Paul Dooley
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Dr. Walter Tapley
2005
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Buddy Ween
2000
Series
American Dad!
(voice)
2005
Series
Modern Family
Murray
2009
Series
Shameless
Ralph
2011
Series
Desperate Housewives
Addison Prudy
2004
Series
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Stan Coffman
2001
Series
The Good Doctor
Glen
2017
Series
Scrubs
Paul
2001
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cheryl's Father
2000
Series
ER
Henry Lewis
1994
Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Enabran Tain
1993
Series
Boston Legal
Judge Wendel Donahue
2004
Series
Chicago Hope
Walter McTeague
1994
Series
The Practice
Judge Philip Swackheim
1997
Series
Bewitched
1964
Series
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Ralphie
1996
Series
Private Practice
Abe Nussbaum
2007
Series
Batman: The Animated Series
Father Michael (voice)
1992
Series
L.A. Law
Karl Bullen
1986
Series
Get Smart
Hanlon
1965
Series
Mad About You
Gus Stemple
1992
Series
Coach
Horace Van Dam
1989
Series
The Wonder Years
Pops
1988
Series
American Playhouse
Detective
1982
Series
Parenthood
Rocky
2010
Series
Hot in Cleveland
Bearded Man aka Santa
2010
Series
The Golden Girls
Isaac Q. Newton
1985
Series
The Golden Girls
George Corliss
1985
Series
Early Edition
McGinty
1996
Series
ALF
Whizzer
1986
Series
Millennium
Joe Bangs
1996
Series
Ellen
Thomas Kelsey
1994
Series
Childrens Hospital
Grandpa Ben
2008
Film
Cars 2
Sarge (voice)
2011
Series
Tales from the Crypt
Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
1989
Series
7th Heaven
Red
1996
Series
Tales from the Darkside
Chester Caruso
1984
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Dream On
Mickey Tupper
1990
Series
Providence
Bill Ridley
1999
Series
Duckman
Stan (voice)
1994
Series
Life in Pieces
Mort
2015
Series
Becker
Mr. Lerner
1998
Series
Ally McBeal
Nicholas Engblume
1997
Film
Cars 3
Sarge (voice)
2017
Film
Cars
Sarge (voice)
2006
Series
Dharma & Greg
Judge Harper
1997
Series
thirtysomething
1987
Series
Workaholics
Ralph
2011
Series
Young & Hungry
Mr. Fancy
2014
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Father
1982
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
The Miller
1982
Series
Grace Under Fire
1993
Series
Grace Under Fire
John Shirley
1993
Series
The Client List
Earl Hudson
2012
Series
Once and Again
1999
Series
Jack & Jill
Father Conlin
1999
Film
Turbo
The Foreman (voice)
2013
Series
My So-Called Life
Chuck Wood
1994
Film
Runaway Bride
Walter
1999
Film
Bedtime Stories
Hot Dog Vendor
2008
Series
The Huntress
2000
Film
Insomnia
Chief Nyback
2002
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)
1986
Series
The Guest Book
2017
Series
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Film
Hairspray
Mr. Spritzer
2007
Series
Tales of the City
Herb Tolliver
1993
Series
Super Fun Night
The Old Man
2013
Film
Sixteen Candles
Jim Baker
1984
Series
The Geena Davis Show
Bill Ryan
2000
Film
Death Wish
Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
1974
Film
The Player
Paul Dooley
1992
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Photographer
1951
Film
Popeye
Wimpy
1980
Film
Mater and the Ghostlight
Sarge (voice)
2006
Series
Merry Happy Whatever
Grandpa Jack
2019
Film
When He's Not a Stranger
Ben McKenna
1989
Film
Other People
Ronnie
2016
Series
High Society
Mel
1995
Series
Side Order of Life
2007
Series
The Murder of Mary Phagan
William Burns
1988
Film
Horsemen
Father Whiteleather
2009
Film
Slap Shot
Hyannisport Announcer
1977
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Film
Sunshine Cleaning
Sherm
2009
Film
Breaking Away
Ray Stoller
1979
Film
The Radiator Springs 500½
Sarge (voice)
2014
Series
The Jake Effect
Mr. Bernthal
2006
Film
My Boyfriend's Back
Big Chuck
1993
Film
The Out-of-Towners
Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
1970
Film
The Underneath
Ed Dutton
1995
Film
For Your Consideration
Paper Badge Sergeant
2006
Film
Employee of the Month
Ben Goodwin
2004
Film
A Mighty Wind
George Menschell
2003
Coming of Age
1988
Series
Huge
2010
Series
Hopeless Pictures
2005
Film
Waiting for Guffman
UFO Abductee
1997
Film
Strange Brew
Claude Elsinore
1983
Film
Monster in the Closet
Roy Crane
1986
Film
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
2001
Film
Kiss Me Goodbye
Kendall
1982
Film
Telling Lies in America
Father Norton
1997
Film
Last Rites
Father Freddie
1988
Film
O.C. and Stiggs
Randall Schwab
1987
Film
A Wedding
Snooks Brenner
1978
Film
Clockwatchers
Bud Chapman
1997
Film
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Self
2018
Film
Flashback
Stark
1990
Film
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Gazooks (voice)
1977
Film
Going Berserk
Dr. Ted
1983
Film
Happy, Texas
The Judge
1999
Film
A Dangerous Woman
Tupperware Salesman
1993
Film
Mother of the Bride
Richard
1993
Film
Angels in the Endzone
Coach Buck
1997
Film
UFO Cafe
Doc
1990
Film
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Senator Thatch
1995
Film
Hiccups
Sarge (voice)
2013
Film
Evolver
Jerry Briggs
1995
Film
Spinning
Sarge (voice)
2013
Film
Out There
Emmett Davis
1995
Film
Up the Sandbox
Statue of Liberty Guard
1972
Film
Endangered Species
Joe Hiatt
1982
Film
My Santa
Martin
2013
Film
Shakes the Clown
Owen Cheese
1991
Film
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
Vic
1968
Film
Altman on His Own Terms
Self
2000
Film
I'll Remember April
Earl Schimmel
1999
Film
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
Film
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
Hank Luckinbill
2001
Film
HealtH
Dr. Gil Gainey
1980
Film
Saving Paradise
Gramps
2021
Film
Come Away Home
Grandpa Donald
2005
Film
Guinevere
Walter
1999
Film
Paternity
Kurt
1981
Film
The Steel Collar Man
Don Liddle
1985
Film
Nobody Knows Anything!
Warden
2004
Film
Big Trouble
George Noozel
1986
Film
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
Detective
1982
Film
Stephen King's Golden Tales
Chester Caruso
1993
Film
State of Emergency
Jim Anderson
1994
Film
Error in Judgment
Jack Albert
1999
Film
Selfie Dad
Barber
2020
Film
Cooperstown
Sid Wiggins
1993
Film
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
John Buxton
1988
Film
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
Hal Roach
1991
Film
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
Robert McFarlane
1989
Film
Loved
Leo Amerson
1997
Film
Hansel and Gretel
Father
1983
Film
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum Security Guard
1983
Film
Rennie's Landing
Hank
2001
Film
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Dean Duaney
2003
Film
The Holy Man
Lou 'The Bull' Devine
2016
Film
Rich Kids
Simon Peterfreund
1979
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1992
Film
See China and Die
Ames Prescott
1981
Film
The Night the Animals Talked
(voice)
1970
Film
The Gesture and The Word
Mr. Rostalle
2020
Film
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
Self – Interviewee (voice)
2023
Film
The Perfect You
Larry
2002
Film
Fore Play
Salesman
1975
Film
The Dion Brothers
Doctor
1974
Film
God's Lonely Man
Polo
1996
Film
A Perfect Couple
Alex Theodopoulos
1979
Film
Comfort and Joy
George
2003
Film
Boy Makes Girl
Ben
2023
Film
Simple Gifts
(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1977
Film
Chronic Town
Eleanor's Father
2008
Film
Rumpelstiltskin
The Miller
1982
Man in the Square Suit
1966
Film
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Self
2007
Film
Frogs!
Twittenham
1991
Howard, Howard and Howard
1965
The Parisienne and the Prudes
Ted K. Worrie
1964
Film
Madison
Mayor Don Vaughn
2005
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
Qiana
Norman Pasco
Film
Thanks
Hank
2011
Film
Lip Service
Gil Hutchinson
1988
Film
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
Himself
2008
The Wilder Summer
Grubbins
1983
Capture the Flag
Burgess