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Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Acting

Born: July 2, 1948Wolfratshausen, Germany

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.

Known For
Filmography
SHTTL

SHTTL

Rebbe Weitsenzang

2023
Clock

Clock

Joseph

2023
BlackBerry

BlackBerry

John Woodman

2023
I Am Normal

I Am Normal

Rosenhan

2021
The Song of Names

The Song of Names

Feinman

2019
The Song of Names

The Song of Names

Mr. Feinman

2019
A Magical Journey

A Magical Journey

Saul

2019
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

2018
Gridlocked

Gridlocked

Marty

2016
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

Self

2014
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Hasty Hathaway

2012
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Hasty Hathaway

2011
Kill Me Please

Kill Me Please

M. Breiman

2010
Barney's Version

Barney's Version

Charnofsky

2010
Knucklehead

Knucklehead

Rabbi

2010
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Martin Hirsch

2010
Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Hasty Hathaway

2010
The Trotsky

The Trotsky

David Bronstein

2010
The Express

The Express

Art Modell

2008
Julia

Julia

Mitch

2008
Blackout

Blackout

Sol

2007
A Broken Life

A Broken Life

The Boss

2007
War

War

Dr. Sherman

2007
Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Hasty Hathaway

2007
The Washingtonians

The Washingtonians

Professor Harkinson

2007
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Fred Silverman

2006
Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Hasty Hathaway

2006
Santa's Slay

Santa's Slay

Mr. Green

2005
Partner(s)

Partner(s)

Matthew

2005
Trump Unauthorized

Trump Unauthorized

Peter Wennik

2005
Camp Hollywood

Camp Hollywood

Himself

2004
Baadasssss!

Baadasssss!

Howard Kaufman

2004
White Coats

White Coats

Dr. Sam Bonnert

2004
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

Gary Pereira

2004
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

Dr. Paul Fleiss

2004
Hollywood North

Hollywood North

Paul Linder

2004
The Singing Detective

The Singing Detective

Skin Specialist

2003
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Eli Morton

2003
The Brady Bunch in the White House

The Brady Bunch in the White House

Sal Astor

2002
Gleason

Gleason

George 'Bullets' Durgom

2002
Triggermen

Triggermen

Jazzer

2002
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

Self

2002
Bleacher Bums

Bleacher Bums

Reid (uncredited)

2001
Rush Hour 2

Rush Hour 2

Red Dragon Box Man

2001
Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Ira Stone

2001
The Family Man

The Family Man

Alan Mintz

2000
The Contender

The Contender

Jerry Tolliver

2000
Lakeboat

Lakeboat

Cuthman

2000
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Saul Panzer

2000
The Bookfair Murders

The Bookfair Murders

Martin P. Barrett

2000
Dick

Dick

Henry Kissinger

1999
36 Hours to Die

36 Hours to Die

Morano

1999
Jerry and Tom

Jerry and Tom

Dogtrack Victim

1998
Bad Manners

Bad Manners

Matt Carroll

1998
Blackjack

Blackjack

Thomas

1998
Color of Justice

Color of Justice

Norm

1997

Pale Saints

Whitey

1997
Hostile Intent

Hostile Intent

Kendall

1997
Past Perfect

Past Perfect

Bookkeeper

1996
Rainbow

Rainbow

Sam Cohen

1996
Toe Tags

Toe Tags

Lou Griffith

1996
Nixon

Nixon

Herb Klein

1995
Memory Run

Memory Run

Dr. Munger

1995
The Android Affair

The Android Affair

Fiedler

1995
Open Season

Open Season

Eric Schlockmeister

1995
I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

Sam Smotherman

1994
Getting Even with Dad

Getting Even with Dad

Robert 'Bobby' Drace

1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Brian Hoyle

1994
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Dr. Jim Curran

1993
Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

Mr. Ferderber

1993
True Romance

True Romance

Lee Donowitz

1993
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Bill Bryson

1993
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

W.W. Beauchamp

1992
Man Trouble

Man Trouble

Laurence Moncrief

1992
The Quarrel

The Quarrel

Hersh Rasseyner

1991
The Bonfire of the Vanities

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Jed Kramer

1990
Falling Over Backwards

Falling Over Backwards

Mel

1990
Liberace: Behind the Music

Liberace: Behind the Music

Seymour Heller

1988
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Rabbi Teitelman

1988
Hitting Home

Hitting Home

Owen Hughes

1988
Wall Street

Wall Street

Harry Salt

1987
So Many Miracles

So Many Miracles

Narrator

1987
Taking Care

Taking Care

1987
Half a Lifetime

Half a Lifetime

Sam

1986
Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty

Bo Hodges

1986
Murder Sees the Light

Murder Sees the Light

Benny Cooperman

1986
Martin's Day

Martin's Day

Hitchhiker

1985

The Suicide Murders

Benny Cooperman

1985
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Steve Kirsch

1984
The Terry Fox Story

The Terry Fox Story

Dan Grey

1983
Highpoint

Highpoint

Centino

1982
Young Doctors in Love

Young Doctors in Love

Floyd Kurtzman

1982
By Design

By Design

Terry

1982
Soup for One

Soup for One

Allan

1982
Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

Larry

1981
Clown White

Clown White

Mr. Freed

1981
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

Peter Braden (uncredited)

1980
Death Ship

Death Ship

Jackie

1980
Agency

Agency

Sam Goldstein

1980
The Wordsmith

The Wordsmith

Mervyn Kaplansky

1979
Sanctuary of Fear

Sanctuary of Fear

Jerry Stone

1979
Seer Was Here

Seer Was Here

1978
Friday Night Adventure

Friday Night Adventure

1976
Slow Run

Slow Run

Narrator

1968