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 Again ... st 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
Warehouse 13
as Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
Episodes: 64
First Aired: Jul 07, 2009
Ink
as Alan Mesnick
Episodes: 26
First Aired: Oct 21, 1996
Frasier
as Donny Douglas
Episodes: 16
First Aired: Sep 16, 1993
Hunters
as Murray Markowitz
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Feb 20, 2020
Men
as Paul Armas
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 25, 1989
Blind Justice
as Dr. Alan Galloway
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Mar 08, 2005
The Equalizer
as Jason Masur
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 18, 1985
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Lon Cohen
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Apr 22, 2001
Stargate SG-1
as Emmett Bregman
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 27, 1997
The Trojan Horse
as Rafe Kott
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 30, 2008
Person of Interest
as Arthur Claypool
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 2011
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Dr. Saul Funkhouser
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Oct 15, 2000
L.A. Law
as Harold Schoen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1986
Psych
as Lance
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 07, 2006
Star Trek: The Next Generation
as Kivas Fajo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 28, 1987
Lost
as Clark Finney
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as John Griffths
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 21, 1985
Boston Legal
as Donald Feldcamp
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2004
The Outer Limits
as Professor Hugaro
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Mr. Price
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Eureka
as Dr. Carl Carlson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 18, 2006
The Outer Limits
as Aaron Zgierski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
Sidestreet
as Frank
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1975
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Pauly Auerbach
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 16, 2017
Angie Tribeca
as Pfoopa
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2016
Law & Order
as Professor Ira Simpkis
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1990
Grey's Anatomy
as Eli Rigler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 27, 2005
The Practice
as Arnold Hunter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
FBI
as Senator David Becker
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 25, 2018
Schitt's Creek
as Tippy Bernstein
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 13, 2015
Mentors
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 12, 1999
For All Mankind
as Rep. Charles Sandman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 01, 2019
The Good Wife
as Judge Thomas Treem
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2009
Threat Matrix
as Peter Tomashevski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 2003
Once and Again
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 21, 1999
Jack & Bobby
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2004
Hill Street Blues
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 15, 1981
Masters of Horror
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 28, 2005
The Practice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 04, 1997
For The Record
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 01, 1977
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