David Paymer
Born: 1954-08-30 in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Filmography
2025
- All's Fair as Dr. Pollan
- Good American Family as Dr. Lawrence
- Bad Shabbos as Richard
2024
- St. Denis Medical as Bob
2023
- Bookie as Nathan
2022
- Minx as Myron
- Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Yankleman
2020
- Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
- DAVE as Don
- Bad Therapy as Dr. Edward Kingsley
- Horse Girl as Doctor
- The Sunlit Night as Levi
2019
- The Morning Show as Mr. Shoenfeld
- On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Buck Bridges
- Fanboy as Angry Ice Cream Customer
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Jay Ross
2018
- The Conners as Gary
- Accident Man as Milton
2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Harry Drake
- Room 104 as Robert
- Lemon as Dr. Gold
- There's... Johnny! as Dr. Neuberger
2016
- Lucifer ... (Director)
- Recovery Road ... (Director)
- The Pickle Recipe as Uncle Morty
2014
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Dixon Lewis
- Two-Bit Waltz as The Lawyer
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Dr. Frederick Tate
- Mistresses ... (Director)
2012
- Perception as Rueben Bauer
- Bunheads ... (Director)
- The Five-Year Engagement as Pete Solomon
2011
- Hart of Dixie ... (Director)
- Franklin & Bash ... (Director)
- Switched at Birth ... (Director)
- Bad Teacher as Doctor Vogel
- Twixt as Sam
2010
- Life Unexpected ... (Director)
- No Ordinary Family ... (Director)
- Hellcats ... (Director)
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Richard Cuesta
- Drag Me to Hell as Mr. Jacks
- Make It or Break It ... (Director)
- Melrose Place ... (Director)
- Men of a Certain Age ... (Director)
2008
- The Mentalist as James "Jim" Panzer
- 90210 ... (Director)
- Privileged ... (Director)
- Redbelt as Richard
2007
- Ocean's Thirteen as The V.U.P.
- October Road
- Heartland ... (Director)
- Resurrecting the Champ as Whitley
- Side Order of Life ... (Director)
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Donald Dudley
- The Unit ... (Director)
- What About Brian ... (Director)
- Pepper Dennis ... (Director)
- Windfall ... (Director)
- Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Rafael Horowitz
2005
- Grey's Anatomy ... (Director)
- Medium ... (Director)
- Ghost Whisperer as Adam Godfrey
- My Name Is Earl as Clark Clark
- Checking Out as Ted Applebaum
- School of Life as Matt Warner
- Warm Springs as Louis Howe
- My Suicidal Sweetheart as Max Sr.
- Candor City Hospital
2004
- Entourage as Sammy Kane
- Jack & Bobby
- Balto III: Wings of Change as Mel (voice)
- In Good Company as Morty
- Century City as Miller Sisto
- Spartan as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
2003
- One Tree Hill ... (Director)
- Alex & Emma as John Shaw
- Line of Fire as Jonah Malloy
2002
- Without a Trace as Mr. Freedman
- Everwood ... (Director)
- RFK as Dick Goodwin
- The Burial Society as Morry Zimmer
- Joe and Max as Joe Jacobs
2001
- Justice League as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
- Focus as Mr. Finkelstein
- Night Visions as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
- Bartleby as The Boss
- The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
2000
- Gilmore Girls ... (Director)
- Static Shock as Mason Andrews (voice)
- Bounce as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
- Bait as Agent Wooly
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story as Embassy interviewer
- Partners as Bob
- State and Main as Marty Rossen
- Enemies of Laughter as Paul
- From Where I Sit as Bob
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Stephen Elroy
- The Hurricane as Myron Bedlock
- Mumford as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
- Payback as Arthur Stegman
- Chill Factor as Dr. Richard Long
- Dash and Lilly as Arthur Kober
1998
- The Wild Thornberrys as Finch / Iguana (voice)
- Godzilla: The Series as Dean Whitehead (voice)
- Mighty Joe Young as Harry Ruben
- Outside Ozona as Alan Defaux
- The Lesser Evil as George
1997
- The View as Self
- The New Batman Adventures as Frank (voice)
- Gang Related as Elliot Goff
- The 6th Man as Coach Pederson
- Channel Umptee-3 as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
- The Long Way Home as (voice)
- Amistad as Secretary John Forsyth
1996
- City Hall as Abe Goodman
- Unforgettable as Curtis Avery
- Crime of the Century as David Wilentz
- Carpool as Daniel Miller
1995
- Get Shorty as Leo Devoe
- Nixon as Ron Ziegler
- The American President as Leon Kodak
- Santo Bugito as The Professor (voice)
- Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
1994
- Quiz Show as Dan Enright
- City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Ira Shalowitz
- Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
- In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Ad Man
1993
- Heart and Souls as Hal the Bus Driver
- Searching for Bobby Fischer as Kalev
1992
- The Larry Sanders Show as Norman Litkey
- Mr. Saturday Night as Stan
1991
- The Commish
- City Slickers as Ira Shalowitz
1990
- Crazy People as George
- Sky High
- Cop Rock as Louis Newman
- Glory Days as Mac Ten's Lawyer
1989
- Tales from the Crypt as Andy Conway
- Mancuso, F.B.I.
- No Holds Barred as Unger
1988
- Murphy Brown as Dr. Bishop
- The Absent-Minded Professor as Mr. Oliphant
- Rock 'N Roll Mom as Boris
1987
- 21 Jump Street as Mike Ferris
- Jake and the Fatman
- No Way Out as Technician
1986
- Matlock as Lenny Marcus
- L.A. Law as Joey Paul
- It's Garry Shandling's Show as Richard Kimble
- Howard the Duck as Larry, Scientist
- Pleasures as Stanley
- Night of the Creeps as Young Scientist
- Downtown as Capt. David Kiner
1985
- Moonlighting as Camille's PR
- Perfect as Managing Editor
- Love, Mary as David Lewis
1984
- Irreconcilable Differences as Alan Sluiser
- Best Defense as Kurly
- Her Life as a Man as Ted
1983
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- Grace Kelly as Jay Kanter
1982
- Cheers as Phil Schumacher
- Family Ties as Larry Harris
- St. Elsewhere as Mr. Bickle
- Cagney & Lacey as Todd Feldberg
- Fame
- Airplane II: The Sequel as Court Photographer
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Simon & Simon
- This House Possessed as Pasternak
- Open All Night
1979
- Hart to Hart
- The In-Laws as Cabbie
1978
- Taxi as Ned
1977
1975
- Barney Miller as Felix Morrissey
- The Jeffersons
1974
1953
- The Oscars as Self