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: Acting

Born: Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, 1941-08-04

Died: 2021-05-19

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1972	FTA	Self	61
2	1975	Carter's Army	Soldier	43
3	1977	Which Way Is Up?	Inspector Caine	61
4	1978	The Buddy Holly Story	Sam	72
5	1981	Bustin' Loose	Marvin	60
6	1983	Richard Pryor: Here and Now	Announcer (voice) (uncredited)	66
7	1984	Black Hollywood	Self	0
8	1987	Hollywood Shuffle	President of NAACP	64
9	1987	Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1		0
10	1988	Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2		0
11	1989	Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4		0
12	1994	The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder	Self	0
13	1994	Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady	Self	0
14	1998	High Freakquency		0
15	2000	Bamboozled	Junebug	62
16	2001	The Old Settler	Man at Counter	35
17	2002	Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America	Self	61
18	2006	Homie Spumoni	George	49
19	2007	Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra	Self	72
20	2009	Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy	Self	80
21	2009	Sombra azul	Janitor	0
22	2009	Good Hair	Self	65
23	2010	Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World	Himself	88
24	2010	All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas		10
25	2012	Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy	As himself	38
26	2013	Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic	Self	71
27	2014	Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America	Himself	68
28	2016	Meet the Blacks	Klansman	48
29	2019	I Am Richard Pryor	Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)	68

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Good Times		80
2	1977	The Richard Pryor Show	Floyd	60
3	1998	Hollywood Squares	Self - Panelist	65
4	2003	Chappelle's Show		81
5	2012	DTLA	Silas	42