Saul Rubinek
Acting
Born 1948-07-02
Wolfratshausen, Germany
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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.
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Acting
55 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Grey's Anatomy
Law & Order
Lost
FBI
Stargate SG-1
Person of Interest
Frasier
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Psych
Billions
The Good Wife
For All Mankind
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Boston Legal
Schitt's Creek
The Practice
Warehouse 13
L.A. Law
American Playhouse
Eureka
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Leverage
Hunters
The Equalizer
The Outer Limits
Angie Tribeca
Rush Hour 2
The Copenhagen Test
True Romance
Unforgiven
The Ray Bradbury Theater
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Wall Street
Threat Matrix
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Family Man
Blind Justice
War
BlackBerry
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Mentors
Nixon
Against All Odds
The Trotsky
Ink
Clock
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
The Contender
The Song of Names
I Love Trouble
Barney's Version
Dick
Death Ship
Knucklehead
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