Paul Mooney

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.

Known for

Hollywood Squares

Self - Panelist

Chappelle's Show

DTLA

Silas

Good Times

Full Frontal Comedy

self

The Buddy Holly Story

Sam

Carter's Army

Soldier

The Richard Pryor Show

Floyd

Meet the Blacks

Klansman

FTA

Self

Bamboozled

Junebug

Hollywood Shuffle

President of NAACP

I Am Richard Pryor

Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder

Self

Which Way Is Up?

Inspector Caine

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Self

Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World

Himself

Bustin' Loose

Marvin

Good Hair

Self

The Old Settler

Man at Counter

Richard Pryor: Here and Now

Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

Self

Homie Spumoni

George

Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady

Self

High Freakquency

Black Hollywood

Self

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

Himself

All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas

Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra

Self

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2

Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy

As himself

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4

Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America

Self

Sombra azul

Janitor

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