Saul Rubinek
106 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 2, 1948 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Wolfratshausen, Germany
- Also known as
- Saul Hersh Rubinek
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.
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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
Saul Rubinek: movies and TV shows
Acting (147)
- Upcoming Grierson and Gouzenko
as Gouzenko
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming The Bookie & the Bruiser
as Eli Hirschbaum
- 2025
- 2023 SHTTL
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
- 2023 Clock
as Joseph
- 2023 BlackBerry
as John Woodman
- 2021 I Am Normal
as Rosenhan
- 2020
- 2019 The Song of Names
as Mr. Feinman / Feinman
- 2019
- 2019 A Magical Journey
as Saul
- 2018 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
- 2018
- 2017
- 2016 Gridlocked
as Marty
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2012 Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Hasty Hathaway
- 2011
- 2011 Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Hasty Hathaway
- 2010 Kill Me Please
as M. Breiman
- 2010 Barney's Version
as Charnofsky
- 2010 Knucklehead
as Rabbi
- 2010 Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
as Martin Hirsch
- 2010 Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Hasty Hathaway
- 2010 The Trotsky
as David Bronstein
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008 The Express
as Art Modell
- 2008
- 2008 Julia
as Mitch
- 2007 Blackout
as Sol
- 2007 A Broken Life
as The Boss
- 2007 War
as Dr. Sherman
- 2007 Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Hasty Hathaway
- 2007 The Washingtonians
as Professor Harkinson
- 2006 Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
as Fred Silverman
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006 Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Hasty Hathaway
- 2005
- 2005 Santa's Slay
as Mr. Green
- 2005 Partner(s)
as Matthew
- 2005 Trump Unauthorized
as Peter Wennik
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 Baadasssss!
as Howard Kaufman
- 2004 White Coats
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
- 2004 Coast to Coast
as Gary Pereira
- 2004 Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
- 2004 Hollywood North
as Paul Linder
- 2003 The Singing Detective
as Skin Specialist
- 2003
- 2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Eli Morton
- 2002 The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Sal Astor
- 2002 Gleason
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
- 2002 Triggermen
as Jazzer
- 2001 Bleacher Bums
as Reid (uncredited)
- 2001 Rush Hour 2
as Red Dragon Box Man
- 2001 Laughter on the 23rd Floor
as Ira
- 2001
- 2000 The Family Man
as Alan Mintz
- 2000
- 2000 The Contender
as Jerry Tolliver
- 2000 Lakeboat
as Cuthman
- 2000 The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Saul Panzer
- 2000 The Bookfair Murders
as Martin P. Barrett
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Dick
as Henry Kissinger
- 1999
- 1999 36 Hours to Die
as Morano
- 1998 Jerry and Tom
as Dogtrack Victim
- 1998 Bad Manners
as Matt Carroll
- 1998 Blackjack
as Thomas
- 1997 Color of Justice
as Norm
- 1997 Pale Saints
as Whitey
- 1997 Hostile Intent
as Kendall
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1996 Past Perfect
as Bookkeeper
- 1996 Rainbow
as Sam Cohen
- 1996 Toe Tags
as Lou Griffith
- 1995 Nixon
as Herb Klein
- 1995 Memory Run
as Dr. Munger
- 1995 The Android Affair
as Fiedler
- 1995
- 1995 Open Season
as Eric Schlockmeister
- 1994 I Love Trouble
as Sam Smotherman
- 1994 Getting Even with Dad
as Bobby
- 1994 Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Brian Hoyle
- 1993
- 1993 And the Band Played On
as Dr. Jim Curran
- 1993 Undercover Blues
as Mr. Ferderber
- 1993 True Romance
as Lee Donowitz
- 1993 Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
as Bill Bryson
- 1993
- 1992 Unforgiven
as W.W. Beauchamp
- 1992 Man Trouble
as Laurence Moncrief
- 1991 The Quarrel
as Hersh Rasseyner
- 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Jed Kramer
- 1990
- 1990 Falling Over Backwards
as Mel
- 1989
- 1988 Liberace: Behind the Music
as Seymour Heller
- 1988 The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
as Rabbi Teitelman
- 1988 Hitting Home
as Owen Hughes
- 1987 Wall Street
as Harry Salt
- 1987
- 1987 So Many Miracles
as Narrator
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986 Half a Lifetime
as Sam
- 1986 Sweet Liberty
as Bo Hodges
- 1986 Murder Sees the Light
as Benny Cooperman
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985 Martin's Day
as Hitchhiker
- 1985 The Suicide Murders
as Benny Cooperman
- 1984 Highpoint
as Centino
- 1984 Against All Odds
as Steve Kirsch
- 1983 The Terry Fox Story
as Dan Grey
- 1982 Young Doctors in Love
as Floyd Kurtzman
- 1982 By Design
as Terry
- 1982 Soup for One
as Allan
- 1982
- 1981 Ticket to Heaven
as Larry
- 1981 Clown White
as Mr. Freed
- 1981
- 1980 Nothing Personal
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
- 1980 Death Ship
as Jackie
- 1980 Agency
as Sam Goldstein
- 1979 The Wordsmith
as Mervyn Kaplansky
- 1979 Sanctuary of Fear
as Jerry Stone
- 1978
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976
- 1968 Slow Run
as Narrator
Behind the camera (6)
- 2019 A Magical Journey
Writer
- 2005 Cruel But Necessary
Director
- 2001 Bleacher Bums
Director
- 2001 Club Land
Director
- 1998 Jerry and Tom
Director, Producer
- 1987 So Many Miracles
Writer
Talk shows and appearances (4)
- Upcoming
- 2014
- 2004
- 2002