Saul Rubinek
Acting
Born: July 2, 1948 (age 78) · Wolfratshausen, Germany
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Lost
2004
Unforgiven
1992
Rush Hour 2
2001
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
True Romance
1993
Wall Street
1987
The Family Man
2000
Person of Interest
2011
War
2007
Stargate SG-1
1997
Photos (7)
Movies (99)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Rush Hour 2
Red Dragon Box Man
Unforgiven
W.W. Beauchamp
True Romance
Lee Donowitz
War
Dr. Sherman
The Family Man
Alan Mintz
Wall Street
Harry Salt
BlackBerry
John Woodman
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Jed Kramer
Clock
Joseph
The Song of Names
Mr. Feinman
The Song of Names
Feinman
Nixon
Herb Klein
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Brian Hoyle
Against All Odds
Steve Kirsch
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Hasty Hathaway
Getting Even with Dad
Bobby
The Singing Detective
Skin Specialist
I Love Trouble
Sam Smotherman
Barney's Version
Charnofsky
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Hasty Hathaway
The Contender
Jerry Tolliver
Undercover Blues
Mr. Ferderber
Death Ship
Jackie
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Hasty Hathaway
Dick
Henry Kissinger
Blackjack
Thomas
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Hasty Hathaway
And the Band Played On
Dr. Jim Curran
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Hasty Hathaway
Young Doctors in Love
Floyd Kurtzman
The Express
Art Modell
Jerry and Tom
Dogtrack Victim
Knucklehead
Rabbi
Santa's Slay
Mr. Green
Man Trouble
Laurence Moncrief
Baadasssss!
Howard Kaufman
Sweet Liberty
Bo Hodges
Highpoint
Centino
Triggermen
Jazzer
Lakeboat
Cuthman
Gridlocked
Marty
Julia
Mitch
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Sal Astor
Bad Manners
Matt Carroll
White Coats
Dr. Sam Bonnert
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Eli Morton
The Terry Fox Story
Dan Grey
The Trotsky
David Bronstein
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Martin Hirsch
Hitting Home
Owen Hughes
Open Season
Eric Schlockmeister
Taking Care
1987
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson
Nothing Personal
Peter Braden (uncredited)
Coast to Coast
Gary Pereira
36 Hours to Die
Morano
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Dr. Paul Fleiss
Color of Justice
Norm
A Magical Journey
Saul
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Saul Panzer
Kill Me Please
M. Breiman
Ticket to Heaven
Larry
Martin's Day
Hitchhiker
Hostile Intent
Kendall
Hollywood North
Paul Linder
Past Perfect
Bookkeeper
SHTTL
Rebbe Weitsenzang
Blackout
Sol
Partner(s)
Matthew
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Fred Silverman
By Design
Terry
Murder Sees the Light
Benny Cooperman
Bleacher Bums
Reid (uncredited)
Agency
Sam Goldstein
Soup for One
Allan
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Rabbi Teitelman
Memory Run
Dr. Munger
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Ira Stone
The Android Affair
Fiedler
A Broken Life
The Boss
Rainbow
Sam Cohen
Liberace: Behind the Music
Seymour Heller
The Washingtonians
Professor Harkinson
Trump Unauthorized
Peter Wennik
Toe Tags
Lou Griffith
The Quarrel
Hersh Rasseyner
Gleason
George 'Bullets' Durgom
Seer Was Here
1978
Clown White
Mr. Freed
I Am Normal
Rosenhan
The Bookfair Murders
Martin P. Barrett
Sanctuary of Fear
Jerry Stone
Falling Over Backwards
Mel
Half a Lifetime
Sam
The Wordsmith
Mervyn Kaplansky
Slow Run
Narrator
Friday Night Adventure
1976
So Many Miracles
Narrator
TV Shows (41)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Price · 1 eps
Law & Order
Professor Ira Simpkis · 1 eps
Grey's Anatomy
Eli Rigler · 1 eps
Frasier
Donny Douglas · 16 eps
FBI
Senator David Becker · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Thomas Treem · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Arthur Claypool · 2 eps
Stargate SG-1
Emmett Bregman · 2 eps
Lost
Clark Finney · 1 eps
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kivas Fajo · 1 eps
Psych
Lance · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Saul Funkhouser · 2 eps
Billions
Hap Halloran · 3 eps
Boston Legal
Donald Feldcamp · 1 eps
For All Mankind
Rep. Charles Sandman · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Hersh Rasseyner · 1 eps
The Practice
Arnold Hunter · 2 eps
Hill Street Blues
1 eps
L.A. Law
Harold Schoen · 1 eps
Warehouse 13
Arthur "Artie" Nielsen · 64 eps
The Outer Limits
Professor Hugaro · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Aaron Zgierski · 1 eps
Schitt's Creek
Tippy Bernstein · 1 eps
Eureka
Dr. Carl Carlson · 1 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pauly Auerbach · 1 eps
The Equalizer
Jason Masur · 3 eps
Leverage
Victor Dubenich · 3 eps
Hunters
Murray Markowitz · 10 eps
Angie Tribeca
Pfoopa · 1 eps
Masters of Horror
1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
John Griffths · 1 eps
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lon Cohen · 10 eps
Once and Again
2 eps
The Copenhagen Test
Victor Simonek · 8 eps
Blind Justice
Dr. Alan Galloway · 7 eps
Jack & Bobby
1 eps
Threat Matrix
Peter Tomashevski · 1 eps
Ink
Alan Mesnick · 26 eps
For the Record
1 eps
The Trojan Horse
Rafe Kott · 2 eps
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson · 2 eps
