Paul Dooley
Known for acting · Born 22 February 1928 · 98 · Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
181 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 several Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company.
Known for
Runaway Bride
1999
Cars
2006
Popeye
1980
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
Insomnia
2002
Breaking Away
1979
Strange Brew
1983
Sixteen Candles
1984
Angels in the Endzone
1997
Shameless
2011
Desperate Housewives
2004
The Practice
1997
Acting (180)
2023Boy Makes GirlBenFilm
2023The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and StiggsSelf – Interviewee (voice)Film
2021Saving ParadiseGrampsFilm
2020Selfie DadBarberFilm
2020The Gesture and The WordMr. RostalleFilm
2019Merry Happy WhateverGrandpa JackSeries
2018The Great Buster: A CelebrationSelfFilm
2017The Good DoctorGlenSeries
2017Cars 3Sarge (voice)Film
2017The Guest BookSeries
2016Other PeopleRonnieFilm
2016The Holy ManLou 'The Bull' DevineFilm
2015Life in PiecesMort · 2 episodesSeries
2014Young & HungryMr. Fancy · 2 episodesSeries
2014The Radiator Springs 500½Sarge (voice)Film
2013TurboThe Foreman (voice)Film
2013SpinningSarge (voice)Film
2013HiccupsSarge (voice)Film
2013My SantaMartinFilm
2013Super Fun NightThe Old ManSeries
2012The Client ListEarl HudsonSeries
2011Cars 2Sarge (voice)Film
2011ShamelessRalph · 2 episodesSeries
2011WorkaholicsRalphSeries
2011ThanksHankFilm
2010ParenthoodRockySeries
2010Hot in ClevelandBearded Man aka SantaSeries
2010Huge · 10 episodesSeries
2009Modern FamilyMurraySeries
2009HorsemenFather WhiteleatherFilm
2008Bedtime StoriesHot Dog VendorFilm
2008Sunshine CleaningShermFilm
2008Childrens HospitalGrandpa BenSeries
2008Chronic TownEleanor's FatherFilm
2008Celebrating Sixteen CandlesHimselfFilm
2007HairsprayMr. SpritzerFilm
2007Private PracticeAbe NussbaumSeries
2007Side Order of LifeSeries
2007Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four AnniversarySelfFilm
2006CarsSarge (voice)Film
2006Mater and the GhostlightSarge (voice)Film
2006For Your ConsiderationPaper Badge SergeantFilm
2006The Jake EffectMr. BernthalSeries
2005Grey's AnatomyDr. Walter TapleySeries
2005American Dad!(voice)Series
2005MadisonMayor Don VaughnFilm
2005Come Away HomeGrandpa DonaldFilm
2005Hopeless Pictures · 8 episodesSeries
2004Desperate HousewivesAddison Prudy · 3 episodesSeries
2004Boston LegalJudge Wendel DonahueSeries
2004Employee of the MonthBen GoodwinFilm
2004Nobody Knows Anything!WardenFilm
2003A Mighty WindGeorge MenschellFilm
2003Comfort and JoyGeorgeFilm
2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer TalesDean DuaneyFilm
2003Touch 'Em All McCallFilm
2002InsomniaChief NybackFilm
2002The Perfect YouLarryFilm
2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentStan CoffmanSeries
2001ScrubsPaulSeries
2001Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetHank the Janitor/Mall SantaFilm
2001Rennie's LandingHankFilm
2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingHank LuckinbillFilm
2000CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationBuddy WeenSeries
2000Curb Your EnthusiasmCheryl's Father · 7 episodesSeries
2000The Geena Davis ShowBill RyanSeries
2000The HuntressSeries
2000Altman on His Own TermsSelfFilm
1999Runaway BrideWalterFilm
1999Happy, TexasThe JudgeFilm
1999GuinevereWalterFilm
1999ProvidenceBill RidleySeries
1999Once and Again · 6 episodesSeries
1999Jack & JillFather ConlinSeries
1999I'll Remember AprilEarl SchimmelFilm
1999Error in JudgmentJack AlbertFilm
1998BeckerMr. LernerSeries
1997Ally McBealNicholas EngblumeSeries
1997Dharma & GregJudge HarperSeries
1997Waiting for GuffmanUFO AbducteeFilm
1997The PracticeJudge Philip Swackheim · 8 episodesSeries
1997ClockwatchersBud ChapmanFilm
1997Telling Lies in AmericaFather NortonFilm
1997Angels in the EndzoneCoach BuckFilm
1997LovedLeo AmersonFilm
1996Sabrina, the Teenage WitchRalphieSeries
1996MillenniumJoe BangsSeries
19967th HeavenRedSeries
1996Early EditionMcGintySeries
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
1996God's Lonely ManPoloFilm
1995The UnderneathEd DuttonFilm
1995EvolverJerry BriggsFilm
1995The Computer Wore Tennis ShoesSenator ThatchFilm
1995Out ThereEmmett DavisFilm
1995High SocietyMelSeries
1994ERHenry Lewis · 4 episodesSeries
1994My So-Called LifeChuck Wood · 2 episodesSeries
1994Chicago HopeWalter McTeagueSeries
1994DuckmanStan (voice)Series
1994EllenThomas KelseySeries
1994State of EmergencyJim AndersonFilm
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineEnabran Tain · 4 episodesSeries
1993My Boyfriend's BackBig ChuckFilm
1993Grace Under Fire, John Shirley · 2 episodesSeries
1993Tales of the CityHerb Tolliver · 2 episodesSeries
1993A Dangerous WomanTupperware SalesmanFilm
1993Stephen King's Golden TalesChester CarusoFilm
1993Mother of the BrideRichardFilm
1993CooperstownSid WigginsFilm
1992Batman: The Animated SeriesFather Michael (voice)Series
1992The PlayerPaul DooleyFilm
1992Mad About YouGus StempleSeries
1992The Ben Stiller ShowSeries
1992Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken BrideAsst. Dist. Atty. Robert NorrellFilm
1991Shakes the ClownOwen CheeseFilm
1991Frogs!TwittenhamFilm
1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddHal RoachFilm
1990FlashbackStarkFilm
1990Dream OnMickey Tupper · 6 episodesSeries
1990The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonFilm
1990UFO CafeDocFilm
1989Tales from the CryptRandolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")Series
1989CoachHorace Van DamSeries
1989When He's Not a StrangerBen McKennaFilm
1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthRobert McFarlaneFilm
1988The Wonder YearsPopsSeries
1988Last RitesFather FreddieFilm
1988The Murder of Mary PhaganWilliam Burns · 2 episodesSeries
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelJohn BuxtonFilm
1988Lip ServiceGil HutchinsonFilm
1988Coming of Age · 16 episodesSeries
1987thirtysomething · 2 episodesSeries
1987O.C. and StiggsRandall SchwabFilm
1986ALFWhizzer · 3 episodesSeries
1986Monster in the ClosetRoy CraneFilm
1986L.A. LawKarl BullenSeries
1986Big TroubleGeorge NoozelFilm
1985The Golden GirlsIsaac Q. Newton, George CorlissSeries
1985The Steel Collar ManDon LiddleFilm
1984Sixteen CandlesJim BakerFilm
1984Tales from the DarksideChester CarusoSeries
1983Strange BrewClaude ElsinoreFilm
1983Going BerserkDr. TedFilm
1983Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMuseum Security GuardFilm
1983Hansel and GretelFatherFilm
1983The Wilder SummerGrubbinsFilm
1982Kiss Me GoodbyeKendallFilm
1982Endangered SpeciesJoe HiattFilm
1982Faerie Tale TheatreFather, The MillerSeries
1982American PlayhouseDetectiveSeries
1982RumpelstiltskinThe MillerFilm
1982The Shady Hill KidnappingDetectiveFilm
1981PaternityKurtFilm
1981See China and DieAmes PrescottFilm
1980PopeyeWimpyFilm
1980HealtHDr. Gil GaineyFilm
1979Breaking AwayRay StollerFilm
1979A Perfect CoupleAlex TheodopoulosFilm
1979Rich KidsSimon PeterfreundFilm
1978A WeddingSnooks BrennerFilm
1977Slap ShotHyannisport AnnouncerFilm
1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureGazooks (voice)Film
1977Simple Gifts(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)Film
1975Fore PlaySalesmanFilm
1974Death WishCop at Hospital (uncredited)Film
1974The Dion BrothersDoctorFilm
1972Up the SandboxStatue of Liberty GuardFilm
1970The Out-of-TownersDay Desk Clerk at HotelFilm
1970The Night the Animals Talked(voice)Film
1968What's So Bad About Feeling Good?VicFilm
1966Man in the Square SuitFilm
1965Get SmartHanlonSeries
1965Howard, Howard and HowardFilm
1964BewitchedSeries
1964The Parisienne and the PrudesTed K. WorrieFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FamePhotographerSeries
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
—QianaNorman PascoFilm
—Capture the FlagBurgessFilm
Writing (1)
1980HealtHWriterFilm