Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Known for
Acting
Born
February 22, 1928 (age 98)
Birthplace
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 several Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.

Known For

Filmography

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Qiana

Qiana

Movie · as Norman Pasco

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Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag

Movie · as Burgess

2023
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs poster

The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs

Movie · as Self – Interviewee (voice)

2023
Boy Makes Girl poster

Boy Makes Girl

Movie · as Ben

2021
Saving Paradise poster

Saving Paradise

Movie · as Gramps

2020
Selfie Dad poster

Selfie Dad

Movie · as Barber

2020
The Gesture and The Word poster

The Gesture and The Word

Movie · as Mr. Rostalle

2019
Merry Happy Whatever poster

Merry Happy Whatever

TV · as Grandpa Jack · 1 ep

2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration poster

The Great Buster: A Celebration

Movie · as Self

2017
Cars 3 poster

Cars 3

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2017
The Guest Book poster

The Guest Book

TV · 1 ep

2017
The Good Doctor poster

The Good Doctor

TV · as Glen · 1 ep

2016
The Holy Man poster

The Holy Man

Movie · as Lou 'The Bull' Devine

2016
Other People poster

Other People

Movie · as Ronnie

2015
Life in Pieces poster

Life in Pieces

TV · as Mort · 2 eps

2014
The Radiator Springs 500½ poster

The Radiator Springs 500½

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2014
Hate Horses poster

Hate Horses

Movie · as Vilanti

2014
Young & Hungry poster

Young & Hungry

TV · as Mr. Fancy · 2 eps

2013
My Santa poster

My Santa

Movie · as Martin

2013
Hiccups poster

Hiccups

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2013
Spinning poster

Spinning

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2013
Turbo poster

Turbo

Movie · as The Foreman (voice)

2013
Super Fun Night poster

Super Fun Night

TV · as The Old Man · 1 ep

2012
The Client List poster

The Client List

TV · as Earl Hudson · 1 ep

2011
Cars 2 poster

Cars 2

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2011
Thanks poster

Thanks

Movie · as Hank

2011
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Ralph · 2 eps

2011
Workaholics poster

Workaholics

TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

2010
Huge poster

Huge

TV · 10 eps

2010
Parenthood poster

Parenthood

TV · as Rocky · 1 ep

2010
Hot in Cleveland poster

Hot in Cleveland

TV · as Bearded Man aka Santa · 1 ep

2009
Horsemen poster

Horsemen

Movie · as Father Whiteleather

2009
Sunshine Cleaning poster

Sunshine Cleaning

Movie · as Sherm

2009
Modern Family poster

Modern Family

TV · as Murray · 1 ep

2008
Bedtime Stories poster

Bedtime Stories

Movie · as Hot Dog Vendor

2008
Chronic Town poster

Chronic Town

Movie · as Eleanor's Father

2008
Celebrating Sixteen Candles poster

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

Movie · as Himself

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Grandpa Ben · 1 ep

2007
Hairspray poster

Hairspray

Movie · as Mr. Spritzer

2007
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary poster

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

Movie · as Self

2007
Side Order of Life poster

Side Order of Life

TV · 1 ep

2007
Private Practice poster

Private Practice

TV · as Abe Nussbaum · 1 ep

2006
Cars poster

Cars

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2006
Mater and the Ghostlight poster

Mater and the Ghostlight

Movie · as Sarge (voice)

2006
For Your Consideration poster

For Your Consideration

Movie · as Paper Badge Sergeant

2006
The Jake Effect poster

The Jake Effect

TV · as Mr. Bernthal · 1 ep

2005
Come Away Home poster

Come Away Home

Movie · as Grandpa Donald

2005
Madison poster

Madison

Movie · as Mayor Don Vaughn

2005
Hopeless Pictures poster

Hopeless Pictures

TV · 8 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Dr. Walter Tapley · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Employee of the Month poster

Employee of the Month

Movie · as Ben Goodwin

2004
Nobody Knows Anything! poster

Nobody Knows Anything!

Movie · as Warden

2004
Desperate Housewives poster

Desperate Housewives

TV · as Addison Prudy · 3 eps

2004
Boston Legal poster

Boston Legal

TV · as Judge Wendel Donahue · 1 ep

2003
Touch 'Em All McCall

Touch 'Em All McCall

Movie

2003
A Mighty Wind poster

A Mighty Wind

Movie · as George Menschell

2003
Comfort and Joy poster

Comfort and Joy

Movie · as George

2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales poster

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Movie · as Dean Duaney

2002
Insomnia poster

Insomnia

Movie · as Chief Nyback

2002
The Perfect You poster

The Perfect You

Movie · as Larry

2001
A Woman's a Helluva Thing poster

A Woman's a Helluva Thing

Movie · as Hank Luckinbill

2001
Rennie's Landing poster

Rennie's Landing

Movie · as Hank

2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street poster

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

Movie · as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Stan Coffman · 1 ep

2001
Scrubs poster

Scrubs

TV · as Paul · 1 ep

2000
Altman on His Own Terms poster

Altman on His Own Terms

Movie · as Self

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Buddy Ween · 1 ep

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Cheryl's Father · 7 eps

2000
The Huntress poster

The Huntress

TV · 1 ep

2000
The Geena Davis Show poster

The Geena Davis Show

TV · as Bill Ryan · 1 ep

1999
Runaway Bride poster

Runaway Bride

Movie · as Walter

1999
Guinevere poster

Guinevere

Movie · as Walter

1999
Happy, Texas poster

Happy, Texas

Movie · as The Judge

1999
Error in Judgment poster

Error in Judgment

Movie · as Jack Albert

1999
I'll Remember April poster

I'll Remember April

Movie · as Earl Schimmel

1999
Once and Again poster

Once and Again

TV · 6 eps

1999
Providence poster

Providence

TV · as Bill Ridley · 1 ep

1999
Jack & Jill poster

Jack & Jill

TV · as Father Conlin · 1 ep

1998
Becker poster

Becker

TV · as Mr. Lerner · 1 ep

1997
Loved poster

Loved

Movie · as Leo Amerson

1997
Clockwatchers poster

Clockwatchers

Movie · as Bud Chapman

1997
Telling Lies in America poster

Telling Lies in America

Movie · as Father Norton

1997
Angels in the Endzone poster

Angels in the Endzone

Movie · as Coach Buck

1997
Waiting for Guffman poster

Waiting for Guffman

Movie · as UFO Abductee

1997
Dharma & Greg poster

Dharma & Greg

TV · as Judge Harper · 1 ep

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Judge Philip Swackheim · 8 eps

1997
Ally McBeal poster

Ally McBeal

TV · as Nicholas Engblume · 1 ep

1997
Sleepwalkers poster

Sleepwalkers

TV · 1 ep

1996
God's Lonely Man poster

God's Lonely Man

Movie · as Polo

1996
Early Edition poster

Early Edition

TV · as McGinty · 1 ep

1996
E! True Hollywood Story poster

E! True Hollywood Story

TV · 1 ep

1996
Millennium poster

Millennium

TV · as Joe Bangs · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Ralphie · 1 ep

1996
7th Heaven poster

7th Heaven

TV · as Red · 1 ep

1995
The Underneath poster

The Underneath

Movie · as Ed Dutton

1995
Evolver poster

Evolver

Movie · as Jerry Briggs

1995
Out There poster

Out There

Movie · as Emmett Davis

1995
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes poster

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

Movie · as Senator Thatch

1995
High Society poster

High Society

TV · as Mel · 1 ep

1994
State of Emergency poster

State of Emergency

Movie · as Jim Anderson

1994
Duckman poster

Duckman

TV · as Stan (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Chicago Hope poster

Chicago Hope

TV · as Walter McTeague · 1 ep

1994
ER poster

ER

TV · as Henry Lewis · 4 eps

1994
My So-Called Life poster

My So-Called Life

TV · as Chuck Wood · 2 eps

1994
Ellen poster

Ellen

TV · as Thomas Kelsey · 1 ep

1993
A Dangerous Woman poster

A Dangerous Woman

Movie · as Tupperware Salesman

1993
Mother of the Bride poster

Mother of the Bride

Movie · as Richard

1993
Cooperstown poster

Cooperstown

Movie · as Sid Wiggins

1993
My Boyfriend's Back poster

My Boyfriend's Back

Movie · as Big Chuck

1993
Golden Tales poster

Golden Tales

Movie · as Chester Caruso

1993
Grace Under Fire poster

Grace Under Fire

TV · as John Shirley · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Enabran Tain · 4 eps

1993
Tales of the City poster

Tales of the City

TV · as Herb Tolliver · 2 eps

1992
The Player poster

The Player

Movie · as Paul Dooley

1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride poster

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

Movie · as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell

1992
The Ben Stiller Show poster

The Ben Stiller Show

TV · 1 ep

1992
Mad About You poster

Mad About You

TV · as Gus Stemple · 1 ep

1992
Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series

TV · as Father Michael (voice) · 1 ep

1991
Shakes the Clown poster

Shakes the Clown

Movie · as Owen Cheese

1991
Frogs! poster

Frogs!

Movie · as Twittenham

1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd poster

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

Movie · as Hal Roach

1990
Flashback poster

Flashback

Movie · as Stark

1990
UFO Cafe poster

UFO Cafe

Movie · as Doc

1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson poster

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Movie

1990
Dream On poster

Dream On

TV · as Mickey Tupper · 6 eps

1989
When He's Not a Stranger poster

When He's Not a Stranger

Movie · as Ben McKenna

1989
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North poster

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

Movie · as Robert McFarlane

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris") · 1 ep

1989
Coach poster

Coach

TV · as Horace Van Dam · 1 ep

1988
Last Rites poster

Last Rites

Movie · as Father Freddie

1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel poster

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

Movie · as John Buxton

1988
Lip Service poster

Lip Service

Movie · as Gil Hutchinson

1988
The Wonder Years poster

The Wonder Years

TV · as Pops · 1 ep

1988
Coming of Age

Coming of Age

TV · 16 eps

1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan poster

The Murder of Mary Phagan

TV · as William Burns · 2 eps

1987
O.C. and Stiggs poster

O.C. and Stiggs

Movie · as Randall Schwab

1987
thirtysomething poster

thirtysomething

TV · 2 eps

1986
Monster in the Closet poster

Monster in the Closet

Movie · as Roy Crane

1986
Big Trouble poster

Big Trouble

Movie · as George Noozel

1986
Little Shop of Horrors poster

Little Shop of Horrors

Movie · as Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)

1986
L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law

TV · as Karl Bullen · 1 ep

1986
ALF poster

ALF

TV · as Whizzer · 3 eps

1985
The Steel Collar Man poster

The Steel Collar Man

Movie · as Don Liddle

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Isaac Q. Newton, George Corliss · 1 ep

1984
Sixteen Candles poster

Sixteen Candles

Movie · as Jim Baker

1984
Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside

TV · as Chester Caruso · 1 ep

1983
Going Berserk poster

Going Berserk

Movie · as Dr. Ted

1983
Strange Brew poster

Strange Brew

Movie · as Claude Elsinore

1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art poster

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Movie · as Museum Security Guard

1983
Hansel and Gretel poster

Hansel and Gretel

Movie · as Father

1983
The Wilder Summer

The Wilder Summer

Movie · as Grubbins

1982
Endangered Species poster

Endangered Species

Movie · as Joe Hiatt

1982
Kiss Me Goodbye poster

Kiss Me Goodbye

Movie · as Kendall

1982
Rumpelstiltskin poster

Rumpelstiltskin

Movie · as The Miller

1982
The Shady Hill Kidnapping poster

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

Movie · as Detective

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre

TV · as Father, The Miller · 1 ep

1982
American Playhouse poster

American Playhouse

TV · as Detective · 1 ep

1981
Paternity poster

Paternity

Movie · as Kurt

1981
See China and Die poster

See China and Die

Movie · as Ames Prescott

1980
Popeye poster

Popeye

Movie · as Wimpy

1980
HealtH poster

HealtH

Movie · as Dr. Gil Gainey

1979
Breaking Away poster

Breaking Away

Movie · as Ray Stoller

1979
Rich Kids poster

Rich Kids

Movie · as Simon Peterfreund

1979
A Perfect Couple poster

A Perfect Couple

Movie · as Alex Theodopoulos

1978
A Wedding poster

A Wedding

Movie · as Snooks Brenner

1977
Simple Gifts poster

Simple Gifts

Movie · as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)

1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure poster

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

Movie · as Gazooks (voice)

1977
Slap Shot poster

Slap Shot

Movie · as Hyannisport Announcer

1975
Fore Play poster

Fore Play

Movie · as Salesman

1974
Death Wish poster

Death Wish

Movie · as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

1974
The Dion Brothers poster

The Dion Brothers

Movie · as Doctor

1972
Up the Sandbox poster

Up the Sandbox

Movie · as Statue of Liberty Guard

1970
The Out-of-Towners poster

The Out-of-Towners

Movie · as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

1970
The Night the Animals Talked poster

The Night the Animals Talked

Movie · as (voice)

1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? poster

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

Movie · as Vic

1966
Man in the Square Suit

Man in the Square Suit

Movie

1965
Howard, Howard and Howard

Howard, Howard and Howard

Movie

1965
Get Smart poster

Get Smart

TV · as Hanlon · 1 ep

1964
The Parisienne and the Prudes

The Parisienne and the Prudes

Movie · as Ted K. Worrie

1964
Bewitched poster

Bewitched

TV · 1 ep

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Photographer · 1 ep

1948
The Ed Sullivan Show poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep