David Paymer
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David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Known for
Credits
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
as Dixon Lewis
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
as The V.U.P.
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
as Mr. Jacks
Bad Teacher (2011)
as Doctor Vogel
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Court Photographer
Howard the Duck (1986)
as Larry, Scientist
Payback (1999)
as Arthur Stegman
Accident Man (2018)
as Milton
The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
as Pete Solomon
City Slickers (1991)
as Ira Shalowitz
No Way Out (1987)
as Technician
The American President (1995)
as Leon Kodak
Heart and Souls (1993)
as Hal the Bus Driver
Bait (2000)
as Agent Wooly
Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
as Jay Ross
Night of the Creeps (1986)
as Young Scientist
Rock 'N Roll Mom (1988)
as Boris
The Hurricane (1999)
as Myron Bedlock
In Good Company (2004)
as Morty
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
as Harry Ruben
Crazy for Love (2005)
as Max Sr.
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
as Kalev
Quiz Show (1994)
as Dan Enright
Horse Girl (2020)
as Doctor
Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
as Mel (voice)
Bounce (2000)
as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
Twixt (2011)
as Sam
Spartan (2004)
as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
State and Main (2000)
as Marty Rossen
Nixon (1995)
as Ron Ziegler
City Hall (1996)
as Abe Goodman
Get Shorty (1995)
as Leo Devoe
Gang Related (1997)
as Elliot Goff
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
as Whitley
Chill Factor (1999)
as Dr. Richard Long
Perfect (1985)
as Managing Editor
The In-Laws (1979)
as Cabbie
Redbelt (2008)
as Richard
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Rafael Horowitz
Warm Springs (2005)
as Louis Howe
Best Defense (1984)
as Kurly
This House Possessed (1981)
as Pasternak
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
as Stan
Unforgettable (1996)
as Curtis Avery
Dash and Lilly (1999)
as Arthur Kober
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Alan Sluiser
The 6th Man (1997)
as Coach Pederson
The Lesser Evil (1998)
as George
Bartleby (2001)
as The Boss
From Where I Sit (2000)
as Bob
The Long Way Home (1997)
as (voice)
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Ira Shalowitz
Butterfly in the Typewriter (—)
as Stanley Kauffmann
Alex & Emma (2003)
as John Shaw
Mumford (1999)
as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
School of Life (2005)
as Matt Warner
Candor City Hospital (2005)
Actor
RFK (2002)
as Dick Goodwin
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
as The Ad Man
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
Joe and Max (2002)
as Joe Jacobs
Carpool (1996)
as Daniel Miller
Crime of the Century (1996)
as David Wilentz
The Sunlit Night (2020)
as Levi
Bad Shabbos (2025)
as Richard
Grace Kelly (1983)
as Jay Kanter
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
as Embassy interviewer
Checking Out (2006)
as Ted Applebaum
Lemon (2017)
as Dr. Gold
Crazy People (1990)
as George
Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
as The Lawyer
Outside Ozona (1998)
as Alan Defaux
Amistad (1997)
as Secretary John Forsyth
Focus (2001)
as Mr. Finkelstein
The Absent-Minded Professor (1988)
as Mr. Oliphant
Her Life as a Man (1984)
as Ted
Enemies of Laughter (2000)
as Paul
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
Bad Therapy (2020)
as Dr. Edward Kingsley
No Holds Barred (1989)
as Unger
The Burial Society (2002)
as Morry Zimmer
Mr. Saturday Night (2022)
as Stan Yankleman
Sky High (1990)
as Vic
Love, Mary (1985)
as David Lewis
Pleasures (1986)
as Stanley
Fanboy (2019)
as Angry Ice Cream Customer
Partners (2000)
as Bob
The Pickle Recipe (2016)
as Uncle Morty