Saul 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.
Known For
W.W. Beauchamp
Unforgiven
Lee Donowitz
True Romance
Dr. Sherman
War
Sam Smotherman
I Love Trouble
Alan Mintz
The Family Man
Steve Kirsch
Against All Odds
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Sal Astor
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Mitch
Julia
Joseph
Clock
The Boss
A Broken Life
Jackie
Death Ship
Mr. Green
Santa's Slay
Jed Kramer
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Sam
Half a Lifetime
Gouzenko
Grierson and Gouzenko
Brian Hoyle
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Howard Kaufman
Baadasssss!
Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Getting Even with Dad
Rosenhan
I Am Normal
M. Breiman
Kill Me Please
Henry Kissinger
Dick
David Bronstein
The Trotsky
Floyd Kurtzman
Young Doctors in Love
Bo Hodges
Sweet Liberty
Mervyn Kaplansky
The Wordsmith
Seer Was Here
Eli Morton
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Dr. Paul Fleiss
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Ira Stone
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Cuthman
Lakeboat
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Bookkeeper
Past Perfect
Allan
Soup for One
Hitchhiker
Martin's Day
Sam Goldstein
Agency
George 'Bullets' Durgom
Gleason
Dr. Munger
Memory Run
Kendall
Hostile Intent
Peter Braden (uncredited)
Nothing Personal
Hersh Rasseyner
The Quarrel
Harry Salt
Wall Street
John Woodman
BlackBerry
Dr. Sam Bonnert
Intern Academy
Centino
Highpoint
Jerry Tolliver
The Contender
Morano
36 Hours to Die
Terry
By Design
Larry
Ticket to Heaven
Rebbe Weitsenzang
ШТТЛ
Whitey
Pale Saints
Fiedler
The Android Affair
Rabbi Teitelman
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Skin Specialist
The Singing Detective
Rabbi
Knucklehead
Self
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Bill Bryson
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Self
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
Mr. Feinman
The Song of Names
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Hasty Hathaway
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Paul Linder
Hollywood North
Laurence Moncrief
Man Trouble
Peter Wennik
Trump Unauthorized
Sol
Blackout
Saul Panzer
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Marty
Gridlocked
Matt Carroll
Bad Manners
Toe Tags
Martin P. Barrett
The Bookfair Murders
Herb Klein
Nixon
Himself
Camp Hollywood
Sam Cohen
Rainbow
Fred Silverman
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Seymour Heller
Liberace: Behind the Music
Self
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Friday Night Adventure
Saul
Поліна і таємниця кіностудії
Charnofsky
Barney's Version
Owen Hughes
Hitting Home
Mel
Falling Over Backwards
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Mr. Freed
Clown White
Jerry Stone
Sanctuary of Fear
Feinman
The Song of Names
Dogtrack Victim
Jerry and Tom
Thomas
Blackjack
Matthew
Partner(s)
Red Dragon Box Man
Rush Hour 2
Martin Hirsch
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Narrator
Slow Run
Taking Care
Art Modell
The Express
Benny Cooperman
The Suicide Murders
Benny Cooperman
Murder Sees the Light
Mr. Ferderber
Undercover Blues
Dan Grey
The Terry Fox Story
Narrator
So Many Miracles
Eric Schlockmeister
Open Season
Dr. Jim Curran
And the Band Played On
Jazzer
Triggermen
Gary Pereira
Coast to Coast
Reid (uncredited)
Bleacher Bums
Norm
Color of Justice
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
105
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-07-02
Place of Birth
Wolfratshausen, Germany
Also Known As
Saul Hersh Rubinek