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Paul Mooney

Acting

Born August 4, 1941 · Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Died May 19, 2021

Also known as Paul Gladney

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Biography

Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, and actor. He collaborated with Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle, wrote for comedian Richard Pryor and the television series Sanford and Son, In Living Color and Chappelle's Show, and acted in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), the Spike Lee-directed satirical film Bamboozled (2000), and Chappelle's Show.

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Filmography26 titles

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World

2010as Himself

Chappelle's Show

2003

High Freakquency

1998

Good Times

1974

The Larry Sanders Show

1992as Clyde

Hollywood Squares

1998as Self - Panelist

Sanford and Son

1972Story

The Buddy Holly Story

1978as Sam

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

2013as Self

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

1994as Self

I Am Richard Pryor

2019as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live

1975Writer

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

2014as Himself

Good Hair

2009as Self

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

1983as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Hollywood Shuffle

1987as President of NAACP

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America

2002as Self

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986Screenplay

FTA

1972as Self

Bamboozled

2000as Junebug

Bustin' Loose

1981as Marvin

Which Way Is Up?

1977as Inspector Caine

Call Me Claus

2001Story

Meet the Blacks

2016as Klansman

Carter's Army

1975as Soldier

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas

2010