Saul Rubinek
Born: 1948-07-02 in Wolfratshausen, Germany
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Copenhagen Test as Victor Simonek
2023
- BlackBerry as John Woodman
- Clock as Joseph
- SHTTL as Rebbe Weitsenzang
2021
- I Am Normal as Rosenhan
2020
- Hunters as Murray Markowitz
2019
- For All Mankind as Rep. Charles Sandman
- The Song of Names as Mr. Feinman
- A Magical Journey as Saul
2018
- FBI as Senator David Becker
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Pauly Auerbach
2016
- Billions as Hap Halloran
- Angie Tribeca as Pfoopa
- Gridlocked as Marty
2015
- Schitt's Creek as Tippy Bernstein
2014
2012
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt as Hasty Hathaway
2011
- Person of Interest as Arthur Claypool
- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost as Hasty Hathaway
2010
- Barney's Version as Charnofsky
- Jesse Stone: No Remorse as Hasty Hathaway
- Knucklehead as Rabbi
- Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! as Martin Hirsch
- The Trotsky as David Bronstein
- Kill Me Please as M. Breiman
2009
- The Good Wife as Judge Thomas Treem
- Warehouse 13 as Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
2008
- Leverage as Victor Dubenich
- Julia as Mitch
- The Express as Art Modell
- The Trojan Horse as Rafe Kott
2007
- War as Dr. Sherman
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change as Hasty Hathaway
- A Broken Life as The Boss
- Blackout as Sol
- The Washingtonians as Professor Harkinson
2006
- Psych as Lance
- Eureka as Dr. Carl Carlson
- Jesse Stone: Night Passage as Hasty Hathaway
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' as Fred Silverman
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Eli Rigler
- Masters of Horror
- Blind Justice as Dr. Alan Galloway
- Santa's Slay as Mr. Green
- Partner(s) as Matthew
- Trump Unauthorized as Peter Wennik
- Cruel But Necessary ... (Director)
2004
- Lost as Clark Finney
- Boston Legal as Donald Feldcamp
- Jack & Bobby
- White Coats as Dr. Sam Bonnert
- Baadasssss! as Howard Kaufman
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss as Dr. Paul Fleiss
- Coast to Coast as Gary Pereira
- Camp Hollywood as Himself
- Hollywood North as Paul Linder
2003
- Threat Matrix as Peter Tomashevski
- The Singing Detective as Skin Specialist
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself as Eli Morton
2002
- The Brady Bunch in the White House as Sal Astor
- Triggermen as Jazzer
- Gleason as George 'Bullets' Durgom
- Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story as Self
2001
- Rush Hour 2 as Red Dragon Box Man
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Lon Cohen
- Bleacher Bums as Reid (uncredited)
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Ira Stone
- Club Land ... (Director)
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Dr. Saul Funkhouser
- The Family Man as Alan Mintz
- The Contender as Jerry Tolliver
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Saul Panzer
- Lakeboat as Cuthman
- The Bookfair Murders as Martin P. Barrett
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Mr. Price
- Once and Again
- Mentors as Napoleon Bonaparte
- Dick as Henry Kissinger
- 36 Hours to Die as Morano
1998
- Blackjack as Thomas
- Jerry and Tom as Dogtrack Victim
- Bad Manners as Matt Carroll
1997
- Stargate SG-1 as Emmett Bregman
- The Practice as Arnold Hunter
- Color of Justice as Norm
- Pale Saints as Whitey
- Hostile Intent as Kendall
1996
- Ink as Alan Mesnick
- Rainbow as Sam Cohen
- Past Perfect as Bookkeeper
- Toe Tags as Lou Griffith
1995
- The Outer Limits as Professor Hugaro
- Nixon as Herb Klein
- Open Season as Eric Schlockmeister
- Memory Run as Dr. Munger
- The Android Affair as Fiedler
1994
- Death Wish V: The Face of Death as Brian Hoyle
- I Love Trouble as Sam Smotherman
- Getting Even with Dad as Robert 'Bobby' Drace
1993
- Frasier as Donny Douglas
- True Romance as Lee Donowitz
- And the Band Played On as Dr. Jim Curran
- Undercover Blues as Mr. Ferderber
- Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story as Bill Bryson
- Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story as Bill Bryson
1992
- Unforgiven as W.W. Beauchamp
- Man Trouble as Laurence Moncrief
1991
- The Quarrel as Hersh Rasseyner
1990
- Law & Order as Professor Ira Simpkis
- The Bonfire of the Vanities as Jed Kramer
- Falling Over Backwards as Mel
1989
- Men as Paul Armas
1988
- Liberace: Behind the Music as Seymour Heller
- Hitting Home as Owen Hughes
- The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick as Rabbi Teitelman
1987
- Star Trek: The Next Generation as Kivas Fajo
- Wall Street as Harry Salt
- Taking Care
- So Many Miracles as Narrator
1986
- L.A. Law as Harold Schoen
- Sweet Liberty as Bo Hodges
- Murder Sees the Light as Benny Cooperman
- Half a Lifetime as Sam
1985
- The Equalizer as Jason Masur
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as John Griffths
- The Suicide Murders as Benny Cooperman
- Martin's Day as Hitchhiker
1984
- Against All Odds as Steve Kirsch
1983
- The Terry Fox Story as Dan Grey
1982
- Young Doctors in Love as Floyd Kurtzman
- Soup for One as Allan
- Highpoint as Centino
- By Design as Terry
1981
- Hill Street Blues
- Ticket to Heaven as Larry
- Clown White as Mr. Freed
1980
- Death Ship as Jackie
- Nothing Personal as Peter Braden (uncredited)
- Agency as Sam Goldstein
1979
- Sanctuary of Fear as Jerry Stone
- The Wordsmith as Mervyn Kaplansky
1978
1975
- Sidestreet as Frank
1968
- Slow Run as Narrator