
Paul Dooley
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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.
Known for
Credits

Cars 2 (2011)
as Sarge (voice)

Cars (2006)
as Sarge (voice)

Cars 3 (2017)
as Sarge (voice)

Bedtime Stories (2008)
as Hot Dog Vendor

The Player (1992)
as Paul Dooley

Turbo (2013)
as The Foreman (voice)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
as Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)

Runaway Bride (1999)
as Walter

Insomnia (2002)
as Chief Nyback

Hairspray (2007)
as Mr. Spritzer

Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Jim Baker

Death Wish (1974)
as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)

Popeye (1980)
as Wimpy

Breaking Away (1979)
as Ray Stoller

Slap Shot (1977)
as Hyannisport Announcer

Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
as Sarge (voice)

When He's Not a Stranger (1989)
as Ben McKenna

Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
as Sherm

Other People (2016)
as Ronnie

Horsemen (2009)
as Father Whiteleather

Employee of the Month (2004)
as Ben Goodwin

The Out-of-Towners (1970)
as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel

My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Big Chuck

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Paper Badge Sergeant

Strange Brew (1983)
as Claude Elsinore

The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
as Sarge (voice)

The Underneath (1995)
as Ed Dutton

Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street (2001)
as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa

Going Berserk (1983)
as Dr. Ted

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as George Menschell

UFO Cafe (1990)
as Doc

Mother of the Bride (1993)
as Richard

Spinning (2013)
as Sarge (voice)

O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
as Randall Schwab

Waiting for Guffman (1997)
as UFO Abductee

Endangered Species (1982)
as Joe Hiatt

Telling Lies in America (1997)
as Father Norton

Happy, Texas (1999)
as The Judge

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self

Last Rites (1988)
as Father Freddie

Out There (1995)
as Emmett Davis

Monster in the Closet (1986)
as Roy Crane

Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
as Gazooks (voice)

Cooperstown (1993)
as Sid Wiggins

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
as John Buxton

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
as Dean Duaney

A Dangerous Woman (1993)
as Tupperware Salesman

The Perfect You (2002)
as Larry

Saving Paradise (2021)
as Gramps

Clockwatchers (1997)
as Bud Chapman

My Santa (2013)
as Martin

Angels in the Endzone (1997)
as Coach Buck

A Wedding (1978)
as Snooks Brenner

Paternity (1981)
as Kurt

I'll Remember April (1999)
as Earl Schimmel

The Steel Collar Man (1985)
as Don Liddle

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
as Senator Thatch

Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self

God's Lonely Man (1996)
as Polo

Hiccups (2013)
as Sarge (voice)

Shakes the Clown (1991)
as Owen Cheese

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Actor

What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
as Vic

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
as Hal Roach

Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
as Kendall

Up the Sandbox (1972)
as Statue of Liberty Guard

Big Trouble (1986)
as George Noozel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell

Come Away Home (2005)
as Grandpa Donald

Stephen King's Golden Tales (1993)
as Chester Caruso
Qiana (—)
as Norman Pasco

Flashback (1990)
as Stark

Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
as Robert McFarlane

Hansel and Gretel (1983)
as Father

See China and Die (1981)
as Ames Prescott

Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
as Warden

Rennie's Landing (2001)
as Hank

Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
as Museum Security Guard

Simple Gifts (1977)
as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)

Rich Kids (1979)
as Simon Peterfreund

The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)
as Detective

A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001)
as Hank Luckinbill

State of Emergency (1994)
as Jim Anderson

Evolver (1995)
as Jerry Briggs

Guinevere (1999)
as Walter

The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs (2023)
as Self – Interviewee (voice)

Selfie Dad (2020)
as Barber
Touch 'Em All McCall (2003)
Actor

HealtH (1980)
as Dr. Gil Gainey

Fore Play (1975)
as Salesman

Error in Judgment (1999)
as Jack Albert

Thanks (2011)
as Hank

Madison (2005)
as Mayor Don Vaughn

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (2007)
as Self

Loved (1997)
as Leo Amerson

A Perfect Couple (1979)
as Alex Theodopoulos

Boy Makes Girl (2023)
as Ben

The Gesture and The Word (2020)
as Mr. Rostalle

Comfort and Joy (2003)
as George

The Dion Brothers (1974)
as Doctor
Man in the Square Suit (1966)
Actor

The Night the Animals Talked (1970)
as (voice)

The Holy Man (2016)
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)
as Ted K. Worrie

Frogs! (1991)
as Twittenham

Chronic Town (2008)
as Eleanor's Father

Rumpelstiltskin (1982)
as The Miller

Celebrating Sixteen Candles (2008)
as Himself

Lip Service (1988)
as Gil Hutchinson
Howard, Howard and Howard (1965)
Actor
The Wilder Summer (1983)
as Grubbins
Capture the Flag (—)
as Burgess





