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Paul Dooley

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Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. 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... See full bio »

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Paul Brown
in Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA
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2013 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Chip Gordon
– All That Remains (2013) … Chip Gordon
 
2012 Game Night (short)
Marvin Garden
 
2012 The Client List (TV series)
Earl Hudson
– Past Is Prologue (2012) … Earl Hudson
 
2012 Hot in Cleveland (TV series)
Bearded Man aka Santa
– Claus, Tails & High-Pitched Males: Birthdates 3 (2012) … Bearded Man aka Santa
 
2012 Lifestyles of the Rich & Fabulous (short)
Robin
 
2012 Xander Cohen
Lou 'The Bull' Devine
 
2011/I Walter (short)
Walter
 
2011 Cars 2: The Video Game (Video Game)
Sarge (voice)
 
2011 Cars 2
Sarge (voice)
 
2011 Private Practice (TV series)
Abe
– Heaven Can Wait (2011) … Abe
 
2011 Thanks
Hank
 
2010 Huge (TV series)
Joe Sosniak
– Parents' Weekend: Part II (2010) … Joe Sosniak
– Parents' Weekend: Part I (2010) … Joe Sosniak
– Birthdays (2010) … Joe Sosniak
– Poker Face (2010) … Joe Sosniak
– Spirit Quest (2010) … Joe Sosniak
See all 10 episodes »
 
2010 Better People (TV movie)
Edgar
 
2010 State of the Union (TV series)
Harry Rinaldi
– Episode #3.7 (2010) … Harry Rinaldi
 
2010 Ironmen
Connors
 
2009 Scrubs (TV series)
Paul
– Our Histories (2009) … Paul
 
2009 Cars Race-O-Rama (Video Game)
Sarge (voice)
 
2009 Sunday Afternoons (short)
Man
 
2009 Horsemen
Father Whiteleather
 
2008 Bedtime Stories
Hot Dog Vendor
 
2008 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Dr. Walter Tapley
– Losing My Mind (2008) … Dr. Walter Tapley
 
2008 Chronic Town
Eleanor's Father
 
2008 Sunshine Cleaning
Sherm
 
2007 Cars Mater-National (Video Game)
Sarge (voice)
 
2007 Boston Legal (TV series)
Judge Wendel Donahue
– Hope and Gory (2007) … Judge Wendel Donahue
 
2007 Side Order of Life (TV series)
Sam Wainwright
– When Pigs Fly (2007) … Sam Wainwright
 
2007 Hairspray
Mr. Spritzer
 
2007 7th Heaven (TV series)
Red
– Small Miracles (2007) … Red
 
2006 Mater and the Ghostlight (video short)
Sarge (voice)
 
2006 For Your Consideration
Paper Badge Sergeant
 
2006 Cars (Video Game)
Sarge (voice)
 
2006 Cars
Sarge (voice)
 
2005 Desperate Housewives (TV series)
Addison Prudy
– Coming Home (2005) … Addison Prudy
– That's Good, That's Bad (2005) … Addison Prudy
– The Sun Won't Set (2005) … Addison Prudy
 
2000-2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV series)
Cheryl's Father / Cheryl's Dad
– The Christ Nail (2005) … Cheryl's Father
– The Survivor (2004) … Cheryl's Dad
– The Grand Opening (2002) … Cheryl's Dad
– Mary, Joseph and Larry (2002) … Cheryl's Dad
– The Baptism (2001) … Cheryl's Father
See all 7 episodes »
 
2005 Hopeless Pictures (TV series)
Bartender
 
2005 Come Away Home
Grandpa Donald
 
2005 Madison
Mayor Don Vaughn
 
2004 Adventures in Homeschooling (short)
Pop Hemple
 
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Buddy Ween
– Getting Off (2004) … Buddy Ween
 
1995-2004 ER (TV series)
Henry Lewis
– Blood Relations (2004) … Henry Lewis
– Fire in the Belly (1996) … Henry Lewis
– The Secret Sharer (1995) … Henry Lewis
– And Baby Makes Two (1995) … Henry Lewis
 
2004 Employee of the Month
Reverend Ben Goodwin
 
2003 Comfort and Joy (TV movie)
George
 
2003 Nobody Knows Anything!
Warden
 
2003 Becker (TV series)
Mr. Lerner
– What's Love Got to Do with It? (2003) … Mr. Lerner
 
2003 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (TV movie)
Dean Duaney
 
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Stan Coffman
– Cherry Red (2003) … Stan Coffman
 
2003 A Mighty Wind
George Menschell
 
2003 Touch 'Em All McCall (TV movie)
 
1999-2002 The Practice (TV series)
Judge Philip Swackheim / Judge Phillip Swackheim / Judge Phillip Swackeim
– The Good Fight (2002) … Judge Phillip Swackeim
– Small Sacrifices (2002) … Judge Phillip Swackheim
– The Cradle Will Rock (2002) … Judge Phillip Swackheim
– Day in Court (1999) … Judge Philip Swackheim
– Loser's Keepers (1999) … Judge Philip Swackheim
See all 8 episodes »
 
2002 Insomnia
Chief Nyback
 
2001-2002 Once and Again (TV series)
Les Cresswell
– Chance of a Lifetime (2002) … Les Cresswell
– Experience Is the Teacher (2002) … Les Cresswell
– The Gay-Straight Alliance (2002) … Les Cresswell
– Pictures (2001) … Les Cresswell
– Destiny Turns on the Radio (2001) … Les Cresswell
See all 6 episodes »
 
2002 The Perfect You
Larry
 
2001 Rennie's Landing
Hank
 
2001 A Woman's a Helluva Thing (TV movie)
Hank Luckinbill
 
2001 The Huntress (TV series)
Dante Cicollo
– Undercover (2001) … Dante Cicollo
 
2001 Jack & Jill (TV series)
Father Conlin
– The Time/Sex Continuum (2001) … Father Conlin
 
2001 Kate Brasher (TV series)
Father
– Jeff (2001) … Father
 
2001 The Geena Davis Show (TV series)
Bill
– Photo Finish (2001) … Bill
 
2001 Providence (TV series)
Bill Ridley
– Saved by the Bell (2001) … Bill Ridley
 
2001 Ally McBeal (TV series)
Nicholas Engblume
– Reasons to Believe (2001) … Nicholas Engblume
 
2000 I'll Remember April
Earl Schimmel
 
1999 Runaway Bride
Walter Carpenter
 
1999 Error in Judgment
Jack Albert
 
1998-1999 Tracey Takes On... (TV series)
Agent Ivan Hamel / Cop
– Lies (1999) … Cop
– Marriage (1998) … Agent Ivan Hamel
 
1999 Dharma & Greg (TV series)
Judge Harper
– Dharma & Greg on a Hot Tin Roof (1999) … Judge Harper
 
1999 Happy, Texas
The Judge
 
1999 Guinevere
Walter
 
1998 Sleepwalkers (TV series)
– Passed Imperfect (1998)
 
1997 Angels in the Endzone (TV movie)
Coach Buck
 
1997 Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series)
Ralphie
– A Doll's Story (1997) … Ralphie
 
1997 Early Edition (TV series)
McGinty
– Home (1997) … McGinty
 
1997 Telling Lies in America
Father Norton
 
1997 Clockwatchers
Bud Chapman
 
1997 Loved
Leo Amerson
 
1994-1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
Enabran Tain
– In Purgatory's Shadow (1997) … Enabran Tain
– The Die Is Cast (1995) … Enabran Tain
– Improbable Cause (1995) … Enabran Tain
– The Wire (1994) … Enabran Tain
 
1997 Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (TV series)
Stan
– Dammit, Hollywood (1997) … Stan (voice)
 
1996 Millennium (TV series)
Joe Bangs
– The Well-Worn Lock (1996) … Joe Bangs
 
1994-1996 Grace Under Fire (TV series)
John Shirley
– Grace Tests Out (1996) … John Shirley
– Redeeming Jimmy (1996) … John Shirley
– Dating Buddies (1996) … John Shirley
– You Go Girl (1996) … John Shirley
– Take Me to Your Breeder (1996) … John Shirley
See all 22 episodes »
 
1996 Waiting for Guffman
UFO Abductee
 
1996 Ellen (TV series)
Thomas Kelsey
– Lobster Diary (1996) … Thomas Kelsey
 
1996 High Society (TV series)
Mel
– Touching Up Your Roots (1996) … Mel
 
1996 God's Lonely Man
Polo
 
1996 Qiana (short)
Normand Pasco
 
1995 Out There (TV movie)
Emmett Davis
 
1995 Evolver
Jerry Briggs
 
1995 Underneath
Ed Dutton
 
1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (TV movie)
Sen. Thatch
 
1994 My So-Called Life (TV series)
Chuck Wood
– Self-Esteem (1994) … Chuck Wood
– Father Figures (1994) … Chuck Wood
 
1994 Sisters (TV series)
Erin 'The Bargain' Baron
– Bombshell (1994) … Erin 'The Bargain' Baron
 
1994 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Walter McTeague
– Over the Rainbow (1994) … Walter McTeague
 
1992-1994 Dream On (TV series)
Mickey Tupper
– The Courtship of Martin's Father (1994) … Mickey Tupper
– Steinway to Heaven (1994) … Mickey Tupper
– The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3: Part I (1994) … Mickey Tupper
– Brother of the Bride (1994) … Mickey Tupper
– Pop Secret (1993) … Mickey Tupper
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1994 State of Emergency (TV movie)
Jim Anderson
 
1994 The Mommies (TV series)
Frank Kellogg
– The Old Man Cometh (1994) … Frank Kellogg
 
1993 L.A. Law (TV series)
Karl Bullen
– Safe Sex (1993) … Karl Bullen
 
1993 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Randolph
– Forever Ambergris (1993) … Randolph
 
1993 The Boys (TV series)
– Ninety-Five in the Shade (1993)
 
1993 A Dangerous Woman
Tupperware Salesman
 
1993 My Boyfriend's Back
Big Chuck
 
1993 Tales of the City (TV mini-series)
Herbert 'Herb' L. Tolliver
 
1993 Traveler's Rest (TV short)
Andy Milligan
 
1993 Mother of the Bride (TV movie)
Richard
 
1993 Cooperstown (TV movie)
Sid Wiggins
 
1993 The Traveling Poet (short)
Peebo
 
1992 Room for Two (TV series)
Wally
– Dog Day Afternoons (1992) … Wally
 
1992 The Ben Stiller Show (TV series)
Mr. Adult / The Professor
– With Rob Morrow (1992) … Mr. Adult
– With Colin Quinn (1992) … The Professor
 
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (TV movie)
Asst. Dist. Atty. Robert Norrell
 
1992 Mad About You (TV series)
Gus Stemple
– Paul in the Family (1992) … Gus Stemple
 
1992 Batman (TV series)
Father Michael Stromwell
– It's Never Too Late (1992) … Father Michael Stromwell (voice)
 
1991 Pros and Cons (TV series)
Archie Williams
– Ho! Ho! Hold Up! (1991) … Archie Williams
 
1991 The Wonder Years (TV series)
Pops
– Soccer (1991) … Pops
 
1991 Square One TV (TV series)
Casey Bengal
– Episode #4.4 (1991) … Casey Bengal
– Episode #4.2 (1991) … Casey Bengal
 
1991 Shakes the Clown
Owen Cheese
 
1991 Sunday Dinner (TV series)
Jack
– My Dinner with Jack and Delores (1991) … Jack
 
1991 My Life and Times (TV series)
Jack Miller
– Our Wedding (1991) … Jack Miller
 
1991 White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (TV movie)
Hal Roach
 
1991 Coach (TV series)
Horace Van Dam
– A Father and Son Reunion (1991) … Horace Van Dam
 
1991 Evening Shade (TV series)
Rayford Taggart
– The Trials of Wood Newton (1991) … Rayford Taggart
 
1991 Frogs! (TV movie)
Twittenham
 
1991 Mathnet (TV series)
Casey Bengal
– The Case of the Unnatural (1991) … Casey Bengal
 
1990 Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (TV movie)
Doc
 
1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV movie)
 
1990 thirtysomething (TV series)
Bob Spano
– Samurai Ad Man (1990) … Bob Spano
– The Go Between (1990) … Bob Spano
 
1990 Flashback
Stark
 
1987-1989 ALF (TV series)
Whizzer
– Break Up to Make Up (1989) … Whizzer
– Something's Wrong with Me (1987) … Whizzer
– I've Got a New Attitude (1987) … Whizzer
 
1989 When He's Not a Stranger (TV movie)
Ben McKenna
 
1988-1989 Coming of Age (TV series)
Dick Hale
– Boy Meets Girl (1989) … Dick Hale
– Pauline et Rouge (1989) … Dick Hale
– A Wife in the Theatre (1989) … Dick Hale
– Todd Is My Co-Pilot (1989) … Dick Hale
– Christmas at the Dunes (1989) … Dick Hale
See all 15 episodes »
 
1989 Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (TV movie)
Robert McFarlane
 
1988 Last Rites
Father Freddie
 
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan (TV mini-series)
William Burns
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary)
John Buxton, Editor Metropolis Proclaimer
 
1988 Lip Service (TV movie)
Gilbert 'Gil' Hutchinson
 
1986-1987 The Golden Girls (TV series)
George Corliss / Isaac Q. Newton
– Empty Nests (1987) … George Corliss
– Love, Rose (1986) … Isaac Q. Newton
 
1986 Big Trouble
Noozel
 
1986 Monster in the Closet
Roy
 
1986 Tales from the Darkside (TV series)
Chester Caruso
– The Old Soft Shoe (1986) … Chester Caruso
 
1985 Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
Bryce Taylor
– Resurrection (1985) … Bryce Taylor
 
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special (TV series)
Dr. Wormer
– The Day the Senior Class Got Married (1985) … Dr. Wormer
 
1985 O.C. and Stiggs
Randall Schwab
 
1984 Sixteen Candles
Jim Baker
 
1982-1983 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
Father / The Miller
– Hansel and Gretel (1983) … Father
– Rumpelstiltskin (1982) … The Miller
 
1983 Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (TV movie)
Museum Security Guard
 
1983 Going Berserk
Dr. Ted
 
1983 The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew
Claude Elsinore
 
1983 The Wilder Summer (TV movie)
Camp Cook
 
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye
Kendall
 
1982 Endangered Species
Joe Hiatt
 
1982 American Playhouse (TV series)
Detective
– The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982) … Detective
 
1981 See China and Die (TV movie)
Ames Prescott
 
1981 Paternity
Kurt
 
1981 Jules Feiffer's Hold Me (TV movie)
Man 1
 
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 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Gazooks (voice)
 
1977 Slap Shot
Hyannisport Announcer
 
1977 Simple Gifts (TV movie)
(segment "Lost & Found") (voice)
 
1975 Sesame Street (TV series)
Parrot
– Episode #7.20 (1975) … Parrot (voice)
 
1975 Fore Play
Salesman
 
1974 Death Wish
Cop at Hospital (uncredited)
 
1974 The Gravy Train
Doctor
 
1972 Up the Sandbox
Statue of Liberty Guard
 
1972 The Corner Bar (TV series)
– Flanagan's Wake (1972)
 
1970 The Night the Animals Talked (TV short) (voice)
 
1970 The Out of Towners
Hotel Clerk - Day
 
1968 A Punt, a Pass, and a Prayer (TV movie)
Photographer
 
1966 Bewitched (TV series)
TV Man
– Oedipus Hex (1966) … TV Man
 
1966 Get Smart (TV series)
Pepper Hanlon
– The Greatest Spy on Earth (1966) … Pepper Hanlon
 
1966 Man in the Square Suit (TV movie)
 
1964 The Defenders (TV series)
R.W. Wheeler
– Conflict of Interests (1964) … R.W. Wheeler
 
1964 The Parisienne and the Prudes
Ted K. Worrie
 
1963 East Side/West Side (TV series)
Charlie Welty
– No Hiding Place (1963) … Charlie Welty
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2012 Lifestyles of the Rich & Fabulous (short) (writer)
 
1980 HealtH (written by)
 
1971-1972 The Electric Company (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2012 Janeane from Des Moines (associate producer)
 
2012 Lifestyles of the Rich & Fabulous (short) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1986 Little Shop of Horrors (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (20 titles)
2013 Actors Entertainment (TV series)
Himself
– ActorsE Chat with Paul Dooley and Steve Nave (2013) … Himself
 
2011 Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (TV series)
Himself
– Paul Dooley/Winnie Holzman (2011) … Himself
 
2010 25 Things You Didn't Know About Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 When the World Breaks (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 October 2007 (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 The States (TV series documentary)
Himself (West Virginia)
– California, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire, West Virginia (2007) … Himself (West Virginia)
 
2006 A Wedding: Altman Style (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Perspective on Altman's 'Perfect Couple' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
– John & Abigail Adams (2006)
 
2001 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sixteen Candles (2001) … Himself
 
1997 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mia Farrow: A Life of Drama (1997) … Himself
 
1992 The Player
Himself
 
1985 The Steel Collar Man (TV special)
Don Liddle
 
1979 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 August 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1968 The Dom DeLuise Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.16 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.15 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.12 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1968) … Himself
See all 9 episodes »
 
1966 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– S 3: Ep 104 (1966) … Himself
 
1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #17.12 (1963) … Himself - Comedian
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 August 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.77 (1958) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV series)
 
1997 Grace Under Fire (TV series)
 

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I don't take myself too seriously which is maybe why I've done a lot more comedy roles than anything else. I have more fun doing off-the-wall kinds of things. See more »

Trivia:

Second wife Winnie Holzman wrote for the last two seasons of thirtysomething and was creator and writer for the acclaimed teen drama series My So-Called Life. See more »

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