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