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Paul Dooley

Acting · Born 1928-02-22 · Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

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.

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Credits · 169

Saving Paradise

Merry Happy Whatever

2019 · Grandpa Jack

The Great Buster: A Celebration

The Good Doctor

2017 · Sarge (voice)

2016 · Lou 'The Bull' Devine

2014 · Mr. Fancy

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014 · Sarge (voice)

Super Fun Night

2013 · The Old Man

2013 · The Foreman (voice)

2013 · Sarge (voice)

2013 · Sarge (voice)

The Client List

2012 · Earl Hudson

2011 · Sarge (voice)

Hot in Cleveland

2010 · Bearded Man aka Santa

2009 · Father Whiteleather

Bedtime Stories

2008 · Hot Dog Vendor

Childrens Hospital

2008 · Grandpa Ben

2008 · Eleanor's Father

Sunshine Cleaning

Private Practice

2007 · Abe Nussbaum

2007 · Mr. Spritzer

Side Order of Life

For Your Consideration

2006 · Paper Badge Sergeant

Mater and the Ghostlight

2006 · Sarge (voice)

2006 · Sarge (voice)

The Jake Effect

2006 · Mr. Bernthal

Hopeless Pictures

2005 · Mayor Don Vaughn

2005 · Dr. Walter Tapley

2005 · (voice)

2005 · Grandpa Donald

Desperate Housewives

2004 · Addison Prudy

2004 · Judge Wendel Donahue

Nobody Knows Anything!

Employee of the Month

2004 · Ben Goodwin

Comfort and Joy

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003 · Dean Duaney

2003 · George Menschell

2002 · Chief Nyback

The Perfect You

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001 · Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001 · Stan Coffman

Rennie's Landing

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

Altman on His Own Terms

1999 · The Judge

1999 · Father Conlin

Error in Judgment

1999 · Jack Albert

I'll Remember April

1999 · Earl Schimmel

1999 · Bill Ridley

1998 · Mr. Lerner

Angels in the Endzone

1997 · Coach Buck

1997 · Leo Amerson

1997 · Judge Harper

1997 · Nicholas Engblume

Telling Lies in America

1997 · Father Norton

1997 · Bud Chapman

1997 · Judge Philip Swackheim

Waiting for Guffman

1997 · UFO Abductee

1996 · Joe Bangs

1996 · McGinty

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996 · Ralphie

E! True Hollywood Story

God's Lonely Man

1995 · Emmett Davis

1995 · Ed Dutton

1995 · Jerry Briggs

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1995 · Senator Thatch

1994 · Henry Lewis

1994 · Walter McTeague

My So-Called Life

1994 · Chuck Wood

1994 · Thomas Kelsey

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

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 · Gus Stemple

Batman: The Animated Series

1992 · Father Michael (voice)

1992 · Paul Dooley

Shakes the Clown

1991 · Owen Cheese

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991 · Hal Roach

1991 · Twittenham

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990 · Mickey Tupper

When He's Not a Stranger

1989 · Ben McKenna

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")

1989 · Horace Van Dam

1988 · Father Freddie

1988 · Gil Hutchinson

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

1988 · John Buxton

The Wonder Years

The Murder of Mary Phagan

1988 · William Burns

thirtysomething

O.C. and Stiggs

1987 · Randall Schwab

1986 · Whizzer

1986 · Karl Bullen

1986 · George Noozel

Monster in the Closet

1986 · Roy Crane

The Golden Girls

1985 · Isaac Q. Newton

The Steel Collar Man

1985 · Don Liddle

Tales from the Darkside

1984 · Chester Caruso

Sixteen Candles

1984 · Jim Baker

Hansel and Gretel

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

1983 · Museum Security Guard

1983 · Dr. Ted

1983 · Claude Elsinore

Kiss Me Goodbye

1982 · Kendall

Rumpelstiltskin

1982 · The Miller

Faerie Tale Theatre

Endangered Species

1982 · Joe Hiatt

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1982 · Detective

American Playhouse

1982 · Detective

See China and Die

1981 · Ames Prescott

1980 · Dr. Gil Gainey

1979 · Simon Peterfreund

1979 · Ray Stoller

A Perfect Couple

1979 · Alex Theodopoulos

1978 · Snooks Brenner

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

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

1977 · Gazooks (voice)

1977 · Hyannisport Announcer

1975 · Salesman

1974 · Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

The Dion Brothers

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?

The Parisienne and the Prudes

The Parisienne and the Prudes

1964 · Ted K. Worrie

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Photographer

The Ed Sullivan Show

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