Paul Dooley
Known for: Acting
Born: February 22, 1928
Place of birth: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
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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Filmography
111 movies · 69 TV shows, newest first
5.0
Boy Makes Girl
2023
NR
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
2023
6.0
Saving Paradise
2021
6.6
Selfie Dad
2020
7.0
The Gesture and The Word
2020
6.4
Merry Happy Whatever
2019
7.2
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
8.5
The Good Doctor
2017
7.0
The Guest Book
2017
6.9
Cars 3
2017
1.0
The Holy Man
2016
6.4
Other People
2016
7.1
Life in Pieces
2015
6.7
Young & Hungry
2014
6.2
The Radiator Springs 500½
2014
5.2
My Santa
2013
5.3
Super Fun Night
2013
6.3
Turbo
2013
5.9
Hiccups
2013
6.1
Spinning
2013
6.6
The Client List
2012
6.2
Cars 2
2011
7.4
Workaholics
2011
8.2
Shameless
2011
1.2
Thanks
2011
5.7
Huge
2010
7.2
Hot in Cleveland
2010
7.5
Parenthood
2010
7.9
Modern Family
2009
6.0
Horsemen
2009
6.2
Bedtime Stories
2008
6.9
Childrens Hospital
2008
NR
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
2008
6.0
Chronic Town
2008
6.6
Sunshine Cleaning
2008
7.5
Private Practice
2007
6.7
Hairspray
2007
8.5
Side Order of Life
2007
6.0
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
2007
5.8
For Your Consideration
2006
6.3
Mater and the Ghostlight
2006
7.0
Cars
2006
8.0
The Jake Effect
2006
6.8
Hopeless Pictures
2005
5.8
Madison
2005
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
2005
7.0
American Dad!
2005
6.8
Come Away Home
2005
7.9
Desperate Housewives
2004
7.9
Boston Legal
2004
3.6
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
5.7
Employee of the Month
2004
6.8
Comfort and Joy
2003
7.9
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
6.8
A Mighty Wind
2003NR
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
7.0
Insomnia
2002
5.3
The Perfect You
2002
6.3
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
8.2
Scrubs
2001
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
4.4
Rennie's Landing
2001
4.6
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
2001
8.1
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
7.1
The Geena Davis Show
2000
7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
5.6
The Huntress
2000
9.0
Altman on His Own Terms
2000
5.7
Happy, Texas
1999
7.6
Jack & Jill
1999
6.7
Once and Again
1999
5.7
Guinevere
1999
6.1
Runaway Bride
1999
4.3
Error in Judgment
1999
6.6
I'll Remember April
1999
6.7
Providence
1999
7.2
Becker
1998
5.6
Angels in the Endzone
1997
4.4
Loved
1997
6.4
Dharma & Greg
1997
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997
5.8
Telling Lies in America
1997
6.2
Clockwatchers
1997
7.6
The Practice
1997
7.0
Waiting for Guffman
1997
7.7
Millennium
1996
7.4
Early Edition
1996
7.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996
6.4
7th Heaven
1996
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
7.0
God's Lonely Man
1996
5.0
Out There
1995
8.0
High Society
1995
5.7
The Underneath
1995
5.2
Evolver
1995
4.7
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
1995
7.8
ER
1994
7.2
Chicago Hope
1994
7.7
My So-Called Life
1994
6.1
Ellen
1994
7.2
Duckman
1994
5.7
State of Emergency
1994
5.6
Grace Under Fire
1993
7.7
Tales of the City
1993
5.5
A Dangerous Woman
1993
5.7
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
6.0
Mother of the Bride
1993
4.0
Stephen King's Golden Tales
1993
4.5
Cooperstown
1993
7.9
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
7.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
19925.0
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
6.8
Mad About You
1992
8.6
Batman: The Animated Series
1992
7.2
The Player
1992
5.4
Shakes the Clown
1991
7.5
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
3.5
Frogs!
1991
7.0
UFO Cafe
1990
7.2
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
6.9
Dream On
1990
6.4
Flashback
1990
4.6
When He's Not a Stranger
1989
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
1989
NR
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
1989
6.7
Coach
1989
4.7
Last Rites
1988
4.3
Lip Service
19887.0
Coming of Age
1988
8.0
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988
8.3
The Wonder Years
1988
6.2
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
6.3
thirtysomething
1987
4.5
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
7.7
ALF
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
5.4
Big Trouble
1986
5.0
Monster in the Closet
1986
7.6
The Golden Girls
1985
8.0
The Steel Collar Man
1985
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
1984
6.7
Sixteen Candles
1984
7.1
Hansel and Gretel
1983
6.6
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
1983
5.1
Going Berserk
1983
6.0
Strange Brew
1983NR
The Wilder Summer
1983
5.9
Kiss Me Goodbye
1982
5.9
Rumpelstiltskin
1982
8.1
Faerie Tale Theatre
1982
4.9
Endangered Species
1982
8.0
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
5.2
Paternity
1981
8.0
See China and Die
1981
5.6
Popeye
1980
5.4
HealtH
1980
4.9
Rich Kids
1979
7.1
Breaking Away
1979
5.1
A Perfect Couple
1979
6.3
A Wedding
1978
10.0
Simple Gifts
1977
7.0
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1977
6.8
Slap Shot
1977
3.8
Fore Play
1975
6.9
Death Wish
1974
5.5
The Dion Brothers
1974
5.9
Up the Sandbox
1972
6.5
The Night the Animals Talked
1970
6.8
The Out-of-Towners
1970
6.7
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
1968NR
Man in the Square Suit
1966
8.0
Get Smart
1965NR
Howard, Howard and Howard
1965
7.9
Bewitched
19644.3
The Parisienne and the Prudes
1964
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948NR
Qiana
—NR
Capture the Flag
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