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Paul Dooley - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Paul Dooley - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Writer.
Born February 22, 1928 - American actor.
As a teenager, Dooley drew cartoons for a local newspaper. Prior to college, he served in the United States Navy.
After moving to New York, he quickly achieved success, performing on stage. For five years he was a stand-up comedian, participated in the Compass Players and The Second City shows. For some time he worked as a magician and clown, tried himself as a writer. He was one of the writers of the children's series The Electric Company, one of whose characters, Paul Gorilla, was named after. Also took part in advertising.
In 1965 he appeared in the Broadway production of Mike Nichols' Strange Couple, based on the play by Neil Simon, starring opposite Art Carney and Walter Mattau.
Paul Dooley also starred in many films, among which are "The Wedding" (1978), "Going Away" (1979, the US National Board of Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor), "Popeye" (1980), "16 Candles "(1984)," The monster in the closet "(1986)," Flashback "(1990)," My boyfriend is risen "," Dangerous woman "(both - 1993)," Evolver "(1994)," There, inside "(1995)," Runaway Bride "(1999)," Insomnia "(2002)," Hairspray "(2007) and" Horsemen "(2009). He played the role of a seller in the "Shop of Horrors", but in the end, during the editing, the scenes with his participation were removed (replaced by James Belushi).
Television work includes Star Trek: Deep Space 9, My So-Called Life, Grace on Fire, Alphas, and The Chubby. He was a guest star on the shows "Sabrina the Little Witch", "Golden Girls", "Millennium", "Ellie McBeal", "Clinic", "Desperate Housewives" and others. In 2000, he was nominated for a Television Emmy Award for his portrayal of extravagant judge Philip Suecheim in Practice .
He voiced the Sergeant in the cartoons Cars (2006) and Cars 2 (2011).
