Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

Known for Acting · 179 credits

Born
1928-02-22 (age 98)
Place of birth
Parkersburg, 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

TV Shows (68)

Grey's Anatomy
TV

Grey's Anatomy

2005

as Dr. Walter Tapley

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

as Buddy Ween

Shameless
TV

Shameless

2011

as Ralph

American Dad!
TV

American Dad!

2005

as (voice)

Modern Family
TV

Modern Family

2009

as Murray

Desperate Housewives
TV

Desperate Housewives

2004

as Addison Prudy

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Stan Coffman

The Good Doctor
TV

The Good Doctor

2017

as Glen

ER
TV

ER

1994

as Henry Lewis

Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000

as Cheryl's Father

Scrubs
TV

Scrubs

2001

as Paul

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Enabran Tain

Bewitched
TV

Bewitched

1964

Chicago Hope
TV

Chicago Hope

1994

as Walter McTeague

Boston Legal
TV

Boston Legal

2004

as Judge Wendel Donahue

The Practice
TV

The Practice

1997

as Judge Philip Swackheim

Coach
TV

Coach

1989

as Horace Van Dam

Private Practice
TV

Private Practice

2007

as Abe Nussbaum

Batman: The Animated Series
TV

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

as Father Michael (voice)

Hot in Cleveland
TV

Hot in Cleveland

2010

as Bearded Man aka Santa

Parenthood
TV

Parenthood

2010

as Rocky

Mad About You
TV

Mad About You

1992

as Gus Stemple

Get Smart
TV

Get Smart

1965

as Hanlon

L.A. Law
TV

L.A. Law

1986

as Karl Bullen

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996

as Ralphie

The Golden Girls
TV

The Golden Girls

1985

as Isaac Q. Newton / George Corliss

The Wonder Years
TV

The Wonder Years

1988

as Pops

Ellen
TV

Ellen

1994

as Thomas Kelsey

ALF
TV

ALF

1986

as Whizzer

Early Edition
TV

Early Edition

1996

as McGinty

Millennium
TV

Millennium

1996

as Joe Bangs

Tales from the Crypt
TV

Tales from the Crypt

1989

as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")

Tales from the Darkside
TV

Tales from the Darkside

1984

as Chester Caruso

Childrens Hospital
TV

Childrens Hospital

2008

as Grandpa Ben

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

Becker
TV

Becker

1998

as Mr. Lerner

7th Heaven
TV

7th Heaven

1996

as Red

Providence
TV

Providence

1999

as Bill Ridley

Life in Pieces
TV

Life in Pieces

2015

as Mort

Duckman
TV

Duckman

1994

as Stan (voice)

thirtysomething
TV

thirtysomething

1987

Workaholics
TV

Workaholics

2011

as Ralph

Faerie Tale Theatre
TV

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982

as Father / The Miller

Ally McBeal
TV

Ally McBeal

1997

as Nicholas Engblume

Dharma & Greg
TV

Dharma & Greg

1997

as Judge Harper

Young & Hungry
TV

Young & Hungry

2014

as Mr. Fancy

The Client List
TV

The Client List

2012

as Earl Hudson

Grace Under Fire
TV

Grace Under Fire

1993

as John Shirley

Once and Again
TV

Once and Again

1999

Dream On
TV

Dream On

1990

as Mickey Tupper

The Huntress
TV

The Huntress

2000

My So-Called Life
TV

My So-Called Life

1994

as Chuck Wood

American Playhouse
TV

American Playhouse

1982

as Detective

The Guest Book
TV

The Guest Book

2017

Tales of the City
TV

Tales of the City

1993

as Herb Tolliver

The Ben Stiller Show
TV

The Ben Stiller Show

1992

The Geena Davis Show
TV

The Geena Davis Show

2000

as Bill Ryan

Super Fun Night
TV

Super Fun Night

2013

as The Old Man

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Photographer

High Society
TV

High Society

1995

as Mel

Movies (111)

Cars 2
Movie

Cars 2

2011

as Sarge (voice)

Cars
Movie

Cars

2006

as Sarge (voice)

Cars 3
Movie

Cars 3

2017

as Sarge (voice)

Turbo
Movie

Turbo

2013

as The Foreman (voice)

Insomnia
Movie

Insomnia

2002

as Chief Nyback

Bedtime Stories
Movie

Bedtime Stories

2008

as Hot Dog Vendor

Popeye
Movie

Popeye

1980

as Wimpy

Hairspray
Movie

Hairspray

2007

as Mr. Spritzer

The Player
Movie

The Player

1992

as Paul Dooley

Death Wish
Movie

Death Wish

1974

as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

Sixteen Candles
Movie

Sixteen Candles

1984

as Jim Baker

Runaway Bride
Movie

Runaway Bride

1999

as Walter Carpenter

Slap Shot
Movie

Slap Shot

1977

as Hyannisport Announcer

Horsemen
Movie

Horsemen

2009

as Father Whiteleather

Mater and the Ghostlight
Movie

Mater and the Ghostlight

2006

as Sarge (voice)

For Your Consideration
Movie

For Your Consideration

2006

as Paper Badge Sergeant

When He's Not a Stranger
Movie

When He's Not a Stranger

1989

as Ben McKenna

A Wedding
Movie

A Wedding

1978

as Snooks Brenner

Clockwatchers
Movie

Clockwatchers

1997

as Bud Chapman

Sunshine Cleaning
Movie

Sunshine Cleaning

2008

as Sherm

A Dangerous Woman
Movie

A Dangerous Woman

1993

as Tupperware Salesman

Breaking Away
Movie

Breaking Away

1979

as Ray Stoller

Hiccups
Movie

Hiccups

2013

as Sarge (voice)

Out There
Movie

Out There

1995

as Emmett Davis

Guinevere
Movie

Guinevere

1999

as Walter

Paternity
Movie

Paternity

1981

as Kurt

Employee of the Month
Movie

Employee of the Month

2004

as Reverend Ben Goodwin

Madison
Movie

Madison

2005

as Mayor Don Vaughn

My Boyfriend's Back
Movie

My Boyfriend's Back

1993

as Big Chuck

The Radiator Springs 500½
Movie

The Radiator Springs 500½

2014

as Sarge (voice)

Flashback
Movie

Flashback

1990

as Stark

Going Berserk
Movie

Going Berserk

1983

as Dr. Ted

A Mighty Wind
Movie

A Mighty Wind

2003

as George Menschell

Other People
Movie

Other People

2016

as Ronnie

Waiting for Guffman
Movie

Waiting for Guffman

1997

as UFO Abductee

The Underneath
Movie

The Underneath

1995

as Ed Dutton

Strange Brew
Movie

Strange Brew

1983

as Claude Elsinore

Up the Sandbox
Movie

Up the Sandbox

1972

as Statue of Liberty Guard

Telling Lies in America
Movie

Telling Lies in America

1997

as Father Norton

Last Rites
Movie

Last Rites

1988

as Father Freddie

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

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

1988

as John Buxton

Fore Play
Movie

Fore Play

1975

as Salesman

HealtH
Movie

HealtH

1980

as Dr. Gil Gainey

Rich Kids
Movie

Rich Kids

1979

as Simon Peterfreund

Nobody Knows Anything!
Movie

Nobody Knows Anything!

2004

as Warden

Big Trouble
Movie

Big Trouble

1986

as George Noozel

The Out-of-Towners
Movie

The Out-of-Towners

1970

as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

O.C. and Stiggs
Movie

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

as Randall Schwab

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Movie

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell

Frogs!
Movie

Frogs!

1991

as Twittenham

My Santa
Movie

My Santa

2013

as Martin

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Movie

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure

1977

as Gazooks (voice)

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Movie

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street

2001

as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa

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

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

1983

as Museum Security Guard

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Movie

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1995

as Senator Thatch

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Movie

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

1990

Evolver
Movie

Evolver

1995

as Jerry Briggs

The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Movie

The Shady Hill Kidnapping

1982

as Detective

Happy, Texas
Movie

Happy, Texas

1999

as The Judge

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Movie

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

2003

as Dean Duaney

The Perfect You
Movie

The Perfect You

2002

as Larry

Shakes the Clown
Movie

Shakes the Clown

1991

as Owen Cheese

Monster in the Closet
Movie

Monster in the Closet

1986

as Roy Crane

Kiss Me Goodbye
Movie

Kiss Me Goodbye

1982

as Kendall

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Movie

What's So Bad About Feeling Good?

1968

as Vic

Mother of the Bride
Movie

Mother of the Bride

1993

as Richard

Altman on His Own Terms
Movie

Altman on His Own Terms

2000

as Self

Lip Service
Movie

Lip Service

1988

as Gil Hutchinson

Loved
Movie

Loved

1997

as Leo Amerson

Come Away Home
Movie

Come Away Home

2005

as Grandpa Donald

The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie

The Great Buster: A Celebration

2018

as Self

Stephen King's Golden Tales
Movie

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1993

as Chester Caruso

Saving Paradise
Movie

Saving Paradise

2021

as Gramps

A Perfect Couple
Movie

A Perfect Couple

1979

as Alex Theodopoulos

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
Movie

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North

1989

as Robert McFarlane

Thanks
Movie

Thanks

2011

as Hank

Rennie's Landing
Movie

Rennie's Landing

2001

as Hank

Error in Judgment
Movie

Error in Judgment

1999

as Jack Albert

Endangered Species
Movie

Endangered Species

1982

as Joe Hiatt

Angels in the Endzone
Movie

Angels in the Endzone

1997

as Coach Buck

A Woman's a Helluva Thing
Movie

A Woman's a Helluva Thing

2001

as Hank Luckinbill

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Movie

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd

1991

as Hal Roach

The Dion Brothers
Movie

The Dion Brothers

1974

as Doctor

Comfort and Joy
Movie

Comfort and Joy

2003

as George

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Movie

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

2007

as Self

State of Emergency
Movie

State of Emergency

1994

as Jim Anderson

Spinning
Movie

Spinning

2013

as Sarge (voice)

I'll Remember April
Movie

I'll Remember April

1999

as Earl Schimmel

Cooperstown
Movie

Cooperstown

1993

as Sid Wiggins

Selfie Dad
Movie

Selfie Dad

2020

as Barber

Celebrating Sixteen Candles
Movie

Celebrating Sixteen Candles

2008

as Himself

Hansel and Gretel
Movie

Hansel and Gretel

1983

as Father

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

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

2023

as Self – Interviewee (voice)

Boy Makes Girl
Movie

Boy Makes Girl

2023

as Ben

See China and Die
Movie

See China and Die

1981

as Ames Prescott

Chronic Town
Movie

Chronic Town

2008

as Eleanor's Father

Man in the Square Suit
Movie

Man in the Square Suit

1966

The Steel Collar Man
Movie

The Steel Collar Man

1985

as Don Liddle

UFO Cafe
Movie

UFO Cafe

1990

as Doc

The Parisienne and the Prudes
Movie

The Parisienne and the Prudes

1964

as Ted K. Worrie

Simple Gifts
Movie

Simple Gifts

1977

as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)

God's Lonely Man
Movie

God's Lonely Man

1996

as Polo

Rumpelstiltskin
Movie

Rumpelstiltskin

1982

as The Miller

The Gesture and The Word
Movie

The Gesture and The Word

2020

as Mr. Rostalle

The Holy Man
Movie

The Holy Man

2016

as Lou 'The Bull' Devine

Capture the Flag
Movie

Capture the Flag

as Burgess

The Wilder Summer
Movie

The Wilder Summer

1983

as Grubbins

Touch 'Em All McCall
Movie

Touch 'Em All McCall

2003

The Night the Animals Talked
Movie

The Night the Animals Talked

1970

as (voice)

Howard, Howard and Howard
Movie

Howard, Howard and Howard

1965

Qiana
Movie

Qiana

as Norman Pasco

About Paul Dooley

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. With 179 credits spanning from 1948 to 2023, Paul Dooley has appeared in 111 films and 68 TV shows.

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  • Cars 2 (2011) — as Sarge (voice)
  • Cars (2006) — as Sarge (voice)
  • Cars 3 (2017) — as Sarge (voice)
  • Turbo (2013) — as The Foreman (voice)
  • Insomnia (2002) — as Chief Nyback

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