Acting

Paul Chaplin

Born Dec 1, 1955 · 70 years7 titles 4 movies · 3 TV

Biography

Paul Chaplin is an American writer and comedian, known for his work on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, for which he wrote and played the recurring characters of an Observer, Ned the Nanite, Pitch the Demon, and Ortega, along with several other bit roles.

Born

Dec 1, 1955

Illinois, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

6

Acting credits

0

Directing

4

Writing

0

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

1989 1 title(s)

Mystery Science Theater 3000
tv · as Huggy Bear, as Rick the Electrician, as Ortega, as Tech Support (voice), as Holo-Clown, as Bratty Kid (voice), as The Power Steves Bass Player, as Party Goer, as Sandy / Matthew (voice), as Doug, as Timmy Bobby Rusty, as Tourist Father, as Scooter / Ortega / Ned the Nanite (voice), as Scooter, as Earl Torgeson, as Julius / Pitch, as Bomb Worshipper #1 / Ned the Nanite, as Observer #1 / Ned the Nanite, as Observer #1, as Ned the Nanite / Extra Monkey, as Julius, as Karl, as Stan Johnson (voice), as Nate the Nanite Clown, as Chief Delta Knight, as Institute of Mad Scientists Inspector, as Barnacle Bob, Writer · ★ 7.7

1992 1 title(s)

This Is MST3K
movie · as Self · ★ 7.0

1995 1 title(s)

Poopie!
movie · Acting · ★ 9.0

1996 1 title(s)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
movie · Writer · ★ 6.5

2007 1 title(s)

The 'Bots Are Back!
tv · as Crow T. Robot (voice), Writer

2013 1 title(s)

Return to Eden Prairie: 25 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000
movie · as Self

2017 1 title(s)

Mystery Science Theater 3000
tv · as Hive Mind Manager, Writer · ★ 7.7