Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley is an American Emmy Award-nominated actor who played Enabran Tain in four episodes of . He was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and began acting while attending college.
== Early film and television career ==
During the early 1960s, he was part of a stand-up comedy act consisting of himself and Richard Libertini known as "Paul Dooley and Dick Liberti". Although the act split up after a short time, Dooley and Libertini later worked on several films together, and Libertini himself also become a guest star on Deep Space Nine.
Having found success on the New York stage, Dooley moved into television in the 1960s, making appearances on such popular shows as The Defenders, Get Smart, and Bewitched. By 1970, he began breaking into feature films as well, with small roles in 1970's The Out-of-Towners (in which he and Richard Libertini played baggage handlers, with Graham Jarvis playing a mugger), 1974's Death Wish, and 1977's Slap Shot. 
== Theatrical career ==
Perhaps Dooley's most notable stage work was the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, in which he portrayed "Speed," one of Oscar Madison's poker buddies. He worked opposite another Star Trek alumnus, John Fiedler, who played the role of Vinnie. Garry Walberg, who appeared on , took over the role of "Speed" for the 1970s television series which followed.
From 1969 through 1970, Dooley performed alongside Graham Jarvis in Elaine May's Adaptation at the Greenwich Mews Theatre in New York. In 1970, Dooley and Richard Libertini were paired together once again in the off-Broadway production of The White House Murder Case. 
Dooley continued performing on the New York stage throughout the 1970s and 1980s, and in 1986, he worked alongside Gerrit Graham in the play Sills & Company. Dooley has since performed in the Los Angeles theater, including Morning's at Seven in 2002, for which he replaced actor Christopher Lloyd. Dooley also starred opposite James Avery and Norman Lloyd in a one-night-only performance of Tall Tales at the Colony Theatre. 
== Robert Altman films ==
In 1978, Dooley landed his first major film role in Robert Altman's (1978). This proved to be the first of many collaborations between Dooley and director Altman, making Dooley a part of the unofficial Altman acting troupe which also included the likes of René Auberjonois, Henry Gibson, Sally Kellerman, John Schuck, Ray Walston, Robert Fortier, and Bert Remsen (the latter two having also appeared in A Wedding).
The films for which Dooley re-teamed with Altman were 1979's A Perfect Couple (with Gibson), (1980, co-written by Dooley and also featuring Gibson, Fortier and Alfre Woodard), and (1980, starring Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall, with Fortier, Richard Libertini, Ray Walston and Bill Irwin), (1987, with Fortier and Walston), and (1992), in which Dooley appeared as himself and featured appearances by René Auberjonois, Brian Brophy, Louise Fletcher, Terri Garr, Whoopi Goldberg, Joel Grey, Sally Kellerman, Malcolm McDowell, Bert Remsen, Dean Stockwell, Brian Tochi, and Ray Walston.
==Breaking Away and Dennis Christopher==
It was Dooley's role in (1979, starring fellow Deep Space Nine guest actor Dennis Christopher), which acquired him the most recognition. Dooley's performance as the father of Christopher's character earned him an award as Best Supporting Actor from the National Board of Review. This film actually marked the second time Dooley played the father of Dennis Christopher's character; the first was in A Wedding. He played his father again in a 2003 episode of .
==Other films==
In addition to the above works, Dooley reteamed with Richard Libertini on (1983, featuring Rosalind Chao and Kurtwood Smith) and Big Trouble (co-starring Warren Munson and Barbara J. Tarbuck). Dooley also had supporting roles in (1983) and (1984); in the latter, he played the father of Molly Ringwald's character, Samantha. Dooley subsequently appeared with fellow Deep Space Nine guest star Henry Gibson in (1986). He was originally cast as Patrick Martin in Little Shop of Horrors; however, the original ending did not go well with the audience and it was reshot. Dooley was unavailable for the reshoot so Jim Belushi was cast in the role. Dooley is still mentioned under "special thanks" in the end credits. Dooley's scenes were reinstated as part of Frank Oz' 2012 directors cut.
Dooley's later film credits include (1993), (1995, with John de Lancie), (1999, with Ron Perlman and Scarlett Pomers) and Runaway Bride, and (2002, starring Robin Williams). In addition, Dooley appeared in Christopher Guest's (1996) and (2003, featuring Ed Begley, Jr., Bill Cobbs, and Michael McKean). Dooley again worked with Begley and McKean on Guest's (2006). 
Dooley was also the voice of Sarge in Disney/Pixar Animation Studios' (2006). He then played Mr. Spritzer in (2007). He has also appeared in such films as the (2009) and (2009), both featuring 's Clifton Collins, Jr..
==Later television work ==
Besides his role as Tain on Deep Space Nine, Dooley also had recurring roles on a number of other series, ranging from comic shows such as , , and Curb Your Enthusiasm to dramas such as and (with Billy Campbell). One such recurring role, as Martin Tupper's father on the HBO series Dream On, led to his first Emmy Award nomination in 1994. A second nomination followed in 2000 for his recurring role as Judge Philip Swackheim on . Another recurring character was Addison Prudy on , starring Teri Hatcher, Mark Moses, and his Health co-star Alfre Woodard. Dooley also appeared in the 1992 TV movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride, in which he played the assistant of Charles Macaulay. This telefilm also featured Ronny Cox. In 1994, he guest starred in two episodes of My So-Called Life, starring Wilson Cruz.
Recurring roles aside, Dooley has made one-time appearances on shows such as (starring Deep Space Nine star Avery Brooks), , (1986, with John Fiedler), , (starring Olivia d'Abo), (1992, with Eugene Roche), (starring Anne Elizabeth Ramsay), (starring Lance Henriksen and Megan Gallagher, with Bill Smitrovich), (with Anne Haney, Albert Hall, and Richard McGonagle), (starring Paul Guilfoyle, with Debra Wilson), and (2007starring William Shatner and John Larroquette, with Mark Moses, Michael Wiseman, and Tom Virtue). Additionally, he was seen in Out There, (1995, with Leslie Bevis, Bill Cobbs, Wendy Schaal, Carel Struycken and star Robert Picardo).
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