Paul Dooley
American actor, writer, and comedian · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1928 · age 98
Paul Dooley is an American character actor. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Strange Brew, Sixteen Candles and various Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS children's show The Electric Company.
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The Good DoctorSeries, Glen
Cars 3Film, 2017Sarge (voice)2014
The Radiator Springs 500½Film, Sarge (voice)2011
Cars 2Film, Sarge (voice)2010
ParenthoodSeries, Rocky2007
Private PracticeSeries, Abe Nussbaum
HairsprayFilm, 2007Mr. Spritzer2004
Boston LegalSeries, Judge Wendel Donahue
Employee of the MonthFilm, 2004Ben Goodwin2002
InsomniaFilm, Chief Nyback2000
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries, Buddy Ween1997
The PracticeSeries, Judge Philip Swackheim
ClockwatchersFilm, 1997Bud Chapman1994
Chicago HopeSeries, Walter McTeague1992
Batman: The Animated SeriesSeries, Father Michael (voice)
The PlayerFilm, 1992Paul Dooley1990
FlashbackFilm, Stark1986
L.A. LawSeries, Karl Bullen
Little Shop of HorrorsFilm, 1986Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)1983
Strange BrewFilm, Claude Elsinore1979
Breaking AwayFilm, Ray Stoller1977
Slap ShotFilm, Hyannisport Announcer1970
The Out-of-TownersFilm, Day Desk Clerk at Hotel1964
BewitchedSeries1928Born22 February 1928People around Paul
Robert Altman Directed The Player, Popeye and A Wedding
Christopher Guest Directed A Mighty Wind and Waiting for Guffman
Michael Wallis Also in Cars and Mater and the Ghostlight
Larry the Cable Guy Also in Cars and Mater and the Ghostlight
Bonnie Hunt Also in Cars and Mater and the Ghostlight
Lloyd Sherr Also in Cars 2, Spinning and Turbo
Katherine Helmond Also in Cars and Mater and the Ghostlight
Larry Miller Also in Desperate Housewives and Runaway Bride
Michael Hitchcock Also in Desperate Housewives
Guido Quaroni Also in Cars, Cars 2 and Spinning
Parker Posey Also in Clockwatchers and Waiting for Guffman
Cheech Marin Also in Cars and Mater and the Ghostlight
Adam Shankman Directed Hairspray and Bedtime Stories
Bob Balaban Directed My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
Jenifer Lewis Also in Cars and Cars 2
David Steinberg Directed Paternity and Going Berserk
Paul Newman Also in Slap Shot and Cars
Catherine O'Hara Also in Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind
Tony Shalhoub Also in Cars, Cars 2 and Cars 3
Fred Willard Also in Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind
Don Lake Also in Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind
Alan Rudolph Directed Endangered Species (1982)
Deborah Theaker Also in Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind- Robert Fortier Also in A Wedding, Popeye and O.C. and Stiggs
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The Player 1992
Breaking Away 1979
Cars 2006
Insomnia 2002
Waiting for Guffman 1997
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 24
Media & music
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