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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
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
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CREDITS
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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
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Gravy Train, Columbia, 1974
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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
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The Making of "Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers," Behind the Scenes, 2004
- Grandpa Donald, Come Away Home, American Family Movies, 2005
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Dirty Love, 2005
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Television Appearances
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Series
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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
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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
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Movies
- Ames Prescott, See China and Die (also known as Momma the Detective), 1980
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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
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Specials
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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
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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
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Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, HBO, 2003
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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.
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Pilots
- Don Liddle, The Steel Collar Man, CBS, 1985
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Touch `Em All McCall, NBC, 2003
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Stage Appearances
- The butler, Holiday, Mt. Gretna, PA, 1951
- Elwood P. Dowd, Harvey, Jackson, WY, 1954
- Walt Dreary, The Threepenny Opera, 1954
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When the Owl Screams, 1963
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To the Water Tower, 1963
- Speed/Felix, The Odd Couple, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1969
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Adaptation/Next, 1969-70
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The White House Murder Case, Circle in the Square, New York City,1970
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Jules Feiffer's Hold Me!, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1977
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The Amazin' Casey Stengel, American Place Theatre, 1981
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Sills and Company, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Carl Bolton, Morning`s at Seven, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2002
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Tall Tales, Colony Theatre, Burbank, CA, 2003
- Appeared in Dr. Willy Nilly,
Fallout,
'Toinette.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
- (With Robert Altman and Frank Barhyte) Health (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H.), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
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Teleplays
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Series
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The Electric Company, PBS, 1971
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Take Five, 1976-77
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