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
- Boy Makes Girl as Ben
- The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs as Self – Interviewee (voice)
2021
- Saving Paradise as Gramps
2020
- Selfie Dad as Barber
- The Gesture and The Word as Mr. Rostalle
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)
- Super Fun Night as The Old Man
- Hiccups as Sarge (voice)
- Spinning as Sarge (voice)
- My Santa as Martin
2012
- The Client List as Earl Hudson
2011
- Shameless as Ralph
- Workaholics as Ralph
- Cars 2 as Sarge (voice)
- Thanks as Hank
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Bearded Man aka Santa
- Parenthood as Rocky
- 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
2007
- Private Practice as Abe Nussbaum
- Hairspray as Mr. Spritzer
- Side Order of Life
- Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary as Self
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)
- Hopeless Pictures
- Madison as Mayor Don Vaughn
- Come Away Home as Grandpa Donald
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
- A Mighty Wind as George Menschell
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Dean Duaney
- Comfort and Joy as George
- Touch 'Em All McCall
2002
- Insomnia as Chief Nyback
- The Perfect You as Larry
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Stan Coffman
- Scrubs as Paul
- Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
- 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 as Bill Ryan
- Altman on His Own Terms as Self
1999
- Providence as Bill Ridley
- Once and Again
- Jack & Jill as Father Conlin
- Runaway Bride as Walter Carpenter
- Guinevere as Walter
- Happy, Texas as The Judge
- Error in Judgment as Jack Albert
- I'll Remember April as Earl Schimmel
1998
- Becker as Mr. Lerner
1997
- The Practice as Judge Philip Swackheim
- Ally McBeal as Nicholas Engblume
- Dharma & Greg as Judge Harper
- Waiting for Guffman as UFO Abductee
- Clockwatchers as Bud Chapman
- Telling Lies in America as Father Norton
- Loved as Leo Amerson
- Angels in the Endzone as Coach Buck
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Ralphie
- Early Edition as McGinty
- Millennium as Joe Bangs
- 7th Heaven as Red
- E! True Hollywood Story
- God's Lonely Man as Polo
1995
- High Society as Mel
- Out There as Emmett Davis
- The Underneath as Ed Dutton
- The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes as Senator Thatch
- Evolver as Jerry Briggs
1994
- Chicago Hope as Walter McTeague
- ER as Henry Lewis
- 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
- Tales of the City as Herb Tolliver
- My Boyfriend's Back as Big Chuck
- A Dangerous Woman as Tupperware Salesman
- Cooperstown as Sid Wiggins
- Stephen King's Golden Tales as Chester Caruso
- 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
- Shakes the Clown as Owen Cheese
- White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd as Hal Roach
- Frogs! as Twittenham
1990
- Dream On as Mickey Tupper
- Flashback as Stark
- The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
- UFO Cafe 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
- The Murder of Mary Phagan as William Burns
- Coming of Age
- Last Rites as Father Freddie
- Lip Service as Gil Hutchinson
- Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as John Buxton
1987
- thirtysomething
- O.C. and Stiggs as Randall Schwab
1986
- L.A. Law as Karl Bullen
- ALF as Whizzer
- Monster in the Closet as Roy Crane
- Big Trouble as George Noozel
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
- Strange Brew as Claude Elsinore
- Going Berserk as Dr. Ted
- Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as Museum Security Guard
- Hansel and Gretel as Father
- The Wilder Summer as Grubbins
1982
- American Playhouse as Detective
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Father
- Endangered Species as Joe Hiatt
- Kiss Me Goodbye as Kendall
- Rumpelstiltskin as The Miller
- The Shady Hill Kidnapping as Detective
1981
- Paternity as Kurt
- See China and Die as Ames Prescott
1979
- Breaking Away as Ray Stoller
- Rich Kids as Simon Peterfreund
- A Perfect Couple as Alex Theodopoulos
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 Out-of-Towners as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
- The Night the Animals Talked as (voice)
1968
1965
- Get Smart as Hanlon
- Howard, Howard and Howard
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