Acting · Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA · Born February 22, 1928
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.
MovieBoy Makes Girl
2023
as Ben
MovieThe Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023
as Self – Interviewee (voice)
MovieSaving Paradise
2021
as Gramps
MovieSelfie Dad
2020
as Barber
MovieThe Gesture and The Word
2020
as Mr. Rostalle
TVMerry Happy Whatever
2019
as Grandpa Jack
MovieThe Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
TVThe Good Doctor
2017
as Glen
TVThe Guest Book
2017
MovieCars 3
2017
as Sarge (voice)
MovieThe Holy Man
2016
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
MovieOther People
2016
as Ronnie
TVLife in Pieces
2015
as Mort
TVYoung & Hungry
2014
as Mr. Fancy
MovieThe Radiator Springs 500½
2014
as Sarge (voice)
MovieMy Santa
2013
as Martin
TVSuper Fun Night
2013
as The Old Man
MovieTurbo
2013
as The Foreman (voice)
MovieHiccups
2013
as Sarge (voice)
MovieSpinning
2013
as Sarge (voice)
TVThe Client List
2012
as Earl Hudson
MovieCars 2
2011
as Sarge (voice)
TVWorkaholics
2011
as Ralph
TVShameless
2011
as Ralph
MovieThanks
2011
as Hank
TVHuge
2010
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Bearded Man aka Santa
TVParenthood
2010
as Rocky
TVModern Family
2009
as Murray
MovieHorsemen
2009
as Father Whiteleather
MovieBedtime Stories
2008
as Hot Dog Vendor
TVChildrens Hospital
2008
as Grandpa Ben
MovieCelebrating Sixteen Candles
2008
as Himself
MovieChronic Town
2008
as Eleanor's Father
MovieSunshine Cleaning
2008
as Sherm
TVPrivate Practice
2007
as Abe Nussbaum
MovieHairspray
2007
as Mr. Spritzer
TVSide Order of Life
2007
MovieBob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
as Self
MovieFor Your Consideration
2006
as Paper Badge Sergeant
MovieMater and the Ghostlight
2006
as Sarge (voice)
MovieCars
2006
as Sarge (voice)
TVThe Jake Effect
2006
as Mr. Bernthal
TVHopeless Pictures
2005
MovieMadison
2005
as Mayor Don Vaughn
TVGrey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Walter Tapley
TVAmerican Dad!
2005
as (voice)
MovieCome Away Home
2005
as Grandpa Donald
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Addison Prudy
TVBoston Legal
2004
as Judge Wendel Donahue
MovieNobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Warden
MovieEmployee of the Month
2004
as Reverend Ben Goodwin
MovieComfort and Joy
2003
as George
MovieTracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
as Dean Duaney
MovieA Mighty Wind
2003
as George Menschell
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
MovieInsomnia
2002
as Chief Nyback
MovieThe Perfect You
2002
as Larry
MovieRecess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
TVScrubs
2001
as Paul
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Stan Coffman
MovieRennie's Landing
2001
as Hank
MovieA Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001
as Hank Luckinbill
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Cheryl's Father
TVThe Geena Davis Show
2000
as Bill Ryan
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Buddy Ween
TVThe Huntress
2000
MovieAltman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
MovieHappy, Texas
1999
as The Judge
TVJack & Jill
1999
as Father Conlin
TVOnce and Again
1999
MovieGuinevere
1999
as Walter
MovieRunaway Bride
1999
as Walter Carpenter
MovieError in Judgment
1999
as Jack Albert
MovieI'll Remember April
1999
as Earl Schimmel
TVProvidence
1999
as Bill Ridley
TVBecker
1998
as Mr. Lerner
MovieAngels in the Endzone
1997
as Coach Buck
MovieLoved
1997
as Leo Amerson
TVDharma & Greg
1997
as Judge Harper
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Nicholas Engblume
MovieTelling Lies in America
1997
as Father Norton
MovieClockwatchers
1997
as Bud Chapman
TVThe Practice
1997
as Judge Philip Swackheim
MovieWaiting for Guffman
1997
as UFO Abductee
TVMillennium
1996
as Joe Bangs
TVEarly Edition
1996
as McGinty
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Ralphie
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Red
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieGod's Lonely Man
1996
as Polo
MovieOut There
1995
as Emmett Davis
TVHigh Society
1995
as Mel
MovieThe Underneath
1995
as Ed Dutton
MovieEvolver
1995
as Jerry Briggs
MovieThe Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
as Senator Thatch
TVER
1994
as Henry Lewis
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Walter McTeague
TVMy So-Called Life
1994
as Chuck Wood
TVEllen
1994
as Thomas Kelsey
TVDuckman
1994
as Stan (voice)
MovieState of Emergency
1994
as Jim Anderson
TVGrace Under Fire
1993
TVTales of the City
1993
as Herb Tolliver
MovieA Dangerous Woman
1993
as Tupperware Salesman
MovieMy Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Big Chuck
MovieMother of the Bride
1993
as Richard
MovieStephen King's Golden Tales
1993
as Chester Caruso
MovieCooperstown
1993
as Sid Wiggins
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Enabran Tain
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
TVThe Ben Stiller Show
1992
TVMad About You
1992
as Gus Stemple
TVBatman: The Animated Series
1992
as Father Michael (voice)
MovieThe Player
1992
as Paul Dooley
MovieShakes the Clown
1991
as Owen Cheese
MovieWhite Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
as Hal Roach
MovieFrogs!
1991
as Twittenham
MovieUFO Cafe
1990
as Doc
MovieThe Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
TVDream On
1990
as Mickey Tupper
MovieFlashback
1990
as Stark
MovieWhen He's Not a Stranger
1989
as Ben McKenna
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
MovieGuts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989
as Robert McFarlane
TVCoach
1989
as Horace Van Dam
MovieLast Rites
1988
as Father Freddie
MovieLip Service
1988
as Gil Hutchinson
Coming of Age
1988
MovieSuperman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as John Buxton
TVThe Wonder Years
1988
as Pops
TVThe Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as William Burns
TVthirtysomething
1987
MovieO.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Randall Schwab
TVALF
1986
as Whizzer
TVL.A. Law
1986
as Karl Bullen
MovieBig Trouble
1986
as George Noozel
MovieMonster in the Closet
1986
as Roy Crane
TVThe Golden Girls
1985
as Isaac Q. Newton
MovieThe Steel Collar Man
1985
as Don Liddle
TVTales from the Darkside
1984
as Chester Caruso
MovieSixteen Candles
1984
as Jim Baker
MovieHansel and Gretel
1983
as Father
MovieDon't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Museum Security Guard
MovieGoing Berserk
1983
as Dr. Ted
MovieStrange Brew
1983
as Claude Elsinore
The Wilder Summer
1983
as Grubbins
MovieKiss Me Goodbye
1982
as Kendall
MovieRumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Miller
TVFaerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Father
MovieEndangered Species
1982
as Joe Hiatt
MovieThe Shady Hill Kidnapping
1982
as Detective
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Detective
MoviePaternity
1981
as Kurt
MovieSee China and Die
1981
as Ames Prescott
MoviePopeye
1980
as Wimpy
MovieHealtH
1980
as Dr. Gil Gainey
MovieRich Kids
1979
as Simon Peterfreund
MovieBreaking Away
1979
as Ray Stoller
MovieA Perfect Couple
1979
as Alex Theodopoulos
MovieA Wedding
1978
as Snooks Brenner
MovieSimple Gifts
1977
as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
MovieRaggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
as Gazooks (voice)
MovieSlap Shot
1977
as Hyannisport Announcer
MovieFore Play
1975
as Salesman
MovieDeath Wish
1974
as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
MovieThe Dion Brothers
1974
as Doctor
MovieUp the Sandbox
1972
as Statue of Liberty Guard
MovieThe Night the Animals Talked
1970
as (voice)
MovieThe Out-of-Towners
1970
as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
MovieWhat's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Vic
Man in the Square Suit
1966
TVGet Smart
1965
as Hanlon
Howard, Howard and Howard
1965
TVBewitched
1964
The Parisienne and the Prudes
1964
as Ted K. Worrie
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Photographer
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Qiana
as Norman Pasco
Capture the Flag
as Burgess
