Paul Lazar
Known For: Acting
Biography
Paul Lazar is an American actor, director, and teacher. As an actor he is best known for his collaborations with Jonathan Demme, having appeared in six of Demme’s films including The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In addition to his film work, he is co-founder of Big Dance Theatre and an associate member of The Wooster Group, and currently teaches theater at Harvard.
Filmography
2024
- All the Words on the Page as Paul
2023
- Sweet Relief as Mr. McDaniel
2022
- Ghostwritten as Mark Brooks
2021
- Lisey's Story as Thomas Fenton
- Memories
2020
2016
- 10 Crosby as Older Doorman
- Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
- Silent Street
2015
- Experimenter as Paul Errara
- Another Telepathic Thing
- We're Gonna Die ... (Director)
2014
- Cymbeline as Quarry Cop 1
2013
- Snowpiercer as Paul
- The Man Who Came Out Only at Night as The Baker
2010
- Bass Ackwards ... (Co-Writer)
2009
2008
- Rachel Getting Married as Rehearsal Dinner Guest
2006
- The Host as American Doctor
2005
- Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Dave Baker
2004
- The Manchurian Candidate as Gillespie
- From Other Worlds as Larry
2003
2002
- No Such Thing as Fred
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Donald
2000
- Wonderland as Willie Watches
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sid Gabbert
- Third Watch as Erik
- Mickey Blue Eyes as Ritchie Vitale
- Six Ways to Sunday as Hyman
- Suits as Mitchell Mitnick
- On the Run as Cabbie
1998
- Beloved as General Store Proprietor
- Henry Fool as Doctor
- The Substitute 2: School's Out as Mack Weathers
- Money Kings as Rocky
1997
- Subway Stories as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
- Arresting Gena as Uncle John
- Los Locos as Buck
1996
- Toe Tags as Coroner's Assistant
1995
- The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Seymour
1994
- Speechless as Harry
- Trapped in Paradise as Timmy
1993
- Brace Up! as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
- Philadelphia as Dr. Klenstein
- Taking the Heat as Chucky
- The Debt as The Salesman
1992
- Lorenzo's Oil as Professor Duncan
1991
- The Silence of the Lambs as Pilcher
- 29th Street as Needle Nose Nipton
- Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules as Ad Man
1988
- Married to the Mob as Tommy Boyle
1984
- Miami Vice as David Sugarman
1983
- Streamers as MP Lieutenant