Biography
Paul Dooley was born Paul Brown in Parkersburg, West Virginia, the son of Ruth Irene (née Barringer), a homemaker, and Peter James Brown, a factory worker. Dooley was a keen cartoonist as a youth and drew a strip for a local paper in Parkersburg. He joined the Navy before discovering acting while at college. He is married to writer Winnie Holzman, with whom he has one daughter, Savannah Dooley (born 1985). 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, and a member of the Compass Players and The Second City troupe in NYC, as well as having brief stints as a magician and as a clown. Not afraid of trying different areas of entertainment, he also worked as a writer. He was one of the writers on The Electric Company and appeared in commercials. Besides appearing in many movies, including most notably Popeye, Sixteen Candles, and Breaking Away, Dooley has also appeared as a variety of recurrent characters on numerous television shows, including My So-Called Life, Dream On, Grace Under Fire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, ALF (playing Whizzer Deaver) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where he played the recurring role of Enabran Tain. He guest starred in other prime time shows like Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, The Golden Girls, and Desperate Housewives. In 2000, he was nominated for an Emmy Award for his role as an eccentric judge on The Practice. He was also in the infamous alternate ending to Little Shop of Horrors, but was replaced by Jim Belushi in the final cut.
Filmography
all 169
Movies 107
TV Shows 62
Voice 11
self 6
Writer 1
Boy Makes Girl (2023)
The Water is Finally Blue: The Untold Story of Robert Altman's O.C. and Stiggs (2023)
Saving Paradise (2021)
Emily @ the Edge of Chaos (2021)
Selfie Dad (2020)
The Gesture and The Word (2020)
Merry Happy Whatever (2019)
The Great Buster: A Celebration (2018)
The Good Doctor (2017)
The Guest Book (2017)
Cars 3 (2017)
The Holy Man (2016)
Other People (2016)
Shorts from Radiator Springs (2016)
Life in Pieces (2015)
The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014)
My Santa (2013)
Turbo (2013)
Spinning (2013)
Hiccups (2013)
The Client List (2012)
Cars 2 (2011)
Thanks (2011)
Huge (2010)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Parenthood (2010)
Modern Family (2009)
Horsemen (2009)
Bedtime Stories (2008)
Childrens Hospital (2008)
Celebrating Sixteen Candles (2008)
Chronic Town (2008)
Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Hairspray (2007)
Side Order of Life (2007)
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (2007)
The States (2007)
Pixar Short Films Collection: Volume 1 (2007)
For Your Consideration (2006)
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (2006)
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
Cars (2006)
Hopeless Pictures (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Come Away Home (2005)
Boston Legal (2004)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
Nobody Knows Anything! (2004)
Employee of the Month (2004)
Comfort and Joy (2003)
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (2003)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Touch 'Em All McCall (2003)
Insomnia (2002)
The Perfect You (2002)
Scrubs (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Rennie's Landing (2001)
A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001)
I'll Remember April (2001)
Madison (2001)
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
The Huntress (2000)
Happy, Texas (1999)
Once and Again (1999)
Guinevere (1999)
Runaway Bride (1999)
Error in Judgment (1999)
Providence (1999)
Becker (1998)
Angels in the Endzone (1997)
Loved (1997)
Dharma & Greg (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997)
Telling Lies in America (1997)
Clockwatchers (1997)
The Practice (1997)
Millennium (1996)
Early Edition (1996)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
7th Heaven (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
Waiting for Guffman (1996)
God's Lonely Man (1996)
Out There (1995)
High Society (1995)
The Underneath (1995)
Evolver (1995)
The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995)
ER (1994)
Chicago Hope (1994)
My So-Called Life (1994)
Duckman (1994)
State of Emergency (1994)
Grace Under Fire (1993)
Tales of the City (1993)
A Dangerous Woman (1993)
The Boys (1993)
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
Mother of the Bride (1993)
Cooperstown (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992)
The Ben Stiller Show (1992)
Mad About You (1992)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
The Player (1992)
Pros and Cons (1991)
Shakes the Clown (1991)
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
Frogs! (1991)
Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Dream On (1990)
Flashback (1990)
When He's Not a Stranger (1989)
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North (1989)
Last Rites (1988)
Lip Service (1988)
Coming of Age (1988)
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel (1988)
The Wonder Years (1988)
The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988)
thirtysomething (1987)
O.C. and Stiggs (1987)
ALF (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Big Trouble (1986)
Monster in the Closet (1986)
Stephen King's Golden Tales (1985)
The Golden Girls (1985)
The Steel Collar Man (1985)
Tales from the Darkside (1984)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
Hansel and Gretel (1983)
Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
Going Berserk (1983)
Strange Brew (1983)
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
Rumpelstiltskin (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Endangered Species (1982)
The Shady Hill Kidnapping (1982)
See China and Die (1981)
Paternity (1981)
Popeye (1980)
HealtH (1980)
Rich Kids (1979)
Breaking Away (1979)
A Perfect Couple (1979)
A Wedding (1978)
Simple Gifts (1977)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
Slap Shot (1977)
Fore Play (1975)
Death Wish (1974)
The Dion Brothers (1974)
Up the Sandbox (1972)
The Out-of-Towners (1970)
What's So Bad About Feeling Good? (1968)
Man in the Square Suit (1966)
Get Smart (1965)
Bewitched (1964)
The Parisienne and the Prudes (1964)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-02-22 (96 years old)
Birth PlaceParkersburg, United States of America
SpouseWinnie Holzman
ChildrenSavannah Dooley
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesToluca Lake, United States of America
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