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(145)
Mr. Price
1999
Eli Rigler
2005
Professor Ira Simpkis
1990
Clark Finney
2004
Emmett Bregman
1997
Donny Douglas
1993
Senator David Becker
2018
Kivas Fajo
1987
Judge Thomas Treem
2009
Dr. Saul Funkhouser
2000
Lance
2006
Arthur Claypool
2011
Pauly Auerbach
2017
Rep. Charles Sandman
2019
Arnold Hunter
1997
Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
2009
Donald Feldcamp
2004
1981
Jason Masur
1985
Dr. Carl Carlson
2006
Harold Schoen
1986
Tippy Bernstein
2015
Professor Hugaro
1995
Aaron Zgierski
1995
Murray Markowitz
2020
Red Dragon Box Man
2001
Pfoopa
2016
2005
John Griffths
1985
1999
W.W. Beauchamp
1992
Dr. Sherman
2007
Lee Donowitz
1993
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
Harry Salt
1987
Rebbe Weitsenzang
2023
Alan Mintz
2000
Peter Tomashevski
2003
John Woodman
2023
Steve Kirsch
1984
2004
Napoleon Bonaparte
1999
Jed Kramer
1990
Joseph
2023
Lon Cohen
2001
Saul
2019
Dr. Alan Galloway
2005
Mr. Feinman
2019
Feinman
2019
Herb Klein
1995
Charnofsky
2010
Matthew
2005
Alan Mesnick
1996
Art Modell
2008
Thomas
1998
Frank
1975
Sam Smotherman
1994
Henry Kissinger
1999
Dr. Jim Curran
1993
Mitch
2008
Mr. Green
2005
Martin P. Barrett
2000
Brian Hoyle
1994
Dr. Sam Bonnert
2004
Skin Specialist
2003
Robert 'Bobby' Drace
1994
Jerry Tolliver
2000
Mervyn Kaplansky
1979
Jackie
1980
Benny Cooperman
1985
Mr. Ferderber
1993
Hasty Hathaway
2012
Eric Schlockmeister
1995
Sol
2007
Hasty Hathaway
2007
Seymour Heller
1988
Hasty Hathaway
2006
M. Breiman
2010
Rabbi
2010
Dan Grey
1983
Bill Bryson
1993
Gary Pereira
2004
Howard Kaufman
2004
Dogtrack Victim
1998
Jazzer
2002
Laurence Moncrief
1992
Dr. Paul Fleiss
2004
Cuthman
2000
Benny Cooperman
1986
1977
Peter Wennik
2005
Hasty Hathaway
2010
Norm
1997
Centino
1982
Saul Panzer
2000
Bo Hodges
1986
Marty
2016
Hasty Hathaway
2011
Floyd Kurtzman
1982
Larry
1981
Sam Goldstein
1980
Matt Carroll
1998
George 'Bullets' Durgom
2002
Ira Stone
2001
Sal Astor
2002
Fred Silverman
2006
Self
2002
Sam Cohen
1996
Hitchhiker
1985
Paul Armas
1989
Peter Braden (uncredited)
1980
Terry
1982
David Bronstein
2010
Martin Hirsch
2010
Eli Morton
2003
Whitey
1997
Rafe Kott
2008
Reid (uncredited)
2001
Owen Hughes
1988
Fiedler
1995
Allan
1982
1976
Hersh Rasseyner
1991
Morano
1999
Paul Linder
2004
Self
Mel
1990
Bookkeeper
1996
Jerry Stone
1979
Narrator
1968
Dr. Munger
1995
Sam
1986
Mr. Freed
1981
Himself
2004
The Boss
2007
Rabbi Teitelman
1988
Kendall
1997
Professor Harkinson
2007
Rosenhan
2021
Narrator
1987
Self
2014
Lou Griffith
1996
Gouzenko
1978
1987
