Paul Dooley

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-02-22 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

Paul Dooley

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Dooley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2002

Insomnia

as Chief Nyback

2006

Cars

as Sarge (voice)

2008

Bedtime Stories

as Hot Dog Vendor

1992

The Player

as Paul Dooley

2007

Hairspray

as Mr. Spritzer

1999

Runaway Bride

as Walter Carpenter

1979

Breaking Away

as Ray Stoller

1980

Popeye

as Wimpy

1983

Going Berserk

as Dr. Ted

1996

1991

Shakes the Clown

as Owen Cheese

1987

O.C. and Stiggs

as Randall Schwab

1983

Strange Brew

as Claude Elsinore

1990

Flashback

as Stark

2006

Mater and the Ghostlight

as Sarge (voice)

1995

The Underneath

as Ed Dutton

1991

Frogs!

as Twittenham

1972

Up the Sandbox

as Statue of Liberty Guard

1984

Sixteen Candles

as Jim Baker

1999

Guinevere

as Walter

1978

A Wedding

as Snooks Brenner

1982

Endangered Species

as Joe Hiatt

1995

Evolver

as Jerry Briggs

2009

Horsemen

as Father Whiteleather

1986

1982

Kiss Me Goodbye

as Kendall

1981

Paternity

as Kurt

1997

Loved

as Leo Amerson

1980

HealtH

as Dr. Gil Gainey

2008

Chronic Town

as Eleanor's Father

1997

Clockwatchers

as Bud Chapman

2016

The Holy Man

as Lou 'The Bull' Devine

1979

Rich Kids

as Simon Peterfreund

1992

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell

1988

Last Rites

as Father Freddie

1986

Big Trouble

as George Noozel

1979

A Perfect Couple

as Alex Theodopoulos

1993

A Dangerous Woman

as Tupperware Salesman

1981

See China and Die

as Ames Prescott

1975

Fore Play

as Salesman

2005

Come Away Home

as Grandpa Donald

1994

State of Emergency

as Jim Anderson

1993

2023

1977

Simple Gifts

as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)

1997

Telling Lies in America

as Father Norton

1993

Cooperstown

as Sid Wiggins

2011

Cars 2

as Sarge (voice)

2004

Employee of the Month

as Reverend Ben Goodwin

1993

2020

Selfie Dad

as Barber

1974

Death Wish

as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

1997

1989

1999

Happy, Texas

as The Judge

2006

For Your Consideration

as Paper Badge Sergeant

2016

Other People

as Ronnie

2001

A Woman's a Helluva Thing

as Hank Luckinbill

1970

The Out-of-Towners

as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

2003

A Mighty Wind

as George Menschell

1996

Waiting for Guffman

as UFO Abductee

2013

My Santa

as Martin

1982

Rumpelstiltskin

as The Miller

1983

2005

Madison

as Mayor Don Vaughn

2003

2008

2017

Cars 3

as Sarge (voice)

1985

1974

2011

Thanks

as Hank

1964

2013

Hiccups

as Sarge (voice)

2013

Spinning

as Sarge (voice)

2014

2002

1988

Lip Service

as Gil Hutchinson

1999

Error in Judgment

as Jack Albert

1995

Out There

as Emmett Davis

1977

Slap Shot

as Hyannisport Announcer

2001

1985

1999

I'll Remember April

as Earl Schimmel

1995

2020

2013

Turbo

as The Foreman (voice)

2021

2009

Pixar Short Films

as Sarge (voice)

Production

1980

HealtH

as Writer

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