Saul Rubinek
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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
Credits
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
as Red Dragon Box Man
Unforgiven (1992)
as W.W. Beauchamp
True Romance (1993)
as Lee Donowitz
War (2007)
as Dr. Sherman
The Family Man (2000)
as Alan Mintz
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
BlackBerry (2023)
as John Woodman
Wall Street (1987)
as Harry Salt
Against All Odds (1984)
as Steve Kirsch
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Jed Kramer
A Magical Journey (2019)
as Saul
The Express (2008)
as Art Modell
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Hasty Hathaway
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
as Brian Hoyle
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as Floyd Kurtzman
Nixon (1995)
as Herb Klein
And the Band Played On (1993)
as Dr. Jim Curran
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
as Hasty Hathaway
The Contender (2000)
as Jerry Tolliver
I Love Trouble (1994)
as Sam Smotherman
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Hasty Hathaway
The Singing Detective (2003)
as Skin Specialist
Barney's Version (2010)
as Charnofsky
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
as Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Bad Manners (1998)
as Matt Carroll
The Song of Names (2019)
as Mr. Feinman
Clock (2023)
as Joseph
Knucklehead (2010)
as Rabbi
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Hasty Hathaway
Triggermen (2002)
as Jazzer
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Mr. Green
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Hasty Hathaway
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
as Dan Grey
Undercover Blues (1993)
as Mr. Ferderber
The Bookfair Murders (2000)
as Martin P. Barrett
Lakeboat (2000)
as Cuthman
Sweet Liberty (1986)
as Bo Hodges
Julia (2008)
as Mitch
Dick (1999)
as Henry Kissinger
Blackjack (1998)
as Thomas
White Coats (2004)
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Martin's Day (1985)
as Hitchhiker
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
as Larry
Open Season (1995)
as Eric Schlockmeister
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
as Eli Morton
Death Ship (1980)
as Jackie
By Design (1982)
as Terry
Murder Sees the Light (1986)
as Benny Cooperman
Gridlocked (2016)
as Marty
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Eli Hirschbaum
36 Hours to Die (1999)
as Morano
Hostile Intent (1997)
as Kendall
Jerry and Tom (1998)
as Dogtrack Victim
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)
as Ira Stone
Hollywood North (2004)
as Paul Linder
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004)
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
Nothing Personal (1980)
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
Man Trouble (1992)
as Laurence Moncrief
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story (2002)
as Self
Highpoint (1982)
as Centino
Blackout (2007)
as Sol
Soup for One (1982)
as Allan
Coast to Coast (2004)
as Gary Pereira
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
as Sal Astor
The Trotsky (2010)
as David Bronstein
Seer Was Here (1978)
Actor
Trump Unauthorized (2005)
as Peter Wennik
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
as Saul Panzer
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006)
as Fred Silverman
Past Perfect (1996)
as Bookkeeper
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
as Seymour Heller
Baadasssss! (2004)
as Howard Kaufman
Bleacher Bums (2001)
as Reid (uncredited)
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)
as Martin Hirsch
Camp Hollywood (2004)
as Himself
The Washingtonians (2007)
as Professor Harkinson
A Broken Life (2007)
as The Boss
Kill Me Please (2010)
as M. Breiman
Taking Care (1987)
Actor
Partner(s) (2005)
as Matthew
The Android Affair (1995)
as Fiedler
Color of Justice (1997)
as Norm
Agency (1980)
as Sam Goldstein
SHTTL (2023)
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
The Suicide Murders (1985)
as Benny Cooperman
Falling Over Backwards (1990)
as Mel
Toe Tags (1996)
as Lou Griffith
Rainbow (1996)
as Sam Cohen
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014)
as Self
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
as Bill Bryson
First Shift: Redemption (—)
Actor
Hitting Home (1988)
as Owen Hughes
The Quarrel (1991)
as Hersh Rasseyner
Pale Saints (1997)
as Whitey
Gleason (2002)
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
Sanctuary of Fear (1979)
as Jerry Stone
So Many Miracles (1987)
as Narrator
First Shift: Vengeance (—)
Actor
Clown White (1981)
as Mr. Freed
Half a Lifetime (1986)
as Sam
I Am Normal (2021)
as Rosenhan
Memory Run (1995)
as Dr. Munger
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)
as Rabbi Teitelman
The Wordsmith (1979)
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television (—)
as Self
Slow Run (1968)
as Narrator
Grierson and Gouzenko (—)
as Gouzenko
Friday Night Adventure (1976)
Actor