Saul Rubinek
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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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Good Wife
The Outer Limits
The Practice
FBI
L.A. Law
Hill Street Blues
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Boston Legal
Frasier
The Equalizer
Eureka
Stargate SG-1
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Masters of Horror
The Ray Bradbury Theater
For All Mankind
Psych
Schitt's Creek
Once and Again
Lost
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Terry Fox Story
Nixon
Rush Hour 2
Wall Street
Open Season
The Singing Detective
True Romance
Baadasssss!
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Against All Odds
BlackBerry
Death Ship
War
Unforgiven
Coast to Coast
Clock
The Family Man
Law & Order
Hunters
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Liberace: Behind the Music
Gleason
Production Credits
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