Saul Rubinek

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-07-02 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Wolfratshausen, Germany

Saul Rubinek

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Grey's Anatomy

    Grey's Anatomy

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • FBI

    FBI

  • Lost

    Lost

  • Stargate SG-1

    Stargate SG-1

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Person of Interest

    Person of Interest

  • The Good Wife

    The Good Wife

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Psych

    Psych

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm

    Curb Your Enthusiasm

  • Boston Legal

    Boston Legal

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • Leverage

    Leverage

  • For All Mankind

    For All Mankind

  • Warehouse 13

    Warehouse 13

  • Schitt's Creek

    Schitt's Creek

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Hunters

    Hunters

  • Eureka

    Eureka

  • The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Rush Hour 2

    Rush Hour 2

  • The Family Man

    The Family Man

  • Angie Tribeca

    Angie Tribeca

  • Wall Street

    Wall Street

  • War

    War

  • Unforgiven

    Unforgiven

  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

    The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

  • Clock

    Clock

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

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

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

  • Once and Again

    Once and Again

  • Death Ship

    Death Ship

  • Threat Matrix

    Threat Matrix

  • True Romance

    True Romance

  • Jack & Bobby

    Jack & Bobby

  • Partner(s)

    Partner(s)

  • Hollywood North

    Hollywood North

  • Against All Odds

    Against All Odds

  • White Coats

    White Coats

  • Julia

    Julia

  • Clown White

    Clown White

  • Camp Hollywood

    Camp Hollywood

  • Nixon

    Nixon

  • Death Wish V: The Face of Death

    Death Wish V: The Face of Death

  • Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

  • Sweet Liberty

    Sweet Liberty

  • A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • Memory Run

    Memory Run

  • Santa's Slay

    Santa's Slay

  • Highpoint

    Highpoint

  • The Trotsky

    The Trotsky

  • BlackBerry

    BlackBerry

  • Pale Saints

    Pale Saints

  • Triggermen

    Triggermen

  • Trump Unauthorized

    Trump Unauthorized

  • And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

    And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

  • Past Perfect

    Past Perfect

  • Nothing Personal

    Nothing Personal

  • A Magical Journey

    A Magical Journey

  • Bleacher Bums

    Bleacher Bums

  • Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

    Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

  • Hitting Home

    Hitting Home

  • The Washingtonians

    The Washingtonians

  • Open Season

    Open Season

  • Rainbow

    Rainbow

  • And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On

  • Blind Justice

    Blind Justice

  • The Express

    The Express

  • The Terry Fox Story

    The Terry Fox Story

  • Hostile Intent

    Hostile Intent

  • Jesse Stone: Night Passage

    Jesse Stone: Night Passage

  • Man Trouble

    Man Trouble

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Lakeboat

    Lakeboat

  • Knucklehead

    Knucklehead

  • Undercover Blues

    Undercover Blues

  • Agency

    Agency

  • Jesse Stone: Sea Change

    Jesse Stone: Sea Change

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Mentors

    Mentors

  • Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

    Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

  • Blackjack

    Blackjack

  • By Design

    By Design

  • Ink

    Ink

  • I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

  • Kill Me Please

    Kill Me Please

  • Getting Even with Dad

    Getting Even with Dad

  • Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

    Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

  • The Song of Names

    The Song of Names

  • The Song of Names

    The Song of Names

  • The Singing Detective

    The Singing Detective

  • Murder Sees the Light

    Murder Sees the Light

  • Dick

    Dick

  • Barney's Version

    Barney's Version

  • The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

    The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

  • Jerry and Tom

    Jerry and Tom

  • Jesse Stone: No Remorse

    Jesse Stone: No Remorse

  • Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

  • Ticket to Heaven

    Ticket to Heaven

  • A Broken Life

    A Broken Life

  • Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

    Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

  • Toe Tags

    Toe Tags

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • Young Doctors in Love

    Young Doctors in Love

  • The Suicide Murders

    The Suicide Murders

  • 36 Hours to Die

    36 Hours to Die

  • Taking Care

    Taking Care

  • Liberace: Behind the Music

    Liberace: Behind the Music

  • The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

    The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

  • Gridlocked

    Gridlocked

  • For The Record

    For The Record

  • Seer Was Here

    Seer Was Here

  • Half a Lifetime

    Half a Lifetime

  • Sanctuary of Fear

    Sanctuary of Fear

  • I Am Normal

    I Am Normal

  • Martin's Day

    Martin's Day

  • Color of Justice

    Color of Justice

  • Laughter on the 23rd Floor

    Laughter on the 23rd Floor

  • Friday Night Adventure

    Friday Night Adventure

  • The Contender

    The Contender

  • The Trojan Horse

    The Trojan Horse

  • The Android Affair

    The Android Affair

  • Sidestreet

    Sidestreet

  • Soup for One

    Soup for One

  • SHTTL

    SHTTL

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

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

  • Men

    Men

  • Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

    Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

  • The Brady Bunch in the White House

    The Brady Bunch in the White House

  • The Bookfair Murders

    The Bookfair Murders

  • Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

    Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

  • Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

    Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

  • Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

    Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

  • Gleason

    Gleason

  • Falling Over Backwards

    Falling Over Backwards

  • The Quarrel

    The Quarrel

  • First Shift: Vengeance

    First Shift: Vengeance

  • First Shift: Redemption

    First Shift: Redemption

  • The Wordsmith

    The Wordsmith

  • Grierson and Gouzenko

    Grierson and Gouzenko

  • So Many Miracles

    So Many Miracles

  • Slow Run

    Slow Run