Acting
Saul Rubinek
EN, YI, FR cinema · 110 credits
Born
2 July 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Wolfratshausen, Germany
Also known as Saul Hersh Rubinek
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
Filmography
Grierson and Gouzenko
as Gouzenko
The Bookie & the Bruiser
as Eli Hirschbaum
Clock
as Joseph
BlackBerry
as John Woodman
SHTTL
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
I Am Normal
as Rosenhan
The Song of Names
as Mr. Feinman, as Feinman
A Magical Journey
as Saul, Writer
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Gridlocked
as Marty
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
as Hasty Hathaway
Kill Me Please
as M. Breiman
The Trotsky
as David Bronstein
Knucklehead
as Rabbi
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
as Hasty Hathaway
Barney's Version
as Charnofsky
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
as Martin Hirsch
Julia
as Mitch
The Express
as Art Modell
War
as Dr. Sherman
A Broken Life
as The Boss
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
as Hasty Hathaway
Blackout
as Sol
The Washingtonians
as Professor Harkinson
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
as Hasty Hathaway
Santa's Slay
as Mr. Green
Trump Unauthorized
as Peter Wennik
Partner(s)
as Matthew
Cruel But Necessary
Director
Baadasssss!
as Howard Kaufman
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
White Coats
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Hollywood North
as Paul Linder
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
Coast to Coast
as Gary Pereira
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
as Eli Morton
The Singing Detective
as Skin Specialist
The Brady Bunch in the White House
as Sal Astor
Gleason
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
Triggermen
as Jazzer
Rush Hour 2
as Red Dragon Box Man
Bleacher Bums
as Reid (uncredited), Director
Club Land
Director
The Family Man
as Alan Mintz
Lakeboat
as Cuthman
The Contender
as Jerry Tolliver
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Saul Panzer
The Bookfair Murders
as Martin P. Barrett
Dick
as Henry Kissinger
36 Hours to Die
as Morano
Bad Manners
as Matt Carroll
Jerry and Tom
as Dogtrack Victim, Director, Producer
Blackjack
as Thomas
Hostile Intent
as Kendall
Color of Justice
as Norm
Past Perfect
as Bookkeeper
Toe Tags
as Lou Griffith
Rainbow
as Sam Cohen
Memory Run
as Dr. Munger
The Android Affair
as Fiedler
Nixon
as Herb Klein
Open Season
as Eric Schlockmeister
I Love Trouble
as Sam Smotherman
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
as Brian Hoyle
True Romance
as Lee Donowitz
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
as Bill Bryson
Undercover Blues
as Mr. Ferderber
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Jim Curran
Unforgiven
as W.W. Beauchamp
Man Trouble
as Laurence Moncrief
The Quarrel
as Hersh Rasseyner
The Bonfire of the Vanities
as Jed Kramer
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
as Rabbi Teitelman
Liberace: Behind the Music
as Seymour Heller
Hitting Home
as Owen Hughes
Wall Street
as Harry Salt
So Many Miracles
as Narrator, Writer
Sweet Liberty
as Bo Hodges
Murder Sees the Light
as Benny Cooperman
Martin's Day
as Hitchhiker
The Suicide Murders
1985
The Suicide Murders
as Benny Cooperman
Against All Odds
as Steve Kirsch
Highpoint
as Centino
The Terry Fox Story
as Dan Grey
Young Doctors in Love
as Floyd Kurtzman
Soup for One
as Allan
By Design
as Terry
Ticket to Heaven
as Larry
Clown White
as Mr. Freed
Death Ship
as Jackie
Agency
as Sam Goldstein
Nothing Personal
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
The Wordsmith
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Sanctuary of Fear
as Jerry Stone
Slow Run
as Narrator