Saul Rubinek
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Price
1999
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Eli Rigler
2005
Series
Law & Order
Professor Ira Simpkis
1990
Series
Lost
Clark Finney
2004
Series
FBI
Senator David Becker
2018
Series
Stargate SG-1
Emmett Bregman
1997
Series
Frasier
Donny Douglas
1993
Series
Person of Interest
Arthur Claypool
2011
Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kivas Fajo
1987
Series
The Good Wife
Judge Thomas Treem
2009
Series
Psych
Lance
2006
Series
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Saul Funkhouser
2000
Series
Billions
Hap Halloran
2016
Series
For All Mankind
Rep. Charles Sandman
2019
Series
Boston Legal
Donald Feldcamp
2004
Series
Schitt's Creek
Tippy Bernstein
2015
Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pauly Auerbach
2017
Series
The Practice
Arnold Hunter
1997
Series
Hill Street Blues
1981
Series
Warehouse 13
Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
2009
Series
L.A. Law
Harold Schoen
1986
Series
Eureka
Dr. Carl Carlson
2006
Series
American Playhouse
Hersh Rasseyner
1982
Series
Leverage
Victor Dubenich
2008
Series
The Equalizer
Jason Masur
1985
Series
Hunters
Murray Markowitz
2020
Series
The Outer Limits
Professor Hugaro
1995
Series
The Outer Limits
Aaron Zgierski
1995
Series
The Copenhagen Test
Victor Simonek
2025
Series
Angie Tribeca
Pfoopa
2016
Series
Masters of Horror
2005
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
John Griffths
1985
Film
True Romance
Lee Donowitz
1993
Film
Rush Hour 2
Red Dragon Box Man
2001
Film
Unforgiven
W.W. Beauchamp
1992
Series
Once and Again
1999
Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lon Cohen
2001
Film
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
Film
BlackBerry
John Woodman
2023
Film
Wall Street
Harry Salt
1987
Series
Threat Matrix
Peter Tomashevski
2003
Film
The Family Man
Alan Mintz
2000
Series
Blind Justice
Dr. Alan Galloway
2005
Film
War
Dr. Sherman
2007
Series
Jack & Bobby
2004
Film
Against All Odds
Steve Kirsch
1984
Mentors
Napoleon Bonaparte
1999
Series
For the Record
1976
Film
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Jed Kramer
1990
Film
Clock
Joseph
2023
Film
The Song of Names
Mr. Feinman
2019
Film
The Song of Names
Feinman
2019
Film
I Love Trouble
Sam Smotherman
1994
Film
Barney's Version
Charnofsky
2010
Film
Nixon
Herb Klein
1995
Film
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Brian Hoyle
1994
Film
The Contender
Jerry Tolliver
2000
Series
Ink
Alan Mesnick
1996
Film
Death Ship
Jackie
1980
Film
Undercover Blues
Mr. Ferderber
1993
Film
And the Band Played On
Dr. Jim Curran
1993
Film
Dick
Henry Kissinger
1999
Film
Knucklehead
Rabbi
2010
Film
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Hasty Hathaway
2007
Film
Getting Even with Dad
Robert 'Bobby' Drace
1994
Film
Blackjack
Thomas
1998
Film
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Hasty Hathaway
2006
Film
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Hasty Hathaway
2012
Film
The Express
Art Modell
2008
Film
The Singing Detective
Skin Specialist
2003
Film
Young Doctors in Love
Floyd Kurtzman
1982
Film
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Eli Morton
2003
Film
Man Trouble
Laurence Moncrief
1992
Film
Julia
Mitch
2008
Film
Santa's Slay
Mr. Green
2005
Teleplay
1976
Series
The Trojan Horse
Rafe Kott
2008
Film
Gridlocked
Marty
2016
Series
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson
1993
Film
White Coats
Dr. Sam Bonnert
2004
Film
Lakeboat
Cuthman
2000
Film
Camp Hollywood
Himself
2004
Film
Triggermen
Jazzer
2002
Film
Sweet Liberty
Bo Hodges
1986
Film
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Hasty Hathaway
2010
Film
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Hasty Hathaway
2011
Film
Jerry and Tom
Dogtrack Victim
1998
Film
Highpoint
Centino
1984
Film
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Dr. Paul Fleiss
2004
Film
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Sal Astor
2002
Film
The Terry Fox Story
Dan Grey
1983
Film
The Trotsky
David Bronstein
2010
Film
Past Perfect
Bookkeeper
1996
Film
Partner(s)
Matthew
2005
Film
A Broken Life
The Boss
2007
Film
A Magical Journey
Saul
2019
Film
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Saul Panzer
2000
Film
Coast to Coast
Gary Pereira
2004
Film
Ticket to Heaven
Larry
1981
Film
Nothing Personal
Peter Braden (uncredited)
1980
Film
Hostile Intent
Kendall
1997
Film
36 Hours to Die
Morano
1999
Film
Baadasssss!
Howard Kaufman
2004
Film
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Fred Silverman
2006
Film
Blackout
Sol
2007
Men
Paul Armas
1989
Film
Open Season
Eric Schlockmeister
1995
Film
Color of Justice
Norm
1997
Film
Rainbow
Sam Cohen
1996
Film
Hitting Home
Owen Hughes
1988
Film
Bleacher Bums
Reid (uncredited)
2001
Film
Trump Unauthorized
Peter Wennik
2005
Film
Gleason
George 'Bullets' Durgom
2002
Film
By Design
Terry
1982
Film
Bad Manners
Matt Carroll
1998
Film
Toe Tags
Lou Griffith
1996
Film
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Martin Hirsch
2010
Film
Martin's Day
Hitchhiker
1985
Film
Soup for One
Allan
1982
Film
Agency
Sam Goldstein
1980
Film
Taking Care
1987
Film
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson
1993
Film
Kill Me Please
M. Breiman
2010
Film
SHTTL
Rebbe Weitsenzang
2023
Film
Sanctuary of Fear
Jerry Stone
1979
Film
Hollywood North
Paul Linder
2004
Film
Memory Run
Dr. Munger
1995
Film
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
2014
Film
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Self
2002
Film
Liberace: Behind the Music
Seymour Heller
1988
Film
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Ira Stone
2001
Film
Murder Sees the Light
Benny Cooperman
1986
Film
Falling Over Backwards
Mel
1990
Film
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Rabbi Teitelman
1988
Film
The Bookie & the Bruiser
Eli Hirschbaum
The Suicide Murders
Benny Cooperman
1985
Film
The Bookfair Murders
Martin P. Barrett
2000
Pale Saints
Whitey
1997
Film
The Washingtonians
Professor Harkinson
2007
Film
Half a Lifetime
Sam
1986
Film
Clown White
Mr. Freed
1981
Film
Seer Was Here
1978
Film
I Am Normal
Rosenhan
2021
First Shift: Redemption
Film
The Quarrel
Hersh Rasseyner
1991
Film
The Android Affair
Fiedler
1995
First Shift: Vengeance
Film
Friday Night Adventure
1976
Film
Slow Run
Narrator
1968
Film
So Many Miracles
Narrator
1987
Film
The Wordsmith
Mervyn Kaplansky
1979
Film
Grierson and Gouzenko
Gouzenko
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
Self