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Paul Dooley

1928 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Dooley has received more than 1,658,619 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Paul Dooley is the 4,372nd most popular actor (down from 3,601st in 2019), the 6,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,682nd in 2019) and the 2,042nd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.96

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Dooley ranks 4,372 out of 9,996Before him are Jiang Wen, Hayley Mills, Shawn Wayans, Oleg Anofriyev, César Évora, and Lori Singer. After him are Jack Haley, Thelma Todd, Lolita Flores, Aloma Wright, Stephen Dorff, and Ron Leibman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Paul Dooley ranks 363Before him are Pierre Tchernia, Rance Howard, Miroslav Filip, Garry Winogrand, Harold Becker, and Kenny Drew. After him are Irena Veisaitė, Clifford Edmund Bosworth, Vladimir Toporov, Léon Glovacki, Judith Krantz, and Ruth Brown.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Dooley ranks 6,558 out of 18,182Before him are Steve Aoki (1977), Emma Tillman (1892), Lillian Copeland (1904), Lori Singer (1957), M. King Hubbert (1903), and Bob Weinstein (1954). After him are Jack Haley (1898), Thelma Todd (1906), Steve Forbes (1947), Aloma Wright (1950), Stephen Dorff (1973), and Ron Leibman (1937).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Dooley ranks 2,042Before him are Glenne Headly (1955), Richard Kind (1956), Dane DeHaan (1986), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Shawn Wayans (1971), and Lori Singer (1957). After him are Jack Haley (1898), Thelma Todd (1906), Aloma Wright (1950), Stephen Dorff (1973), Ron Leibman (1937), and Melinda Dillon (1939).

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