Saul Rubinek
Age: N/A | From: Wolfratshausen, Germany
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Saul Hersh Rubinek , Сол Рубинек
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Wolfratshausen, Germany
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 69
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order
(1990) Professor Ira Simpkis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(1999) Mr. Price
For All Mankind
(2019) Rep. Charles Sandman
Stargate SG-1
(1997) Emmett Bregman
Person of Interest
(2011) Arthur Claypool
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Kivas Fajo
Lost
(2004) Clark Finney
L.A. Law
(1986) Harold SchoenActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rebbe Weitsenzang | |
| Joseph | ||
| John Woodman | ||
| 2020 | Rosenhan | |
| Murray Markowitz | ||
| 2019 | Feinman | |
| Rep. Charles Sandman | ||
| Saul | ||
| 2018 | Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | |
| 2017 | Pauly Auerbach | |
| 2016 | Marty | |
| Pfoopa | ||
| 2015 | Tippy Bernstein | |
| 2012 | Hasty Hathaway | |
| 2011 | Arthur Claypool | |
| Hasty Hathaway | ||
| 2010 | Martin Hirsch | |
| M. Breiman | ||
| Charnofsky | ||
| Rabbi | ||
| Hasty Hathaway | ||
| David Bronstein | ||
| 2009 | Arthur "Artie" Nielsen | |
| 2008 | Art Modell | |
| Rafe Kott | ||
| Mitch | ||
| 2007 | The Boss | |
| Dr. Sherman | ||
| Hasty Hathaway | ||
| 2006 | Fred Silverman | |
| Dr. Carl Carlson | ||
| Lance | ||
| Hasty Hathaway | ||
| 2005 | N/A | |
| Mr. Green | ||
| Matthew | ||
| Peter Wennik | ||
| Dr. Alan Galloway | ||
| 2004 | Himself | |
| Donald Feldcamp | ||
| Clark Finney | ||
| N/A | ||
| Howard Kaufman | ||
| Dr. Sam Bonnert | ||
| Gary Pereira | ||
| Dr. Paul Fleiss | ||
| 2003 | Skin Specialist | |
| Eli Morton | ||
| 2002 | Sal Astor | |
| George 'Bullets' Durgom | ||
| Jazzer | ||
| Self | ||
| 2001 | Red Dragon Box Man | |
| Ira Stone | ||
| Lon Cohen | ||
| 2000 | Alan Mintz | |
| Dr. Saul Funkhouser | ||
| Jerry Tolliver | ||
| Cuthman | ||
| Saul Panzer | ||
| Martin P. Barrett | ||
| 1999 | N/A | |
| Mr. Price | ||
| Henry Kissinger | ||
| Morano | ||
| 1998 | Dogtrack Victim | |
| Matt Carroll | ||
| Thomas | ||
| 1997 | Kendall | |
| Emmett Bregman | ||
| N/A | ||
| Whitey | ||
| 1996 | Alan Mesnick | |
| Bookkeeper | ||
| Sam Cohen | ||
| 1995 | Herb Klein | |
| Dr. Munger | ||
| Fiedler | ||
| Professor Hugaro | ||
| Aaron Zgierski | ||
| Eric Schlockmeister | ||
| 1994 | Sam Smotherman | |
| Robert 'Bobby' Drace | ||
| Brian Hoyle | ||
| 1993 | Donny Douglas | |
| Dr. Jim Curran | ||
| Mr. Ferderber | ||
| Lee Donowitz | ||
| Bill Bryson | ||
| 1992 | W.W. Beauchamp | |
| Laurence Moncrief | ||
| 1991 | Hersh Rasseyner | |
| 1990 | Jed Kramer | |
| Professor Ira Simpkis | ||
| Mel | ||
| 1989 | Paul Armas | |
| 1988 | Seymour Heller | |
| Rabbi Teitelman | ||
| Owen Hughes | ||
| 1987 | Harry Salt | |
| Kivas Fajo | ||
| Narrator | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1986 | Harold Schoen | |
| Bo Hodges | ||
| Benny Cooperman | ||
| Sam | ||
| 1985 | Jason Masur | |
| John Griffths | ||
| Hitchhiker | ||
| Benny Cooperman | ||
| 1984 | Steve Kirsch | |
| 1983 | Dan Grey | |
| 1982 | Centino | |
| Floyd Kurtzman | ||
| Terry | ||
| Allan | ||
| 1981 | Larry | |
| Mr. Freed | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1980 | Peter Braden (uncredited) | |
| Jackie | ||
| Sam Goldstein | ||
| 1979 | Mervyn Kaplansky | |
| Jerry Stone | ||
| 1978 | N/A | |
| 1977 | N/A | |
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Frank | |
| 1968 | Narrator | |
| Gouzenko | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 1987 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Director | |
| 2001 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1998 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |