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Saul Rubinek

Born
July 2, 1948
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
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.
Known For
True Romance
(1993)
Lee Donowitz
Unforgiven
(1992)
W.W. Beauchamp
The Family Man
(2000)
Alan Mintz
Rush Hour 2
(2001)
Red Dragon Box Man
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(2018)
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
BlackBerry
(2023)
John Woodman
Wall Street
(1987)
Harry Salt
War
(2007)
Dr. Sherman
Clock
(2023)
Joseph
Against All Odds
(1984)
Steve Kirsch
Nixon
(1995)
Herb Klein
Undercover Blues
(1993)
Mr. Ferderber
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
(2011)
Hasty Hathaway
The Express
(2008)
Art Modell
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
(1994)
Brian Hoyle
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Jed Kramer
Full Filmography
Acting
Slow Run
(1968)
Narrator
Friday Night Adventure
(1976)
Seer Was Here
(1978)
Sanctuary of Fear
(1979)
Jerry Stone
The Wordsmith
(1979)
Mervyn Kaplansky
Death Ship
(1980)
Jackie
Agency
(1980)
Sam Goldstein
Nothing Personal
(1980)
Peter Braden (uncredited)
Ticket to Heaven
(1981)
Larry
Clown White
(1981)
Mr. Freed
Young Doctors in Love
(1982)
Floyd Kurtzman
Soup for One
(1982)
Allan
Highpoint
(1982)
Centino
By Design
(1982)
Terry
The Terry Fox Story
(1983)
Dan Grey
Against All Odds
(1984)
Steve Kirsch
Martin's Day
(1985)
Hitchhiker
The Suicide Murders
(1985)
Benny Cooperman
Sweet Liberty
(1986)
Bo Hodges
Murder Sees the Light
(1986)
Benny Cooperman
Half a Lifetime
(1986)
Sam
Wall Street
(1987)
Harry Salt
Taking Care
(1987)
So Many Miracles
(1987)
Narrator
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
(1988)
Rabbi Teitelman
Liberace: Behind the Music
(1988)
Seymour Heller
Hitting Home
(1988)
Owen Hughes
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Jed Kramer
Falling Over Backwards
(1990)
Mel
The Quarrel
(1991)
Hersh Rasseyner
Unforgiven
(1992)
W.W. Beauchamp
Man Trouble
(1992)
Laurence Moncrief
True Romance
(1993)
Lee Donowitz
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
(1993)
Bill Bryson
Undercover Blues
(1993)
Mr. Ferderber
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Dr. Jim Curran
I Love Trouble
(1994)
Sam Smotherman
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
(1994)
Brian Hoyle
Getting Even with Dad
(1994)
Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Memory Run
(1995)
Dr. Munger
The Android Affair
(1995)
Fiedler
Nixon
(1995)
Herb Klein
Open Season
(1995)
Eric Schlockmeister
Past Perfect
(1996)
Bookkeeper
Rainbow
(1996)
Sam Cohen
Hostile Intent
(1997)
Kendall
Pale Saints
(1997)
Whitey
Bad Manners
(1998)
Matt Carroll
Jerry and Tom
(1998)
Dogtrack Victim
Blackjack
(1998)
Thomas
Dick
(1999)
Henry Kissinger
36 Hours to Die
(1999)
Morano
The Family Man
(2000)
Alan Mintz
The Contender
(2000)
Jerry Tolliver
The Bookfair Murders
(2000)
Martin P. Barrett
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
(2000)
Saul Panzer
Lakeboat
(2000)
Cuthman
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
(2001)
Ira Stone
Rush Hour 2
(2001)
Red Dragon Box Man
Gleason
(2002)
George 'Bullets' Durgom
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
(2002)
Self
Triggermen
(2002)
Jazzer
The Brady Bunch in the White House
(2002)
Sal Astor
The Singing Detective
(2003)
Skin Specialist
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
(2003)
Eli Morton
Baadasssss!
(2004)
Howard Kaufman
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
(2004)
Dr. Paul Fleiss
White Coats
(2004)
Dr. Sam Bonnert
Camp Hollywood
(2004)
Himself
Coast to Coast
(2004)
Gary Pereira
Santa's Slay
(2005)
Mr. Green
Trump Unauthorized
(2005)
Peter Wennik
Partner(s)
(2005)
Matthew
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
(2006)
Hasty Hathaway
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
(2006)
Fred Silverman
War
(2007)
Dr. Sherman
A Broken Life
(2007)
The Boss
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
(2007)
Hasty Hathaway
Julia
(2008)
Mitch
The Express
(2008)
Art Modell
The Trotsky
(2010)
David Bronstein
Knucklehead
(2010)
Rabbi
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
(2010)
Hasty Hathaway
Barney's Version
(2010)
Charnofsky
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
(2010)
Martin Hirsch
Kill Me Please
(2010)
M. Breiman
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
(2011)
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
(2012)
Hasty Hathaway
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
(2014)
Self
Gridlocked
(2016)
Marty
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
(2018)
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
A Magical Journey
(2019)
Saul
The Song of Names
(2019)
Feinman
I Am Normal
(2020)
Rosenhan
BlackBerry
(2023)
John Woodman
SHTTL
(2023)
Rebbe Weitsenzang
Clock
(2023)
Joseph
Writing
Directing
Production
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