Cast & creator
Saul Rubinek
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order, Grey's Anatomy
Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) 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.
Also known as: Saul Hersh Rubinek
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film credits
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television credits
153
1968–2025 · acting roles
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Filmography (160)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Price
1999
Law & Order
Professor Ira Simpkis
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Eli Rigler
2005
FBI
Senator David Becker
2018
Stargate SG-1
Emmett Bregman
1997
Lost
Clark Finney
2004
Frasier
Donny Douglas
1993
The Good Wife
Judge Thomas Treem
2009
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Kivas Fajo
1987
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dr. Saul Funkhouser
2000
Psych
Lance
2006
Person of Interest
Arthur Claypool
2011
The Outer Limits
Professor Hugaro
1995The Outer Limits
Aaron Zgierski
1995
The Practice
Arnold Hunter
1997
L.A. Law
Harold Schoen
1986
Billions
Hap Halloran
2016
American Playhouse
Hersh Rasseyner
1982
Boston Legal
Donald Feldcamp
2004
Hill Street Blues
1981
For All Mankind
Rep. Charles Sandman
2019
Schitt's Creek
Tippy Bernstein
2015
Warehouse 13
Arthur "Artie" Nielsen
2009
The Equalizer
Jason Masur
1985
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Pauly Auerbach
2017
Eureka
Dr. Carl Carlson
2006
Leverage
Victor Dubenich
2008
Angie Tribeca
Pfoopa
2016
The Ray Bradbury Theater
John Griffths
1985
Hunters
Murray Markowitz
2020
Masters of Horror
2005
Once and Again
1999
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Lon Cohen
2001
Blind Justice
Dr. Alan Galloway
2005
Jack & Bobby
2004
Rush Hour 2
Red Dragon Box Man
2001
Threat Matrix
Peter Tomashevski
2003
Unforgiven
W.W. Beauchamp
1992
True Romance
Lee Donowitz
1993
The Copenhagen Test
Victor Simonek
2025
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
2018
The Family Man
Alan Mintz
2000
Wall Street
Harry Salt
1987
War
Dr. Sherman
2007
Ink
Alan Mesnick
1996Mentors
Napoleon Bonaparte
1999
BlackBerry
John Woodman
2023
Getting Even with Dad
Bobby
1994
For the Record
1976
The Song of Names
Mr. Feinman
2019The Song of Names
Feinman
2019
Against All Odds
Steve Kirsch
1984
Death Wish V: The Face of Death
Brian Hoyle
1994
I Love Trouble
Sam Smotherman
1994
Nixon
Herb Klein
1995
Clock
Joseph
2023
And the Band Played On
Dr. Jim Curran
1993Teleplay
1976
The Contender
Jerry Tolliver
2000
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Jed Kramer
1990
Barney's Version
Charnofsky
2010
Young Doctors in Love
Floyd Kurtzman
1982
Undercover Blues
Mr. Ferderber
1993
Dick
Henry Kissinger
1999
The Express
Art Modell
2008
Man Trouble
Laurence Moncrief
1992
Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson
1993
The Singing Detective
Skin Specialist
2003
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Sal Astor
2002
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
Hasty Hathaway
2012
Jesse Stone: Night Passage
Hasty Hathaway
2006
Death Ship
Jackie
1980
Santa's Slay
Mr. Green
2005
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Hasty Hathaway
2007
The Trojan Horse
Rafe Kott
2008
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Eli Morton
2003
Triggermen
Jazzer
2002Men
Paul Armas
1989
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
Hasty Hathaway
2011
Club Land
Director
2001
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Hasty Hathaway
2010
Highpoint
Centino
1984
Lakeboat
Cuthman
2000
Nothing Personal
Peter Braden (uncredited)
1980
Knucklehead
Rabbi
2010
White Coats
Dr. Sam Bonnert
2004
By Design
Terry
1982
Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
Martin Hirsch
2010
Taking Care
1987
The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Saul Panzer
2000
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
Dr. Paul Fleiss
2004
Hostile Intent
Kendall
1997
Gridlocked
Marty
2016
Coast to Coast
Gary Pereira
2004
The Terry Fox Story
Dan Grey
1983
Blackjack
Thomas
1998
Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
Bill Bryson
1993
Hollywood North
Paul Linder
2004
Jerry and Tom
Dogtrack Victim
1998Jerry and Tom
Director
1998Jerry and Tom
Producer
1998
Open Season
Eric Schlockmeister
1995
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Ira
2001
The Trotsky
David Bronstein
2010
Julia
Mitch
2008
Memory Run
Dr. Munger
1995
A Magical Journey
Saul
2019A Magical Journey
Writer
2019
Bad Manners
Matt Carroll
1998
The Bookie & the Bruiser
Eli Hirschbaum
36 Hours to Die
Morano
1999
Ticket to Heaven
Larry
1981
Color of Justice
Norm
1997
Sanctuary of Fear
Jerry Stone
1979
Bleacher Bums
Reid (uncredited)
2001Bleacher Bums
Director
2001
Baadasssss!
Howard Kaufman
2004
Liberace: Behind the Music
Seymour Heller
1988
Soup for One
Allan
1982
Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
Self
2002
A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
Self
2014
Murder Sees the Light
Benny Cooperman
1986
Sweet Liberty
Bo Hodges
1986
The Quarrel
Hersh Rasseyner
1991
The Washingtonians
Professor Harkinson
2007
Past Perfect
Bookkeeper
1996
Agency
Sam Goldstein
1980
Hitting Home
Owen Hughes
1988
Martin's Day
Hitchhiker
1985
Gleason
George 'Bullets' Durgom
2002
The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
Rabbi Teitelman
1988
Kill Me Please
M. Breiman
2010
Blackout
Sol
2007
A Broken Life
The Boss
2007
Trump Unauthorized
Peter Wennik
2005
Cruel But Necessary
Director
2005
Camp Hollywood
Himself
2004
The Bookfair Murders
Martin P. Barrett
2000
Rainbow
Sam Cohen
1996
Seer Was Here
1978
Clown White
Mr. Freed
1981
Partner(s)
Matthew
2005
SHTTL
Rebbe Weitsenzang
2023
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
Fred Silverman
2006
The Android Affair
Fiedler
1995The Suicide Murders
Benny Cooperman
1985Pale Saints
Whitey
1997First Shift: Redemption
First Shift: Vengeance
I Am Normal
Rosenhan
2021
Half a Lifetime
Sam
1986Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
Self
Toe Tags
Lou Griffith
1996The Wordsmith
Mervyn Kaplansky
1979
Falling Over Backwards
Mel
1990
Friday Night Adventure
1976
Grierson and Gouzenko
Gouzenko
So Many Miracles
Narrator
1987So Many Miracles
Writer
1987
Slow Run
Narrator
1968