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

Grey's Anatomy
2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2004
American Dad!
2016
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2003
Modern Family
2020
Shameless
2018
Desperate Housewives
2005
The Good Doctor
2017
Scrubs
2009
ER
1995
The Practice
1999
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
184
Writing
1
2023
The Water Is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs
as Self – Interviewee (voice)
2023
Boy Makes Girl
as Ben
2021
Saving Paradise
as Gramps
2020
Selfie Dad
as Barber
2020
The Gesture and The Word
as Mr. Rostalle
2020
Modern Family
as Murray
2019
Merry Happy Whatever
as Grandpa Jack
2019
Life in Pieces
as Mort
2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self
2018
The Guest Book
2018
Shameless
as Ralph
2017
Cars 3
as Sarge (voice)
2017
The Good Doctor
as Glen
2017
Workaholics
as Ralph
2016
The Holy Man
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine
2016
Other People
as Ronnie
2016
Childrens Hospital
as Grandpa Ben
2016
American Dad!
as (voice)
2016
Young & Hungry
as Mr. Fancy
2014
The Radiator Springs 500½
as Sarge (voice)
2014
Parenthood
as Rocky
2013
My Santa
as Martin
2013
Hiccups
as Sarge (voice)
2013
Spinning
as Sarge (voice)
2013
Turbo
as The Foreman (voice)
2013
Super Fun Night
as The Old Man
2012
The Client List
as Earl Hudson
2012
Hot in Cleveland
as Bearded Man aka Santa
2011
Cars 2
as Sarge (voice)
2011
Thanks
as Hank
2011
Private Practice
as Abe Nussbaum
2010
Huge
2009
Horsemen
as Father Whiteleather
2009
Scrubs
as Paul
2008
Bedtime Stories
as Hot Dog Vendor
2008
Chronic Town
as Eleanor's Father
2008
Sunshine Cleaning
as Sherm
2008
Celebrating Sixteen Candles
as Himself
2008
Grey's Anatomy
as Dr. Walter Tapley
2007
Hairspray
as Mr. Spritzer
2007
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
as Self
2007
Side Order of Life
2007
Boston Legal
as Judge Wendel Donahue
2007
7th Heaven
as Red
2006
Cars
as Sarge (voice)
2006
Mater and the Ghostlight
as Sarge (voice)
2006
For Your Consideration
as Paper Badge Sergeant
2006
The Jake Effect
as Mr. Bernthal
2005
Come Away Home
as Grandpa Donald
2005
Madison
as Mayor Don Vaughn
2005
Desperate Housewives
as Addison Prudy
2005
Hopeless Pictures
2004
Employee of the Month
as Ben Goodwin
2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Warden
2004
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Buddy Ween
2003
Touch 'Em All McCall
2003
A Mighty Wind
as George Menschell
2003
Comfort and Joy
as George
2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Dean Duaney
2003
Becker
as Mr. Lerner
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Stan Coffman
2002
Insomnia
as Chief Nyback
2002
The Perfect You
as Larry
2001
A Woman's a Helluva Thing
as Hank Luckinbill
2001
Rennie's Landing
as Hank
2001
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
as Hank the Janitor/Mall Santa
2001
Once and Again
2001
Providence
as Bill Ridley
2001
E! True Hollywood Story
2001
The Huntress
2001
Ally McBeal
as Nicholas Engblume
2001
The Geena Davis Show
as Bill Ryan
2001
Jack & Jill
as Father Conlin
2000
Altman on His Own Terms
as Self
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Cheryl's Father
1999
Runaway Bride
as Walter
1999
Guinevere
as Walter
1999
Happy, Texas
as The Judge
1999
Error in Judgment
as Jack Albert
1999
I'll Remember April
as Earl Schimmel
1999
Dharma & Greg
as Judge Harper
1999
The Practice
as Judge Philip Swackheim
1997
Loved
as Leo Amerson
1997
Clockwatchers
as Bud Chapman
1997
Telling Lies in America
as Father Norton
1997
Angels in the Endzone
as Coach Buck
1997
Waiting for Guffman
as UFO Abductee
1997
Duckman
as Stan (voice)
1997
Early Edition
as McGinty
1997
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
as Ralphie
1996
God's Lonely Man
as Polo
1996
Millennium
as Joe Bangs
1996
High Society
as Mel
1996
Ellen
as Thomas Kelsey
1995
The Underneath
as Ed Dutton
1995
Evolver
as Jerry Briggs
1995
Out There
as Emmett Davis
1995
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
as Senator Thatch
1995
ER
as Henry Lewis
1995
Grace Under Fire
as John Shirley
1994
State of Emergency
as Jim Anderson
1994
Grace Under Fire
1994
Chicago Hope
as Walter McTeague
1994
My So-Called Life
as Chuck Wood
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Enabran Tain
1993
A Dangerous Woman
as Tupperware Salesman
1993
Mother of the Bride
as Richard
1993
Cooperstown
as Sid Wiggins
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
as Big Chuck
1993
Stephen King's Golden Tales
as Chester Caruso
1993
L.A. Law
as Karl Bullen
1993
Tales from the Crypt
as Randolph (segment "Forever Ambergris")
1993
Tales of the City
as Herb Tolliver
1992
The Player
as Paul Dooley
1992
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
as Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
1992
The Ben Stiller Show
1992
Mad About You
as Gus Stemple
1992
Batman: The Animated Series
as Father Michael (voice)
1992
Dream On
as Mickey Tupper
1991
Shakes the Clown
as Owen Cheese
1991
Frogs!
as Twittenham
1991
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
as Hal Roach
1991
The Wonder Years
as Pops
1991
Coach
as Horace Van Dam
1990
Flashback
as Stark
1990
UFO Cafe
as Doc
1990
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
thirtysomething
1989
When He's Not a Stranger
as Ben McKenna
1989
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North
as Robert McFarlane
1988
Last Rites
as Father Freddie
1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
as John Buxton
1988
Lip Service
as Gil Hutchinson
1988
Coming of Age
1988
The Murder of Mary Phagan
as William Burns
1987
O.C. and Stiggs
as Randall Schwab
1987
ALF
as Whizzer
1987
The Golden Girls
as George Corliss
1986
Monster in the Closet
as Roy Crane
1986
Big Trouble
as George Noozel
1986
Little Shop of Horrors
as Patrick Martin (Director's Cut)
1986
The Golden Girls
as Isaac Q. Newton
1986
Tales from the Darkside
as Chester Caruso
1985
The Steel Collar Man
as Don Liddle
1984
Sixteen Candles
as Jim Baker
1983
Going Berserk
as Dr. Ted
1983
Strange Brew
as Claude Elsinore
1983
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
as Museum Security Guard
1983
Hansel and Gretel
as Father
1983
The Wilder Summer
as Grubbins
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Father
1982
Endangered Species
as Joe Hiatt
1982
Kiss Me Goodbye
as Kendall
1982
Rumpelstiltskin
as The Miller
1982
The Shady Hill Kidnapping
as Detective
1982
Faerie Tale Theatre
as The Miller
1982
American Playhouse
as Detective
1981
Paternity
as Kurt
1981
See China and Die
as Ames Prescott
1980
Popeye
as Wimpy
1980
HealtH
as Dr. Gil Gainey
1979
Breaking Away
as Ray Stoller
1979
Rich Kids
as Simon Peterfreund
1979
A Perfect Couple
as Alex Theodopoulos
1978
A Wedding
as Snooks Brenner
1977
Simple Gifts
as (segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
as Gazooks (voice)
1977
Slap Shot
as Hyannisport Announcer
1975
Fore Play
as Salesman
1974
Death Wish
as Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
1974
The Dion Brothers
as Doctor
1972
Up the Sandbox
as Statue of Liberty Guard
1970
The Out-of-Towners
as Day Desk Clerk at Hotel
1970
The Night the Animals Talked
as (voice)
1968
What's So Bad About Feeling Good?
as Vic
1968
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Photographer
1966
Man in the Square Suit
1966
Bewitched
1966
Get Smart
as Hanlon
1965
Howard, Howard and Howard
1964
The Parisienne and the Prudes
as Ted K. Worrie
1963
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Qiana
as Norman Pasco
Capture the Flag
as Burgess