Paul Dooley
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 several Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.
Known For
Filmography
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023
as Self – Interviewee (voice)
Boy Makes Girl
2023
as Ben
Saving Paradise
2021
as Gramps
Selfie Dad
2020
as Barber
The Gesture and The Word
2020
as Mr. Rostalle
Merry Happy Whatever
2019
as Grandpa Jack
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
as Self
Cars 3
2017
as Sarge (voice)
The Guest Book
2017
The Good Doctor
2017
as Glen
The Holy Man
2016
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
Other People
2016
as Ronnie
Life in Pieces
2015
as Mort
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
as Sarge (voice)
Young & Hungry
2014
as Mr. Fancy
My Santa
2013
as Martin
Hiccups
2013
as Sarge (voice)
Spinning
2013
as Sarge (voice)
Turbo
2013
as The Foreman (voice)
Super Fun Night
2013
as The Old Man
The Client List
2012
as Earl Hudson
Cars 2
2011
as Sarge (voice)
Thanks
2011
as Hank
Shameless
2011
as Ralph
Workaholics
2011
as Ralph
Huge
2010
Parenthood
2010
as Rocky
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Bearded Man aka Santa
Horsemen
2009
as Father Whiteleather
Modern Family
2009
as Murray
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Hot Dog Vendor
Chronic Town
2008
as Eleanor's Father
Sunshine Cleaning
2008
as Sherm
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008
as Himself
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Grandpa Ben
Hairspray
2007
as Mr. Spritzer
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
as Self
Side Order of Life
2007
Private Practice
2007
as Abe Nussbaum
Cars
2006
as Sarge (voice)
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
as Sarge (voice)
For Your Consideration
2006
as Paper Badge Sergeant
The Jake Effect
2006
as Mr. Bernthal
Come Away Home
2005
as Grandpa Donald
Madison
2005
as Mayor Don Vaughn
Hopeless Pictures
2005
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Dr. Walter Tapley
American Dad!
2005
as (voice)
Employee of the Month
2004
as Ben Goodwin
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Warden
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Addison Prudy
Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Wendel Donahue
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
as George Menschell
Comfort and Joy
2003
as George
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
as Dean Duaney
Insomnia
2002
as Chief Nyback
The Perfect You
2002
as Larry
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001
as Hank Luckinbill
Rennie's Landing
2001
as Hank
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Stan Coffman
Scrubs
2001
as Paul
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Buddy Ween
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Cheryl's Father
The Huntress
2000
The Geena Davis Show
2000
as Bill Ryan
Runaway Bride
1999
as Walter
Guinevere
1999
as Walter
Happy, Texas
1999
as The Judge
Error in Judgment
1999
as Jack Albert
I'll Remember April
1999
as Earl Schimmel
Once and Again
1999
Providence
1999
as Bill Ridley
Jack & Jill
1999
as Father Conlin
Becker
1998
as Mr. Lerner
Loved
1997
as Leo Amerson
Clockwatchers
1997
as Bud Chapman
Telling Lies in America
1997
as Father Norton
Angels in the Endzone
1997
as Coach Buck
Waiting for Guffman
1997
as UFO Abductee
Dharma & Greg
1997
as Judge Harper
The Practice
1997
as Judge Philip Swackheim
Ally McBeal
1997
as Nicholas Engblume
God's Lonely Man
1996
as Polo
Early Edition
1996
as McGinty
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Millennium
1996
as Joe Bangs
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
as Ralphie
7th Heaven
1996
as Red
The Underneath
1995
as Ed Dutton
Evolver
1995
as Jerry Briggs
Out There
1995
as Emmett Davis
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
as Senator Thatch
High Society
1995
as Mel
State of Emergency
1994
as Jim Anderson
Duckman
1994
as Stan (voice)
Chicago Hope
1994
as Walter McTeague
ER
1994
as Henry Lewis
My So-Called Life
1994
as Chuck Wood
Ellen
1994
as Thomas Kelsey
A Dangerous Woman
1993
as Tupperware Salesman
Mother of the Bride
1993
as Richard
Cooperstown
1993
as Sid Wiggins
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Big Chuck
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993
as Chester Caruso
Grace Under Fire
1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Enabran Tain
Tales of the City
1993
as Herb Tolliver
Grace Under Fire
1993
as John Shirley
The Player
1992
as Paul Dooley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
1992
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Mad About You
1992
as Gus Stemple
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
as Father Michael (voice)
Shakes the Clown
1991
as Owen Cheese
Frogs!
1991
as Twittenham
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
as Hal Roach
Flashback
1990
as Stark
UFO Cafe
1990
as Doc
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
Dream On
1990
as Mickey Tupper
When He's Not a Stranger
1989
as Ben McKenna
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989
as Robert McFarlane
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
Coach
1989
as Horace Van Dam
Last Rites
1988
as Father Freddie
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
as John Buxton
Lip Service
1988
as Gil Hutchinson
The Wonder Years
1988
as Pops
Coming of Age
1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
as William Burns
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
as Randall Schwab
thirtysomething
1987
Monster in the Closet
1986
as Roy Crane
Big Trouble
1986
as George Noozel
L.A. Law
1986
as Karl Bullen
ALF
1986
as Whizzer
The Steel Collar Man
1985
as Don Liddle
The Golden Girls
1985
as Isaac Q. Newton
The Golden Girls
1985
as George Corliss
Sixteen Candles
1984
as Jim Baker
Tales from the Darkside
1984
as Chester Caruso
Going Berserk
1983
as Dr. Ted
Strange Brew
1983
as Claude Elsinore
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
as Museum Security Guard
Hansel and Gretel
1983
as Father
The Wilder Summer
1983
as Grubbins
Endangered Species
1982
as Joe Hiatt
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
as Kendall
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
as The Miller
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
1982
as Detective
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as Father
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
as The Miller
American Playhouse
1982
as Detective
Paternity
1981
as Kurt
See China and Die
1981
as Ames Prescott
Popeye
1980
as Wimpy
HealtH
1980
as Dr. Gil Gainey
Breaking Away
1979
as Ray Stoller
Rich Kids
1979
as Simon Peterfreund
A Perfect Couple
1979
as Alex Theodopoulos
A Wedding
1978
as Snooks Brenner
Simple Gifts
1977
as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
as Gazooks (voice)
Slap Shot
1977
as Hyannisport Announcer
Fore Play
1975
as Salesman
Death Wish
1974
as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
The Dion Brothers
1974
as Doctor
Up the Sandbox
1972
as Statue of Liberty Guard
The Out-of-Towners
1970
as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
The Night the Animals Talked
1970
as (voice)
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968
as Vic
Man in the Square Suit
1966
Howard, Howard and Howard
1965
Get Smart
1965
as Hanlon
The Parisienne and the Prudes
1964
as Ted K. Worrie
Bewitched
1964
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Photographer
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self