
David Paymer
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David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Known for
Credits

Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
as The V.U.P.

Drag Me to Hell (2009)
as Mr. Jacks

Payback (1999)
as Arthur Stegman

Bad Teacher (2011)
as Doctor Vogel

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
as Dixon Lewis

No Way Out (1987)
as Technician

Get Shorty (1995)
as Leo Devoe

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Court Photographer

Accident Man (2018)
as Milton

Howard the Duck (1986)
as Larry, Scientist

The Hurricane (1999)
as Myron Bedlock

Quiz Show (1994)
as Dan Enright

Mighty Joe Young (1998)
as Harry Ruben

Heart and Souls (1993)
as Hal the Bus Driver

City Hall (1996)
as Abe Goodman

City Slickers (1991)
as Ira Shalowitz

Horse Girl (2020)
as Doctor

The American President (1995)
as Leon Kodak

In Good Company (2004)
as Morty

Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
as Kalev

Nixon (1995)
as Ron Ziegler

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
as Pete Solomon

Night of the Creeps (1986)
as Young Scientist

Spartan (2004)
as TV News Anchor (uncredited)

The In-Laws (1979)
as Cabbie

Gang Related (1997)
as Elliot Goff

Bait (2000)
as Agent Wooly

The 6th Man (1997)
as Coach Pederson

Perfect (1985)
as Managing Editor

Bounce (2000)
as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

State and Main (2000)
as Marty Rossen

Balto III: Wings of Change (2004)
as Mel (voice)

Redbelt (2008)
as Richard

Chill Factor (1999)
as Dr. Richard Long

Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
as Jay Ross

Alex & Emma (2003)
as John Shaw

Best Defense (1984)
as Kurly

Warm Springs (2005)
as Louis Howe

Crazy People (1990)
as George

Twixt (2011)
as Sam

No Holds Barred (1989)
as Unger

Unforgettable (1996)
as Curtis Avery

School of Life (2005)
as Matt Warner

Crime of the Century (1996)
as David Wilentz

Bad Therapy (2020)
as Dr. Edward Kingsley

Amistad (1997)
as Secretary John Forsyth

Love, Mary (1985)
as David Lewis

Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
as Stan

Lemon (2017)
as Dr. Gold

Carpool (1996)
as Daniel Miller

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
as Rafael Horowitz

Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
as Whitley

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
as Ira Shalowitz

Mumford (1999)
as Dr. Ernest Delbanco

Grace Kelly (1983)
as Jay Kanter

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
as Alan Sluiser

Bartleby (2001)
as The Boss

The Sunlit Night (2020)
as Levi

Outside Ozona (1998)
as Alan Defaux

Checking Out (2006)
as Ted Applebaum

Bad Shabbos (2025)
as Richard

The Lesser Evil (1998)
as George

Crazy for Love (2005)
as Max Sr.

Dash and Lilly (1999)
as Arthur Kober

Focus (2001)
as Mr. Finkelstein

Sky High (1990)
as Vic

The Long Way Home (1997)
as (voice)

Her Life as a Man (1984)
as Ted

Rock 'N Roll Mom (1988)
as Boris

In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
as The Ad Man

Joe and Max (2002)
as Joe Jacobs

This House Possessed (1981)
as Pasternak

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie (2001)
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Butterfly in the Typewriter (—)
as Stanley Kauffmann

Fanboy (2019)
as Angry Ice Cream Customer

RFK (2002)
as Dick Goodwin

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
as Embassy interviewer

Two-Bit Waltz (2014)
as The Lawyer

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
From Where I Sit (2000)
as Bob

Partners (2000)
as Bob
Candor City Hospital (2005)
Actor

Pleasures (1986)
as Stanley

Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

Enemies of Laughter (2000)
as Paul

Mr. Saturday Night (2022)
as Stan Yankleman

The Absent-Minded Professor (1988)
as Mr. Oliphant

The Pickle Recipe (2016)
as Uncle Morty

The Burial Society (2002)
as Morry Zimmer





