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Paul Mooney
Actor 1941 - 2021

Paul Mooney

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... Read full bio →

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11 roles
I Am Richard Pryor No snapshots yet
Character Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Title screen of Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic No snapshots yet
Character Self
Good Hair No snapshots yet
Character Self

Good Hair

2009

Bamboozled No snapshots yet
Character Junebug

Bamboozled

2000

The Legend of Dolemite No snapshots yet
Character Self
Title screen of Hollywood Shuffle No snapshots yet
Character President of NAACP
Bustin' Loose No snapshots yet
Character Marvin
The Buddy Holly Story No snapshots yet
Character Sam
The Richard Pryor Show No snapshots yet
Character Floyd
TV
Which Way Is Up? No snapshots yet
Character Inspector Caine
Title screen of FTA No snapshots yet
Character Self

FTA

1972

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

11 titles
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor 2019
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013
Good Hair
Good Hair 2009
Bamboozled
Bamboozled 2000
The Legend of Dolemite
The Legend of Dolemite 1994
Hollywood Shuffle
Hollywood Shuffle 1987
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose 1981
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story 1978
Which Way Is Up?
Which Way Is Up? 1977
The Richard Pryor Show TV
The Richard Pryor Show 1977
FTA
FTA 1972

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