
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 3 (2017)
as Sarge (voice)

Cars (2006)
as Sarge (voice)

Insomnia (2002)
as Chief Nyback

Turbo (2013)
as The Foreman (voice)

Bedtime Stories (2008)
as Hot Dog Vendor

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

Popeye (1980)
as Wimpy

Golden Tales (1993)
as Chester Caruso

The Player (1992)
as Paul Dooley

Runaway Bride (1999)
as Walter

Hairspray (2007)
as Mr. Spritzer

Sixteen Candles (1984)
as Jim Baker

Other People (2016)
as Ronnie

Cooperstown (1993)
as Sid Wiggins

UFO Cafe (1990)
as Doc

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

Endangered Species (1982)
as Joe Hiatt

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

Spinning (2013)
as Sarge (voice)

For Your Consideration (2006)
as Paper Badge Sergeant

Slap Shot (1977)
as Hyannisport Announcer

Paternity (1981)
as Kurt

Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
as Kendall

Mother of the Bride (1993)
as Richard

Horsemen (2009)
as Father Whiteleather

Employee of the Month (2004)
as Ben Goodwin

Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
as Sherm

Breaking Away (1979)
as Ray Stoller

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
as Senator Thatch

A Dangerous Woman (1993)
as Tupperware Salesman

My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Big Chuck

A Mighty Wind (2003)
as George Menschell

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

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

Fore Play (1975)
as Salesman

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

Monster in the Closet (1986)
as Roy Crane

The Underneath (1995)
as Ed Dutton

The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
as Self
Qiana (—)
as Norman Pasco

Thanks (2011)
as Hank

Flashback (1990)
as Stark

Clockwatchers (1997)
as Bud Chapman

Last Rites (1988)
as Father Freddie

Going Berserk (1983)
as Dr. Ted

Boy Makes Girl (2023)
as Ben

Guinevere (1999)
as Walter
The Wilder Summer (1983)
as Grubbins

Hiccups (2013)
as Sarge (voice)

Strange Brew (1983)
as Claude Elsinore

Telling Lies in America (1997)
as Father Norton

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

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

Waiting for Guffman (1997)
as UFO Abductee

A Wedding (1978)
as Snooks Brenner

Up the Sandbox (1972)
as Statue of Liberty Guard

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Actor

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

Shakes the Clown (1991)
as Owen Cheese

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

Evolver (1995)
as Jerry Briggs

Angels in the Endzone (1997)
as Coach Buck

My Santa (2013)
as Martin

Happy, Texas (1999)
as The Judge

Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
as Warden

Big Trouble (1986)
as George Noozel

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

Out There (1995)
as Emmett Davis

The Perfect You (2002)
as Larry

See China and Die (1981)
as Ames Prescott

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

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

Come Away Home (2005)
as Grandpa Donald

Selfie Dad (2020)
as Barber

Saving Paradise (2021)
as Gramps

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

Loved (1997)
as Leo Amerson

The Steel Collar Man (1985)
as Don Liddle

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

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

A Perfect Couple (1979)
as Alex Theodopoulos

HealtH (1980)
as Dr. Gil Gainey

Madison (2005)
as Mayor Don Vaughn

Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
as Self

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

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

I'll Remember April (1999)
as Earl Schimmel
Man in the Square Suit (1966)
Actor

Error in Judgment (1999)
as Jack Albert

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

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

The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)
as Detective

Rennie's Landing (2001)
as Hank

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

Comfort and Joy (2003)
as George

Frogs! (1991)
as Twittenham

God's Lonely Man (1996)
as Polo

State of Emergency (1994)
as Jim Anderson

The Dion Brothers (1974)
as Doctor

Hansel and Gretel (1983)
as Father

The Holy Man (2016)
as Lou 'The Bull' Devine

Rich Kids (1979)
as Simon Peterfreund

Rumpelstiltskin (1982)
as The Miller

Chronic Town (2008)
as Eleanor's Father

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

Lip Service (1988)
as Gil Hutchinson

Celebrating Sixteen Candles (2008)
as Himself
Capture the Flag (—)
as Burgess
The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)
as Ted K. Worrie
Touch 'Em All McCall (2003)
Actor
Howard, Howard and Howard (1965)
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