1928-02-22 Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Paul Dooley was born Paul Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Peter James Brown, a factory worker. Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. He is married to writer Winnie Holzman, with whom he has one daughter, Savannah Dooley (born 1985). Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage. Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a standup comedian for five years, and a member of the Compass Players and The Second City troupe in NYC, as well as having brief stints as a magician and as a clown. Not afraid of trying different areas of entertainment, he also worked as a writer. He was one of the writers on The Electric Company and appeared in commercials. Besides appearing in many movies, including most notably Popeye, Sixteen Candles, and Breaking Away, Dooley has also appeared as a variety of recurrent characters on numerous television shows, including My So-Called Life, Dream On, Grace Under Fire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ALF (playing Whizzer Deaver) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where he played the recurring role of Enabran Tain. He guest starred in other prime time shows like Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Golden Girls, and Desperate Housewives. In 2000, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as an eccentric judge on The Practice. He was also in the infamous alternate ending to Little Shop of Horrors, but was replaced by Jim Belushi in the final cut.
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Saving Paradise | Gramps | 2021-09-03 |
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The Gesture and The Word | Mr. Rostalle | 2020-05-25 |
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The Great Buster: A Celebration | Self | 2018-10-05 |
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Cars 3 | Sarge (voice) | 2017-06-15 |
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The Holy Man | Lou 'The Bull' Devine | 2016-10-01 |
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Other People | Ronnie | 2016-09-09 |
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The Radiator Springs 500½ | Sarge (voice) | 2014-05-20 |
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Spinning | Sarge (voice) | 2013-03-22 |
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My Santa | Martin | 2013-11-29 |
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Turbo | The Foreman (voice) | 2013-07-11 |
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Hiccups | Sarge (voice) | 2013-03-22 |
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Cars 2 | Sarge (voice) | 2011-06-11 |
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Thanks | Hank | 2011-01-07 |
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Horsemen | Father Whiteleather | 2009-02-06 |
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Sunshine Cleaning | Sherm | 2008-01-18 |
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Chronic Town | Eleanor's Father | 2008-04-03 |
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Celebrating Sixteen Candles | Himself | 2008-09-16 |
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Bedtime Stories | Hot Dog Vendor | 2008-12-24 |
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Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary | Himself | 2007-05-20 |
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Hairspray | Mr. Spritzer | 2007-07-19 |
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For Your Consideration | Paper Badge Sergeant | 2006-11-17 |
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Cars | Sarge (voice) | 2006-06-08 |
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Mater and the Ghostlight | Sarge (voice) | 2006-07-27 |
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Come Away Home | Grandpa Donald | 2005-01-20 |
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Nobody Knows Anything! | Warden | 2004-08-24 |
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Employee of the Month | Reverend Ben Goodwin | 2004-01-17 |
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A Mighty Wind | George Menschell | 2003-04-16 |
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Touch 'Em All McCall | 2003-01-01 | |
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Comfort and Joy | George | 2003-12-01 |
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales | 2003-08-09 | |
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Insomnia | Chief Nyback | 2002-05-24 |
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The Perfect You | Larry | 2002-03-01 |
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Madison | Mayor Don Vaughn | 2001-01-23 |
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A Woman's a Helluva Thing | Hank Luckinbill | 2001-06-13 |
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I'll Remember April | Earl Schimmel | 2001-04-05 |
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Stealing Time | Hank | 2001-06-17 |
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Runaway Bride | Walter Carpenter | 1999-07-30 |
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Error in Judgment | Jack Albert | 1999-05-08 |
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Happy, Texas | The Judge | 1999-12-03 |
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Guinevere | Walter | 1999-09-12 |
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Angels in the Endzone | Coach Buck | 1997-11-09 |
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Loved | Leo Amerson | 1997-10-31 |
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Clockwatchers | Bud Chapman | 1997-06-12 |
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Telling Lies in America | Father Norton | 1997-08-02 |
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God's Lonely Man | Polo | 1996-01-18 |
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Waiting for Guffman | UFO Abductee | 1996-08-21 |
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Out There | Emmett Davis | 1995-11-19 |
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The Underneath | Ed Dutton | 1995-04-28 |
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Evolver | Jerry Briggs | 1995-02-10 |
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Senator Thatch | 1995-01-18 |
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State of Emergency | Jim Anderson | 1994-02-21 |
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Cooperstown | Sid Wiggins | 1993-01-26 |
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A Dangerous Woman | Tupperware Salesman | 1993-09-10 |
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Mother of the Bride | Richard | 1993-02-27 |
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My Boyfriend's Back | Big Chuck | 1993-08-06 |
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride | Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell | 1992-10-30 |
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The Player | Paul Dooley | 1992-04-03 |
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Frogs! | Twittenham | 1991-01-01 |
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White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd | Hal Roach | 1991-05-05 |
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Shakes the Clown | Owen Cheese | 1991-08-28 |
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The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson | 1990-10-15 | |
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Flashback | Stark | 1990-02-02 |
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Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? | Doc | 1990-12-23 |
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Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North | Robert McFarlane | 1989-04-30 |
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Last Rites | Father Freddie | 1988-11-18 |
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Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel | John Buxton | 1988-02-29 |
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Lip Service | Gil Hutchinson | 1988-10-17 |
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O.C. and Stiggs | Randall Schwab | 1987-07-10 |
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Big Trouble | George Noozel | 1986-05-30 |
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Monster in the Closet | Roy Crane | 1986-05-15 |
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The Steel Collar Man | Don Liddle | 1985-08-07 |
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Stephen King's Golden Tales | Chester Caruso | 1985-10-19 |
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Sixteen Candles | Jim Baker | 1984-05-04 |
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Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art | Museum Security Guard | 1983-11-16 |
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Strange Brew | Claude Elsinore | 1983-08-26 |
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Hansel and Gretel | Father | 1983-12-05 |
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Going Berserk | Dr. Ted | 1983-09-30 |
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Endangered Species | Joe Hiatt | 1982-09-10 |
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Rumpelstiltskin | The Miller | 1982-10-16 |
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The Shady Hill Kidnapping | Detective | 1982-01-12 |
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Kiss Me Goodbye | Kendall | 1982-12-22 |
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Paternity | Kurt | 1981-10-02 |
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See China and Die | Ames Prescott | 1981-12-09 |
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Popeye | Wimpy | 1980-12-12 |
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HealtH | Dr. Gil Gainey | 1980-09-12 |
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Breaking Away | Ray Stoller | 1979-05-24 |
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A Perfect Couple | Alex Theodopoulos | 1979-04-06 |
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Rich Kids | Simon Peterfreund | 1979-08-01 |
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A Wedding | Liam 'Snooks' Brenner | 1978-08-29 |
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Slap Shot | Hyannisport Announcer | 1977-02-25 |
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Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure | Gazooks (voice) | 1977-04-01 |
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Fore Play | Salesman | 1975-03-01 |
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Death Wish | Cop at Hospital (uncredited) | 1974-07-24 |
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The Gravy Train | Doctor | 1974-06-16 |
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Up the Sandbox | Statue of Liberty Guard | 1972-12-21 |
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The Out-of-Towners | Day Desk Clerk at Hotel | 1970-05-28 |
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What's So Bad About Feeling Good? | Vic | 1968-05-24 |
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Man in the Square Suit | 1966-04-15 | |
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The Parisienne and the Prudes | Ted K. Worrie | 1964-04-29 |
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Capture the Flag | Burgess |
