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