Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Mooney
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 33Series: 10Crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 81149
IMDb ID: nm0600763
Known for: Acting
Born: August 4, 1941
Died: May 19, 2021
Age: 79
Place of birth: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1972 - 2019
Years active: 48
Average TMDB rating: 6.74
Wikidata: Q2911728
Also known as
Paul Gladney
Other jobs
Writer (8)Story (2)Screenplay (1)
Biography
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.
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Mooney.
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 • Movie
as Klansman
Meet the Blacks
2016 • Movie
as Himself
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
2014 • Movie
as Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 • Movie
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
2010 • Movie
as Himself
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
2010 • Movie
as Self
Good Hair
2009 • Movie
as Janitor
Sombra azul
2009 • Movie
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 • Movie
as Self
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
2007 • Movie
as George
Homie Spumoni
2006 • Movie
as Self
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
2002 • Movie
Story
Call Me Claus
2001 • Movie
as Junebug
Bamboozled
2000 • Movie
High Freakquency
1998 • Movie
as Self
Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady
1994 • Movie
as Self
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994 • Movie
as Self
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
1993 • Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989 • Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988 • Movie
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 • Movie
as President of NAACP
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 • Movie
Screenplay
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 • Movie
as Self
Black Hollywood
1984 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Mooney.
as Silas • 1 eps
DTLA
2012 • Series
4 eps
Chappelle's Show
2003 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
Hollywood Squares
1998 • Series
as self • 2 eps
Full Frontal Comedy
1996 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Clyde • 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
as Floyd • 5 eps
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
1 eps
Good Times
1974 • Series
Story • 1 eps
Sanford and Son
1972 • Series