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