Saul Rubinek
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 2, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Wolfratshausen, Germany
Biography
Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) 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.
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Filmography
Grierson and Gouzenko
Movie · as Gouzenko
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
Movie · as Self
First Shift: Vengeance
Movie
First Shift: Redemption
Movie
The Bookie & the Bruiser
Movie · as Eli Hirschbaum
The Copenhagen Test
TV · as Victor Simonek · 8 eps
Clock
Movie · as Joseph
BlackBerry
Movie · as John Woodman
SHTTL
Movie · as Rebbe Weitsenzang
I Am Normal
Movie · as Rosenhan
Hunters
TV · as Murray Markowitz · 10 eps
The Song of Names
Movie · as Mr. Feinman
A Magical Journey
Movie · as Saul
For All Mankind
TV · as Rep. Charles Sandman · 1 ep
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Movie · as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
FBI
TV · as Senator David Becker · 1 ep
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as Pauly Auerbach · 1 ep
Gridlocked
Movie · as Marty
Angie Tribeca
TV · as Pfoopa · 1 ep
Billions
TV · as Hap Halloran · 3 eps
Schitt's Creek
TV · as Tippy Bernstein · 1 ep
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Movie · as Self
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Movie · as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Movie · as Hasty Hathaway
Person of Interest
TV · as Arthur Claypool · 2 eps
Kill Me Please
Movie · as M. Breiman
The Trotsky
Movie · as David Bronstein
Knucklehead
Movie · as Rabbi
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Movie · as Hasty Hathaway
Barney's Version
Movie · as Charnofsky
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Movie · as Martin Hirsch
Warehouse 13
TV · as Arthur "Artie" Nielsen · 64 eps
The Good Wife
TV · as Judge Thomas Treem · 1 ep
Julia
Movie · as Mitch
The Express
Movie · as Art Modell
The Trojan Horse
TV · as Rafe Kott · 2 eps
Leverage
TV · as Victor Dubenich · 3 eps
War
Movie · as Dr. Sherman
A Broken Life
Movie · as The Boss
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Movie · as Hasty Hathaway
Blackout
Movie · as Sol
The Washingtonians
Movie · as Professor Harkinson
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Movie · as Hasty Hathaway
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Movie · as Fred Silverman
Psych
TV · as Lance · 1 ep
Eureka
TV · as Dr. Carl Carlson · 1 ep
Santa's Slay
Movie · as Mr. Green
Trump Unauthorized
Movie · as Peter Wennik
Partner(s)
Movie · as Matthew
Masters of Horror
TV · 1 ep
Blind Justice
TV · as Dr. Alan Galloway · 7 eps
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Eli Rigler · 1 ep
Baadasssss!
Movie · as Howard Kaufman
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Movie · as Dr. Paul Fleiss
White Coats
Movie · as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Hollywood North
Movie · as Paul Linder
Camp Hollywood
Movie · as Himself
Coast to Coast
Movie · as Gary Pereira
Jack & Bobby
TV · 1 ep
Lost
TV · as Clark Finney · 1 ep
Boston Legal
TV · as Donald Feldcamp · 1 ep
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Movie · as Eli Morton
The Singing Detective
Movie · as Skin Specialist
Threat Matrix
TV · as Peter Tomashevski · 1 ep
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Movie · as Sal Astor
Gleason
Movie · as George 'Bullets' Durgom
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Movie · as Self
Triggermen
Movie · as Jazzer
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Movie · as Ira
Rush Hour 2
Movie · as Red Dragon Box Man
Bleacher Bums
Movie · as Reid (uncredited)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
TV · as Lon Cohen · 10 eps
The Family Man
Movie · as Alan Mintz
Lakeboat
Movie · as Cuthman
The Contender
Movie · as Jerry Tolliver
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Movie · as Saul Panzer
The Bookfair Murders
Movie · as Martin P. Barrett
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Dr. Saul Funkhouser · 2 eps
Dick
Movie · as Henry Kissinger
36 Hours to Die
Movie · as Morano
Once and Again
TV · 2 eps
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Mr. Price · 1 ep
Mentors
TV · as Napoleon Bonaparte · 1 ep
Bad Manners
Movie · as Matt Carroll
Jerry and Tom
Movie · as Dogtrack Victim
Blackjack
Movie · as Thomas
Hostile Intent
Movie · as Kendall
Pale Saints
Movie · as Whitey
Color of Justice
Movie · as Norm
The Practice
TV · as Arnold Hunter · 2 eps
Stargate SG-1
TV · as Emmett Bregman · 2 eps
Past Perfect
Movie · as Bookkeeper
Toe Tags
Movie · as Lou Griffith
Rainbow
Movie · as Sam Cohen
Ink
TV · as Alan Mesnick · 26 eps
Memory Run
Movie · as Dr. Munger
The Android Affair
Movie · as Fiedler
Nixon
Movie · as Herb Klein
Open Season
Movie · as Eric Schlockmeister
The Outer Limits
TV · as Professor Hugaro, Aaron Zgierski · 1 ep
I Love Trouble
Movie · as Sam Smotherman
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Movie · as Brian Hoyle
Getting Even with Dad
Movie · as Bobby
True Romance
Movie · as Lee Donowitz
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Movie · as Bill Bryson
Undercover Blues
Movie · as Mr. Ferderber
And the Band Played On
Movie · as Dr. Jim Curran
Frasier
TV · as Donny Douglas · 16 eps
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
TV · as Bill Bryson · 2 eps
Unforgiven
Movie · as W.W. Beauchamp
Man Trouble
Movie · as Laurence Moncrief
The Quarrel
Movie · as Hersh Rasseyner
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Movie · as Jed Kramer
Falling Over Backwards
Movie · as Mel
Law & Order
TV · as Professor Ira Simpkis · 1 ep
Men
TV · as Paul Armas · 8 eps
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Movie · as Rabbi Teitelman
Liberace: Behind the Music
Movie · as Seymour Heller
Hitting Home
Movie · as Owen Hughes
Wall Street
Movie · as Harry Salt
Taking Care
Movie
So Many Miracles
Movie · as Narrator
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Kivas Fajo · 1 ep
Half a Lifetime
Movie · as Sam
Sweet Liberty
Movie · as Bo Hodges
Murder Sees the Light
Movie · as Benny Cooperman
L.A. Law
TV · as Harold Schoen · 1 ep
Martin's Day
Movie · as Hitchhiker
The Suicide Murders
Movie · as Benny Cooperman
The Equalizer
TV · as Jason Masur · 3 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TV · as John Griffths · 1 ep
Against All Odds
Movie · as Steve Kirsch
Highpoint
Movie · as Centino
The Terry Fox Story
Movie · as Dan Grey
Young Doctors in Love
Movie · as Floyd Kurtzman
Soup for One
Movie · as Allan
By Design
Movie · as Terry
American Playhouse
TV · as Hersh Rasseyner · 1 ep
Ticket to Heaven
Movie · as Larry
Clown White
Movie · as Mr. Freed
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
Death Ship
Movie · as Jackie
Agency
Movie · as Sam Goldstein
Nothing Personal
Movie · as Peter Braden (uncredited)
The Wordsmith
Movie · as Mervyn Kaplansky
Sanctuary of Fear
Movie · as Jerry Stone
Seer Was Here
Movie
Friday Night Adventure
Movie
For the Record
TV · 1 ep
Teleplay
TV · 1 ep
Slow Run
Movie · as Narrator