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Age 98

GenderMaleBorn22/02/1928Born inParkersburg, West Virginia, USAWikidataQ708097 ↗TMDb#15900 ↗

Paul Dooley is a versatile American character actor, writer, and comedian with an extraordinary range spanning independent films, Hollywood blockbusters, and television. Born Paul Brown on February 22, 1928, he is known for roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, and Sixteen Candles, as well as numerous Christopher Guest mockumentaries, and co-created the beloved PBS series The Electric Company. Across his 85 credited productions, he has performed alongside 29,181 fellow talents, nearly 12,000 of whom remain alive today.

Filmography117 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2020	Selfie DadMovie	Barber	92
2018	The Great Buster: A CelebrationMovie	Self	90
2017	The Good DoctorSeries	Glen	89
2017	The Guest BookSeries	—	89
2016	Other PeopleMovie	Ronnie	88
2015	Life in PiecesSeries	Mort	87
2014	The Radiator Springs 500½Movie	Sarge (voice)	86
2014	Young & HungrySeries	Mr. Fancy	86
2013	TurboMovie	The Foreman (voice)	85
2013	Super Fun NightSeries	The Old Man	85
2012	The Client ListSeries	Earl Hudson	84
2011	Cars 2Movie	Sarge (voice)	83
2011	ShamelessSeries	Ralph	83
2011	WorkaholicsSeries	Ralph	83
2010	ParenthoodSeries	Rocky	82
2010	Hot in ClevelandSeries	Bearded Man aka Santa	82
2009	Modern FamilySeries	Murray	81
2009	HorsemenMovie	Father Whiteleather	81
2008	Sunshine CleaningMovie	Sherm	80
2008	Childrens HospitalSeries	Grandpa Ben	80
2008	Bedtime StoriesMovie	Hot Dog Vendor	80
2007	Private PracticeSeries	Abe Nussbaum	79
2007	HairsprayMovie	Mr. Spritzer	79
2006	CarsMovie	Sarge (voice)	78
2006	For Your ConsiderationMovie	Paper Badge Sergeant	78
2006	Mater and the GhostlightMovie	Sarge (voice)	78
2005	Grey's AnatomySeries	Dr. Walter Tapley	77
2005	American Dad!Series	(voice)	77
2005	Come Away HomeMovie	Grandpa Donald	77
2005	MadisonMovie	Mayor Don Vaughn	77
2004	Desperate HousewivesSeries	Addison Prudy	76
2004	Boston LegalSeries	Judge Wendel Donahue	76
2004	Nobody Knows Anything!Movie	Warden	76
2004	Employee of the MonthMovie	Reverend Ben Goodwin	76
2003	A Mighty WindMovie	George Menschell	75
2003	Comfort and JoyMovie	George	75
2002	InsomniaMovie	Chief Nyback	74
2002	The Perfect YouMovie	Larry	74
2001	ScrubsSeries	Paul	73
2001	Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries	Stan Coffman	73
2001	Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third StreetMovie	Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa	73
2001	A Woman's a Helluva ThingMovie	Hank Luckinbill	73
2000	CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries	Buddy Ween	72
2000	Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries	Cheryl's Father	72
2000	The HuntressSeries	—	72
1999	ProvidenceSeries	Bill Ridley	71
1999	Runaway BrideMovie	Walter Carpenter	71
1999	I'll Remember AprilMovie	Earl Schimmel	71
1999	Error in JudgmentMovie	Jack Albert	71
1998	BeckerSeries	Mr. Lerner	70
1997	Ally McBealSeries	Nicholas Engblume	69
1997	The PracticeSeries	Judge Philip Swackheim	69
1997	Telling Lies in AmericaMovie	Father Norton	69
1997	Waiting for GuffmanMovie	UFO Abductee	69
1997	Dharma & GregSeries	Judge Harper	69
1997	Angels in the EndzoneMovie	Coach Buck	69
1996	Sabrina, the Teenage WitchSeries	Ralphie	68
1996	Early EditionSeries	McGinty	68
1996	7th HeavenSeries	Red	68
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	68
1996	MillenniumSeries	Joe Bangs	68
1995	The UnderneathMovie	Ed Dutton	67
1995	Out ThereMovie	Emmett Davis	67
1995	High SocietySeries	Mel	67
1994	DuckmanSeries	Stan (voice)	66
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Walter McTeague	66
1994	ERSeries	Henry Lewis	66
1994	EllenSeries	Thomas Kelsey	66
1993	Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries	Enabran Tain	65
1993	My Boyfriend's BackMovie	Big Chuck	65
1993	Grace Under FireSeries	John Shirley	65
1993	Tales of the CitySeries	Herb Tolliver	65
1993	A Dangerous WomanMovie	Tupperware Salesman	65
1992	Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries	Father Michael (voice)	64
1992	Mad About YouSeries	Gus Stemple	64
1992	The PlayerMovie	Paul Dooley	64
1991	Shakes the ClownMovie	Owen Cheese	63
1990	Dream OnSeries	Mickey Tupper	62
1990	UFO CafeMovie	Doc	62
1990	The Court-Martial of Jackie RobinsonMovie	—	62
1989	CoachSeries	Horace Van Dam	61
1989	Tales from the CryptSeries	Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")	61
1989	Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver NorthMovie	Robert McFarlane	61
1988	The Wonder YearsSeries	Pops	60
1988	Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelMovie	John Buxton	60
1988	The Murder of Mary PhaganSeries	William Burns	60
1988	Last RitesMovie	Father Freddie	60
1987	thirtysomethingSeries	—	59
1987	O.C. and StiggsMovie	Randall Schwab	59
1986	ALFSeries	Whizzer	58
1986	L.A. LawSeries	Karl Bullen	58
1985	The Golden GirlsSeries	George Corliss	57
1985	The Steel Collar ManMovie	Don Liddle	57
1984	Tales from the DarksideSeries	Chester Caruso	56
1984	Sixteen CandlesMovie	Jim Baker	56
1983	Going BerserkMovie	Dr. Ted	55
1983	Strange BrewMovie	Claude Elsinore	55
1983	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMovie	Museum Security Guard	55
1982	Faerie Tale TheatreSeries	The Miller	54
1982	American PlayhouseSeries	Detective	54
1982	Endangered SpeciesMovie	Joe Hiatt	54
1982	Kiss Me GoodbyeMovie	Kendall	54
1981	PaternityMovie	Kurt	53
1980	PopeyeMovie	Wimpy	52
1980	HealtHMovie	Dr. Gil Gainey	52
1978	A WeddingMovie	Snooks Brenner	50
1977	Slap ShotMovie	Hyannisport Announcer	49
1975	Fore PlayMovie	Salesman	47
1974	Death WishMovie	Cop at Hospital (uncredited)	46
1974	The Dion BrothersMovie	Doctor	46
1970	The Out-of-TownersMovie	Day Desk Clerk at Hotel	42
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?Movie	Vic	40
1966	Man in the Square SuitMovie	—	38
1965	Get SmartSeries	Hanlon	37
1964	BewitchedSeries	—	36
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Photographer	23
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	20