Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Birthday: 1948-07-02

Place of birth: Wolfratshausen, Germany

Also known as: Saul Hersh Rubinek, Сол Рубинек

imdb_id: nm0007210

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.

Played in movies:

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Score: 8.1

Unforgiven

Score: 7.9

True Romance

Score: 7.5

Wall Street

Score: 7.2

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Score: 7.1

BlackBerry

Score: 7.1

The Express

Score: 7.1

Barney's Version

Score: 7.0

Nixon

Score: 6.9

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Score: 6.9

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Score: 6.9

The Family Man

Score: 6.8

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Score: 6.8

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Score: 6.8

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

Score: 6.8

Rush Hour 2

Score: 6.8

Julia

Score: 6.7

The Song of Names

Score: 6.7

The Song of Names

Score: 6.7

The Contender

Score: 6.7

SHTTL

Score: 6.7

The Trotsky

Score: 6.6

Coast to Coast

Score: 6.6

Ticket to Heaven

Score: 6.6

Kill Me Please

Score: 6.5

Baadasssss!

Score: 6.5

Bleacher Bums

Score: 6.5

And the Band Played On

Score: 6.5

War

Score: 6.4

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Score: 6.4

Agency

Score: 6.3

Martin's Day

Score: 6.2

The Terry Fox Story

Score: 6.1

Jerry and Tom

Score: 6.1

Partner(s)

Score: 6.1

Undercover Blues

Score: 6.0

Sanctuary of Fear

Score: 6.0

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

Score: 6.0

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

Score: 6.0

I Am Normal

Score: 6.0

Gridlocked

Score: 5.9

Dick

Score: 5.9

Nothing Personal

Score: 5.7

Gleason

Score: 5.7

Against All Odds

Score: 5.7

Knucklehead

Score: 5.6

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Score: 5.6

Clock

Score: 5.6

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

Score: 5.6

Blackout

Score: 5.6

Falling Over Backwards

Score: 5.5

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Score: 5.5

The Quarrel

Score: 5.5

Hostile Intent

Score: 5.5

Memory Run

Score: 5.5

I Love Trouble

Score: 5.5

Sweet Liberty

Score: 5.4

The Washingtonians

Score: 5.4

Soup for One

Score: 5.4

Santa's Slay

Score: 5.4

Blackjack

Score: 5.3

Getting Even with Dad

Score: 5.3

Young Doctors in Love

Score: 5.3

Death Ship

Score: 5.2

Hollywood North

Score: 5.1

The Singing Detective

Score: 5.1

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

Score: 5.0

Bad Manners

Score: 5.0

The Android Affair

Score: 5.0

White Coats

Score: 5.0

Man Trouble

Score: 4.9

By Design

Score: 4.8

Highpoint

Score: 4.8

Color of Justice

Score: 4.8

Open Season

Score: 4.8

Lakeboat

Score: 4.7

Triggermen

Score: 4.6

The Bookfair Murders

Score: 4.3

Liberace: Behind the Music

Score: 4.3

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

Score: 4.3

36 Hours to Die

Score: 4.2

Past Perfect

Score: 4.1

Hitting Home

Score: 4.0

The Brady Bunch in the White House

Score: 4.0

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Score: 3.8

Rainbow

Score: 3.6

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

Score: 3.5

Trump Unauthorized

Score: 3.2

A Magical Journey

Score: 2.9

A Broken Life

Score: 2.8

Pale Saints

Score: 2.0

So Many Miracles

Score: 0.0

Murder Sees the Light

Score: 0.0

The Suicide Murders

Score: 0.0

Taking Care

Score: 0.0

Slow Run

Score: 0.0

Clown White

Score: 0.0

Friday Night Adventure

Score: 0.0

Camp Hollywood

Score: 0.0

Toe Tags

Score: 0.0

Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

The Wordsmith

Score: 0.0

Seer Was Here

Score: 0.0

Grierson and Gouzenko

Score: 0.0

Half a Lifetime

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Mentors

Score: 8.7

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Score: 8.4

Stargate SG-1

Score: 8.3

Grey's Anatomy

Score: 8.2

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Score: 8.1

Person of Interest

Score: 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Score: 8.0

Lost

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Score: 7.9

Boston Legal

Score: 7.9

FBI

Score: 7.9

Psych

Score: 7.9

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Score: 7.8

Eureka

Score: 7.8

Schitt's Creek

Score: 7.7

For All Mankind

Score: 7.7

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

The Outer Limits

Score: 7.7

The Practice

Score: 7.7

Frasier

Score: 7.7

Warehouse 13

Score: 7.7

Hill Street Blues

Score: 7.6

The Good Wife

Score: 7.6

Law & Order

Score: 7.4

Hunters

Score: 7.2

The Equalizer

Score: 7.1

Masters of Horror

Score: 7.1

L.A. Law

Score: 7.1

Jack & Bobby

Score: 7.0

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Score: 6.8

Once and Again

Score: 6.8

Angie Tribeca

Score: 6.4

Blind Justice

Score: 6.3

Threat Matrix

Score: 6.0

Sidestreet

Score: 5.0

The Trojan Horse

Score: 4.0

Ink

Score: 4.0

Men

Score: 0.0

For The Record

Score: 0.0