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Director
Paul Mooney
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew 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
Frequent 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.
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Highest rated movies linked with Paul Mooney.
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Writer
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
2002 • Movie
as Klansman
Meet the Blacks
2016 • Movie
as Junebug
Bamboozled
2000 • Movie
as Self
FTA
1972 • Movie
Writer
Freeman
1977 • Movie
as Self
Good Hair
2009 • Movie
Story
Call Me Claus
2001 • Movie
Writer
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983 • Movie
as Sam
The Buddy Holly Story
1978 • Movie
as Janitor
Sombra azul
2009 • Movie
Screenplay
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 • Movie
as Himself
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
2014 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Paul Mooney.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self - Panelist • 5 eps
Hollywood Squares
1998 • Series
as Clyde • 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 • Series
Story • 1 eps
Sanford and Son
1972 • Series
1 eps
Good Times
1974 • Series
4 eps
Chappelle's Show
2003 • Series
as Silas • 1 eps
DTLA
2012 • Series
as self • 2 eps
Full Frontal Comedy
1996 • Series
as Floyd • 5 eps
The Richard Pryor Show
1977 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Paul Mooney.
Writer
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
2010 • Movie
Writer
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
2007 • Movie
Writer
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
2002 • Movie
Story
Call Me Claus
2001 • Movie
Screenplay
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 • Movie
Writer
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983 • Movie
Writer
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
1979 • Movie
Writer
Freeman
1977 • Movie
Writer
The Richard Pryor Special?
1977 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Paul Mooney.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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
1 eps
Good Times
1974 • Series