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