Paul Dooley
Acting
Born: February 22, 1928 (age 98) · Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Highest Rated
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
Cars
2006
The Good Doctor
2017
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Cars 2
2011
Cars 3
2017
Insomnia
2002
Turbo
2013
Modern Family
2009
Shameless
2011
Bedtime Stories
2008
Hairspray
2007
American Dad!
2005
Photos (1)
Movies (100)
Cars 2
Sarge (voice)
Cars 3
Sarge (voice)
Cars
Sarge (voice)
Hairspray
Mr. Spritzer
Turbo
The Foreman (voice)
Bedtime Stories
Hot Dog Vendor
Runaway Bride
Walter
Little Shop of Horrors
Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)
Insomnia
Chief Nyback
Popeye
Wimpy
Death Wish
Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
Sixteen Candles
Jim Baker
Other People
Ronnie
Breaking Away
Ray Stoller
The Player
Paul Dooley
Mater and the Ghostlight
Sarge (voice)
Slap Shot
Hyannisport Announcer
Clockwatchers
Bud Chapman
For Your Consideration
Paper Badge Sergeant
The Out-of-Towners
Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
Monster in the Closet
Roy Crane
Sunshine Cleaning
Sherm
A Mighty Wind
George Menschell
The Radiator Springs 500½
Sarge (voice)
Employee of the Month
Ben Goodwin
Waiting for Guffman
UFO Abductee
When He's Not a Stranger
Ben McKenna
Spinning
Sarge (voice)
Endangered Species
Joe Hiatt
Horsemen
Father Whiteleather
O.C. and Stiggs
Randall Schwab
My Boyfriend's Back
Big Chuck
Happy, Texas
The Judge
Telling Lies in America
Father Norton
Strange Brew
Claude Elsinore
The Underneath
Ed Dutton
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Senator Thatch
Out There
Emmett Davis
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
Kiss Me Goodbye
Kendall
A Wedding
Snooks Brenner
Guinevere
Walter
Angels in the Endzone
Coach Buck
Evolver
Jerry Briggs
Shakes the Clown
Owen Cheese
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Gazooks (voice)
Going Berserk
Dr. Ted
Last Rites
Father Freddie
A Dangerous Woman
Tupperware Salesman
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Hal Roach
Paternity
Kurt
Flashback
Stark
Saving Paradise
Gramps
Up the Sandbox
Statue of Liberty Guard
UFO Cafe
Doc
Nobody Knows Anything!
Warden
Big Trouble
George Noozel
Hansel and Gretel
Father
Cooperstown
Sid Wiggins
Mother of the Bride
Richard
I'll Remember April
Earl Schimmel
Selfie Dad
Barber
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Chester Caruso
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Vic
Hiccups
Sarge (voice)
The Perfect You
Larry
Error in Judgment
Jack Albert
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
John Buxton
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
Hank Luckinbill
HealtH
Dr. Gil Gainey
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
The Steel Collar Man
Don Liddle
Come Away Home
Grandpa Donald
The Holy Man
Lou 'The Bull' Devine
My Santa
Martin
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Detective
See China and Die
Ames Prescott
Loved
Leo Amerson
Fore Play
Salesman
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Dean Duaney
Thanks
Hank
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
Robert McFarlane
The Gesture and The Word
Mr. Rostalle
Rennie's Landing
Hank
Frogs!
Twittenham
The Dion Brothers
Doctor
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Security Guard
Simple Gifts
(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
State of Emergency
Jim Anderson
Rich Kids
Simon Peterfreund
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
Madison
Mayor Don Vaughn
Boy Makes Girl
Ben
Comfort and Joy
George
A Perfect Couple
Alex Theodopoulos
Rumpelstiltskin
The Miller
Chronic Town
Eleanor's Father
God's Lonely Man
Polo
The Night the Animals Talked
(voice)
Lip Service
Gil Hutchinson
TV Shows (70)
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Walter Tapley · 1 eps
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Buddy Ween · 1 eps
American Dad!
(voice) · 1 eps
Modern Family
Murray · 1 eps
Shameless
Ralph · 2 eps
Desperate Housewives
Addison Prudy · 3 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Stan Coffman · 1 eps
The Good Doctor
Glen · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cheryl's Father · 7 eps
ER
Henry Lewis · 4 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Enabran Tain · 4 eps
Scrubs
Paul · 1 eps
Batman: The Animated Series
Father Michael (voice) · 1 eps
Boston Legal
Judge Wendel Donahue · 1 eps
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Ralphie · 1 eps
Get Smart
Hanlon · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Walter McTeague · 1 eps
The Practice
Judge Philip Swackheim · 8 eps
Bewitched
1 eps
L.A. Law
Karl Bullen · 1 eps
Private Practice
Abe Nussbaum · 1 eps
Mad About You
Gus Stemple · 1 eps
Coach
Horace Van Dam · 1 eps
Parenthood
Rocky · 1 eps
Dream On
Mickey Tupper · 6 eps
The Wonder Years
Pops · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
Isaac Q. Newton · 1 eps
The Golden Girls
George Corliss · 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
Bearded Man aka Santa · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Detective · 1 eps
Millennium
Joe Bangs · 1 eps
ALF
Whizzer · 3 eps
Duckman
Stan (voice) · 1 eps
Early Edition
McGinty · 1 eps
Life in Pieces
Mort · 2 eps
7th Heaven
Red · 1 eps
Childrens Hospital
Grandpa Ben · 1 eps
Tales from the Darkside
Chester Caruso · 1 eps
Ellen
Thomas Kelsey · 1 eps
Workaholics
Ralph · 1 eps
Tales from the Crypt
Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris") · 1 eps
Becker
Mr. Lerner · 1 eps
Providence
Bill Ridley · 1 eps
Ally McBeal
Nicholas Engblume · 1 eps
thirtysomething
2 eps
Dharma & Greg
Judge Harper · 1 eps
Young & Hungry
Mr. Fancy · 2 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
Father · 1 eps
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Miller · 1 eps
Grace Under Fire
1 eps
Grace Under Fire
John Shirley · 2 eps
Once and Again
6 eps
My So-Called Life
Chuck Wood · 2 eps
The Client List
Earl Hudson · 1 eps
Jack & Jill
Father Conlin · 1 eps
Merry Happy Whatever
Grandpa Jack · 1 eps
The Huntress
1 eps
The Guest Book
1 eps
Super Fun Night
The Old Man · 1 eps
The Ben Stiller Show
1 eps
Tales of the City
Herb Tolliver · 2 eps
The Geena Davis Show
Bill Ryan · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Photographer · 1 eps
High Society
Mel · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1 eps
Side Order of Life
1 eps
The Jake Effect
Mr. Bernthal · 1 eps
The Murder of Mary Phagan
William Burns · 2 eps
Huge
10 eps
Hopeless Pictures
8 eps
Self / Appearances (6)
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Self
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
Self – Interviewee (voice)
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
Himself