListSeriesEarl Hudson
- 2011ShamelessSeriesRalph
- 2011WorkaholicsSeriesRalph
- 2011Cars 2FilmSarge (voice)
- 2011ThanksFilmHank
- 2010ParenthoodSeriesRocky
- 2010Hot in ClevelandSeriesBearded Man aka Santa
- 2010HugeSeries
- 2009Modern FamilySeriesMurray
- 2009HorsemenFilmFather Whiteleather
- 2008Childrens HospitalSeriesGrandpa Ben
- 2008Bedtime StoriesFilmHot Dog Vendor
- 2008Sunshine CleaningFilmSherm
- 2008Chronic TownFilmEleanor's Father
- 2008Celebrating Sixteen CandlesFilmHimself
- 2007Private PracticeSeriesAbe Nussbaum
- 2007HairsprayFilmMr. Spritzer
- 2007Side Order of LifeSeries
- 2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four AnniversaryFilmSelf
- 2006CarsFilmSarge (voice)
- 2006Mater and the GhostlightFilmSarge (voice)
- 2006For Your ConsiderationFilmPaper Badge Sergeant
- 2006The Jake EffectSeriesMr. Bernthal
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesDr. Walter Tapley
- 2005American Dad!Series(voice)
- 2005MadisonFilmMayor Don Vaughn
- 2005Come Away HomeFilmGrandpa Donald
- 2005Hopeless PicturesSeries
- 2004Desperate HousewivesSeriesAddison Prudy
- 2004Boston LegalSeriesJudge Wendel Donahue
- 2004Employee of the MonthFilmBen Goodwin
- 2004Nobody Knows Anything!FilmWarden
- 2003A Mighty WindFilmGeorge Menschell
- 2003Comfort and JoyFilmGeorge
- 2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesFilmDean Duaney
- 2003Touch 'Em All McCallFilm
- 2002InsomniaFilmChief Nyback
- 2002The Perfect YouFilmLarry
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeriesStan Coffman
- 2001ScrubsSeriesPaul
- 2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetFilmHank the Janitor/Mall Santa
- 2001Rennie's LandingFilmHank
- 2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingFilmHank Luckinbill
- 2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeriesBuddy Ween
- 2000Curb Your EnthusiasmSeriesCheryl's Father
- 2000The Geena Davis ShowSeriesBill Ryan
- 2000The HuntressSeries
- 2000Altman on His Own TermsFilmSelf
- 1999Runaway BrideFilmWalter
- 1999ProvidenceSeriesBill Ridley
- 1999Once and AgainSeries
- 1999Jack & JillSeriesFather Conlin
- 1999Happy, TexasFilmThe Judge
- 1999GuinevereFilmWalter
- 1999I'll Remember AprilFilmEarl Schimmel
- 1999Error in JudgmentFilmJack Albert
- 1998BeckerSeriesMr. Lerner
- 1997The PracticeSeriesJudge Philip Swackheim
- 1997Ally McBealSeriesNicholas Engblume
- 1997Dharma & GregSeriesJudge Harper
- 1997Waiting for GuffmanFilmUFO Abductee
- 1997ClockwatchersFilmBud Chapman
- 1997Telling Lies in AmericaFilmFather Norton
- 1997Angels in the EndzoneFilmCoach Buck
- 1997LovedFilmLeo Amerson
- 1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeriesRalphie
- 1996MillenniumSeriesJoe Bangs
- 19967th HeavenSeriesRed
- 1996Early EditionSeriesMcGinty
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996God's Lonely ManFilmPolo
- 1995The UnderneathFilmEd Dutton
- 1995EvolverFilmJerry Briggs
- 1995The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesFilmSenator Thatch
- 1995Out ThereFilmEmmett Davis
- 1995High SocietySeriesMel
- 1994ERSeriesHenry Lewis
- 1994DuckmanSeriesStan (voice)
- 1994My So-Called LifeSeriesChuck Wood
- 1994EllenSeriesThomas Kelsey
- 1994State of EmergencyFilmJim Anderson
- 1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeriesEnabran Tain
- 1993Grace Under FireSeriesJohn Shirley
- 1993My Boyfriend's BackFilmBig Chuck
- 1993Tales of the CitySeriesHerb Tolliver
- 1993A Dangerous WomanFilmTupperware Salesman
- 1993Stephen King's Golden TalesFilmChester Caruso
- 1993Mother of the BrideFilmRichard
- 1993CooperstownFilmSid Wiggins
- 1992Batman: The Animated SeriesSeriesFather Michael (voice)
- 1992Mad About YouSeriesGus Stemple
- 1992The PlayerFilmPaul Dooley
- 1992The Ben Stiller ShowSeries
- 1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideFilmAsst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
- 1991Shakes the ClownFilmOwen Cheese
- 1991Frogs!FilmTwittenham
- 1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddFilmHal Roach
- 1990Dream OnSeriesMickey Tupper
- 1990FlashbackFilmStark
- 1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonFilm
- 1990UFO CafeFilmDoc
- 1989Tales from the CryptSeriesRandolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
- 1989CoachSeriesHorace Van Dam
- 1989When He's Not a StrangerFilmBen McKenna
- 1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthFilmRobert McFarlane
- 1988The Wonder YearsSeriesPops
- 1988Last RitesFilmFather Freddie
- 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganSeriesWilliam Burns
- 1988Coming of AgeSeries
- 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelFilmJohn Buxton
- 1988Lip ServiceFilmGil Hutchinson
- 1987thirtysomethingSeries
- 1987O.C. and StiggsFilmRandall Schwab
- 1986ALFSeriesWhizzer
- 1986L.A. LawSeriesKarl Bullen
- 1986Little Shop of HorrorsFilmPatrick Martin (Director's Cut)
- 1986Monster in the ClosetFilmRoy Crane
- 1986Big TroubleFilmGeorge Noozel
- 1985The Golden GirlsSeriesGeorge Corliss, Isaac Q. Newton
- 1985The Steel Collar ManFilmDon Liddle
- 1984Tales from the DarksideSeriesChester Caruso
- 1984Sixteen CandlesFilmJim Baker
- 1983Strange BrewFilmClaude Elsinore
- 1983Going BerserkFilmDr. Ted
- 1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtFilmMuseum Security Guard
- 1983Hansel and GretelFilmFather
- 1983The Wilder SummerFilmGrubbins
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesDetective
- 1982Faerie Tale TheatreSeriesFather, The Miller
- 1982Kiss Me GoodbyeFilmKendall
- 1982Endangered SpeciesFilmJoe Hiatt
- 1982RumpelstiltskinFilmThe Miller
- 1982The Shady Hill KidnappingFilmDetective
- 1981PaternityFilmKurt
- 1981See China and DieFilmAmes Prescott
- 1980PopeyeFilmWimpy
- 1980HealtHFilmDr. Gil Gainey
- 1979Breaking AwayFilmRay Stoller
- 1979Rich KidsFilmSimon Peterfreund
- 1979A Perfect CoupleFilmAlex Theodopoulos
- 1978A WeddingFilmSnooks Brenner
- 1977Slap ShotFilmHyannisport Announcer
- 1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureFilmGazooks (voice)
- 1977Simple GiftsFilm(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
- 1975Fore PlayFilmSalesman
- 1974Death WishFilmCop at Hospital (uncredited)
- 1974The Dion BrothersFilmDoctor
- 1972Up the SandboxFilmStatue of Liberty Guard
- 1970The Out-of-TownersFilmDay Desk Clerk at Hotel
- 1970The Night the Animals TalkedFilm(voice)
- 1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?FilmVic
- 1966Man in the Square SuitFilm
- 1965Get SmartSeriesHanlon
- 1965Howard, Howard and HowardFilm
- 1964BewitchedSeries
- 1964The Parisienne and the PrudesFilmTed K. Worrie
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesPhotographer
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