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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.
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
October 19th, 2023 | SHTTL | Rebbe Weitsenzang | 6.7 | |
March 28th, 2023 | Clock | Joseph | 5.6 | |
February 13th, 2023 | BlackBerry | John Woodman | 7.1 | |
March 20th, 2021 | I Am Normal | Rosenhan | 6.5 | |
December 25th, 2019 | The Song of Names | Mr. Feinman | 6.7 | |
December 25th, 2019 | The Song of Names | Feinman | 6.7 | |
August 22nd, 2019 | A Magical Journey | Saul | 4.8 | |
November 9th, 2018 | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains") | 7.1 | |
June 14th, 2016 | Gridlocked | Marty | 5.9 | |
November 1st, 2014 | A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con | Self | TBD | |
May 19th, 2012 | Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt | Hasty Hathaway | 6.8 | |
May 21st, 2011 | Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost | Hasty Hathaway | 6.4 | |
November 3rd, 2010 | Kill Me Please | M. Breiman | 6.3 | |
October 26th, 2010 | Barney's Version | Charnofsky | 7 | |
October 22nd, 2010 | Knucklehead | Rabbi | 5.7 | |
June 18th, 2010 | Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! | Martin Hirsch | 5.1 | |
May 9th, 2010 | Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Hasty Hathaway | 6.9 | |
May 5th, 2010 | The Trotsky | David Bronstein | 6.7 | |
October 10th, 2008 | The Express | Art Modell | 7.1 | |
March 12th, 2008 | Julia | Mitch | 6.7 | |
October 1st, 2007 | Blackout | Sol | 5.6 | |
September 23rd, 2007 | A Broken Life | The Boss | 2.8 | |
August 24th, 2007 | War | Dr. Sherman | 6.4 | |
May 22nd, 2007 | Jesse Stone: Sea Change | Hasty Hathaway | 7 | |
January 26th, 2007 | The Washingtonians | Professor Harkinson | 5.4 | |
September 4th, 2006 | Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' | Fred Silverman | 6.7 | |
January 15th, 2006 | Jesse Stone: Night Passage | Hasty Hathaway | 6.9 | |
October 25th, 2005 | Santa's Slay | Mr. Green | 5.5 | |
July 7th, 2005 | Partner(s) | Matthew | 6 | |
May 24th, 2005 | Trump Unauthorized | Peter Wennik | 3.8 | |
November 19th, 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Himself | 9 | |
May 28th, 2004 | Baadasssss! | Howard Kaufman | 6.5 | |
May 16th, 2004 | White Coats | Dr. Sam Bonnert | 5.1 | |
April 3rd, 2004 | Coast to Coast | Gary Pereira | 7 | |
March 29th, 2004 | Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss | Dr. Paul Fleiss | 4.5 | |
January 12th, 2004 | Hollywood North | Paul Linder | 5.1 | |
October 24th, 2003 | The Singing Detective | Skin Specialist | 5.1 | |
September 7th, 2003 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Eli Morton | 6.7 | |
November 29th, 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Sal Astor | 4.2 | |
October 13th, 2002 | Gleason | George 'Bullets' Durgom | 5.4 | |
July 26th, 2002 | Triggermen | Jazzer | 4.8 | |
May 30th, 2002 | Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story | Self | 6 | |
October 18th, 2001 | Bleacher Bums | Reid (uncredited) | 6.8 | |
May 26th, 2001 | Laughter on the 23rd Floor | Ira Stone | 4.4 | |
December 12th, 2000 | The Family Man | Alan Mintz | 6.8 | |
October 13th, 2000 | The Contender | Jerry Tolliver | 6.7 | |
April 13th, 2000 | Lakeboat | Cuthman | 4.7 | |
March 5th, 2000 | The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Saul Panzer | 8.5 | |
January 1st, 2000 | The Bookfair Murders | Martin P. Barrett | 5.6 | |
August 4th, 1999 | Dick | Henry Kissinger | 5.9 | |
April 11th, 1999 | 36 Hours to Die | Morano | 4.3 | |
December 4th, 1998 | Jerry and Tom | Dogtrack Victim | 6.3 | |
October 9th, 1998 | Bad Manners | Matt Carroll | 4.8 | |
June 11th, 1998 | Blackjack | Thomas | 5.3 | |
September 7th, 1997 | Color of Justice | Norm | 5.5 | |
September 5th, 1997 | Pale Saints | Whitey | 4.5 | |
August 22nd, 1997 | Hostile Intent | Kendall | 6.2 | |
October 11th, 1996 | Past Perfect | Bookkeeper | 4.6 | |
July 26th, 1996 | Rainbow | Sam Cohen | 4.7 | |
December 22nd, 1995 | Nixon | Herb Klein | 6.9 | |
June 16th, 1995 | Memory Run | Dr. Munger | 5.8 | |
April 12th, 1995 | The Android Affair | Fiedler | 5.3 | |
January 14th, 1995 | Open Season | Eric Schlockmeister | 4.8 | |
June 29th, 1994 | I Love Trouble | Sam Smotherman | 5.5 | |
June 17th, 1994 | Getting Even with Dad | Robert 'Bobby' Drace | 5.3 | |
January 14th, 1994 | Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Brian Hoyle | 5.6 | |
September 11th, 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Jim Curran | 6.5 | |
September 10th, 1993 | Undercover Blues | Mr. Ferderber | 6.1 | |
September 9th, 1993 | True Romance | Lee Donowitz | 7.5 | |
May 16th, 1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Bill Bryson | 5.7 | |
August 7th, 1992 | Unforgiven | W.W. Beauchamp | 7.9 | |
March 1st, 1991 | The Quarrel | Hersh Rasseyner | 6.3 | |
December 21st, 1990 | The Bonfire of the Vanities | Jed Kramer | 5.6 | |
September 16th, 1988 | The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick | Rabbi Teitelman | 6 | |
December 10th, 1987 | Wall Street | Harry Salt | 7.2 | |
July 20th, 1986 | Half a Lifetime | Sam | 9 | |
May 16th, 1986 | Sweet Liberty | Bo Hodges | 5.4 | |
February 22nd, 1985 | Martin's Day | Hitchhiker | 6.4 | |
March 2nd, 1984 | Against All Odds | Steve Kirsch | 5.7 | |
August 20th, 1982 | Highpoint | Centino | 5.1 | |
March 7th, 1980 | Death Ship | Jackie | 5.1 | |
TBD | Grierson and Gouzenko | Gouzenko | TBD | |
July 16th, 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | Floyd Kurtzman | 5.3 | |
May 8th, 1982 | By Design | Terry | 4.7 | |
April 30th, 1982 | Soup for One | Allan | 5.2 | |
October 9th, 1981 | Ticket to Heaven | Larry | 6.8 | |
March 28th, 1980 | Nothing Personal | Peter Braden (uncredited) | 5.6 | |
February 14th, 1980 | Agency | Sam Goldstein | 6.5 | |
September 29th, 1979 | The Wordsmith | Mervyn Kaplansky | 9 | |
December 10th, 1978 | Seer Was Here | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television | Self | TBD | |
August 3rd, 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Red Dragon Box Man | 6.8 | |
January 1st, 1996 | Toe Tags | Lou Griffith | 10 | |
July 17th, 1992 | Man Trouble | Laurence Moncrief | 4.9 | |
August 23rd, 1990 | Falling Over Backwards | Mel | 5.5 | |
October 8th, 1988 | Liberace: Behind the Music | Seymour Heller | 4.8 | |
August 24th, 1988 | Hitting Home | Owen Hughes | 4 | |
September 14th, 1987 | So Many Miracles | Narrator | 7 | |
January 1st, 1987 | Taking Care | TBD | 7 | |
January 1st, 1986 | Murder Sees the Light | Benny Cooperman | 9 | |
January 1st, 1985 | The Suicide Murders | Benny Cooperman | TBD | |
May 22nd, 1983 | The Terry Fox Story | Dan Grey | 6.2 | |
October 1st, 1981 | Clown White | Mr. Freed | 8 | |
April 23rd, 1979 | Sanctuary of Fear | Jerry Stone | 8 | |
November 26th, 1976 | Friday Night Adventure | TBD | TBD | |
October 10th, 1968 | Slow Run | Narrator | 9 | |
TBD | First Shift: Vengeance | TBD | TBD | |
TBD | First Shift: Redemption | TBD | TBD |