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Saul Rubinek
Actor, Director, Producer, WriterBorn July 2, 1948 (77 years)
Saul Rubinek is a German-born Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on Warehouse 13, Donny Douglas on Frasier, Lon Cohen on A Nero Wolfe Mystery, and Louis B. Mayer on The Last Tycoon. He also starred in the films Against All Odds (1984), Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Unforgiven (1992), Nixon (1995), True Romance (1993), The Express (2008), Barney's Version (2010), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).
Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Germany, in 1948. His parents were Polish Jews who had been hidden by Polish farmers during World War II. They immigrated to Canada after the war.
Rubinek began his acting career in theater, appearing in several productions with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille. He made his television debut in 1977, with a guest appearance on the series Baretta.
In 1984, Rubinek starred in the film Against All Odds. He followed that up with roles in the films Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Unforgiven (1992).
In 1995, Rubinek starred in the film Nixon. He received critical acclaim for his performance, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
In 1998, Rubinek directed his first feature film, Jerry and Tom. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
From 2009 to 2014, Rubinek starred as Artie Nielsen on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The series was a critical and commercial success, and it ran for five seasons.
In 2013, Rubinek starred as Louis B. Mayer on the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon. The series was based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Rubinek is a five-time Genie Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor for Ticket to Heaven (1981). He is also a two-time Gemini Award nominee.
Rubinek is married to Elinor Reid, a playwright and producer. They have two children.
Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Germany, in 1948. His parents were Polish Jews who had been hidden by Polish farmers during World War II. They immigrated to Canada after the war.
Rubinek began his acting career in theater, appearing in several productions with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and Theatre Passe Muraille. He made his television debut in 1977, with a guest appearance on the series Baretta.
In 1984, Rubinek starred in the film Against All Odds. He followed that up with roles in the films Wall Street (1987), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and Unforgiven (1992).
In 1995, Rubinek starred in the film Nixon. He received critical acclaim for his performance, and he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.
In 1998, Rubinek directed his first feature film, Jerry and Tom. The film was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.
From 2009 to 2014, Rubinek starred as Artie Nielsen on the Syfy series Warehouse 13. The series was a critical and commercial success, and it ran for five seasons.
In 2013, Rubinek starred as Louis B. Mayer on the Amazon Prime series The Last Tycoon. The series was based on the novel of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Rubinek is a five-time Genie Award nominee, winning Best Supporting Actor for Ticket to Heaven (1981). He is also a two-time Gemini Award nominee.
Rubinek is married to Elinor Reid, a playwright and producer. They have two children.
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| 2023 | BlackBerry · as John Woodman |
| 2023 | Clock · as Joseph |
| 2022 | Shttl · as Rebbe Weitsenzang |
| 2020 | Terror Lake Drive (TV Series) · as Dr. Rubidoux |
| 2020 | Hunters (2020) (TV Series) · as Murray Markowitz |
| 2019 | For All Mankind (TV Series) · as Rep. Charles Sandman |
| 2019 | The Song of Names · as Feinman |
| 2019 | A Magical Journey · as Saul |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · as Frenchman (segment "the Mortal Remains") |
| 2018 | FBI (TV Series) · as Senator David Becker |
| 2018 | Caught (2018) (TV Series) · as Andre Lefevre |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (TV Series) · as Pauly Auerbach |
| 2017 | Doubt (TV Series) · as Judge Julius Routbort |
| 2016 | The Last Tycoon (TV Series) · as Louis B. Mayer |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (TV Series) · as Pfoopa |
| 2016 | Billions (TV Series) · as Hap Halloran |
| 2015 | Gridlocked · as Marty |
| 2015 | Schitt's Creek (TV Series) · as Tippy Bernstein |
| 2014 | Survivor's Remorse (TV Series) · as Leonard Moscowitz |
| 2012 | Beauty and the Beast (2012) (TV Series) · as Dr. Glenroy |
| 2012 | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt · as Hasty Hathaway |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Arthur Claypool |
| 2011 | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost · as Hasty Hathaway |
| 2010 | Barney's Version · as Charnofsky |
| 2010 | Kill Me Please · as M. Breiman |
| 2010 | Knucklehead · as Rabbi |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Sy Goodman |
| 2010 | Rubicon (TV Series) · as David Hadas |
| 2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse · as Hasty Hathaway |
| 2009 | The Trotsky · as David Bronstein |
| 2009 | Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!! · as Martin Hirsch |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge Thomas Treem |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 (TV Series) · as Arthur "artie" Nielsen |
| 2008 | Leverage (TV Series) · as Victor Dubenich |
| 2008 | The Express · as Art Modell |
| 2008 | The Trojan Horse (TV Series) · as Rafe Kott |
| 2008 | Julia · as Mitch |
| 2007 | Blackout · as Sol |
| 2007 | A Broken Life · as The Boss |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change · as Hasty Hathaway |
| 2006 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' · as Fred Silverman |
| 2006 | The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman (TV Series) · as Gelman |
| 2006 | Eureka (TV Series) · as Dr. Carl Carlson |
| 2006 | Psych (TV Series) · as Lance |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Night Passage · as Hasty Hathaway |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Santa's Slay · as Mr. Green |
| 2005 | Partner(s) · as Matthew |
| 2005 | Trump Unauthorized · as Peter Wennik |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy (TV Series) · as Eli Rigler |
| 2005 | Blind Justice (TV Series) · as Dr. Alan Galloway |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Boston Legal (TV Series) · as Donald Feldcamp |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas (TV Series) · as Jonathan Selznick |
| 2004 | Lost (TV Series) · as Clark Finney |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby (TV Series) |
| 2004 | White Coats · as Dr. Sam Bonnert |
| 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss · as Dr. Paul Fleiss |
| 2003 | Baadasssss! · as Howard Kaufman |
| 2003 | Coast to Coast · as Gary Pereira |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective · as Skin Specialist |
| 2003 | Hollywood North · as Paul Linder |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix (TV Series) · as Peter Tomashevski |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself · as Eli Morton |
| 2003 | L.A. Dragnet (TV Series) · as Marc Guggenheim |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House · as Sal Astor |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | Triggermen · as Jazzer |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums · as Reid (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 · as Red Dragon Box Man |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor · as Ira Stone |
| 2001 | Nero Wolfe (2001) (TV Series) · as Lon Cohen |
| 2000 | The Family Man · as Alan Mintz |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Dr. Saul Funkhouser |
| 2000 | The Contender · as Jerry Tolliver |
| 2000 | Lakeboat · as Cuthman |
| 2000 | The Bookfair Murders · as Martin P. Barrett |
| 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery · as Saul Panzer |
| 1999 | Once And Again (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Mr. Price |
| 1999 | Dick · as Henry Kissinger |
| 1999 | 36 Hours to Die · as Morano |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom · as Dogtrack Victim |
| 1998 | Mentors (TV Series) · as Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1998 | Blackjack · as Thomas |
| 1997 | Bad Manners · as Matt Carroll |
| 1997 | Color of Justice · as Norm |
| 1997 | Hostile Intent · as Kendall |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 (TV Series) · as Emmett Bregman |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Arnold Hunter |
| 1997 | Pale Saints · as Whitey |
| 1996 | Ink (TV Series) · as Alan Mesnick |
| 1996 | Past Perfect · as Bookkeeper |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Rainbow · as Sam Cohen |
| 1995 | Nixon · as Herb Klein |
| 1995 | Memory Run · as Dr. Munger |
| 1995 | Nothing Lasts Forever · as Alan Penn |
| 1995 | Hiroshima · as Leo Szilard |
| 1995 | The Android Affair · as Fiedler |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Aaron Zgierski |
| 1995 | Open Season · as Eric Schlockmeister |
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad · as Robert 'bobby' Drace |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble · as Sam Smotherman |
| 1994 | Death Wish: The Face of Death · as Brian Hoyle |
| 1994 | The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon (TV Series) · as Lou The Lion |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Barry Tytell |
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Donny Douglas |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On · as Dr. Jim Curran |
| 1993 | True Romance · as Lee Donowitz |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues · as Mr. Ferderber |
| 1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story · as Bill Bryson |
| 1993 | Matrix (TV Series) · as The Stage Manager, Jeremy Winter |
| 1992 | Driving Miss Daisy · as Boolie Werthan |
| 1992 | Unforgiven · as W.w. Beauchamp |
| 1992 | Man Trouble · as Laurence Moncrief |
| 1991 | The Quarrel · as Hersh Rasseyner |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities · as Jed Kramer |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Professor Ira Simpkis |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music · as Seymour Heller |
| 1988 | Hitting Home · as Owen Hughes |
| 1988 | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick · as Rabbi Teitelman |
| 1987 | Wall Street · as Harry Salt |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV Series) · as Kivas Fajo |
| 1987 | Street Legal (TV Series) · as Grant Mitchell |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Harold Schoen |
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty · as Bo Hodges |
| 1986 | Half a Lifetime · as Sam |
| 1986 | Murder Sees the Light · as Benny Cooperman |
| 1985 | The Equalizer (TV Series) · as Jason Masur |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as John Griffths |
| 1985 | Martin's Day · as Hitchhiker |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders · as Benny Cooperman |
| 1984 | Against All Odds · as Steve Kirsch |
| 1983 | Dusty · as Dusty |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story · as Dan Grey |
| 1982 | Highpoint · as Centino |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love · as Floyd Kurtzman |
| 1982 | Soup for One · as Allan |
| 1981 | By Design · as Terry |
| 1981 | Ticket to Heaven · as Larry |
| 1981 | Seeing Things (TV Series) · as Jeffries |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Hangin' In (TV Series) · as Tony |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Harold Shapero |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal · as Peter Braden (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Death Ship · as Jackie |
| 1980 | The Agency · as Sam Goldstein |
| 1979 | The Littlest Hobo (TV Series) · as Tim Reagan |
| 1979 | Sanctuary of Fear · as Jerry Stone |
| 1979 | Bizarre (TV Series) · as Regular |
| 1976 | SHErlock (2023) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1975 | King of Kensington (TV Series) · as Ansons Phelps |