Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek 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.
Acted in
SHTTL
2023
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
Clock
2023
as Joseph
BlackBerry
2023
as John Woodman
I Am Normal
2021
as Rosenhan
Hunters
2020
as Murray Markowitz
The Song of Names
2019
as Feinman
The Song of Names
2019
as Mr. Feinman
For All Mankind
2019
as Rep. Charles Sandman
A Magical Journey
2019
as Saul
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
FBI
2018
as Senator David Becker
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Pauly Auerbach
Gridlocked
2016
as Marty
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Pfoopa
Schitt's Creek
2015
as Tippy Bernstein
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
as Self
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Hasty Hathaway
Person of Interest
2011
as Arthur Claypool
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Hasty Hathaway
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
as Martin Hirsch
Kill Me Please
2010
as M. Breiman
Barney's Version
2010
as Charnofsky
Knucklehead
2010
as Rabbi
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Hasty Hathaway
The Trotsky
2010
as David Bronstein
Warehouse 13
2009
as Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
The Express
2008
as Art Modell
The Trojan Horse
2008
as Rafe Kott
Julia
2008
as Mitch
Blackout
2007
as Sol
A Broken Life
2007
as The Boss
War
2007
as Dr. Sherman
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Hasty Hathaway
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
2006
as Fred Silverman
Eureka
2006
as Dr. Carl Carlson
Psych
2006
as Lance
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
2006
as Hasty Hathaway
Masters of Horror
2005
Santa's Slay
2005
as Mr. Green
Partner(s)
2005
as Matthew
Trump Unauthorized
2005
as Peter Wennik
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Eli Rigler
Blind Justice
2005
as Dr. Alan Galloway
Camp Hollywood
2004
as Himself
Boston Legal
2004
as Donald Feldcamp
Lost
2004
as Clark Finney
Jack & Bobby
2004
Baadasssss!
2004
as Howard Kaufman
White Coats
2004
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Coast to Coast
2004
as Gary Pereira
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
Hollywood North
2004
as Paul Linder
The Singing Detective
2003
as Skin Specialist
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
as Eli Morton
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
as Sal Astor
Gleason
2002
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
Triggermen
2002
as Jazzer
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002
as Self
Rush Hour 2
2001
as Red Dragon Box Man
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Ira Stone
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
as Lon Cohen
The Family Man
2000
as Alan Mintz
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Dr. Saul Funkhouser
The Contender
2000
as Jerry Tolliver
Lakeboat
2000
as Cuthman
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000
as Saul Panzer
The Bookfair Murders
2000
as Martin P. Barrett
Once and Again
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Mr. Price
Dick
1999
as Henry Kissinger
Mentors
1999
as Napoleon Bonaparte
36 Hours to Die
1999
as Morano
Jerry and Tom
1998
as Dogtrack Victim
Bad Manners
1998
as Matt Carroll
Blackjack
1998
as Thomas
Hostile Intent
1997
as Kendall
Stargate SG-1
1997
as Emmett Bregman
The Practice
1997
The Practice
1997
as Arnold Hunter
Pale Saints
1997
as Whitey
Ink
1996
as Alan Mesnick
Past Perfect
1996
as Bookkeeper
Rainbow
1996
as Sam Cohen
Toe Tags
1996
Nixon
1995
as Herb Klein
Memory Run
1995
as Dr. Munger
The Android Affair
1995
as Fiedler
The Outer Limits
1995
as Professor Hugaro
The Outer Limits
1995
as Aaron Zgierski
Open Season
1995
as Eric Schlockmeister
I Love Trouble
1994
as Sam Smotherman
Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994
as Brian Hoyle
Frasier
1993
as Donny Douglas
And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Jim Curran
Undercover Blues
1993
as Mr. Ferderber
True Romance
1993
as Lee Donowitz
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993
as Bill Bryson
Unforgiven
1992
as W.W. Beauchamp
Man Trouble
1992
as Laurence Moncrief
The Quarrel
1991
as Hersh Rasseyner
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Jed Kramer
Law & Order
1990
as Professor Ira Simpkis
Falling Over Backwards
1990
as Mel
Men
1989
as Paul Armas
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Seymour Heller
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1988
as Rabbi Teitelman
Hitting Home
1988
as Owen Hughes
Wall Street
1987
as Harry Salt
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Kivas Fajo
So Many Miracles
1987
as Narrator
Taking Care
1987
L.A. Law
1986
as Harold Schoen
Sweet Liberty
1986
as Bo Hodges
Murder Sees the Light
1986
as Benny Cooperman
Half a Lifetime
1986
as Sam
The Equalizer
1985
as Jason Masur
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as John Griffths
Martin's Day
1985
as Hitchhiker
The Suicide Murders
1985
as Benny Cooperman
Against All Odds
1984
as Steve Kirsch
The Terry Fox Story
1983
as Dan Grey
Highpoint
1982
as Centino
Young Doctors in Love
1982
as Floyd Kurtzman
By Design
1982
as Terry
Soup for One
1982
as Allan
Ticket to Heaven
1981
as Larry
Clown White
1981
as Mr. Freed
Hill Street Blues
1981
Nothing Personal
1980
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
Death Ship
1980
as Jackie
Agency
1980
as Sam Goldstein
The Wordsmith
1979
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Jerry Stone
Seer Was Here
1978
For The Record
1977
Friday Night Adventure
1976
Sidestreet
1975
as Frank
Slow Run
1968
as Narrator
Grierson and Gouzenko
as Gouzenko
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
as Self