Saul Rubinek

Known for ActingBorn 1948-07-02 (age 77)Wolfratshausen, Germany

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Toe Tags

Camp Hollywood

Half a Lifetime

Murder Sees the Light

The Wordsmith

For the Record

Slow Run

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Mentors

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Stargate SG-1

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Grey's Anatomy

Person of Interest

FBI

Cruel But Necessary

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Lost

Psych

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

For All Mankind

Schitt's Creek

Boston Legal

Billions

Men

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Unforgiven

Clown White

Sanctuary of Fear

Eureka

Warehouse 13

Teleplay

The Good Wife

Leverage

The Outer Limits

The Practice

Frasier

True Romance

Hill Street Blues

Hunters

BlackBerry

Jack & Bobby

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Law & Order

Masters of Horror

The Express

Wall Street

Barney's Version