William Mooney (actor)

{{short description|American television and theatre actor}}

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William Mooney is an American television and theatre actor.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KyhJAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hwYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1790,1083499&dq=william-mooney+emmy&hl=en|title=Bill Mooney Exults In Being Prof. Higgins|date=8 February 1985|work=The Hour|accessdate=6 November 2012}} Mooney played the character Paul Martin in the daytime soap opera All My Children. He has been nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KatPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PQYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7103,1984191&dq=william-mooney+emmy&hl=en|title=William Mooney to Perform at Hippodrome|date=19 March 1984|work=Star-Banner|page=9B|accessdate=6 November 2012}} including a 1980 nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

Mooney is also a storyteller. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards for albums with David Holt.

Filmography

  • Second Sight (1989) – Fritz Bloom
  • C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988) (TV) – aka Python Wolf
  • Beer (1985) – Newscaster
  • A Flash of Green (1984) – Leroy Shanner
  • The Next Man (1976) – Press Room Reporter
  • All My Children (1970) TV Series – Paul Martin #2 (1972–1982, 1984–1985, 1995)
  • "The Mayor of Sherwood" (1987 TV Mini Series) – Mayor Rob Sachs

Television

Awards

Daytime Emmy

1980: Nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for All My Children (1970).

Grammy

1996: Nominated for Best Spoken Word Album for Children for Why the Dog Chases the Cat: Great Animal Stories (with David Holt).

1998: Nominated for Best Spoken Word Album for Spiders in the Hairdo: Modern Urban Legends (with David Holt).

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