Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley (born February 22, 1928 in Parkersburg, West Virginia) is an American actor.

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February 22 - 1928 - Parkersburg, West Virginia - American - Actor

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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. Moving to New York, he soon found success as a regular on the stage.

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Also having an interest in comedy, Dooley was a standup comedian for five years, as well as having brief stints as a magician and as a clown. Not afraid of trying different areas of entertainment, he has also worked as a writer.

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After appearing in many movies, including most notably "Popeye", Dooley has appeared as a variety of recurrent characters on numerous television shows, including "My So-Called Life", "Dream On", "Grace Under Fire", and he played Enabran Tain in .

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Filmography

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• Come Away Home (2005)
• Madison (2005)
• Crazy Little Thing (2003)
• A Mighty Wind (2003)
• Insomnia (2002)
• A Woman's a Helluva Thing (2001)
• Happy, Texas (1999)
• Guinevere (1999)
• Runaway Bride (1999)
• Clockwatchers (1998)
• Angels in the EndZone (1997)
• Telling Lies in America (1997)
• Waiting for Guffman (1997)
• God's Lonely Man (1996)
• Out There (1995)
• Evolver (1994)
• The Underneath (1994)
• State of Emergency (1993)
• A Dangerous Woman (1993)
• My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
• The Player (1992)
• Shakes the Clown (1992)
• White Hot - The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
• Flashback (1990)
• Lip Service (1988)
• Last Rites (1988)
• O.C. & Stiggs (1987)
• Monster in the Closet (1986)
• Sixteen Candles (1984)
• Strange Brew (1983)
• Endangered Species (1982)
• Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)
• Popeye (1980)
• Breaking Away (1979)
• Rich Kids (1979)
• A Wedding (1978)
• Slap Shot (1977)
• Foreplay (1975)
 
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