
Saul Rubinek
Born July 2, 1948 · Wolfratshausen, Germany
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

True Romance

Rush Hour 2

Unforgiven

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

The Family Man

Wall Street

War

BlackBerry

The Song of Names

Getting Even with Dad

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Against All Odds

Nixon

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

The Contender

Clock

And the Band Played On

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Young Doctors in Love

Barney's Version

Undercover Blues

Man Trouble

I Love Trouble

Dick

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Santa's Slay

The Brady Bunch in the White House

The Singing Detective

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

The Express

Knucklehead

Gridlocked

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
TV Shows

The Good Wife

Frasier

Stargate SG-1

Lost

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Person of Interest

The Outer Limits

Psych

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Practice

Boston Legal

L.A. Law

American Playhouse

Billions

Hill Street Blues

For All Mankind

Warehouse 13

The Equalizer

Schitt's Creek

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Eureka

Leverage

Angie Tribeca

Masters of Horror

Hunters

The Ray Bradbury Theater

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Once and Again

Threat Matrix

Jack & Bobby

Blind Justice

The Copenhagen Test

For the Record

Ink

Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

The Trojan Horse
More Movies

Lakeboat

Death Ship

White Coats

The Terry Fox Story

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Trotsky

Liberace: Behind the Music

Triggermen

36 Hours to Die

The Bookie & the Bruiser

Open Season

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Sweet Liberty

Jerry and Tom

Coast to Coast

Julia

Highpoint

A Magical Journey

By Design

Baadasssss!

Nothing Personal

Bad Manners

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

Murder Sees the Light

Blackjack

Ticket to Heaven

Bleacher Bums

Taking Care

Sanctuary of Fear

A Broken Life

Camp Hollywood

Color of Justice

Hollywood North

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

The Android Affair

Memory Run

Hitting Home

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Blackout

Martin's Day

Soup for One

Partner(s)

Hostile Intent

Trump Unauthorized

The Washingtonians

Seer Was Here

Kill Me Please

Rainbow

Past Perfect

Gleason

The Bookfair Murders

Agency

Toe Tags

Half a Lifetime

I Am Normal

SHTTL

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

Clown White

The Quarrel

Falling Over Backwards

The Wordsmith

So Many Miracles

Grierson and Gouzenko

Friday Night Adventure




