Paul Dooley Biography (1928-)

Original name, Paul Brown; born February 22, 1928, in Parkersburg, WV; son ofPeter James (a factory worker) and Ruth Irene (a homemaker; maiden name, Barringer) Brown; married Donna Lee Wasser, September 19, 1958 (divorced); married Winifred Holzman (a writer and actress), November 18, 1984; children: (first marriage) Robin, Adam, Peter; (second marriage) Savannah. Addresses: Agent: Agency for the Performing Arts, 9000 Sunset Blvd., Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer
Birth Details: February 22, 1928; Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Ted K. Worrie, The Parisienne and the Prudes, 1964
Television reporter, What's So Bad about Feeling Good?, Universal,1968
Day porter, The Out of Towners, Paramount, 1970
Statue of Liberty guard, Up the Sandbox, National General, 1972
Gravy Train, Columbia, 1974
Death Wish, Paramount, 1974
Salesman, Fore Play (also known as Foreplay and The President's Women), Cinema National, 1975
Hyannisport announcer, Slap Shot, Universal, 1977
Voice of Gazooks, Raggedy Ann and Andy (animated), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Snooks Brenner, A Wedding, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
Alex Theodopoulos, A Perfect Couple, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Simon Peterfreund, Rich Kids, United Artists, 1979
Ray Stohler, Breaking Away (also known as Bambino), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
Wimpy, Popeye, Paramount, 1980
Kurt, Paternity, Paramount, 1981
Joe Hiatt, Endangered Species, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1982
Hugh Kendall, Kiss Me Goodbye, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Dr. Gil Gainey, Health (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Claude Elsinore, Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures ofBob and Doug McKenzie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Dr. Ted, Going Berserk, Universal, 1983
Jim Baker, Sixteen Candles, Universal, 1984
Noozel, Big Trouble, Columbia, 1986
(Scenes deleted) Patrick Martin, Little Shop of Horrors, Universal, 1986
Roy Crane, Monster in the Closet, Troma, 1987
Father Freddie, Last Rites, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Randall Schwab, O. C. and Stiggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988
FBI director Donald R. Stark, Flashback, Paramount, 1990
Owen Chase, Shakes the Clown, IRS Releasing, 1992
Himself, The Player, Fine Line, 1992
Big Chuck, My Boyfriend's Back (also known as Johnny Zombie), Buena Vista, 1993
Tupperware salesperson, A Dangerous Woman, Gramercy, 1993
Peebo, The Traveling Poet (short film), Elliottland Productions/Worldwide Pants, 1993
Ed Dutton, The Underneath (also known as Present Tense), Gramercy, 1995
Pollo, God's Lonely Man, Cinequanon Pictures International, 1996
UFO abductee, Waiting for Guffman, Sony Pictures Classics, 1996
Normand Pasco, Qiana, 1996
Bud Chapman, Clockwatchers, BMG Independents, 1997
Leo, Loved, MDP Worldwide, 1997
Father Norton, Telling Lies in America, Banner Entertainment, 1997
Jack Albert, Error in Judgment, 1998
Earl Schimmel, I'll Remember April, Regent Entertainment, 1999
Walter, Runaway Bride, Paramount, 1999
Judge, Happy, Texas, Miramax, 1999
Walter, Guinevere, Miramax, 1999
Mayor Don Vaughn, Madison, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2000
Hank, Rennie's Landing (also known as Stealing Time), Manga, 2001
Dad, The Perfect You (also known as Crazy Little Thing), Thompson, 2002
Chief Charlie Nyback, Insomnia, Crotalus, 2003
Barney Whitmore, Lake Desire, 2003
George Menschell, A Mighty Wind, Warner Bros., 2003
Warden, Nobody Knows Anything!, Stargazer, 2003
Reverend Ben Goodwin, Employee of the Month, Bull's Eye, 2004
Pop Hemple, Adventures in Homeschooling, 5K Films, 2004
The Making of "Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers," Behind the Scenes, 2004
Grandpa Donald, Come Away Home, American Family Movies, 2005
Dirty Love, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
The Dom DeLuise Show, 1968
Dick Hale, Coming of Age, CBS, 1988-89
First Gus Stemple, Mad about You, 1992-93
Mickey Tupper, Martin`s father, Dream On, HBO, 1992-94
John Shirley, Grace under Fire (also known as Grace under Pressure), ABC, 1994-96
Judge Philip Swackheim, a recurring role, The Practice, ABC, 1999
Miniseries
William Burns, The Murder of Mary Phagan (also known as The Ballad of Mary Phagan), NBC, 1988
Robert "Bud" McFarlane, Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North, CBS, 1989
Herb Tolliver, Armistead Maupin's "Tales of the City" (also knownas Tales of the City), Channel Four, 1994, broadcast on American Playhouse, PBS, 1994
Movies
Ames Prescott, See China and Die (also known as Momma the Detective), 1980
The Day the Senior Class Got Married, 1985
Gilbert "Gil" Hutchinson, Lip Service, 1988
Ben McKenna, When He's Not a Stranger (also known as Someone You Know), CBS, 1989
Doc, Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (also known as George Walters Will Be Away for the Holidays and UFO Cafe), NBC, 1990
Willy Bailey, The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, TNT, 1990
Hal Roach, White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (also known as Hot Toddy), NBC, 1991
Twittenham, "Frogs!," WonderWorks Family Movie, PBS, 1992

Assistant district attorney Robert Norell, Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (also known as Perry Mason: The Case of the Bad Blood Wedding), NBC, 1992
Sid Wiggins, "Cooperstown," TNT Screenworks, TNT, 1993
Richard Becker, Mother of the Bride, CBS, 1993
Andy Milligan, "Traveler's Rest," Showtime 30-Minute Movie, Showtime, 1993
Jim (one source says John) Anderson, "State of Emergency" (also known as"Slow Bleed"), HBO Showcase, HBO, 1994
Emmett David, Out There, Showtime, 1995
Senator Thatch, "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes," Disney Family Films (also known as The ABC Family Movie), ABC, 1995
Jerry Briggs, Evolver, Sci-Fi Channel, 1996
"Angels in the Endzone," Disney Family Films, ABC, 1997
George, Comfort and Joy, Lifetime, 2003
Dean Duaney, Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, HBO, 2003
Specials
Let's Celebrate, 1972
Detective, The Shady Hill Kidnapping (also known as American Playhouse: The Shady Hill Kidnapping), 1982
Dick Albright, The Firm, 1983
Don Liddle, Steel Collar Man, 1985
Host in Detroit, Michigan, The CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1988
Superman's 50th Birthday: A Celebration of the Man of Steel, CBS,1988
Casey Bengal, Mathnet: The Case of the Unnatural, PBS, 1992
Interviewee, Sixteen Candles: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment, 2001
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, HBO, 2003
Episodic
Welty, "No Hiding Place," East Side/West Side, 1963
Comedian, Toast of the Town, 1964
R. W. Wheeler, "Conflict of Interests," The Defenders, 1964
Hanlon, "The Greatest Spy on Earth," Get Smart, NBC, 1966
Television man, "Oedipus Hex," Bewitched, ABC, 1966
Photographer, "A Punt, A Pass, and a Player," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1968
"Flanagan's Wake," The Corner Bar, 1972
Miller, "Rumpelstiltskin," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982
Father, "Hansel and Gretel," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1982
Bryce Taylor, "Resurrection," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1985
Isaac Q. Newton, "Love, Rose," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1986
Chester, "The Old Soft Shoe," Tales from the Darkside, 1986
Whizzer, "I've Got a New Attitude," Alf, NBC, 1987
George Corliss, "Empty Nests," The Golden Girls, NBC, 1987
Whizzer, "Something's Wrong with Me," Alf, NBC, 1987
Whizzer, "Break Up to Make Up," Alf, NBC, 1989
Horace Van Dam, "A Father and Son Reunion," Coach, ABC, 1990
Bob Spano, "The Go Between," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990
Bob Spano, "Samurai Ad Man," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990
Jack, "My Dinner with Jack and Delores," Sunday Dinner, 1991
Casey Bengal, Square One TV, 1991
Pops, "Soccer," The Wonder Years, 1991
Mr. Adult in the Grungies sketch, "Episode with Rob Morrow," The Ben Stiller Show (also known as The Best Man), Fox, 1992
Voice of Father Michael Stromwell, "It's Never Too Late," Batman: TheAnimated Series (animated), Fox, 1992
The professor, The Ben Stiller Show (also known as The Best Man), Fox, 1992
"Ninety-Five in the Shade," The Boys, 1993
Karl Bulleri, "Safe Sex," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
"Forever Ambergris," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993
Walter McTeague, "Over the Rainbow," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
Erin "The Bargain" Baron, "Bombshell," Sisters, NBC, 1994
Chuck Wood, "Father Figures," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Chuck Wood, "Self-Esteem," My So-Called Life, ABC, 1994
Enabran Tain, "The Wire," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated,1994
Enabran Tain, "Improbable Cause," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1995
Enabran Tain, "The Die Is Cast," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, syndicated, 1995
Thomas Kelsey, "Lobster Diary," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1995
Henry Lewis, "And Baby Makes Two," ER (also known as EmergencyRoom), NBC, 1995
Henry Lewis, "The Secret Sharer," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Henry Lewis, "Fire in the Belly," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1996
Joe Bangs, "The Well-Worn Lock," Millennium, Fox, 1996
Voice characterization, "Dammit, Hollywood," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1997
Enabran Tain, "In Purgatory's Shadow," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,syndicated, 1997
Ralphie, "A Doll's Story," Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, ABC, 1997
Judge Harper, "Dharma and Greg on a Hot Tin Roof," Dharma and Greg, ABC, 1998
Agent Ivan Hamel, "Marriage," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1998
"Passed Imperfect," Sleepwalkers, 1998
Cop, "Lies," Tracey Takes On ... , HBO, 1999
Cheryl's dad, "Beloved Aunt," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2000
Nicholas Emblume, "Reasons to Believe," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
Bill Ridley, "Saved by the Bell," Providence, NBC, 2001
Bill, "Photo Finish," The Geena Davis Show, ABC, 2001
Father, "Jeff," Kate Brasher, CBS, 2001
Father Conlin, "The Time/Sex Continuum," Jack & Jill, The WB,2001
Dante Cicollo, "Undercover," The Huntress, USA Network, 2001
Les Cresswell, "The Awful Truth," Once and Again, ABC, 2001
Les Cresswell, "Destiny Turns on the Radio," Once and Again, ABC,2001
Cheryl's dad, "The Baptism," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
Cheryl's dad, "Shaq," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2001
Les Cresswell, "Pictures," Once and Again, ABC, 2001
Les Cresswell, "The Gay-Straight Alliance," Once and Again, ABC, 2002
Les Cresswell, "Experience Is the Teacher," Once and Again, ABC, 2002
Les Cresswell, "Chance of a Lifetime," Once and Again, ABC, 2002
Cheryl's dad, "Mary, Joseph and Larry," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO,2002
Cheryl's dad, "The Grand Opening," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2002
Stan Coffman, "Cherry Red," Law & Order: Criminal Intent, NBC,2003
Hospital administrator, "What's Love Got to Do with It?," Becker,CBS, 2003
Henry Lewis, "Blood Relations," ER, NBC, 2004
Buddy Ween, "Getting Off," CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I.), CBS, 2004
Cheryl's dad, "The Survivor," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2004
Also appeared in episodes of The Boys, CBS; The Mommies, NBC.
Pilots
Don Liddle, The Steel Collar Man, CBS, 1985
Touch `Em All McCall, NBC, 2003
Stage Appearances
The butler, Holiday, Mt. Gretna, PA, 1951
Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey, Jackson, WY, 1954
Walt Dreary, The Threepenny Opera, 1954
When the Owl Screams, 1963
To the Water Tower, 1963
Speed/Felix, The Odd Couple, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1969
Adaptation/Next, 1969-70
The White House Murder Case, Circle in the Square, New York City,1970
Jules Feiffer's Hold Me!, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1977
The Amazin' Casey Stengel, American Place Theatre, 1981
Sills and Company, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1986
Carl Bolton, Morning`s at Seven, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
Tall Tales, Colony Theatre, Burbank, CA, 2003
Appeared in Dr. Willy Nilly, Fallout, 'Toinette.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Robert Altman and Frank Barhyte) Health (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Teleplays
Series
The Electric Company, PBS, 1971
Take Five, 1976-77

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