Saul Rubinek
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
as Red Dragon Box Man
Unforgiven (1992)
as W.W. Beauchamp
The Family Man (2000)
as Alan Mintz
True Romance (1993)
as Lee Donowitz
War (2007)
as Dr. Sherman
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
BlackBerry (2023)
as John Woodman
Wall Street (1987)
as Harry Salt
Highpoint (1984)
as Centino
Knucklehead (2010)
as Rabbi
Lakeboat (2000)
as Cuthman
Against All Odds (1984)
as Steve Kirsch
Triggermen (2002)
as Jazzer
The Song of Names (2019)
as Mr. Feinman
Getting Even with Dad (1994)
as Bobby
Clock (2023)
as Joseph
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
as Jed Kramer
Nixon (1995)
as Herb Klein
Young Doctors in Love (1982)
as Floyd Kurtzman
Hostile Intent (1997)
as Kendall
Bad Manners (1998)
as Matt Carroll
I Love Trouble (1994)
as Sam Smotherman
Blackjack (1998)
as Thomas
By Design (1982)
as Terry
Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
as Brian Hoyle
And the Band Played On (1993)
as Dr. Jim Curran
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
as Hasty Hathaway
Open Season (1995)
as Eric Schlockmeister
Dick (1999)
as Henry Kissinger
The Contender (2000)
as Jerry Tolliver
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
as Hasty Hathaway
Undercover Blues (1993)
as Mr. Ferderber
Barney's Version (2010)
as Charnofsky
Santa's Slay (2005)
as Mr. Green
Death Ship (1980)
as Jackie
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
as Hasty Hathaway
The Express (2008)
as Art Modell
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
as Eli Morton
The Singing Detective (2003)
as Skin Specialist
A Magical Journey (2019)
as Saul
Man Trouble (1992)
as Laurence Moncrief
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
as Hasty Hathaway
Gridlocked (2016)
as Marty
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
as Hasty Hathaway
Martin's Day (1985)
as Hitchhiker
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004)
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
The Terry Fox Story (1983)
as Dan Grey
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002)
as Sal Astor
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story (2002)
as Self
Julia (2008)
as Mitch
White Coats (2004)
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993)
as Bill Bryson
The Bookfair Murders (2000)
as Martin P. Barrett
Gleason (2002)
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
A Broken Life (2007)
as The Boss
Jerry and Tom (1998)
as Dogtrack Victim
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000)
as Saul Panzer
Sweet Liberty (1986)
as Bo Hodges
Baadasssss! (2004)
as Howard Kaufman
36 Hours to Die (1999)
as Morano
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)
as Martin Hirsch
Ticket to Heaven (1981)
as Larry
Taking Care (1987)
Actor
The Trotsky (2010)
as David Bronstein
Liberace: Behind the Music (1988)
as Seymour Heller
Partner(s) (2005)
as Matthew
The Bookie & the Bruiser (—)
as Eli Hirschbaum
Nothing Personal (1980)
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
Rainbow (1996)
as Sam Cohen
Murder Sees the Light (1986)
as Benny Cooperman
Memory Run (1995)
as Dr. Munger
Coast to Coast (2004)
as Gary Pereira
Hollywood North (2004)
as Paul Linder
Color of Justice (1997)
as Norm
Agency (1980)
as Sam Goldstein
Trump Unauthorized (2005)
as Peter Wennik
SHTTL (2023)
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
Sanctuary of Fear (1979)
as Jerry Stone
Clown White (1981)
as Mr. Freed
Kill Me Please (2010)
as M. Breiman
Past Perfect (1996)
as Bookkeeper
The Suicide Murders (1985)
as Benny Cooperman
I Am Normal (2021)
as Rosenhan
Bleacher Bums (2001)
as Reid (uncredited)
Falling Over Backwards (1990)
as Mel
Blackout (2007)
as Sol
Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001)
as Ira
The Washingtonians (2007)
as Professor Harkinson
Toe Tags (1996)
as Lou Griffith
The Android Affair (1995)
as Fiedler
Half a Lifetime (1986)
as Sam
Camp Hollywood (2004)
as Himself
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006)
as Fred Silverman
Seer Was Here (1978)
Actor
Soup for One (1982)
as Allan
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con (2014)
as Self
Hitting Home (1988)
as Owen Hughes
First Shift: Redemption (—)
Actor
First Shift: Vengeance (—)
Actor
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television (—)
as Self
The Quarrel (1991)
as Hersh Rasseyner
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick (1988)
as Rabbi Teitelman
Pale Saints (1997)
as Whitey
Grierson and Gouzenko (—)
as Gouzenko
The Wordsmith (1979)
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Slow Run (1968)
as Narrator
So Many Miracles (1987)
as Narrator
Friday Night Adventure (1976)
Actor