Paul Dooley

Known for: Acting
Born: February 22, 1928, Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
Movies: 111

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.

Best-Known Movies

7.1

Cars

2006

6.2

Cars 2

2011

6.9

Cars 3

2017

7.0

Insomnia

2002

6.3

Turbo

2013

6.2

Bedtime Stories

2008

6.7

Hairspray

2007

6.7

Sixteen Candles

1984

6.1

Runaway Bride

1999

7.0

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Filmography

2023	Boy Makes Girl	Ben
2023	The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs	Self – Interviewee (voice)
2021	Saving Paradise	Gramps
2020	Selfie Dad	Barber
2020	The Gesture and The Word	Mr. Rostalle
2018	The Great Buster: A Celebration	Self
2017	Cars 3	Sarge (voice)
2016	The Holy Man	Lou 'The Bull' Devine
2016	Other People	Ronnie
2014	The Radiator Springs 500½	Sarge (voice)
2013	My Santa	Martin
2013	Turbo	The Foreman (voice)
2013	Hiccups	Sarge (voice)
2013	Spinning	Sarge (voice)
2011	Cars 2	Sarge (voice)
2011	Thanks	Hank
2009	Sunshine Cleaning	Sherm
2009	Horsemen	Father Whiteleather
2008	Bedtime Stories	Hot Dog Vendor
2008	Celebrating Sixteen Candles	Himself
2008	Chronic Town	Eleanor's Father
2007	Hairspray	Mr. Spritzer
2007	Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary	Self
2006	For Your Consideration	Paper Badge Sergeant
2006	Mater and the Ghostlight	Sarge (voice)
2006	Cars	Sarge (voice)
2005	Madison	Mayor Don Vaughn
2005	Come Away Home	Grandpa Donald
2004	Nobody Knows Anything!	Warden
2004	Employee of the Month	Ben Goodwin
2003	Comfort and Joy	George
2003	Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales	Dean Duaney
2003	A Mighty Wind	George Menschell
2003	Touch 'Em All McCall
2002	Insomnia	Chief Nyback
2002	The Perfect You	Larry
2001	Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street	Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
2001	Rennie's Landing	Hank
2001	A Woman's a Helluva Thing	Hank Luckinbill
2000	Altman on His Own Terms	Self
1999	Happy, Texas	The Judge
1999	Guinevere	Walter
1999	Runaway Bride	Walter
1999	Error in Judgment	Jack Albert
1999	I'll Remember April	Earl Schimmel
1997	Angels in the Endzone	Coach Buck
1997	Loved	Leo Amerson
1997	Telling Lies in America	Father Norton
1997	Clockwatchers	Bud Chapman
1997	Waiting for Guffman	UFO Abductee
1996	God's Lonely Man	Polo
1995	Out There	Emmett Davis
1995	The Underneath	Ed Dutton
1995	Evolver	Jerry Briggs
1995	The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes	Senator Thatch
1994	State of Emergency	Jim Anderson
1993	A Dangerous Woman	Tupperware Salesman
1993	My Boyfriend's Back	Big Chuck
1993	Mother of the Bride	Richard
1993	Stephen King's Golden Tales	Chester Caruso
1993	Cooperstown	Sid Wiggins
1992	Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride	Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1992	The Player	Paul Dooley
1991	Shakes the Clown	Owen Cheese
1991	White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd	Hal Roach
1991	Frogs!	Twittenham
1990	UFO Cafe	Doc
1990	The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990	Flashback	Stark
1989	When He's Not a Stranger	Ben McKenna
1989	Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North	Robert McFarlane
1988	Last Rites	Father Freddie
1988	Lip Service	Gil Hutchinson
1988	Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel	John Buxton
1987	O.C. and Stiggs	Randall Schwab
1986	Little Shop of Horrors	Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)
1986	Big Trouble	George Noozel
1986	Monster in the Closet	Roy Crane
1985	The Steel Collar Man	Don Liddle
1984	Sixteen Candles	Jim Baker
1983	Hansel and Gretel	Father
1983	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art	Museum Security Guard
1983	Going Berserk	Dr. Ted
1983	Strange Brew	Claude Elsinore
1983	The Wilder Summer	Grubbins
1982	Kiss Me Goodbye	Kendall
1982	Rumpelstiltskin	The Miller
1982	Endangered Species	Joe Hiatt
1982	The Shady Hill Kidnapping	Detective
1981	Paternity	Kurt
1981	See China and Die	Ames Prescott
1980	Popeye	Wimpy
1980	HealtH	Dr. Gil Gainey
1979	Rich Kids	Simon Peterfreund
1979	Breaking Away	Ray Stoller
1979	A Perfect Couple	Alex Theodopoulos
1978	A Wedding	Snooks Brenner
1977	Simple Gifts	(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1977	Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure	Gazooks (voice)
1977	Slap Shot	Hyannisport Announcer
1975	Fore Play	Salesman
1974	Death Wish	Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
1974	The Dion Brothers	Doctor
1972	Up the Sandbox	Statue of Liberty Guard
1970	The Night the Animals Talked	(voice)
1970	The Out-of-Towners	Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
1968	What's So Bad About Feeling Good?	Vic
1966	Man in the Square Suit
1965	Howard, Howard and Howard
1964	The Parisienne and the Prudes	Ted K. Worrie

Directing, Writing & Producing

1980

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Writer

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