Paul Dooley

Known For: Acting
Born: February 22, 1928
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

Boy Makes Girl

2023 · Ben

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

2023 · Self – Interviewee (voice)

Saving Paradise

2021 · Gramps

Selfie Dad

2020 · Barber

The Gesture and The Word

2020 · Mr. Rostalle

Merry Happy Whatever

2019 · Grandpa Jack

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018 · Self

The Good Doctor

2017 · Glen

The Guest Book

2017

Cars 3

2017 · Sarge (voice)

The Holy Man

2016 · Lou 'The Bull' Devine

Other People

2016 · Ronnie

Life in Pieces

2015 · Mort

Young & Hungry

2014 · Mr. Fancy

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014 · Sarge (voice)

My Santa

2013 · Martin

Super Fun Night

2013 · The Old Man

Turbo

2013 · The Foreman (voice)

Hiccups

2013 · Sarge (voice)

Spinning

2013 · Sarge (voice)

The Client List

2012 · Earl Hudson

Cars 2

2011 · Sarge (voice)

Workaholics

2011 · Ralph

Shameless

2011 · Ralph

Thanks

2011 · Hank

Huge

2010

Hot in Cleveland

2010 · Bearded Man aka Santa

Parenthood

2010 · Rocky

Modern Family

2009 · Murray

Horsemen

2009 · Father Whiteleather

Bedtime Stories

2008 · Hot Dog Vendor

Childrens Hospital

2008 · Grandpa Ben

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

2008 · Himself

Chronic Town

2008 · Eleanor's Father

Sunshine Cleaning

2008 · Sherm

Private Practice

2007 · Abe Nussbaum

Hairspray

2007 · Mr. Spritzer

Side Order of Life

2007

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

2007 · Self

For Your Consideration

2006 · Paper Badge Sergeant

Mater and the Ghostlight

2006 · Sarge (voice)

Cars

2006 · Sarge (voice)

The Jake Effect

2006 · Mr. Bernthal

Hopeless Pictures

2005

Madison

2005 · Mayor Don Vaughn

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Dr. Walter Tapley

American Dad!

2005 · (voice)

Come Away Home

2005 · Grandpa Donald

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Addison Prudy

Boston Legal

2004 · Judge Wendel Donahue

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004 · Warden

Employee of the Month

2004 · Reverend Ben Goodwin

Comfort and Joy

2003 · George

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003 · Dean Duaney

A Mighty Wind

2003 · George Menschell

Touch 'Em All McCall

Touch 'Em All McCall

2003

Insomnia

2002 · Chief Nyback

The Perfect You

2002 · Larry

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 · Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa

Scrubs

2001 · Paul

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Stan Coffman

Rennie's Landing

2001 · Hank

A Woman's a Helluva Thing

2001 · Hank Luckinbill

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Cheryl's Father

The Geena Davis Show

2000 · Bill Ryan

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000 · Buddy Ween

The Huntress

2000

Altman on His Own Terms

2000 · Self

Happy, Texas

1999 · The Judge

Jack & Jill

1999 · Father Conlin

Once and Again

1999

Guinevere

1999 · Walter

Runaway Bride

1999 · Walter Carpenter

Error in Judgment

1999 · Jack Albert

I'll Remember April

1999 · Earl Schimmel

Providence

1999 · Bill Ridley

Becker

1998 · Mr. Lerner

Angels in the Endzone

1997 · Coach Buck

Loved

1997 · Leo Amerson

Dharma & Greg

1997 · Judge Harper

Ally McBeal

1997 · Nicholas Engblume

Telling Lies in America

1997 · Father Norton

Clockwatchers

1997 · Bud Chapman

The Practice

1997 · Judge Philip Swackheim

Waiting for Guffman

1997 · UFO Abductee

Millennium

1996 · Joe Bangs

Early Edition

1996 · McGinty

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · Ralphie

7th Heaven

1996 · Red

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

God's Lonely Man

1996 · Polo

Out There

1995 · Emmett Davis

High Society

1995 · Mel

The Underneath

1995 · Ed Dutton

Evolver

1995 · Jerry Briggs

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1995 · Senator Thatch

ER

1994 · Henry Lewis

Chicago Hope

1994 · Walter McTeague

My So-Called Life

1994 · Chuck Wood

Ellen

1994 · Thomas Kelsey

Duckman

1994 · Stan (voice)

State of Emergency

1994 · Jim Anderson

Grace Under Fire

1993 · , John Shirley

Tales of the City

1993 · Herb Tolliver

A Dangerous Woman

1993 · Tupperware Salesman

My Boyfriend's Back

1993 · Big Chuck

Mother of the Bride

1993 · Richard

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1993 · Chester Caruso

Cooperstown

1993 · Sid Wiggins

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993 · Enabran Tain

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992 · Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell

The Ben Stiller Show

1992

Mad About You

1992 · Gus Stemple

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 · Father Michael (voice)

The Player

1992 · Paul Dooley

Shakes the Clown

1991 · Owen Cheese

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991 · Hal Roach

Frogs!

1991 · Twittenham

UFO Cafe

1990 · Doc

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990

Dream On

1990 · Mickey Tupper

Flashback

1990 · Stark

When He's Not a Stranger

1989 · Ben McKenna

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

1989 · Robert McFarlane

Coach

1989 · Horace Van Dam

Last Rites

1988 · Father Freddie

Lip Service

1988 · Gil Hutchinson

Coming of Age

1988

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

1988 · John Buxton

The Wonder Years

1988 · Pops

The Murder of Mary Phagan

1988 · William Burns

thirtysomething

1987

O.C. and Stiggs

1987 · Randall Schwab

ALF

1986 · Whizzer

L.A. Law

1986 · Karl Bullen

Big Trouble

1986 · George Noozel

Monster in the Closet

1986 · Roy Crane

The Golden Girls

1985 · Isaac Q. Newton, George Corliss

The Steel Collar Man

1985 · Don Liddle

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · Chester Caruso

Sixteen Candles

1984 · Jim Baker

Hansel and Gretel

1983 · Father

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

1983 · Museum Security Guard

Going Berserk

1983 · Dr. Ted

Strange Brew

1983 · Claude Elsinore

The Wilder Summer

The Wilder Summer

1983 · Grubbins

Kiss Me Goodbye

1982 · Kendall

Rumpelstiltskin

1982 · The Miller

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982 · Father, The Miller

Endangered Species

1982 · Joe Hiatt

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1982 · Detective

American Playhouse

1982 · Detective

Paternity

1981 · Kurt

See China and Die

1981 · Ames Prescott

Popeye

1980 · Wimpy

HealtH

1980 · Dr. Gil Gainey, Writer

Rich Kids

1979 · Simon Peterfreund

Breaking Away

1979 · Ray Stoller

A Perfect Couple

1979 · Alex Theodopoulos

A Wedding

1978 · Snooks Brenner

Simple Gifts

1977 · (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

1977 · Gazooks (voice)

Slap Shot

1977 · Hyannisport Announcer

Fore Play

1975 · Salesman

Death Wish

1974 · Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

The Dion Brothers

1974 · Doctor

Up the Sandbox

1972 · Statue of Liberty Guard

The Night the Animals Talked

1970 · (voice)

The Out-of-Towners

1970 · Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968 · Vic

Man in the Square Suit

Man in the Square Suit

1966

Get Smart

1965 · Hanlon

Howard, Howard and Howard

Howard, Howard and Howard

1965

Bewitched

1964

The Parisienne and the Prudes

The Parisienne and the Prudes

1964 · Ted K. Worrie

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Photographer

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948 · Self

Qiana

— · Norman Pasco

Capture the Flag

Capture the Flag

— · Burgess

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