Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 2, 1948
Place of Birth:
Wolfratshausen, Germany
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Saul Rubinek
Biography
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Clock | Joseph |
| 2023 | BlackBerry | John Woodman |
| 2023 | SHTTL | Rebbe Weitsenzang |
| 2021 | I Am Normal | Rosenhan |
| 2019 | The Song of Names | Mr. Feinman |
| 2019 | A Magical Journey | Saul |
| 2019 | The Song of Names | Feinman |
| 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains") |
| 2016 | Gridlocked | Marty |
| 2014 | A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self |
| 2012 | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Hasty Hathaway |
| 2011 | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Hasty Hathaway |
| 2010 | Kill Me Please | M. Breiman |
| 2010 | The Trotsky | David Bronstein |
| 2010 | Knucklehead | Rabbi |
| 2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Hasty Hathaway |
| 2010 | Barney's Version | Charnofsky |
| 2010 | Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! | Martin Hirsch |
| 2008 | Julia | Mitch |
| 2008 | The Express | Art Modell |
| 2007 | War | Dr. Sherman |
| 2007 | A Broken Life | The Boss |
| 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Hasty Hathaway |
| 2007 | Blackout | Sol |
| 2006 | Jesse Stone: Night Passage | Hasty Hathaway |
| 2006 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Fred Silverman |
| 2005 | Santa's Slay | Mr. Green |
| 2005 | Trump Unauthorized | Peter Wennik |
| 2005 | Partner(s) | Matthew |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Howard Kaufman |
| 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Dr. Paul Fleiss |
| 2004 | White Coats | Dr. Sam Bonnert |
| 2004 | Hollywood North | Paul Linder |
| 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Himself |
| 2004 | Coast to Coast | Gary Pereira |
| 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Eli Morton |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Skin Specialist |
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Sal Astor |
| 2002 | Gleason | George 'Bullets' Durgom |
| 2002 | Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story | Self |
| 2002 | Triggermen | Jazzer |
| 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Ira Stone |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Red Dragon Box Man |
| 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Reid (uncredited) |
| 2000 | The Family Man | Alan Mintz |
| 2000 | Lakeboat | Cuthman |
| 2000 | The Contender | Jerry Tolliver |
| 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Saul Panzer |
| 2000 | The Bookfair Murders | Martin P. Barrett |
| 1999 | Dick | Henry Kissinger |
| 1999 | 36 Hours to Die | Morano |
| 1998 | Bad Manners | Matt Carroll |
| 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Dogtrack Victim |
| 1998 | Blackjack | Thomas |
| 1997 | Hostile Intent | Kendall |
| 1997 | Pale Saints | Whitey |
| 1997 | Color of Justice | Norm |
| 1996 | Past Perfect | Bookkeeper |
| 1996 | Toe Tags | |
| 1996 | Rainbow | Sam Cohen |
| 1995 | Memory Run | Dr. Munger |
| 1995 | The Android Affair | Fiedler |
| 1995 | Nixon | Herb Klein |
| 1995 | Open Season | Eric Schlockmeister |
| 1994 | I Love Trouble | Sam Smotherman |
| 1994 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Brian Hoyle |
| 1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Robert 'Bobby' Drace |
| 1993 | True Romance | Lee Donowitz |
| 1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Bill Bryson |
| 1993 | Undercover Blues | Mr. Ferderber |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Jim Curran |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | W.W. Beauchamp |
| 1992 | Man Trouble | Laurence Moncrief |
| 1991 | The Quarrel | Hersh Rasseyner |
| 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Jed Kramer |
| 1990 | Falling Over Backwards | Mel |
| 1988 | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Rabbi Teitelman |
| 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | Seymour Heller |
| 1988 | Hitting Home | Owen Hughes |
| 1987 | Wall Street | Harry Salt |
| 1987 | Taking Care | |
| 1987 | So Many Miracles | Narrator |
| 1986 | Half a Lifetime | Sam |
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty | Bo Hodges |
| 1986 | Murder Sees the Light | Benny Cooperman |
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Hitchhiker |
| 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Benny Cooperman |
| 1984 | Against All Odds | Steve Kirsch |
| 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | Dan Grey |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | Floyd Kurtzman |
| 1982 | Soup for One | Allan |
| 1982 | Highpoint | Centino |
| 1982 | By Design | Terry |
| 1981 | Ticket to Heaven | Larry |
| 1981 | Clown White | Mr. Freed |
| 1980 | Death Ship | Jackie |
| 1980 | Agency | Sam Goldstein |
| 1980 | Nothing Personal | Peter Braden (uncredited) |
| 1979 | The Wordsmith | Mervyn Kaplansky |
| 1979 | Sanctuary of Fear | Jerry Stone |
| 1978 | Seer Was Here | |
| 1976 | Friday Night Adventure | |
| 1968 | Slow Run | Narrator |
| Grierson and Gouzenko | Gouzenko | |
| Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television | Self |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hunters | Murray Markowitz |
| 2019 | For All Mankind | Rep. Charles Sandman |
| 2018 | FBI | Senator David Becker |
| 2017 | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Pauly Auerbach |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca | Pfoopa |
| 2015 | Schitt's Creek | Tippy Bernstein |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Arthur Claypool |
| 2009 | Warehouse 13 | Arthur "Artie" Nielsen |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Thomas Treem |
| 2008 | The Trojan Horse | Rafe Kott |
| 2006 | Psych | Lance |
| 2006 | Eureka | Dr. Carl Carlson |
| 2005 | Masters of Horror | |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Dr. Alan Galloway |
| 2005 | Grey's Anatomy | Eli Rigler |
| 2004 | Jack & Bobby | |
| 2004 | Lost | Clark Finney |
| 2004 | Boston Legal | Donald Feldcamp |
| 2003 | Threat Matrix | Peter Tomashevski |
| 2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Lon Cohen |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Dr. Saul Funkhouser |
| 1999 | Once and Again | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Price |
| 1999 | Mentors | Napoleon Bonaparte |
| 1997 | The Practice | |
| 1997 | Stargate SG-1 | Emmett Bregman |
| 1997 | The Practice | Arnold Hunter |
| 1996 | Ink | Alan Mesnick |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Professor Hugaro |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Aaron Zgierski |
| 1993 | Frasier | Donny Douglas |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Professor Ira Simpkis |
| 1989 | Men | Paul Armas |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Kivas Fajo |
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Harold Schoen |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Jason Masur |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | John Griffths |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1977 | For The Record | |
| 1975 | Sidestreet | Frank |