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