ACTOR

Paul Dooley

1928 - Today

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Paul Dooley 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 1,832,629 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Dooley is the 4,056th most popular actor (up from 4,364th in 2019), the 6,027th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,544th in 2019) and the 1,828th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Dooley ranks 4,056 out of 13,578. Before him are Pia Degermark, Richard Thomas, Art LaFleur, Matthew Gray Gubler, Beulah Bondi, and Zach Braff. After him are Mark Boone Junior, Michael Cudlitz, Sam Claflin, Predrag Bjelac, Benedicta Boccoli, and Kim Dickens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Paul Dooley ranks 363. Before him are François Remetter, Charles David Keeling, Michel Brault, Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Gudrun Pausewang, and Frank Rosenblatt. After him are Türkân Akyol, Jürgen Moser, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Christian d'Oriola, Jo Myong-rok, and Piero Angela.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Paul Dooley ranks 6,027 out of 20,380. Before him are Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Chuck Grassley (1933), Beulah Bondi (1889), Grote Reber (1911), John Boehner (1949), and Zach Braff (1975). After him are Mark Boone Junior (1955), Ken Olsen (1926), Michael Cudlitz (1964), Jeffrey Ullman (1942), Jerry Lucas (1940), and Owen Garriott (1930).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Paul Dooley ranks 1,828. Before him are Cassandra Peterson (1951), Richard Thomas (1951), Art LaFleur (1943), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Beulah Bondi (1889), and Zach Braff (1975). After him are Mark Boone Junior (1955), Michael Cudlitz (1964), Kim Dickens (1965), Lupe Ontiveros (1942), Al Corley (1956), and Carol Channing (1921).

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Television and Movie Roles

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