Paul Dooley
Born: 1928-02-22 in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs as Self – Interviewee (voice)
- Boy Makes Girl as Ben
2021
- Saving Paradise as Gramps
2020
- The Gesture and The Word as Mr. Rostalle
- Selfie Dad as Barber
2019
- Merry Happy Whatever as Grandpa Jack
2018
- The Great Buster: A Celebration as Self
2017
- The Good Doctor as Glen
- Cars 3 as Sarge (voice)
- The Guest Book
2016
- Other People as Ronnie
- The Holy Man as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
2015
- Life in Pieces as Mort
2014
- Young & Hungry as Mr. Fancy
- The Radiator Springs 500½ as Sarge (voice)
2013
- Turbo as The Foreman (voice)
- Hiccups as Sarge (voice)
- Spinning as Sarge (voice)
- My Santa as Martin
- Super Fun Night as The Old Man
2012
- The Client List as Earl Hudson
2011
- Shameless as Ralph
- Cars 2 as Sarge (voice)
- Workaholics as Ralph
- Thanks as Hank
2010
- Parenthood as Rocky
- Hot in Cleveland as Bearded Man aka Santa
- Huge
2009
- Modern Family as Murray
- Horsemen as Father Whiteleather
2008
- Childrens Hospital as Grandpa Ben
- Bedtime Stories as Hot Dog Vendor
- Sunshine Cleaning as Sherm
- Chronic Town as Eleanor's Father
- Celebrating Sixteen Candles as Himself
- Cars Toons as Sarge (voice)
2007
- Private Practice as Abe Nussbaum
- Hairspray as Mr. Spritzer
- Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary as Self
- Side Order of Life
2006
- Cars as Sarge (voice)
- Mater and the Ghostlight as Sarge (voice)
- For Your Consideration as Paper Badge Sergeant
- The Jake Effect as Mr. Bernthal
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Walter Tapley
- American Dad! as (voice)
- Madison as Mayor Don Vaughn
- Come Away Home as Grandpa Donald
- Hopeless Pictures
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Addison Prudy
- Boston Legal as Judge Wendel Donahue
- Employee of the Month as Reverend Ben Goodwin
- Nobody Knows Anything! as Warden
2003
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Dean Duaney
- Comfort and Joy as George
- A Mighty Wind as George Menschell
- Touch 'Em All McCall
2002
- Insomnia as Chief Nyback
- The Perfect You as Larry
2001
- Scrubs as Paul
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Stan Coffman
- Rennie's Landing as Hank
- A Woman's a Helluva Thing as Hank Luckinbill
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Buddy Ween
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Cheryl's Father
- The Huntress
- The Geena Davis Show
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999
- Providence as Bill Ridley
- Runaway Bride as Walter Carpenter
- Once and Again
- Happy, Texas as The Judge
- Guinevere as Walter
- I'll Remember April as Earl Schimmel
- Error in Judgment as Jack Albert
1998
- Becker as Mr. Lerner
1997
- The Practice as Judge Philip Swackheim
- Dharma & Greg as Judge Harper
- Ally McBeal as Nicholas Engblume
- Clockwatchers as Bud Chapman
- Loved as Leo Amerson
- Telling Lies in America as Father Norton
- Angels in the Endzone as Coach Buck
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Ralphie
- Millennium as Joe Bangs
- Early Edition as McGinty
- 7th Heaven as Red
- Waiting for Guffman as UFO Abductee
- E! True Hollywood Story
- God's Lonely Man as Polo
1995
- Evolver as Jerry Briggs
- Out There as Emmett Davis
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Senator Thatch
- High Society as Mel
- The Underneath as Ed Dutton
1994
- ER as Henry Lewis
- Chicago Hope as Walter McTeague
- Ellen as Thomas Kelsey
- Duckman as Stan (voice)
- My So-Called Life as Chuck Wood
- State of Emergency as Jim Anderson
1993
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Enabran Tain
- Grace Under Fire
- Cooperstown as Sid Wiggins
- Tales of the City as Herb Tolliver
- Stephen King's Golden Tales as Chester Caruso
- A Dangerous Woman as Tupperware Salesman
- My Boyfriend's Back as Big Chuck
- Mother of the Bride as Richard
1992
- Batman: The Animated Series as Father Michael (voice)
- Mad About You as Gus Stemple
- The Ben Stiller Show
- The Player as Paul Dooley
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1991
- Frogs! as Twittenham
- White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd as Hal Roach
- Shakes the Clown as Owen Cheese
1990
- Dream On as Mickey Tupper
- Flashback as Stark
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
- Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? as Doc
1989
- Coach as Horace Van Dam
- Tales from the Crypt as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
- When He's Not a Stranger as Ben McKenna
- Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North as Robert McFarlane
1988
- The Wonder Years as Pops
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as John Buxton
- Last Rites as Father Freddie
- Lip Service as Gil Hutchinson
- The Murder of Mary Phagan as William Burns
- Coming of Age
1987
- thirtysomething
- O.C. and Stiggs as Randall Schwab
1986
- ALF as Whizzer
- L.A. Law as Karl Bullen
- Big Trouble as George Noozel
- Monster in the Closet as Roy Crane
1985
- The Golden Girls as Isaac Q. Newton
- The Steel Collar Man as Don Liddle
1984
- Tales from the Darkside as Chester Caruso
- Sixteen Candles as Jim Baker
1983
- Going Berserk as Dr. Ted
- Hansel and Gretel as Father
- Strange Brew as Claude Elsinore
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Museum Security Guard
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Father
- American Playhouse as Detective
- Rumpelstiltskin as The Miller
- Kiss Me Goodbye as Kendall
- Endangered Species as Joe Hiatt
- The Shady Hill Kidnapping as Detective
1981
- Paternity as Kurt
- See China and Die as Ames Prescott
1979
- Breaking Away as Ray Stoller
- A Perfect Couple as Alex Theodopoulos
- Rich Kids as Simon Peterfreund
1978
- A Wedding as Snooks Brenner
1977
- Slap Shot as Hyannisport Announcer
- Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure! as Gazooks (voice)
- Simple Gifts as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1975
- Fore Play as Salesman
1974
- Death Wish as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
- The Dion Brothers as Doctor
1972
- Up the Sandbox as Statue of Liberty Guard
1970
- The Night the Animals Talked as (voice)
- The Out-of-Towners as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
1968
1964
- Bewitched
- The Parisienne and the Prudes as Ted K. Worrie
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Photographer
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self