Paul Dooley

Acting

Paul Dooley

Born February 22, 1928Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA179 credits

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.

Known For

Boy Makes Girl
5.0

Boy Makes Girl

Movie

2023

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

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

Movie

2023

Saving Paradise
6.0

Saving Paradise

Movie

2021

Selfie Dad
6.6

Selfie Dad

Movie

2020

The Gesture and The Word
7.0

The Gesture and The Word

Movie

2020

Merry Happy Whatever
6.4

Merry Happy Whatever

TV

2019

Filmography

Boy Makes Girl
2023Boy Makes Girlas BenMovie
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggsas Self – Interviewee (voice)Movie
Saving Paradise
2021Saving Paradiseas GrampsMovie
Selfie Dad
2020Selfie Dadas BarberMovie
The Gesture and The Word
2020The Gesture and The Wordas Mr. RostalleMovie
Merry Happy Whatever
2019Merry Happy Whateveras Grandpa JackTV
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018The Great Buster: A Celebrationas SelfMovie
The Good Doctor
2017The Good Doctoras GlenTV
The Guest Book
2017The Guest BookTV
Cars 3
2017Cars 3as Sarge (voice)Movie
The Holy Man
2016The Holy Manas Lou 'The Bull' DevineMovie
Other People
2016Other Peopleas RonnieMovie
Life in Pieces
2015Life in Piecesas MortTV
Young & Hungry
2014Young & Hungryas Mr. FancyTV
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014The Radiator Springs 500½as Sarge (voice)Movie
My Santa
2013My Santaas MartinMovie
Super Fun Night
2013Super Fun Nightas The Old ManTV
Turbo
2013Turboas The Foreman (voice)Movie
Hiccups
2013Hiccupsas Sarge (voice)Movie
Spinning
2013Spinningas Sarge (voice)Movie
The Client List
2012The Client Listas Earl HudsonTV
Cars 2
2011Cars 2as Sarge (voice)Movie
Workaholics
2011Workaholicsas RalphTV
Shameless
2011Shamelessas RalphTV
Thanks
2011Thanksas HankMovie
Huge
2010HugeTV
Hot in Cleveland
2010Hot in Clevelandas Bearded Man aka SantaTV
Parenthood
2010Parenthoodas RockyTV
Modern Family
2009Modern Familyas MurrayTV
Horsemen
2009Horsemenas Father WhiteleatherMovie
Bedtime Stories
2008Bedtime Storiesas Hot Dog VendorMovie
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas Grandpa BenTV
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008Celebrating Sixteen Candlesas HimselfMovie
Chronic Town
2008Chronic Townas Eleanor's FatherMovie
Sunshine Cleaning
2008Sunshine Cleaningas ShermMovie
Private Practice
2007Private Practiceas Abe NussbaumTV
Hairspray
2007Hairsprayas Mr. SpritzerMovie
Side Order of Life
2007Side Order of LifeTV
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversaryas SelfMovie
For Your Consideration
2006For Your Considerationas Paper Badge SergeantMovie
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006Mater and the Ghostlightas Sarge (voice)Movie
Cars
2006Carsas Sarge (voice)Movie
The Jake Effect
2006The Jake Effectas Mr. BernthalTV
Hopeless Pictures
2005Hopeless PicturesTV
Madison
2005Madisonas Mayor Don VaughnMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Dr. Walter TapleyTV
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as (voice)TV
Come Away Home
2005Come Away Homeas Grandpa DonaldMovie
Desperate Housewives
2004Desperate Housewivesas Addison PrudyTV
Boston Legal
2004Boston Legalas Judge Wendel DonahueTV
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004Nobody Knows Anything!as WardenMovie
Employee of the Month
2004Employee of the Monthas Reverend Ben GoodwinMovie
Comfort and Joy
2003Comfort and Joyas GeorgeMovie
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Talesas Dean DuaneyMovie
A Mighty Wind
2003A Mighty Windas George MenschellMovie
T
2003Touch 'Em All McCallMovie
Insomnia
2002Insomniaas Chief NybackMovie
The Perfect You
2002The Perfect Youas LarryMovie
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Streetas Hank the Janitor/Mall SantaMovie
Scrubs
2001Scrubsas PaulTV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Stan CoffmanTV
Rennie's Landing
2001Rennie's Landingas HankMovie
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001A Woman's a Helluva Thingas Hank LuckinbillMovie
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Cheryl's FatherTV
The Geena Davis Show
2000The Geena Davis ShowTV
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigationas Buddy WeenTV
The Huntress
2000The HuntressTV
Altman on His Own Terms
2000Altman on His Own Termsas SelfMovie
Happy, Texas
1999Happy, Texasas The JudgeMovie
Once and Again
1999Once and AgainTV
Guinevere
1999Guinevereas WalterMovie
Runaway Bride
1999Runaway Brideas Walter CarpenterMovie
Error in Judgment
1999Error in Judgmentas Jack AlbertMovie
I'll Remember April
1999I'll Remember Aprilas Earl SchimmelMovie
Providence
1999Providenceas Bill RidleyTV
Becker
1998Beckeras Mr. LernerTV
Angels in the Endzone
1997Angels in the Endzoneas Coach BuckMovie
Loved
1997Lovedas Leo AmersonMovie
Dharma & Greg
1997Dharma & Gregas Judge HarperTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealas Nicholas EngblumeTV
Telling Lies in America
1997Telling Lies in Americaas Father NortonMovie
Clockwatchers
1997Clockwatchersas Bud ChapmanMovie
The Practice
1997The Practiceas Judge Philip SwackheimTV
Waiting for Guffman
1997Waiting for Guffmanas UFO AbducteeMovie
Millennium
1996Millenniumas Joe BangsTV
Early Edition
1996Early Editionas McGintyTV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996Sabrina, the Teenage Witchas RalphieTV
7th Heaven
19967th Heavenas RedTV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
God's Lonely Man
1996God's Lonely Manas PoloMovie
Out There
1995Out Thereas Emmett DavisMovie
High Society
1995High Societyas MelTV
The Underneath
1995The Underneathas Ed DuttonMovie
Evolver
1995Evolveras Jerry BriggsMovie
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995The Computer Wore Tennis Shoesas Senator ThatchMovie
ER
1994ERas Henry LewisTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Walter McTeagueTV
My So-Called Life
1994My So-Called Lifeas Chuck WoodTV
Ellen
1994Ellenas Thomas KelseyTV
Duckman
1994Duckmanas Stan (voice)TV
State of Emergency
1994State of Emergencyas Jim AndersonMovie
Grace Under Fire
1993Grace Under FireTV
Tales of the City
1993Tales of the Cityas Herb TolliverTV
A Dangerous Woman
1993A Dangerous Womanas Tupperware SalesmanMovie
My Boyfriend's Back
1993My Boyfriend's Backas Big ChuckMovie
Mother of the Bride
1993Mother of the Brideas RichardMovie
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993Stephen King's Golden Talesas Chester CarusoMovie
Cooperstown
1993Cooperstownas Sid WigginsMovie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nineas Enabran TainTV
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Brideas Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert NorrellMovie
The Ben Stiller Show
1992The Ben Stiller ShowTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Gus StempleTV
Batman: The Animated Series
1992Batman: The Animated Seriesas Father Michael (voice)TV
The Player
1992The Playeras Paul DooleyMovie
Shakes the Clown
1991Shakes the Clownas Owen CheeseMovie
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Toddas Hal RoachMovie
Frogs!
1991Frogs!as TwittenhamMovie
UFO Cafe
1990UFO Cafeas DocMovie
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonMovie
Dream On
1990Dream Onas Mickey TupperTV
Flashback
1990Flashbackas StarkMovie
When He's Not a Stranger
1989When He's Not a Strangeras Ben McKennaMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")TV
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver Northas Robert McFarlaneMovie
Coach
1989Coachas Horace Van DamTV
Last Rites
1988Last Ritesas Father FreddieMovie
Lip Service
1988Lip Serviceas Gil HutchinsonMovie
C
1988Coming of AgeTV
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steelas John BuxtonMovie
The Wonder Years
1988The Wonder Yearsas PopsTV
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988The Murder of Mary Phaganas William BurnsTV
thirtysomething
1987thirtysomethingTV
O.C. and Stiggs
1987O.C. and Stiggsas Randall SchwabMovie
ALF
1986ALFas WhizzerTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Karl BullenTV
Big Trouble
1986Big Troubleas George NoozelMovie
Monster in the Closet
1986Monster in the Closetas Roy CraneMovie
The Golden Girls
1985The Golden Girlsas Isaac Q. NewtonTV
The Steel Collar Man
1985The Steel Collar Manas Don LiddleMovie
Tales from the Darkside
1984Tales from the Darksideas Chester CarusoTV
Sixteen Candles
1984Sixteen Candlesas Jim BakerMovie
Hansel and Gretel
1983Hansel and Gretelas FatherMovie
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Artas Museum Security GuardMovie
Going Berserk
1983Going Berserkas Dr. TedMovie
Strange Brew
1983Strange Brewas Claude ElsinoreMovie
T
1983The Wilder Summeras GrubbinsMovie
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982Kiss Me Goodbyeas KendallMovie
Rumpelstiltskin
1982Rumpelstiltskinas The MillerMovie
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982Faerie Tale Theatreas FatherTV
Endangered Species
1982Endangered Speciesas Joe HiattMovie
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
1982The Shady Hill Kidnappingas DetectiveMovie
American Playhouse
1982American Playhouseas DetectiveTV
Paternity
1981Paternityas KurtMovie
See China and Die
1981See China and Dieas Ames PrescottMovie
Popeye
1980Popeyeas WimpyMovie
HealtH
1980HealtHas Dr. Gil GaineyMovie
Rich Kids
1979Rich Kidsas Simon PeterfreundMovie
Breaking Away
1979Breaking Awayas Ray StollerMovie
A Perfect Couple
1979A Perfect Coupleas Alex TheodopoulosMovie
A Wedding
1978A Weddingas Snooks BrennerMovie
Simple Gifts
1977Simple Giftsas (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)Movie
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!
1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!as Gazooks (voice)Movie
Slap Shot
1977Slap Shotas Hyannisport AnnouncerMovie
Fore Play
1975Fore Playas SalesmanMovie
Death Wish
1974Death Wishas Cop at Hospital (uncredited)Movie
The Dion Brothers
1974The Dion Brothersas DoctorMovie
Up the Sandbox
1972Up the Sandboxas Statue of Liberty GuardMovie
The Night the Animals Talked
1970The Night the Animals Talkedas (voice)Movie
The Out-of-Towners
1970The Out-of-Townersas Day Desk Clerk at HotelMovie
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?as VicMovie
M
1966Man in the Square SuitMovie
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas HanlonTV
H
1965Howard, Howard and HowardMovie
Bewitched
1964BewitchedTV
T
1964The Parisienne and the Prudesas Ted K. WorrieMovie
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas PhotographerTV
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas SelfTV
Q
—Qianaas Norman PascoMovie
C
—Capture the Flagas BurgessMovie