Paul Mooney
Known for Acting
Born August 4, 1941
Died May 19, 2021
Place of Birth 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
Bamboozled
2000
as Junebug
Good Hair
2009
as Self
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
as Sam
Bustin' Loose
1981
as Marvin
Meet the Blacks
2016
as Klansman
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
as President of NAACP
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Which Way Is Up?
1977
as Inspector Caine
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
as Self
FTA
1972
as Self
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
as Self
Homie Spumoni
2006
as George
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
High Freakquency
1998
Carter's Army
1975
as Soldier
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
2010
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
as Self
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989
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