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Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer, and comedian. He is known for his roles in Breaking Away, Popeye, Sixteen Candles, Strange Brew and many Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the PBS show The Electric Company. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Dooley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Paul Dooley is an American character actor, writer, and comedian born in 1928, best known for his prolific work as a reliable on-screen father figure in 1980s comedies and his recurring collaboration with director Christopher Guest.
He is widely recognized for his roles in films such as Sixteen Candles, Breaking Away, Popeye, and the Cars franchise, as well as his writing contributions to the PBS show The Electric Company.
He has appeared in several of Christopher Guest's improvised mockumentaries, most notably Waiting for Guffman and A Mighty Wind.