Saul Rubinek
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1948-07-02
- Place of birth
- Wolfratshausen, Germany
Biography
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.
Works in catalog 67
Spectre in the Snow
At Midnight Vol. 2
Control Freak
Egito Antigo - THE MOVIE
In the Pines
Boomer
Hay algo en el bosque
Histórias Estranhas 2
O Último Pesadelo
Putrefied
SATURN
Until I Am Alone
Anomaly
Boggy
The Clock
Clock
Behind Desires
House of Dolls
Karne: The Taste of Meat
Arcane Headshots
Cama-Cruso
I SHOULD NOT HAVE COME
We Might Hurt Each Other
The Legacy
Itch
Toys of Terror
L.U.N.A.
Lo que viví, Lo que vivo, Lo que viviré
Open Your Eyes
The Dead Sleep Soundly
American Terror Tales
Force to Fear
The Banana Splits Movie
Pawn
A Night to Dismember: The Original Cut
Jaime
Remote Viewing
M is for Matador
Nasciturus: Which Will Be Born
Chanthaly
Dead Crossing
Don't Let Alberto Fall Into Temptation
Dawn and the Dead
Dawn and the Dead
Grave Mistakes
Murder Party
The Washingtonians
Slither
The Call of Cthulhu
O Cão Sedento
Santa's Slay
Open Water
Endangered Species
The Darklings
Hauling the Bodies
Nurse 3-D
Toe Tags
Spider
Milwaukee Murders
A Night to Dismember
Death Ship
Nazareno Cruz and the Wolf
The Silverfish King
Satan's Creature
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackals
