Paul Dooley
Acting1928Parkersburg, 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 many Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.
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Known For
Acting History
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
2019
Life in Pieces
TVas Mort• 2 eps
2018
2017
2016
Other People
as Ronnie
The Holy Man
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
American Dad!
TVas (voice)• 1 eps
Young & Hungry
TVas Mr. Fancy• 2 eps
Childrens Hospital
TVas Grandpa Ben• 1 eps
2014
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Sarge (voice)
Parenthood
TVas Rocky• 1 eps
2013
Spinning
as Sarge (voice)
Turbo
as The Foreman (voice)
Hiccups
as Sarge (voice)
My Santa
as Martin
Super Fun Night
TVas The Old Man
2012
Hot in Cleveland
TVas Bearded Man aka Santa• 1 eps
The Client List
TVas Earl Hudson• 1 eps
2011
2010
2008
Bedtime Stories
as Hot Dog Vendor
Sunshine Cleaning
as Sherm
Chronic Town
as Eleanor's Father
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
as Himself
Grey's Anatomy
TVas Dr. Walter Tapley• 1 eps
2007
2006
Mater and the Ghostlight
as Sarge (voice)
For Your Consideration
as Paper Badge Sergeant
Cars
as Sarge (voice)
2005
Come Away Home
as Grandpa Donald
Madison
as Mayor Don Vaughn
Desperate Housewives
TVas Addison Prudy• 3 eps
2004
Employee of the Month
as Reverend Ben Goodwin
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Warden
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TVas Buddy Ween• 1 eps
2003
A Mighty Wind
as George Menschell
Comfort and Joy
as George
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Dean Duaney
Becker
TVas Mr. Lerner• 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TVas Stan Coffman• 1 eps
2002
The Perfect You
as Larry
Insomnia
as Chief Nyback
2001
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
as Hank Luckinbill
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
Rennie's Landing
as Hank
Providence
TVas Bill Ridley• 1 eps
Ally McBeal
TVas Nicholas Engblume• 1 eps
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TVas Cheryl's Father• 7 eps
1999
Guinevere
as Walter
I'll Remember April
as Earl Schimmel
Runaway Bride
as Walter Carpenter
Happy, Texas
as The Judge
Error in Judgment
as Jack Albert
Dharma & Greg
TVas Judge Harper• 1 eps
The Practice
TVas Judge Philip Swackheim• 8 eps
1997
Angels in the Endzone
as Coach Buck
Clockwatchers
as Bud Chapman
Loved
as Leo Amerson
Telling Lies in America
as Father Norton
Duckman
TVas Stan (voice)• 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TVas Ralphie• 1 eps
Early Edition
TVas McGinty• 1 eps
1996
Waiting for Guffman
as UFO Abductee
God's Lonely Man
as Polo
Ellen
TVas Thomas Kelsey• 1 eps
Millennium
TVas Joe Bangs• 1 eps
High Society
TVas Mel• 1 eps
1995
Evolver
as Jerry Briggs
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Senator Thatch
Out There
as Emmett Davis
Grace Under Fire
TVas John Shirley• 2 eps
ER
TVas Henry Lewis• 4 eps
1994
State of Emergency
as Jim Anderson
My So-Called Life
TVas Chuck Wood• 2 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TVas Enabran Tain• 4 eps
Chicago Hope
TVas Walter McTeague• 1 eps
1993
Mother of the Bride
as Richard
Cooperstown
as Sid Wiggins
My Boyfriend's Back
as Big Chuck
A Dangerous Woman
as Tupperware Salesman
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Chester Caruso
L.A. Law
TVas Karl Bullen• 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
TVas Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")• 1 eps
Tales of the City
TVas Herb Tolliver
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
The Player
as Paul Dooley
Dream On
TVas Mickey Tupper• 6 eps
Mad About You
TVas Gus Stemple• 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
TVas Father Michael (voice)• 1 eps
1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
as Hal Roach
Frogs!
as Twittenham
Shakes the Clown
as Owen Cheese
The Wonder Years
TVas Pops• 1 eps
Coach
TVas Horace Van Dam• 1 eps
1990
1989
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
as Robert McFarlane
When He's Not a Stranger
as Ben McKenna
1988
1987
1986
Big Trouble
as George Noozel
Monster in the Closet
as Roy Crane
Tales from the Darkside
TVas Chester Caruso• 1 eps
1985
The Steel Collar Man
as Don Liddle
1984
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
Kiss Me Goodbye
as Kendall
Rumpelstiltskin
as The Miller
Endangered Species
as Joe Hiatt
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
as Detective
American Playhouse
TVas Detective• 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
TVas The Miller• 1 eps
1981
See China and Die
as Ames Prescott
Paternity
as Kurt
1979
1978
A Wedding
as Snooks Brenner
1977
Slap Shot
as Hyannisport Announcer
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
1966
1964
The Parisienne and the Prudes
as Ted K. Worrie
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self