Saul Rubinek
Acting
🎂 1948-07-02
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.
Cast credits(144)
Eli Rigler
2005
Professor Ira Simpkis
1990
Mr. Price
1999
Dr. Saul Funkhouser
2000
Judge Thomas Treem
2009
Clark Finney
2004
Emmett Bregman
1997
Arnold Hunter
1997
Kivas Fajo
1987
Pauly Auerbach
2017
Donny Douglas
1993
Senator David Becker
2018
Arthur Claypool
2011
Lance
2006
1999
Donald Feldcamp
2004
Rep. Charles Sandman
2019
Jason Masur
1985
Harold Schoen
1986
Dr. Carl Carlson
2006
Tippy Bernstein
2015
Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
2009
Pfoopa
2016
John Griffths
1985
2005
Murray Markowitz
2020
Professor Hugaro
1995
Aaron Zgierski
1995
Napoleon Bonaparte
1999
1981
Peter Tomashevski
2003
Dr. Alan Galloway
2005
Red Dragon Box Man
2001
Frank
1975
Lon Cohen
2001
2004
W.W. Beauchamp
1992
Alan Mesnick
1996
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
John Woodman
2023
Lee Donowitz
1993
Dr. Sherman
2007
Harry Salt
1987
Alan Mintz
2000
Rafe Kott
2008
1977
Paul Armas
1989
Steve Kirsch
1984
Eli Morton
2003
Brian Hoyle
1994
Joseph
2023
Mr. Green
2005
Herb Klein
1995
Henry Kissinger
1999
Marty
2016
Jed Kramer
1990
Howard Kaufman
2004
Dr. Jim Curran
1993
Mr. Ferderber
1993
Charnofsky
2010
Art Modell
2008
Hasty Hathaway
2006
Sam Smotherman
1994
Jackie
1980
Sal Astor
2002
Jerry Tolliver
2000
Mr. Feinman
2019
Feinman
2019
Hasty Hathaway
2011
Robert 'Bobby' Drace
1994
Rabbi
2010
Hasty Hathaway
2010
Laurence Moncrief
1992
Mitch
2008
Martin Hirsch
2010
Floyd Kurtzman
1982
Hasty Hathaway
2007
Dr. Sam Bonnert
2004
Skin Specialist
2003
Hasty Hathaway
2012
David Bronstein
2010
Fred Silverman
2006
Thomas
1998
Peter Wennik
2005
Larry
1981
Bo Hodges
1986
Dr. Paul Fleiss
2004
Gary Pereira
2004
Cuthman
2000
Peter Braden (uncredited)
1980
Himself
2004
Rebbe Weitsenzang
2023
Dogtrack Victim
1998
Rabbi Teitelman
1988
Saul
2019
Reid (uncredited)
2001
Self
2014
George 'Bullets' Durgom
2002
Hitchhiker
1985
Matt Carroll
1998
Dan Grey
1983
Owen Hughes
1988
Bookkeeper
1996
Sam Goldstein
1980
Self
2002
Norm
1997
Matthew
2005
Allan
1982
Jazzer
2002
Fiedler
1995
Eric Schlockmeister
1995
M. Breiman
2010
Centino
1982
Martin P. Barrett
2000
Morano
1999
Saul Panzer
2000
Terry
1982
Sam Cohen
1996
1996
Jerry Stone
1979
Benny Cooperman
1985
Benny Cooperman
1986
Hersh Rasseyner
1991
Ira Stone
2001
Paul Linder
2004
Seymour Heller
1988
Dr. Munger
1995
Whitey
1997
Mervyn Kaplansky
1979
Bill Bryson
1993
Mr. Freed
1981
The Boss
2007
Sol
2007
Gouzenko
Kendall
1997
1978
1976
Mel
1990
Sam
1986
Narrator
1987
Self
Rosenhan
2021
Narrator
1968
1987
