
Saul Rubinek
1 FOLLOWER • 47 CREDITS • JUL 2, 1948 • 76
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

FBI

L.A. Law

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Hill Street Blues

The Practice

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

The Outer Limits

Lost

Bleacher Bums

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

Death Ship

Against All Odds

BlackBerry

War

Unforgiven

Coast to Coast

Clock

Law & Order

The Family Man

Hunters

Liberace: Behind the Music

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