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