Saul Rubinek
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Saul Rubinek

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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.

Films Featuring Saul Rubinek

Unforgiven

19927.9

True Romance

19937.5

War

20076.4

I Love Trouble

19945.5

The Family Man

20006.8

Against All Odds

19845.7

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

20066.9

The Brady Bunch in the White House

20024.2

Julia

20086.7

Clock

20235.6

A Broken Life

20072.8

Death Ship

19805.1

Santa's Slay

20055.5

The Bonfire of the Vanities

19905.6

Half a Lifetime

19869.0

Grierson and Gouzenko

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

19945.6

Baadasssss!

20046.5

Getting Even with Dad

19945.3

I Am Normal

20216.5

Kill Me Please

20106.3

Dick

19996.0

The Trotsky

20106.7

Young Doctors in Love

19825.3

Sweet Liberty

19865.3

Seer Was Here

1978

The Wordsmith

19799.0

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

20036.7

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

20044.6

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

20014.4

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

20116.5

Lakeboat

20004.7

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

20126.9

Past Perfect

19964.6

Soup for One

19825.2

Martin's Day

19856.4

Agency

19806.5

Gleason

20025.4

Memory Run

19955.8

Hostile Intent

19976.2

Nothing Personal

19805.5

The Quarrel

19916.3

Wall Street

19877.2

BlackBerry

20237.2

White Coats

20045.1

Highpoint

19845.1

The Contender

20006.7

36 Hours to Die

19994.3

By Design

19824.7

Ticket to Heaven

19816.8

SHTTL

20236.6

Pale Saints

Pale Saints

19974.5

The Android Affair

19955.3

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

19886.0

The Singing Detective

20035.1

Knucklehead

20105.6

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

20142.0

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

19935.7

Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

The Song of Names

20196.7

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

20077.0

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

20106.9

Hollywood North

20045.1

Man Trouble

19924.9

Trump Unauthorized

20053.8

Blackout

20075.6

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

20008.6

Gridlocked

20166.0

Bad Manners

19984.8

Toe Tags

199610.0

The Bookfair Murders

20005.6

Nixon

19956.8

Camp Hollywood

20049.0

Rainbow

19964.7

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

20066.7

Liberace: Behind the Music

19884.8

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

20026.0

Friday Night Adventure

1976

A Magical Journey

20194.8

Falling Over Backwards

19905.5

Barney's Version

20107.0

Hitting Home

19884.0

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

20187.1

Clown White

19818.0

Sanctuary of Fear

19798.0

The Song of Names

20196.7

Jerry and Tom

19986.3

Blackjack

19985.3

Partner(s)

20056.0

Rush Hour 2

20016.8

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

20105.0

Slow Run

19689.0

Taking Care

19877.0

The Express

20087.2

The Suicide Murders

The Suicide Murders

1985

Murder Sees the Light

19869.0

Undercover Blues

19936.0

The Terry Fox Story

19836.2

So Many Miracles

19877.0

Open Season

19954.8

And the Band Played On

19936.4

Triggermen

20024.8

Coast to Coast

20047.0

Bleacher Bums

20016.8

Color of Justice

19975.2

The Washingtonians

20075.3

First Shift: Vengeance

First Shift: Vengeance

First Shift: Redemption

First Shift: Redemption

The Bookie & the Bruiser