Person · Actor and screenwriter · Active since 1964
Paul Dooley
b. 1928, Parkersburg
American actor and screenwriter, born in Parkersburg. Appeared in 37 films on this site, including Insomnia (2002), Hairspray (2007) and Runaway Bride (1999).
He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Strange Brew, Sixteen Candles, Cars and various Christopher Guest mockumentaries.
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Dooley was represented by the William Morris Agency, thanks to a referral from Walter Matthau, who played Oscar Madison in the play.
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Films in this guide
Best known
- Insomnia 2002actor
- Hairspray 2007actor
- Runaway Bride 1999actor
- Death Wish 1974actor
- Breaking Away 1979actor
- Popeye 1980actor
1970s
- The Out-of-Towners (1970)actor
- Up the Sandbox (1972)actor
- Death Wish (1974)actor
- Fore Play (1975)actor
- A Wedding (1978)actor
- Breaking Away (1979)actor
1980s
- Health (1980)actor, screenwriter
- Popeye (1980)actor
- Paternity (1981)actor
- Endangered Species (1982)actor
- Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)actor
- Going Berserk (1983)actor
- Strange Brew (1983)actor
- Sixteen Candles (1984)actor
- O.C. and Stiggs (1985)actor
- Big Trouble (1986)actor
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)actor
- Monster in the Closet (1986)actor
1990s
- Flashback (1990)actor
- Shakes the Clown (1991)actor
- A Dangerous Woman (1993)actor
- My Boyfriend's Back (1993)actor
- Evolver (1995)actor
- The Underneath (1995)actor
- Clockwatchers (1997)actor
- Loved (1997)actor
- Telling Lies in America (1997)actor
- Waiting for Guffman (1997)actor
- Happy, Texas (1999)actor
- Runaway Bride (1999)actor
2000s
- Crazy Little Thing (2002)actor
- Insomnia (2002)actor
- Employee of the Month (2004)actor
- Madison (2005)actor
- Hairspray (2007)actor
- Sunshine Cleaning (2008)actor, as Sherm
- Horsemen (2009)actor