Saul Rubinek
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.
149 acting credits · 4 directing credits
Acting · 149
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Law & Order
1990
Grey's Anatomy
2005
Stargate SG-1
1997
FBI
2018
Lost
2004
Person of Interest
2011
The Good Wife
2009
Psych
2006
Frasier
1993
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
For All Mankind
2019
Billions
2016
Boston Legal
2004
The Practice
1997
Hill Street Blues
1981
L.A. Law
1986
The Equalizer
1985
Schitt's Creek
2015
Warehouse 13
2009
The Outer Limits
1995
Eureka
2006
Leverage
2008
Masters of Horror
2005
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
Angie Tribeca
2016
Hunters
2020
Once and Again
1999
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
True Romance
1993
Jack & Bobby
2004
Threat Matrix
2003
Rush Hour 2
2001
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001
Unforgiven
1992
War
2007
The Copenhagen Test
2025
Blind Justice
2005
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
Mentors
1999
The Family Man
2000
Wall Street
1987
Ink
1996
For the Record
1976
BlackBerry
2023
Sidestreet
1975
The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
Against All Odds
1984
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994
Dick
1999
Undercover Blues
1993
Nixon
1995
The Trojan Horse
2008
I Love Trouble
1994
Barney's Version
2010
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
2006
The Song of Names
2019
And the Band Played On
1993
The Express
2008
The Contender
2000
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
Clock
2023
Getting Even with Dad
1994
Men
1989
Santa's Slay
2005
Death Ship
1980
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
2006
Young Doctors in Love
1982
The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
White Coats
2004
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
Blackjack
1998
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
Lakeboat
2000
The Singing Detective
2003
Baadasssss!
2004
Pale Saints
1997
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993
Julia
2008
Knucklehead
2010
Gridlocked
2016
Highpoint
1982
Agency
1980
Coast to Coast
2004
Sweet Liberty
1986
Gleason
2002
Triggermen
2002
Hitting Home
1988
Bleacher Bums
2001
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993
Jerry and Tom
1998
Color of Justice
1997
SHTTL
2023
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
Ticket to Heaven
1981
Hostile Intent
1997
Past Perfect
1996
Man Trouble
1992
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
A Magical Journey
2019
Trump Unauthorized
2005
36 Hours to Die
1999
Martin's Day
1985
Rainbow
1996
Blackout
2007
Camp Hollywood
2004
The Trotsky
2010
Sanctuary of Fear
1979
I Am Normal
2021
Hollywood North
2004
Toe Tags
1996
Partner(s)
2005
Nothing Personal
1980
Soup for One
1982
Memory Run
1995
The Terry Fox Story
1983
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1988
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
A Broken Life
2007
Kill Me Please
2010
Open Season
1995
The Suicide Murders
1985
Murder Sees the Light
1986
Falling Over Backwards
1990
The Bookfair Murders
2000
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002
Clown White
1981
Bad Manners
1998
Seer Was Here
1978
By Design
1982
The Android Affair
1995
The Washingtonians
2007
Grierson and Gouzenko
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The Wordsmith
1979
Slow Run
1968
The Quarrel
1991
First Shift: Redemption
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Half a Lifetime
1986
Taking Care
1987
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
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So Many Miracles
1987
First Shift: Vengeance
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Friday Night Adventure
1976
