Saul Rubinek
- Acting
- July 2, 1948 · Wolfratshausen, Germany
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. 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
Filmography
- The Copenhagen Test · Victor Simonek
- SHTTL · Rebbe Weitsenzang
- Clock · Joseph
- BlackBerry · John Woodman
- I Am Normal · Rosenhan
- Hunters · Murray Markowitz
- The Song of Names · Mr. Feinman, Feinman
- For All Mankind · Rep. Charles Sandman
- A Magical Journey · Saul, Writer
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
- FBI · Senator David Becker
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel · Pauly Auerbach
- Gridlocked · Marty
- Angie Tribeca · Pfoopa
- Billions · Hap Halloran
- Schitt's Creek · Tippy Bernstein
- A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con · Self
- Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt · Hasty Hathaway
- Person of Interest · Arthur Claypool
- Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost · Hasty Hathaway
- Kill Me Please · M. Breiman
- Barney's Version · Charnofsky
- Knucklehead · Rabbi
- Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! · Martin Hirsch
- Jesse Stone: No Remorse · Hasty Hathaway
- The Trotsky · David Bronstein
- The Good Wife · Judge Thomas Treem
- Warehouse 13 · Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
- Leverage · Victor Dubenich
- The Express · Art Modell
- The Trojan Horse · Rafe Kott
- Julia · Mitch
- Blackout · Sol
- A Broken Life · The Boss
- War · Dr. Sherman
- Jesse Stone: Sea Change · Hasty Hathaway
- The Washingtonians · Professor Harkinson
- Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' · Fred Silverman
- Eureka · Dr. Carl Carlson
- Psych · Lance
- Jesse Stone: Night Passage · Hasty Hathaway
- Masters of Horror
- Santa's Slay · Mr. Green
- Partner(s) · Matthew
- Cruel But Necessary · Director
- Trump Unauthorized · Peter Wennik
- Grey's Anatomy · Eli Rigler
- Blind Justice · Dr. Alan Galloway
- Camp Hollywood · Self
- Boston Legal · Donald Feldcamp
- Lost · Clark Finney
- Jack & Bobby
- Baadasssss! · Howard Kaufman
- White Coats · Dr. Sam Bonnert
- Coast to Coast · Gary Pereira
- Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss · Dr. Paul Fleiss
- Hollywood North · Paul Linder
- The Singing Detective · Skin Specialist
- Threat Matrix · Peter Tomashevski
- And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself · Eli Morton
- The Brady Bunch in the White House · Sal Astor
- Gleason · George 'Bullets' Durgom
- Triggermen · Jazzer
- Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story · Self
- Bleacher Bums · Reid (uncredited), Director
- Rush Hour 2 · Red Dragon Box Man
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor · Ira
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery · Lon Cohen
- Club Land · Director
- The Family Man · Alan Mintz
- Curb Your Enthusiasm · Dr. Saul Funkhouser
- The Contender · Jerry Tolliver
- Lakeboat · Cuthman
- The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery · Saul Panzer
- The Bookfair Murders · Martin P. Barrett
- Once and Again
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Mr. Price
- Dick · Henry Kissinger
- Mentors · Napoleon Bonaparte
- 36 Hours to Die · Morano