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Paul Dooley

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Feb 22, 1928 (98 years old)

Place of Birth

Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Dooley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2023The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and StiggsSelf – Interviewee (voice)
2023Boy Makes GirlBen
2021Saving ParadiseGramps
2020Selfie DadBarber
2020The Gesture and The WordMr. Rostalle
2019Merry Happy WhateverGrandpa Jack
2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationSelf
2017Cars 3Sarge (voice)
2017The Guest Book
2017The Good DoctorGlen
2016The Holy ManLou 'The Bull' Devine
2016Other PeopleRonnie
2015Life in PiecesMort
2014The Radiator Springs 500½Sarge (voice)
2014Young & HungryMr. Fancy
2013My SantaMartin
2013HiccupsSarge (voice)
2013SpinningSarge (voice)
2013TurboThe Foreman (voice)
2013Super Fun NightThe Old Man
2012The Client ListEarl Hudson
2011Cars 2Sarge (voice)
2011ThanksHank
2011ShamelessRalph
2011WorkaholicsRalph
2010Huge
2010ParenthoodRocky
2010Hot in ClevelandBearded Man aka Santa
2009HorsemenFather Whiteleather
2009Modern FamilyMurray
2008Bedtime StoriesHot Dog Vendor
2008Chronic TownEleanor's Father
2008Sunshine CleaningSherm
2008Celebrating Sixteen CandlesHimself
2008Childrens HospitalGrandpa Ben
2007HairsprayMr. Spritzer
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four AnniversarySelf
2007Side Order of Life
2007Private PracticeAbe Nussbaum
2006CarsSarge (voice)
2006Mater and the GhostlightSarge (voice)
2006For Your ConsiderationPaper Badge Sergeant
2006The Jake EffectMr. Bernthal
2005Come Away HomeGrandpa Donald
2005MadisonMayor Don Vaughn
2005Hopeless Pictures
2005Grey's AnatomyDr. Walter Tapley
2005American Dad!(voice)
2004Employee of the MonthReverend Ben Goodwin
2004Nobody Knows Anything!Warden
2004Desperate HousewivesAddison Prudy
2004Boston LegalJudge Wendel Donahue
2003Touch 'Em All McCall
2003A Mighty WindGeorge Menschell
2003Comfort and JoyGeorge
2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesDean Duaney
2002InsomniaChief Nyback
2002The Perfect YouLarry
2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingHank Luckinbill
2001Rennie's LandingHank
2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetHank the Janitor/Mall Santa
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentStan Coffman
2001ScrubsPaul
2000Altman on His Own TermsSelf
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBuddy Ween
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmCheryl's Father
2000The Huntress
2000The Geena Davis Show
1999Runaway BrideWalter Carpenter
1999GuinevereWalter
1999Happy, TexasThe Judge
1999Error in JudgmentJack Albert
1999I'll Remember AprilEarl Schimmel
1999Once and Again
1999ProvidenceBill Ridley
1998BeckerMr. Lerner
1997LovedLeo Amerson
1997ClockwatchersBud Chapman
1997Telling Lies in AmericaFather Norton
1997Angels in the EndzoneCoach Buck
1997Waiting for GuffmanUFO Abductee
1997Dharma & GregJudge Harper
1997The PracticeJudge Philip Swackheim
1997Ally McBealNicholas Engblume
1996God's Lonely ManPolo
1996Early EditionMcGinty
1996E! True Hollywood Story
1996MillenniumJoe Bangs
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchRalphie
19967th HeavenRed
1995The UnderneathEd Dutton
1995EvolverJerry Briggs
1995Out ThereEmmett Davis
1995The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesSenator Thatch
1995High SocietyMel
1994State of EmergencyJim Anderson
1994DuckmanStan (voice)
1994Chicago HopeWalter McTeague
1994ERHenry Lewis
1994My So-Called LifeChuck Wood
1994EllenThomas Kelsey
1993A Dangerous WomanTupperware Salesman
1993Mother of the BrideRichard
1993CooperstownSid Wiggins
1993My Boyfriend's BackBig Chuck
1993Stephen King's Golden TalesChester Caruso
1993Grace Under Fire
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineEnabran Tain
1993Tales of the CityHerb Tolliver
1993Grace Under FireJohn Shirley
1992The PlayerPaul Dooley
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideAsst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1992The Ben Stiller Show
1992Mad About YouGus Stemple
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesFather Michael (voice)
1991Shakes the ClownOwen Cheese
1991Frogs!Twittenham
1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddHal Roach
1990FlashbackStark
1990UFO CafeDoc
1990The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990Dream OnMickey Tupper
1989When He's Not a StrangerBen McKenna
1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthRobert McFarlane
1989Tales from the CryptRandolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
1989CoachHorace Van Dam
1988Last RitesFather Freddie
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelJohn Buxton
1988Lip ServiceGil Hutchinson
1988The Wonder YearsPops
1988Coming of Age
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganWilliam Burns
1987O.C. and StiggsRandall Schwab
1987thirtysomething
1986Monster in the ClosetRoy Crane
1986Big TroubleGeorge Noozel
1986L.A. LawKarl Bullen
1986ALFWhizzer
1985The Steel Collar ManDon Liddle
1985The Golden GirlsIsaac Q. Newton
1985The Golden GirlsGeorge Corliss
1984Sixteen CandlesJim Baker
1984Tales from the DarksideChester Caruso
1983Going BerserkDr. Ted
1983Strange BrewClaude Elsinore
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum Security Guard
1983Hansel and GretelFather
1983The Wilder SummerGrubbins
1982Endangered SpeciesJoe Hiatt
1982Kiss Me GoodbyeKendall
1982RumpelstiltskinThe Miller
1982The Shady Hill KidnappingDetective
1982Faerie Tale TheatreFather
1982Faerie Tale TheatreThe Miller
1982American PlayhouseDetective
1981PaternityKurt
1981See China and DieAmes Prescott
1980PopeyeWimpy
1980HealtHDr. Gil Gainey
1979Breaking AwayRay Stoller
1979Rich KidsSimon Peterfreund
1979A Perfect CoupleAlex Theodopoulos
1978A WeddingSnooks Brenner
1977Simple Gifts(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!Gazooks (voice)
1977Slap ShotHyannisport Announcer
1975Fore PlaySalesman
1974Death WishCop at Hospital (uncredited)
1974The Dion BrothersDoctor
1972Up the SandboxStatue of Liberty Guard
1970The Out-of-TownersDay Desk Clerk at Hotel
1970The Night the Animals Talked(voice)
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Vic
1966Man in the Square Suit
1965Howard, Howard and Howard
1965Get SmartHanlon
1964The Parisienne and the PrudesTed K. Worrie
1964Bewitched
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePhotographer
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
-QianaNorman Pasco
-Capture the FlagBurgess
Writing
1980HealtHWriter