Cast
Saul Rubinek
Acting
Cast
Saul Rubinek
Known for
Acting
Born
1948-07-02
From
Wolfratshausen, Germany
Also known as Saul Hersh Rubinek
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.
Rush Hour 2
as Red Dragon Box Man
Unforgiven
as W.W. Beauchamp
True Romance
as Lee Donowitz
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
War
as Dr. Sherman
The Family Man
as Alan Mintz
BlackBerry
as John Woodman
Wall Street
as Harry Salt
Nixon
as Herb Klein
Dick
as Henry Kissinger
Against All Odds
as Steve Kirsch
Clock
as Joseph
The Express
as Art Modell
Undercover Blues
as Mr. Ferderber
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Jed Kramer
Death Ship
as Jackie
I Love Trouble
as Sam Smotherman
The Contender
as Jerry Tolliver
Barney's Version
as Charnofsky
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Brian Hoyle
Partner(s)
as Matthew
Gridlocked
as Marty
Young Doctors in Love
as Floyd Kurtzman
The Song of Names
as Mr. Feinman
The Song of Names
as Feinman
Man Trouble
as Laurence Moncrief
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Sal Astor
Getting Even with Dad
as Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Blackjack
as Thomas
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Jim Curran
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Hasty Hathaway
Santa's Slay
as Mr. Green
The Singing Detective
as Skin Specialist
Highpoint
as Centino
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Hasty Hathaway
Julia
as Mitch
Agency
as Sam Goldstein
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Hasty Hathaway
Lakeboat
as Cuthman
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
Pale Saints
as Whitey
Knucklehead
as Rabbi
Baadasssss!
as Howard Kaufman
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
as Martin Hirsch
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Eli Morton
White Coats
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Nothing Personal
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
A Magical Journey
as Saul
Blackout
as Sol
Triggermen
as Jazzer
Sanctuary of Fear
as Jerry Stone
Jerry and Tom
as Dogtrack Victim
Rainbow
as Sam Cohen
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
as Bill Bryson
The Trotsky
as David Bronstein
Ticket to Heaven
as Larry
Gleason
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
Memory Run
as Dr. Munger
Bleacher Bums
as Reid (uncredited)
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
as Self
The Terry Fox Story
as Dan Grey
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Saul Panzer
Sweet Liberty
as Bo Hodges
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Seymour Heller
Past Perfect
as Bookkeeper
Soup for One
as Allan
Open Season
as Eric Schlockmeister
Trump Unauthorized
as Peter Wennik
Hitting Home
as Owen Hughes
By Design
as Terry
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
as Fred Silverman
Falling Over Backwards
as Mel
Hollywood North
as Paul Linder
Hostile Intent
as Kendall
Coast to Coast
as Gary Pereira
Color of Justice
as Norm
Kill Me Please
as M. Breiman
Clown White
as Mr. Freed
36 Hours to Die
as Morano
The Bookfair Murders
as Martin P. Barrett
A Broken Life
as The Boss
Murder Sees the Light
as Benny Cooperman
Toe Tags
as Lou Griffith
I Am Normal
as Rosenhan
The Washingtonians
as Professor Harkinson
Slow Run
as Narrator
The Suicide Murders
as Benny Cooperman
The Android Affair
as Fiedler
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
as Self
SHTTL
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
Half a Lifetime
as Sam
Bad Manners
as Matt Carroll
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
as Ira Stone
Martin's Day
as Hitchhiker
Taking Care
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
as Rabbi Teitelman
Grierson and Gouzenko
as Gouzenko
The Quarrel
as Hersh Rasseyner
The Wordsmith
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Seer Was Here
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
as Self
First Shift: Vengeance
So Many Miracles
as Narrator
First Shift: Redemption
