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