Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 30, 1954
Place of Birth:
Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
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David Paymer
Biography
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bad Shabbos | Richard |
| 2022 | Mr. Saturday Night | Stan Yankleman |
| 2020 | The Sunlit Night | Levi |
| 2020 | Horse Girl | Doctor |
| 2020 | Bad Therapy | Dr. Edward Kingsley |
| 2019 | Fanboy | Angry Ice Cream Customer |
| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Jay Ross |
| 2018 | Accident Man | Milton |
| 2017 | Lemon | Dr. Gold |
| 2016 | The Pickle Recipe | Uncle Morty |
| 2014 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Dixon Lewis |
| 2014 | Two-Bit Waltz | The Lawyer |
| 2012 | The Five-Year Engagement | Pete Solomon |
| 2011 | Twixt | Sam |
| 2011 | Bad Teacher | Doctor Vogel |
| 2009 | Drag Me to Hell | Mr. Jacks |
| 2008 | Redbelt | Richard |
| 2007 | Ocean's Thirteen | The V.U.P. |
| 2007 | Resurrecting the Champ | Whitley |
| 2006 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Rafael Horowitz |
| 2005 | School of Life | Matt Warner |
| 2005 | Warm Springs | Louis Howe |
| 2005 | Checking Out | Ted Applebaum |
| 2005 | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Max Sr. |
| 2005 | Candor City Hospital | |
| 2004 | In Good Company | Morty |
| 2004 | Balto III: Wings of Change | Mel (voice) |
| 2004 | Spartan | TV News Anchor (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Alex & Emma | John Shaw |
| 2002 | RFK | Dick Goodwin |
| 2002 | Joe and Max | Joe Jacobs |
| 2002 | The Burial Society | Morry Zimmer |
| 2001 | Bartleby | The Boss |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) |
| 2001 | Focus | Mr. Finkelstein |
| 2000 | State and Main | Marty Rossen |
| 2000 | Bait | Agent Wooly |
| 2000 | Partners | Bob |
| 2000 | Enemies of Laughter | Paul |
| 2000 | Bounce | Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Embassy interviewer |
| 2000 | From Where I Sit | Bob |
| 1999 | Payback | Arthur Stegman |
| 1999 | Chill Factor | Dr. Richard Long |
| 1999 | Mumford | Dr. Ernest Delbanco |
| 1999 | The Hurricane | Myron Bedlock |
| 1999 | Dash and Lilly | Arthur Kober |
| 1998 | Mighty Joe Young | Harry Ruben |
| 1998 | The Lesser Evil | George |
| 1998 | Outside Ozona | Alan Defaux |
| 1997 | Amistad | Secretary John Forsyth |
| 1997 | The 6th Man | Coach Pederson |
| 1997 | Gang Related | Elliot Goff |
| 1997 | The Long Way Home | (voice) |
| 1996 | Unforgettable | Curtis Avery |
| 1996 | Carpool | Daniel Miller |
| 1996 | City Hall | Abe Goodman |
| 1996 | Crime of the Century | David Wilentz |
| 1995 | Nixon | Ron Ziegler |
| 1995 | Get Shorty | Leo Devoe |
| 1995 | The American President | Leon Kodak |
| 1995 | Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | Deputy D.A. Feldberg |
| 1994 | Quiz Show | Dan Enright |
| 1994 | In Search of Dr. Seuss | The Ad Man |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Ira Shalowitz |
| 1994 | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg |
| 1993 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Kalev |
| 1993 | Heart and Souls | Hal the Bus Driver |
| 1992 | Mr. Saturday Night | Stan |
| 1991 | City Slickers | Ira Shalowitz |
| 1990 | Crazy People | George |
| 1990 | Sky High | |
| 1989 | No Holds Barred | Unger |
| 1988 | The Absent-Minded Professor | Mr. Oliphant |
| 1988 | Rock 'N Roll Mom | Boris |
| 1987 | No Way Out | Technician |
| 1986 | Pleasures | Stanley |
| 1986 | Night of the Creeps | Young Scientist |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | Larry, Scientist |
| 1985 | Perfect | Managing Editor |
| 1985 | Love, Mary | David Lewis |
| 1984 | Irreconcilable Differences | Alan Sluiser |
| 1984 | Best Defense | Kurly |
| 1984 | Her Life as a Man | Ted |
| 1983 | Grace Kelly | Jay Kanter |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequel | Court Photographer |
| 1981 | This House Possessed | Pasternak |
| 1979 | The In-Laws | Cabbie |
| 1979 | The In-Laws | Cab Driver |
| Butterfly in the Typewriter | Stanley Kauffmann |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good American Family | Dr. Lawrence |
| 2025 | All's Fair | Dr. Pollan |
| 2024 | St. Denis Medical | Bob |
| 2023 | Bookie | Nathan |
| 2022 | Minx | Myron |
| 2020 | DAVE | Don |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Picard | Dr. Moritz Benayoun |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Mr. Shoenfeld |
| 2019 | On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Buck Bridges |
| 2018 | The Conners | Gary |
| 2017 | Room 104 | Robert |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Harry Drake |
| 2017 | There's... Johnny! | Dr. Neuberger |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Dr. Frederick Tate |
| 2012 | Perception | Rueben Bauer |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Richard Cuesta |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | James "Jim" Panzer |
| 2007 | October Road | |
| 2006 | Brothers and Sisters | Donald Dudley |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Adam Godfrey |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl | Clark Clark |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | |
| 2004 | Entourage | Sammy Kane |
| 2004 | Century City | Miller Sisto |
| 2003 | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy |
| 2002 | Without a Trace | Mr. Freedman |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch") |
| 2001 | Justice League | Chancellor / Captain (voice) |
| 2001 | Justice League | Chancellor / Nomad (voice) |
| 2000 | Static Shock | Mason Andrews (voice) |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stephen Elroy |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Finch / Iguana (voice) |
| 1998 | The Wild Thornberrys | Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Dean Whitehead (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The New Batman Adventures | Frank (voice) |
| 1997 | Channel Umptee-3 | Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) |
| 1995 | Santo Bugito | The Professor (voice) |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show | Norman Litkey |
| 1991 | The Commish | |
| 1991 | The Commish | Arnie |
| 1990 | Glory Days | Mac Ten's Lawyer |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | Louis Newman |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Andy Conway |
| 1989 | Mancuso, F.B.I. | |
| 1988 | Murphy Brown | Dr. Bishop |
| 1987 | 21 Jump Street | Mike Ferris |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Joey Paul |
| 1986 | Matlock | Lenny Marcus |
| 1986 | Downtown | Capt. David Kiner |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Richard Kimble |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Camille's PR |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | |
| 1982 | Cheers | Phil Schumacher |
| 1982 | Family Ties | Larry Harris |
| 1982 | Fame | |
| 1982 | Cagney & Lacey | Todd Feldberg |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere | Mr. Bickle |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | Open All Night | |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | |
| 1978 | Taxi | Ned |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | |
| 1975 | The Jeffersons | |
| 1975 | Barney Miller | Felix Morrissey |
| 1974 | Happy Days | |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |