Saul Rubinek

Acting · 1.7 popularity

Age

Movies

108

Born: July 2, 1948
From: Wolfratshausen, Germany

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.

Works

108 films

Rush Hour 2

20016.8

True Romance

19937.5

Unforgiven

19927.9

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

20187.1

Wall Street

19877.2

The Family Man

20006.8

War

20076.4

BlackBerry

20237.2

The Trotsky

20106.7

Against All Odds

19845.7

The Bonfire of the Vanities

19905.6

Death Ship

19805.1

Clock

20235.6

The Song of Names

20196.7

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

19945.6

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

20066.9

The Contender

20006.7

Nixon

19956.8

Dick

19996.0

The Express

20087.2

Barney's Version

20107.0

Knucklehead

20105.7

Getting Even with Dad

19945.3

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

20077.0

And the Band Played On

19936.5

I Love Trouble

19945.5

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

20126.8

The Singing Detective

20035.1

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

20106.9

The Washingtonians

20075.4

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

20036.7

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

20116.5

Man Trouble

19924.9

Triggermen

20024.8

Santa's Slay

20055.5

Julia

20086.7

Undercover Blues

19936.0

Young Doctors in Love

19825.3

Blackjack

19985.3

A Magical Journey

20194.8

Bad Manners

19984.8

Highpoint

19845.1

Sweet Liberty

19865.3

Lakeboat

20004.7

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

20044.6

The Brady Bunch in the White House

20024.2

Martin's Day

19856.4

Gridlocked

20166.0

Hostile Intent

19976.2

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

20026.0

Coast to Coast

20047.0

White Coats

20045.1

Jerry and Tom

19986.3

Baadasssss!

20046.5

Sanctuary of Fear

19798.0

By Design

19824.7

Open Season

19954.8

Memory Run

19955.8

Murder Sees the Light

19869.0

Nothing Personal

19805.6

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

20008.6

Ticket to Heaven

19816.8

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

19935.7

SHTTL

20236.6

36 Hours to Die

19994.3

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

20014.4

Taking Care

19877.0

Rainbow

19964.7

Blackout

20075.6

Trump Unauthorized

20053.8

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

20105.0

Partner(s)

20056.0

Hitting Home

19884.0

The Bookfair Murders

20005.6

Color of Justice

19975.2

The Terry Fox Story

19836.2

A Broken Life

20072.8

Past Perfect

19964.6

Liberace: Behind the Music

19884.8

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

20066.7

The Bookie & the Bruiser

2026

Camp Hollywood

20049.0

Hollywood North

20045.1

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con

20142.0

Bleacher Bums

20016.8

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

19886.0

Kill Me Please

20106.3

Soup for One

19825.2

Seer Was Here

1978

Toe Tags

199610.0

The Quarrel

19916.3

Agency

19806.5

The Android Affair

19955.3

Clown White

19818.0

I Am Normal

20216.5

Pale Saints

19974.5

The Suicide Murders

1985

Gleason

20025.3

Falling Over Backwards

19905.5

First Shift: Vengeance

2026

The Wordsmith

19799.0

Half a Lifetime

19869.0

First Shift: Redemption

2026

So Many Miracles

19877.0

Slow Run

19689.0

Friday Night Adventure

1976

Grierson and Gouzenko

2026

Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

2026