Paul Dooley

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Dooley in 2010
Born
Paul Brown

(1928-02-22) February 22, 1928 (age 96)
Alma mater West Virginia University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • comedian
Years active1954–present
Spouses
  • Donna Lee Wasser (m. 1958–?; divorced)
  • (m. 1984)
Children4, including Savannah Dooley
Website www.pauldooleyactor.com

Paul Dooley is an American character actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away , Popeye , Sixteen Candles , Strange Brew and many Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS children's show The Electric Company .

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Early life

Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, 1928, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Pete James Brown, a factory worker. [1]

He said that Parkersburg had few attractions that interested him, as there were not many cultural opportunities. He enjoyed listening to comedians on the radio, especially Jimmy Durante. [2]

Dooley was a cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. In 1946, he joined the United States Navy and served for two years before returning home and graduating from West Virginia University in 1952. [3]

Career

After graduation, Dooley went to New York City to try his luck in the entertainment industry. He initially found work as a clown for children's birthday parties. [4]

In New York he soon found success as a regular on the stage. In the early 1950s, he made his debut on the New York stage and was discovered by Mike Nichols. The director gave him his first break by casting him in 1965's The Odd Couple on Broadway. Dooley appeared as Oscar's poker crony, Homer "Speed" Deegan and understudied Art Carney, who portrayed Felix Unger; when Carney left the play later on, Dooley assumed the role of Felix. Dooley was represented by the William Morris Agency, thanks to a referral from Walter Matthau, who played Oscar Madison in the play. [3]

Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a stand-up comedian for five years, eventually landing on The Tonight Show, [4] and a member of the Compass Players and The Second City troupe in New York City. Fellow members of The Second City at that time were Alan Arkin and Alan Alda. [5]

Dooley also worked as a writer. He created and was one of the head writers on The Electric Company, produced by the Children's Television Workshop for PBS in the United States. Dooley wrote "runners", a series of short sketches with 8 or 10 characters that were broadcast over the course of several weeks. He found out years later that Carl Reiner had recommended him for the job. [2] Some of the characters Dooley created for The Electric Company included Easy Reader (Morgan Freeman) and Fargo North, Decoder (Skip Hinnant), as well as the soap opera spoof Love of Chair . [2]

Dooley formed a company with Andrew Duncan and Lynne Lipton called All Over Creation to create commercials for radio and television. They produced around 500 TV commercials and 1,000 radio spots. [4] A character named Paul the Gorilla that appeared in television commercials was named after him.

Films

Dooley has appeared in such films as Sixteen Candles , Popeye , Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure , Breaking Away , Runaway Bride, and the voice of Sarge in the Disney/Pixar films Cars , Cars 2 and Cars 3 .

He worked with Robert Altman regularly and is known as a prolific journeyman character actor. [3] After Altman saw Dooley in the Jules Feiffer comedy Hold Me, he signed him for a role in his film A Wedding . [4]

He and Altman co-wrote the film Health . [2]

He was also in the director's cut of Little Shop of Horrors , but was replaced by Jim Belushi in the final cut.

Dooley has worked with Christopher Guest on a number of films, including Death Wish , Little Shop of Horrors, and the Guest-directed films Waiting for Guffman , A Mighty Wind , and For Your Consideration . [4]

Television

Dooley has also appeared as a variety of recurrent characters on numerous television shows, including ER , My So-Called Life , Dream On , Grace Under Fire , thirtysomething , Curb Your Enthusiasm , ALF (playing Whizzer Deaver), Chicago Hope , and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where he played the recurring role of Enabran Tain. He guest starred in other primetime shows like Bewitched , The Wonder Years , Sabrina, the Teenage Witch , Hot in Cleveland , and Desperate Housewives . With Rita Moreno, he appeared in The Golden Girls episode "Empty Nests" which had been intended to be a backdoor pilot for what would eventually become Empty Nest . [6] Dooley starred in the short-lived comedy about a couple living in an Arizona retirement community, Coming of Age , opposite veteran actors Phyllis Newman, Glynis Johns and Alan Young. In 2000, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as an eccentric judge on The Practice .

In 2010, Dooley played the part of the head chef at Camp Victory, a fictional fat camp, on the short-lived ABC Family original series Huge, which was created and written by his wife and daughter. [7]

In 2014, he appeared in an episode of the NBC series Parenthood as Rocky, a fellow vet and retiree to Craig T. Nelson's Zeek Braverman. [8]

In 2017, he appeared in the episode "22 Steps" of the ABC series The Good Doctor as Glenn, a 72-year-old man with a failing heart who breaks his pacemaker because he wants to die due to the constant pain he is suffering.

Theater

Dooley co-wrote the play Assisted Living with his wife Winnie Holzman. [5] It was their first theatrical collaboration. The play premiered on April 5, 2013. [9]

Personal life

Dooley has been married to Winnie Holzman, [10] whom he first met at an improv acting class in New York, [11] since November 18, 1984. [5] The couple have a daughter Savannah [2] and live in Toluca Lake in Los Angeles. [11]

He was previously married to Donna Lee Wasser on September 19, 1958, which ended in divorce. [10] He has three children from his first marriage. [12] [10]

In 2022, he published his memoir, titled Movie Dad: Finding Myself and My Family, On Screen and Off. [10] [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964The Parisienne and the PrudesTed K. Worrie
1970 The Out-of-Towners Hotel Clerk - Day
1972 Up the Sandbox Statue of Liberty Guard
1974 The Gravy Train Doctor
1974 Death Wish Cop at HospitalUncredited
1975 Fore Play Salesman
1977 Slap Shot Hyannisport Announcer
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure GazooksVoice
1978 A Wedding Snooks Brenner
1979 A Perfect Couple Alex Theodopoulos
1979 Breaking Away Ray Stohler
1979 Rich Kids Simon Peterfreund
1980 Health Dr. Gil Gainey
1980 Popeye J. Wellington Wimpy
1981 Paternity Kurt
1982 Endangered Species Joe Hiatt
1982 Kiss Me Goodbye Kendall
1983 Strange Brew Uncle Claude Elsinore
1983 Going Berserk Dr. Ted
1984 Sixteen Candles Jim Baker
1985 O.C. and Stiggs Randall Schwab
1986 Little Shop of Horrors Patrick MartinDirector's cut only
1986 Monster in the Closet Roy
1986 Big Trouble Noozel
1988 Last Rites Father Freddie
1988 Lip Service Gilbert 'Gil' Hutchinson
1990 Flashback Stark
1991 White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd Hal Roach
1991 Shakes the Clown Owen Cheese
1992 The Player Himself
1993 My Boyfriend's Back Big Chuck
1993 A Dangerous Woman Tupperware Salesman
1995 Evolver Jerry Briggs
1995Out ThereEmmett Davis
1995 The Underneath Ed Dutton
1996God's Lonely ManPolo
1996 Waiting for Guffman UFO Abductee
1997 Loved Leo Amerson
1997 Clockwatchers Bud Chapman
1997 Telling Lies in America Father Norton
1997 Angels in the Endzone Coach Buck
1999 Happy, Texas The Judge
1999 Guinevere Walter
1999Error in JudgmentJack Albert
1999 Runaway Bride Walter Carpenter
2000 I'll Remember April Earl Schimmel
2001 Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street Hank the Janitor, Mall SantaVoice
2001 Stealing Time Hank
2002 Crazy Little Thing Jimmy's Dad
2002 Insomnia Chief Nyback
2003 A Mighty Wind George Menschell
2003Nobody Knows Anything!Warden
2004 Employee of the Month Reverend Ben Goodwin
2004Adventures in Homeschooling (Short)Pop Hemple
2005 Come Away Home Grandpa Donald Brooks
2005 Madison Mayor Don Vaughn
2006 Cars SargeVoice
2006 For Your Consideration Paper Badge Sergeant
2007 Hairspray Mr. SpritzerNominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2008 Sunshine Cleaning Sherm
2008 Chronic Town Eleanor's Father
2008 Bedtime Stories Hot Dog Vendor
2009 Horsemen Father Whiteleather
2010IronmenConnors
2011 Thanks Hank
2011 Cars 2 SargeVoice
2012Game NightMarvin Garden
2013 Turbo The ForemanVoice
2016 Other People Ronnie
2016The Holy ManLou 'The Bull' Devine
2017 Cars 3 SargeVoice
2020 Selfie Dad Barber
2021 Saving Paradise Gramps
2023 Boy Makes Girl Ben

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963 East Side/West Side Charlie WeltyEpisode: "No Hiding Place"
1964 The Defenders R.W. WheelerEpisode: "Conflict of Interests"
1966 Get Smart HanlonEpisode: "The Greatest Spy on Earth"
1966 Bewitched TV ManEpisode: "Oedipus Hex"
1968A Punt, a Pass, and a PrayerPhotographerTelevision film
1970 The Night the Animals Talked Voice, Television special
1972 The Corner Bar Unknown characterEpisode: "Flanagan's Wake"
1974–1975 Sesame Street ParrotVoice, 2 episodes
1977Simple GiftsVoice, Television special
1980 Captain Kangaroo
1981Jules Feiffer's Hold MeMan #1Television film
1981 See China and Die Ames PrescottTelevision film
1982 American Playhouse DetectiveEpisode: "The Shady Hill Kidnapping"
1982–1983 Faerie Tale Theatre Father / The Miller2 episodes
1983The Wilder SummerCamp CookTelevision film
1983 Don't Eat the Pictures Museum Security GuardTelevision special
1985 CBS Schoolbreak Special Dr. WormerEpisode: "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
1985 Spenser: For Hire Bryce TaylorEpisode: "Resurrection"
1986 Tales from the Darkside Chester CarusoEpisode: "The Old Soft Shoe"
1986–1987 The Golden Girls George Corliss / Isaac Q. Newton2 episodes
1987–1989 ALF Whizzer3 episodes
1988 The Murder of Mary Phagan William J. Burns Miniseries
1988Superman 50th AnniversaryJohn Buxton, Editor Metropolis ProclaimerTelevision special
1988–1989 Coming of Age Dick Hale15 episodes
1989 Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North John Buxton, Editor Metropolis ProclaimerTelevision film
1989 When He's Not a Stranger Ben McKennaTelevision film
1990 Thirtysomething Bob Spano2 episodes
1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson Willy BaileyTelevision film
1990Guess Who’s Coming For ChristmasDocTelevision film
1991 Mathnet Casey BengalEpisode: "The Case of the Unnatural"
1991 Evening Shade Rayford TaggartEpisode: "The Trials of Wood Newton"
1991 Coach Horace Van DamEpisode: "A Father and Son Reunion"
1991 My Life and Times Jack MillerEpisode: "Our Wedding"
1991 Sunday Dinner JackEpisode: "My Dinner with Jack and Delores"
1991 Square One Television Casey Bengal2 episodes
1991 The Wonder Years PopsEpisode: "Soccer"
1991 Pros and Cons Archie WilliamsEpisode: "Ho! Ho! Hold Up!"
1992 Batman: The Animated Series Father MichaelVoice, Episode: "It's Never Too Late"
1992 Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride Assistant D.A. Robert NorrellTelevision film
1992 Mad About You Gus StempleEpisode: "Paul in the Family"
1992 The Ben Stiller Show Mr. Adult / The Professor2 episodes
1992 Room for Two WallyEpisode: "Dog Day Afternoons"
1992–1994 Dream On Mickey Tupper8 episodes
1993 Cooperstown Sid WigginsTelevision film
1993 Mother of the Bride Robert BeckerTelevision film
1993 Tales of the City Herb Tolliver3 episodes
1993 Tales from the Crypt RandolphEpisode: "Forever Ambergris"
1993Traveler's RestAndy MilliganTelevision film
1993 L.A. Law Karl BullenEpisode: "Safe Sex"
1994 The Mommies Frank KelloggEpisode: "The Old Man Cometh"
1994 State of Emergency Jim AndersonTelevision film
1994 Chicago Hope Walter McTeagueEpisode: "Over the Rainbow"
1994 Sisters Erin 'The Bargain' BaronEpisode: "Bombshell"
1994 My So-Called Life Chuck Wood2 episodes
1994–1996 Grace Under Fire John Shirley22 episodes
1994–1997 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Enabran Tain4 episodes
1995 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Sen. ThatchTelevision film
1995–1996, 2004 ER Henry Lewis4 episodes
1996 High Society MelEpisode: "Touching Up Your Roots"
1996 Ellen Thomas KelseyEpisode: "Lobster Diary"
1996 Millennium Joe BangsEpisode: "The Well-Worn Lock"
1997 Early Edition McGintyEpisode: "Home"
1997 Sabrina the Teenage Witch RalphieEpisode: "A Doll's Story"
1998 Sleepwalkers JoelEpisode: "Passed Imperfect"
1998–1999 Tracey Takes On... Cop / Agent Ivan Hamel2 episodes
1999 Dharma & Greg Judge HarperEpisode: "Dharma & Greg on a Hot Tin Roof"
1999–2002 The Practice Judge Philip Swackheim8 episodes
2000–2002, 2004–2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm Cheryl's Father7 episodes
2001 Ally McBeal Nicholas EngblumeEpisode: "Reasons to Believe"
2001 Providence Bill RidleyEpisode: "Saved by the Bell"
2001 The Geena Davis Show BillEpisode: "Photo Finish"
2001A Woman's a Helluva ThingHank LuckinbillTelevision film
2001 Kate Brasher FatherEpisode: "Jeff"
2001 Jack & Jill Father ConlinEpisode: "The Time/Sex Continuum"
2001 The Huntress Dante CicolloEpisode: "Undercover"
2001–2002 Once and Again Les Cresswell6 episodes
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Stan CoffmanEpisode: "Cherry Red"
2003 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Dean DuaneyTelevision special
2003 Becker Mr. LernerEpisode: "What's Love Got to Do with It?"
2003 Comfort and Joy GeorgeTelevision film
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Buddy WeenEpisode: "Getting Off"
2005 Hopeless Pictures BartenderVoice
2005 Desperate Housewives Addison Prudy3 episodes
2006 The Jake Effect Mr. BernthalEpisode: "The Intervention"
2007 7th Heaven RedEpisode: "Small Miracles"
2007 Side Order of Life Sam WainwrightEpisode: "When Pigs Fly"
2007 Boston Legal Judge Wendel DonahueEpisode: "Hope and Gory"
2008 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Walter TapleyEpisode: "Losing My Mind"
2009 Scrubs PaulEpisode: "Our Histories"
2010 Tracey Ullman's State of the Union Harry RinaldiEpisode: "Locked and Loaded"
2010 Huge Joe Sosniak10 episodes
2011 Private Practice Abe NussbaumEpisode: "Heaven Can Wait"
2012 Hot in Cleveland Bearded Man aka SantaEpisode: "Claus, Tails & High-Pitched Males: Birthdates 3"
2012 The Client List Earl HudsonEpisode: "Past Is Prologue"
2013 Criminal Minds Chip GordonEpisode: "All That Remains"
2013 Major Crimes Larry MurdockEpisode: "There's No Place Like Home"
2013 Super Fun Night The Old ManEpisode: "Merry Super Fun Christmas"
2013My SantaMartinTelevision film
2014 Parenthood RockyEpisode: "Promises"
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! RockyEpisode: "Dax Shepard Wears a Heather Grey Shirt and Black Blazer"
2016 The Skinny! GrandpaEpisode: "Relapse"
2016 Childrens Hospital Grandpa BenEpisode: "Grandparents Day"
2016 Young & Hungry Mr. Fancy2 episodes
2017 Workaholics RalphEpisode: "Faux Chella"
2017 The Good Doctor GlenEpisode: "22 Steps"
2018 Shameless Frank2 episodes
2018 The Guest Book Uncle BillEpisode: "Killer Party"
2018 Bizaardvark Uncle MortyEpisode: "A Capella Problems"
2018–2019 The Kids Are Alright Father Cecil Dunne6 episodes
2019 Life in Pieces Mort Short2 episodes
2019 Merry Happy Whatever Grandpa JackEpisode: "Merry Ex-Mas"
2020 Modern Family MurrayEpisode: "Dead on a Rival"

Video games

YearTitleRole
2006 Cars Sarge
2007 Cars Mater-National Championship
2009 Cars Race-O-Rama
2011 Cars 2: The Video Game

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954The Threepenny OperaWalt Dreary [14]
1965 The Odd Couple Felix Ungar [14]

Theme park attractions

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 Radiator Springs Racers SargeVoice

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