Paul Dooley

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Known Credits 170

Gender Male

Birthday February 22, 1928 (97 years old)

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

Acting

2023		Boy Makes Girl as Ben
2023		The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs as Self – Interviewee (voice)

2021

as Gramps

2020		Selfie Dad as Barber
2020		The Gesture and The Word as Mr. Rostalle

2019

(1 episode) as Grandpa Jack

2018

as Self

2017		The Good Doctor (1 episode) as Glen
2017		The Guest Book (1 episode)
2017		Cars 3 as Sarge (voice)

2016		The Holy Man as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
2016		Other People as Ronnie

2015

(2 episodes) as Mort

2014

as Sarge (voice)

2013		My Santa as Martin
2013		Turbo as The Foreman (voice)
2013		Spinning as Sarge (voice)
2013		Hiccups as Sarge (voice)

2012

(1 episode) as Earl Hudson

2011		Cars 2 as Sarge (voice)
2011		Shameless (2 episodes) as Ralph
2011		Thanks as Hank

2010		Huge (10 episodes)
2010		Hot in Cleveland (1 episode) as Bearded Man aka Santa
2010		Parenthood (1 episode) as Rocky

2009		Modern Family (1 episode) as Murray
2009		Horsemen as Father Whiteleather

2008		Bedtime Stories as Hot Dog Vendor
2008		Childrens Hospital (1 episode) as Grandpa Ben
2008		Celebrating Sixteen Candles as Himself
2008		Chronic Town as Eleanor's Father
2008		Sunshine Cleaning as Sherm

2007		Private Practice (1 episode) as Abe Nussbaum
2007		Hairspray as Mr. Spritzer
2007		Side Order of Life (1 episode)
2007		Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary as Himself

2006		For Your Consideration as Paper Badge Sergeant
2006		Mater and the Ghostlight as Sarge (voice)
2006		Cars as Sarge (voice)
2006		The Jake Effect (1 episode) as Mr. Bernthal

2005		Hopeless Pictures (8 episodes)
2005		Madison as Mayor Don Vaughn
2005		Grey's Anatomy (1 episode) as Dr. Walter Tapley
2005		American Dad! (1 episode) as (voice)
2005		Come Away Home as Grandpa Donald

2004		Boston Legal (1 episode) as Judge Wendel Donahue
2004		Desperate Housewives (3 episodes) as Addison Prudy
2004		Nobody Knows Anything! as Warden
2004		Employee of the Month as Reverend Ben Goodwin

2003		Comfort and Joy as George
2003		Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Dean Duaney
2003		A Mighty Wind as George Menschell
2003		Touch 'Em All McCall

2002		Insomnia as Chief Nyback
2002		The Perfect You as Larry

2001		Scrubs (1 episode) as Paul
2001		Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 episode) as Stan Coffman
2001		Rennie's Landing as Hank
2001		A Woman's a Helluva Thing as Hank Luckinbill

2000		Curb Your Enthusiasm (7 episodes) as Cheryl's Father
2000		The Geena Davis Show (1 episode)
2000		CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (1 episode) as Buddy Ween
2000		The Huntress (1 episode)
2000		Altman on His Own Terms as Self

1999		Happy, Texas as The Judge
1999		Once and Again (6 episodes)
1999		Guinevere as Walter
1999		Runaway Bride as Walter Carpenter
1999		Error in Judgment as Jack Albert
1999		I'll Remember April as Earl Schimmel
1999		Providence (1 episode) as Bill Ridley

1998

(1 episode) as Mr. Lerner

1997		Angels in the Endzone as Coach Buck
1997		Loved as Leo Amerson
1997		Dharma & Greg (1 episode) as Judge Harper
1997		Ally McBeal (1 episode) as Nicholas Engblume
1997		Telling Lies in America as Father Norton
1997		Clockwatchers as Bud Chapman
1997		The Practice (8 episodes) as Judge Philip Swackheim

1996		Millennium (1 episode) as Joe Bangs
1996		Early Edition (1 episode)
1996		Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1 episode) as Ralphie
1996		7th Heaven (1 episode) as Red
1996		E! True Hollywood Story (1 episode)
1996		Waiting for Guffman as UFO Abductee
1996		God's Lonely Man as Polo

1995		Out There as Emmett Davis
1995		High Society (1 episode) as Mel
1995		The Underneath as Ed Dutton
1995		Evolver as Jerry Briggs
1995		The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Senator Thatch

1994		ER (4 episodes) as Henry Lewis
1994		Chicago Hope (1 episode)
1994		My So-Called Life (2 episodes) as Chuck Wood
1994		Ellen (1 episode) as Thomas Kelsey
1994		Duckman (1 episode)
1994		State of Emergency as Jim Anderson

1993		Grace Under Fire (1 episode)
1993		Tales of the City (2 episodes) as Herb Tolliver
1993		A Dangerous Woman as Tupperware Salesman
1993		My Boyfriend's Back as Big Chuck
1993		Mother of the Bride as Richard
1993		Cooperstown as Sid Wiggins
1993		Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (4 episodes) as Enabran Tain

1992		Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1992		The Ben Stiller Show (1 episode)
1992		Mad About You (1 episode) as Gus Stemple
1992		Batman: The Animated Series (1 episode) as Father Michael (voice)
1992		The Player as Paul Dooley

1991		Shakes the Clown as Owen Cheese
1991		White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd as Hal Roach
1991		Frogs! as Twittenham

1990		Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? as Doc
1990		The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990		Dream On (6 episodes) as Mickey Tupper
1990		Flashback as Stark

1989		When He's Not a Stranger as Ben McKenna
1989		Tales from the Crypt (1 episode) as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
1989		Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North as Robert McFarlane
1989		Coach (1 episode) as Horace Van Dam

1988		Last Rites as Father Freddie
1988		Lip Service as Gil Hutchinson
1988		Coming of Age (16 episodes)
1988		Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as John Buxton
1988		The Wonder Years (1 episode) as Pops
1988		The Murder of Mary Phagan (2 episodes) as William Burns

1987		thirtysomething (2 episodes)
1987		O.C. and Stiggs as Randall Schwab

1986		ALF (3 episodes) as Whizzer
1986		L.A. Law (1 episode) as Karl Bullen
1986		Big Trouble as George Noozel
1986		Monster in the Closet as Roy Crane

1985		Stephen King's Golden Tales as Chester Caruso
1985		The Golden Girls (1 episode) as George Corliss (1 episode) as Isaac Q. Newton
1985		The Steel Collar Man as Don Liddle

1984		Tales from the Darkside (1 episode) as Chester Caruso
1984		Sixteen Candles as Jim Baker

1983		Hansel and Gretel as Father
1983		Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Museum Security Guard
1983		Going Berserk as Dr. Ted
1983		Strange Brew as Claude Elsinore

1982		Kiss Me Goodbye as Kendall
1982		Rumpelstiltskin as The Miller
1982		Faerie Tale Theatre (1 episode) as The Miller (1 episode) as Father
1982		Endangered Species as Joe Hiatt
1982		The Shady Hill Kidnapping as Detective

1981		See China and Die as Ames Prescott
1981		Paternity as Kurt

1980		Popeye as Wimpy
1980		HealtH as Dr. Gil Gainey

1979		Rich Kids as Simon Peterfreund
1979		Breaking Away as Ray Stoller
1979		A Perfect Couple as Alex Theodopoulos

1978

as Snooks Brenner

1977		Simple Gifts as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1977		Slap Shot as Hyannisport Announcer

1976

as Gazooks (voice)

1975

as Salesman

1974		Death Wish as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
1974		The Dion Brothers as Doctor

1972

as Statue of Liberty Guard

1970

as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

1968

as Vic

1966

1965		Get Smart (1 episode)
1965		Howard, Howard and Howard

1964		Bewitched (1 episode)
1964		The Parisienne and the Prudes as Ted K. Worrie

1951

(1 episode) as Photographer

1948

(1 episode) as Self

Writing

1980

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