Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) 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

• The Copenhagen Test — Victor Simonek
• 2023BlackBerry — John Woodman
• 2023Clock — Joseph
• 2023SHTTL — Rebbe Weitsenzang
• 2021I Am Normal — Rosenhan
• Hunters — Murray Markowitz
• 2019A Magical Journey — Saul, Writer
• For All Mankind — Rep. Charles Sandman
• 2019The Song of Names — Mr. Feinman
• FBI — Senator David Becker
• 2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs — Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel — Pauly Auerbach
• Angie Tribeca — Pfoopa
• Billions — Hap Halloran
• 2016Gridlocked — Marty
• Schitt's Creek — Tippy Bernstein
• 2012Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt — Hasty Hathaway
• 2011Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost — Hasty Hathaway
• Person of Interest — Arthur Claypool
• 2010Barney's Version — Charnofsky
• 2010Jesse Stone: No Remorse — Hasty Hathaway
• 2010Kill Me Please — M. Breiman
• 2010Knucklehead — Rabbi
• 2010Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! — Martin Hirsch
• 2010The Trotsky — David Bronstein
• The Good Wife — Judge Thomas Treem
• Warehouse 13 — Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
• 2008Julia — Mitch
• Leverage — Victor Dubenich
• 2008The Express — Art Modell
• The Trojan Horse — Rafe Kott
• 2007A Broken Life — The Boss
• 2007Blackout — Sol
• 2007Jesse Stone: Sea Change — Hasty Hathaway
• 2007The Washingtonians — Professor Harkinson
• 2007War — Dr. Sherman
• 2006Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' — Fred Silverman
• Eureka — Dr. Carl Carlson
• 2006Jesse Stone: Night Passage — Hasty Hathaway
• Psych — Lance
• Blind Justice — Dr. Alan Galloway
• 2005Cruel But Necessary — Director
• Grey's Anatomy — Eli Rigler
• Masters of Horror
• 2005Partner(s) — Matthew
• 2005Santa's Slay — Mr. Green
• 2005Trump Unauthorized — Peter Wennik
• 2004Baadasssss! — Howard Kaufman
• Boston Legal — Donald Feldcamp
• 2004Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss — Dr. Paul Fleiss
• 2004Coast to Coast — Gary Pereira
• 2004Hollywood North — Paul Linder
• Jack & Bobby
• Lost — Clark Finney
• 2004White Coats — Dr. Sam Bonnert
• 2003And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself — Eli Morton
• 2003The Singing Detective — Skin Specialist
• Threat Matrix — Peter Tomashevski
• 2002Gleason — George 'Bullets' Durgom
• 2002The Brady Bunch in the White House — Sal Astor
• 2002Triggermen — Jazzer
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery — Lon Cohen
• 2001Bleacher Bums — Reid (uncredited), Director
• 2001Club Land — Director
• 2001Laughter on the 23rd Floor — Ira
• 2001Rush Hour 2 — Red Dragon Box Man
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Dr. Saul Funkhouser
• 2000Lakeboat — Cuthman
• 2000The Bookfair Murders — Martin P. Barrett
• 2000The Contender — Jerry Tolliver
• 2000The Family Man — Alan Mintz
• 2000The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery — Saul Panzer
• 199936 Hours to Die — Morano
• 1999Dick — Henry Kissinger
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Mr. Price
• Mentors — Napoleon Bonaparte
• Once and Again
• 1998Bad Manners — Matt Carroll
• 1998Blackjack — Thomas
• 1998Jerry and Tom — Dogtrack Victim, Director, Producer
• 1997Color of Justice — Norm
• 1997Hostile Intent — Kendall
• 1997Pale Saints — Whitey
• Stargate SG-1 — Emmett Bregman
• The Practice — Arnold Hunter
• Ink — Alan Mesnick
• 1996Past Perfect — Bookkeeper
• 1996Rainbow — Sam Cohen
• 1996Toe Tags — Lou Griffith
• 1995Memory Run — Dr. Munger
• 1995Nixon — Herb Klein
• 1995Open Season — Eric Schlockmeister
• 1995The Android Affair — Fiedler
• The Outer Limits — Professor Hugaro, Aaron Zgierski
• 1994Death Wish V: The Face of Death — Brian Hoyle
• 1994Getting Even with Dad — Bobby
• 1994I Love Trouble — Sam Smotherman
• 1993And the Band Played On — Dr. Jim Curran
• Frasier — Donny Douglas
• 1993True Romance — Lee Donowitz
• 1993Undercover Blues — Mr. Ferderber
• 1993Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story — Bill Bryson
• Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story — Bill Bryson
• 1992Man Trouble — Laurence Moncrief
• 1992Unforgiven — W.W. Beauchamp
• 1991The Quarrel — Hersh Rasseyner
• 1990Falling Over Backwards — Mel
• Law & Order — Professor Ira Simpkis
• 1990The Bonfire of the Vanities — Jed Kramer
• Men — Paul Armas
• 1988Hitting Home — Owen Hughes
• 1988Liberace: Behind the Music — Seymour Heller
• 1988The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick — Rabbi Teitelman
• 1987So Many Miracles — Narrator, Writer
• Star Trek: The Next Generation — Kivas Fajo
• 1987Taking Care
• 1987Wall Street — Harry Salt
• 1986Half a Lifetime — Sam
• L.A. Law — Harold Schoen
• 1986Murder Sees the Light — Benny Cooperman
• 1986Sweet Liberty — Bo Hodges
• 1985Martin's Day — Hitchhiker
• The Equalizer — Jason Masur
• The Ray Bradbury Theater — John Griffths
• 1985The Suicide Murders — Benny Cooperman
• 1984Against All Odds — Steve Kirsch
• 1984Highpoint — Centino
• 1983The Terry Fox Story — Dan Grey
• American Playhouse — Hersh Rasseyner
• 1982By Design — Terry
• 1982Soup for One — Allan
• 1982Young Doctors in Love — Floyd Kurtzman
• 1981Clown White — Mr. Freed
• Hill Street Blues
• 1981Ticket to Heaven — Larry
• 1980Agency — Sam Goldstein
• 1980Death Ship — Jackie
• 1980Nothing Personal — Peter Braden (uncredited)
• 1979Sanctuary of Fear — Jerry Stone
• 1979The Wordsmith — Mervyn Kaplansky
• 1978Seer Was Here
• For the Record
• 1976Friday Night Adventure
• Teleplay
• 1968Slow Run — Narrator
• First Shift: Redemption
• First Shift: Vengeance
• Grierson and Gouzenko — Gouzenko
• The Bookie & the Bruiser — Eli Hirschbaum

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2014A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con — Self
• 2004Camp Hollywood — Himself
• 2002Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story — Self
• Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television — Self