About
Paul Dooley
Overview
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
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| 2023 | Boy Makes Girl | Actor | Ben | N/A N/A |
| 2023 | The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs | Actor | Self – Interviewee (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 2021 | Saving Paradise | Actor | Gramps | 59 Average |
| 2020 | Selfie Dad | Actor | Barber | 59 Average |
| 2020 | The Gesture and The Word | Actor | Mr. Rostalle | 59 Average |
| 2018 | The Great Buster: A Celebration | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | The Holy Man | Actor | Lou 'The Bull' Devine | N/A N/A |
| 2016 | Other People | Actor | Ronnie | 60 Fair |
| 2014 | The Radiator Springs 500½ | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | My Santa | Actor | Martin | 58 Average |
| 2013 | Turbo | Actor | The Foreman (voice) | 61 Fair |
| 2013 | Spinning | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2013 | Hiccups | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 59 Average |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2011 | Thanks | Actor | Hank | 58 Average |
| 2010 | Huge | Actor | 68 Fair |
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| 2009 | Horsemen | Actor | Father Whiteleather | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories | Actor | Hot Dog Vendor | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | Celebrating Sixteen Candles | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2008 | Chronic Town | Actor | Eleanor's Father | 59 Average |
| 2008 | Sunshine Cleaning | Actor | Sherm | 63 Fair |
| 2007 | Hairspray | Actor | Mr. Spritzer | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Actor | Paper Badge Sergeant | 58 Average |
| 2006 | Mater and the Ghostlight | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 60 Fair |
| 2006 | Cars | Actor | Sarge (voice) | 69 Fair |
| 2005 | Hopeless Pictures | Actor | 70 Good |
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| 2005 | Madison | Actor | Mayor Don Vaughn | 59 Average |
| 2005 | Come Away Home | Actor | Grandpa Donald | 59 Average |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Actor | Warden | 58 Average |
| 2004 | Employee of the Month | Actor | Reverend Ben Goodwin | 58 Average |
| 2003 | Comfort and Joy | Actor | George | 59 Average |
| 2003 | Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | Actor | Dean Duaney | 59 Average |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Actor | George Menschell | 61 Fair |
| 2003 | Touch 'Em All McCall | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2002 | Insomnia | Actor | Chief Nyback | 68 Fair |
| 2002 | The Perfect You | Actor | Larry | 58 Average |
| 2001 | Rennie's Landing | Actor | Hank | 58 Average |
| 2001 | A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Actor | Hank Luckinbill | 58 Average |
| 2001 | I'll Remember April | Actor | Earl Schimmel | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Happy, Texas | Actor | The Judge | 58 Average |
| 1999 | Guinevere | Actor | Walter | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Runaway Bride | Actor | Walter Carpenter | 60 Fair |
| 1999 | Error in Judgment | Actor | Jack Albert | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Angels in the Endzone | Actor | Coach Buck | 59 Average |
| 1997 | Loved | Actor | Leo Amerson | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Telling Lies in America | Actor | Father Norton | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Clockwatchers | Actor | Bud Chapman | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Waiting for Guffman | Actor | UFO Abductee | 62 Fair |
| 1996 | God's Lonely Man | Actor | Polo | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Out There | Actor | Emmett Davis | 59 Average |
| 1995 | The Underneath | Actor | Ed Dutton | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Evolver | Actor | Jerry Briggs | 58 Average |
| 1995 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Actor | Senator Thatch | 58 Average |
| 1994 | State of Emergency | Actor | Jim Anderson | 58 Average |
| 1993 | A Dangerous Woman | Actor | Tupperware Salesman | 58 Average |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Actor | Big Chuck | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Mother of the Bride | Actor | Richard | 58 Average |
| 1993 | Cooperstown | Actor | Sid Wiggins | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Actor | Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell | 59 Average |
| 1992 | The Player | Actor | Paul Dooley | 66 Fair |
| 1991 | Shakes the Clown | Actor | Owen Cheese | 58 Average |
| 1991 | White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Actor | Hal Roach | 59 Average |
| 1991 | Frogs! | Actor | Twittenham | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Actor | Doc | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1990 | Flashback | Actor | Stark | 59 Average |
| 1989 | When He's Not a Stranger | Actor | Ben McKenna | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Actor | Robert McFarlane | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Last Rites | Actor | Father Freddie | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Lip Service | Actor | Gil Hutchinson | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Coming of Age | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1988 | Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | Actor | John Buxton | 58 Average |
| 1988 | The Murder of Mary Phagan | Actor | William Burns | 68 Fair |
| 1987 | O.C. and Stiggs | Actor | Randall Schwab | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Big Trouble | Actor | George Noozel | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Monster in the Closet | Actor | Roy Crane | 57 Average |
| 1985 | Stephen King's Golden Tales | Actor | Chester Caruso | 59 Average |
| 1985 | The Steel Collar Man | Actor | Don Liddle | N/A N/A |
| 1984 | Sixteen Candles | Actor | Jim Baker | 66 Fair |
| 1983 | Hansel and Gretel | Actor | Father | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Actor | Museum Security Guard | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Going Berserk | Actor | Dr. Ted | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Strange Brew | Actor | Claude Elsinore | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Kiss Me Goodbye | Actor | Kendall | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Rumpelstiltskin | Actor | The Miller | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Endangered Species | Actor | Joe Hiatt | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Shady Hill Kidnapping | Actor | Detective | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | See China and Die | Actor | Ames Prescott | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | Paternity | Actor | Kurt | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Popeye | Actor | Wimpy | 56 Average |
| 1980 | HealtH | Actor | Dr. Gil Gainey | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Rich Kids | Actor | Simon Peterfreund | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Breaking Away | Actor | Ray Stoller | 62 Fair |
| 1979 | A Perfect Couple | Actor | Alex Theodopoulos | 58 Average |
| 1978 | A Wedding | Actor | Snooks Brenner | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Simple Gifts | Actor | (segment "Lost & Found") (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1977 | Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure | Actor | Gazooks (voice) | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Slap Shot | Actor | Hyannisport Announcer | 62 Fair |
| 1975 | Fore Play | Actor | Salesman | 58 Average |
| 1974 | Death Wish | Actor | Cop at Hospital (uncredited) | 65 Fair |
| 1974 | The Dion Brothers | Actor | Doctor | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Actor | Statue of Liberty Guard | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Out-of-Towners | Actor | Day Desk Clerk at Hotel | 60 Fair |
| 1968 | What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Actor | Vic | 59 Average |
| 1966 | Man in the Square Suit | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1965 | Howard, Howard and Howard | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1964 | The Parisienne and the Prudes | Actor | Ted K. Worrie | 59 Average |
Writing |
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| 1980 | HealtH | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |