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Paul Mooney
Acting

Paul Mooney

August 4, 1941May 19, 2021 (aged 79)Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, social critic, and television and film actor. He is best known as a writer for comedian Richard Pryor, playing singer Sam Cooke in The Buddy Holly Story and Junebug in Bamboozled, and his appearances on Chappelle's Show.

Filmography

I Am Richard Pryor poster

I Am Richard Pryor

as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

6.9•2019

I Am Richard Pryor

as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

Meet the Blacks poster

Meet the Blacks

as Klansman

4.7•2016

Meet the Blacks

as Klansman

Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America poster

Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America

as Himself

6.8•2014

Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America

as Himself

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic poster

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self

7.1•2013

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

as Self

Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy

as As himself

4.5•2012

Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy

as As himself

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas poster

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas

1.5•2010

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World poster

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World

as Himself

8.2•2010

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World

as Himself

Good Hair poster

Good Hair

as Self

6.5•2009

Good Hair

as Self

Sombra azul poster

Sombra azul

as Janitor

2009

Sombra azul

as Janitor

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy poster

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self

8.0•2009

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

as Self

Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra poster

Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra

as Self

7.1•2007

Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra

as Self

Homie Spumoni poster

Homie Spumoni

as George

5.0•2006

Homie Spumoni

as George

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America poster

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America

as Self

6.2•2002

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America

as Self

The Old Settler poster

The Old Settler

as Man at Counter

3.8•2001

The Old Settler

as Man at Counter

Bamboozled poster

Bamboozled

as Junebug

6.3•2000

Bamboozled

as Junebug

High Freakquency poster

High Freakquency

8.0•1998

High Freakquency

Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady poster

Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady

as Self

7.0•1994

Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady

as Self

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder poster

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

as Self

7.0•1994

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

as Self

Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre poster

Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre

as Self

7.0•1993

Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre

as Self

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4 poster

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

1989

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2 poster

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

1988

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 poster

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

1987

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Hollywood Shuffle poster

Hollywood Shuffle

as President of NAACP

6.5•1987

Hollywood Shuffle

as President of NAACP

Black Hollywood poster

Black Hollywood

as Self

1984

Black Hollywood

as Self

Richard Pryor: Here and Now poster

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

6.7•1983

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Bustin' Loose poster

Bustin' Loose

as Marvin

6.2•1981

Bustin' Loose

as Marvin

The Buddy Holly Story poster

The Buddy Holly Story

as Sam

7.1•1978

The Buddy Holly Story

as Sam

Which Way Is Up? poster

Which Way Is Up?

as Inspector Caine

5.7•1977

Which Way Is Up?

as Inspector Caine

Carter's Army poster

Carter's Army

as Soldier

4.5•1975

Carter's Army

as Soldier

FTA poster

FTA

as Self

6.4•1972

FTA

as Self