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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

SHTTL
2023
as Rebbe Weitsenzang
June 1941. Preparations for the wedding of a butcher’s son and a rabbi’s daughter are in full swing in a Jewish shtetl in the Lviv Region. The intrigu...

Clock
2023
as Joseph
On the eve of her 38th birthday, a woman desperately attempts to fix her broken biological clock.

BlackBerry
2023
as John Woodman
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to b...

I Am Normal
2021
as Rosenhan
A sane woman fakes the symptoms of a mentally unstable patient to be admitted into a mental institution for a secret psychiatric experiment.

The Song of Names
2019
as Mr. Feinman
A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his fi...

The Song of Names
2019
as Feinman
A man searching for his childhood best friend — a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust — who vanished decades before on the night of his fi...

A Magical Journey
2019
as Saul
11-year-old Polina, who knows nothing about her past and parents, lives with her spiteful aunt and wicked cousin. They secretly plan to get rid of the...

A Magical Journey
2019
Writer
11-year-old Polina, who knows nothing about her past and parents, lives with her spiteful aunt and wicked cousin. They secretly plan to get rid of the...

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018
as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songste...

Gridlocked
2016
as Marty
Former SWAT leader David Hendrix and hard-partying movie star Brody Walker must cut their ride-along short when a police training facility is attacked...

A Star Is Drawn: Rob Simone's Look Inside Comic-Con
2014
as Self
This fast-paced Documentary was filmed inside America's biggest Comics/Film Convention and includes informative and humorous interviews with Levar Bur...

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt
2012
as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze ...

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
2011
as Hasty Hathaway
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a t...

Kill Me Please
2010
as M. Breiman
Doctor Kruger dreams to insert “the suicide in modernity”. He offers to his patients the service of a private clinic where one can die in all peace, c...

Barney's Version
2010
as Charnofsky
The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

Knucklehead
2010
as Rabbi
A fight promoter deeply in debt to his crooked rival and desperate for a new fighter catches a break when a 450 pound church handyman who has spent hi...

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!
2010
as Martin Hirsch
Nelson and Angelo, a gay couple, decide to come out to their parents. However, when they do so, their parents find it difficult to cope with the news.

Jesse Stone: No Remorse
2010
as Hasty Hathaway
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, b...

The Trotsky
2010
as David Bronstein
Leon Bronstein is not your average Montreal West high school student. For one thing, none of his peers can claim to be the reincarnation of early 20th...

The Express
2008
as Art Modell
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Julia
2008
as Mitch
An alcoholic becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.

Blackout
2007
as Sol
BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of m...

A Broken Life
2007
as The Boss
Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling o...

War
2007
as Dr. Sherman
FBI agent Jack Crawford is out for revenge when his partner is killed and all clues point to the mysterious assassin Rogue. But when Rogue turns up ye...

Jesse Stone: Sea Change
2007
as Hasty Hathaway
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse...

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'
2006
as Fred Silverman
As NBC's hit sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" proves a long-running hit for a network desperately in need of one, its young stars: Gary Coleman, Todd Bridge...

Jesse Stone: Night Passage
2006
as Hasty Hathaway
A prequel to "Stone Cold", the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recr...

Santa's Slay
2005
as Mr. Green
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is...

Partner(s)
2005
as Matthew
An enterprising lawyer, acting on a report that a female colleague is up to make partner, plays up the established rumor that he's gay in order to bet...

Cruel But Necessary
2005
Director
A suburban housewife uses a hidden camera to compulsively record everyone around her.

Trump Unauthorized
2005
as Peter Wennik
A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.

Camp Hollywood
2004
as Himself
A porn star, a bank robber and a Shakespearean actor are some of the subjects of Camp Hollywood, a feature documentary about the residents of a legend...

Baadasssss!
2004
as Howard Kaufman
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playin...

White Coats
2004
as Dr. Sam Bonnert
Follows the misadventures of a group of young interns at a hospital/medical school - dealing with the pressures of school and love.

Coast to Coast
2004
as Gary Pereira
Barnaby and Maxine Pierce, an embattled married couple in Connecticut, are on the verge of divorce. Their son is getting married in California and the...

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss
2004
as Dr. Paul Fleiss
The story of Heidi Fleiss, known as "The Hollywood Madam", who was the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles doctor and eventually became a prostitute f...

Hollywood North
2004
as Paul Linder
The making of a serious, Canadian arthouse film descends into Hollywood farce when its producer is forced to compromise his vision to accommodate his ...

The Singing Detective
2003
as Skin Specialist
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
as Eli Morton
In 1914, the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa invites studios to shoot his actual battles against Porfírio Diaz army to raise funds for financing gu...

The Brady Bunch in the White House
2002
as Sal Astor
Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!

Gleason
2002
as George 'Bullets' Durgom
The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childh...

Triggermen
2002
as Jazzer
Two British conmen in Chicago are mistaken for hired hitmen by mobsters wanting to rub out a rival gangster. Keen to make a fast buck, they pretend th...

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story
2002
as Self
A revealing look at the great Quebecois director who gave us such classic films as Mon Oncle Antoine, A toute prendre and Kamouraska: Power of Passion...

Bleacher Bums
2001
as Reid (uncredited)
They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been...

Bleacher Bums
2001
Director
They're known as the Bleacher Bums, a loud and proud group of fans who watch their team's games from the stadium's cheap seats. Most of them have been...

Rush Hour 2
2001
as Red Dragon Box Man
It's vacation time for Carter as he finds himself alongside Lee in Hong Kong wishing for more excitement. While Carter wants to party and meet the lad...

Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Ira Stone
Inspired by Neil Simon's early career experience as a junior writer for Your Show of Shows, the play focuses on Sid Caesar/Jackie Gleason-like Max Pri...

Club Land
2001
Director
A father and son work together as agents.

The Family Man
2000
as Alan Mintz
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning ...

The Contender
2000
as Jerry Tolliver
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. W...

Lakeboat
2000
as Cuthman
A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2000
as Saul Panzer
Interrupted at dinner by a street kid with a strange story, Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin find themselves drawn into a strange case when their young i...

The Bookfair Murders
2000
as Martin P. Barrett
Mystery starring Samantha Bond, Linda Kash, Bernd Michael Lade

Dick
1999
as Henry Kissinger
Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nix...

36 Hours to Die
1999
as Morano
Treat Williams stars in this drama as the owner of a brewing company who refuses to knuckle under when gangsters make threats against him, his busines...

Jerry and Tom
1998
as Dogtrack Victim
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, ...

Jerry and Tom
1998
Director, Producer
Tom and Jerry are two hit men, they work by day at a third-rate second-hand car dealership. Tom is a veteran and Jerry is a novice in their business, ...
Bad Manners
1998
as Matt Carroll
Wes and Nancy are a married academics couple. One day they host Nancy's long-ago lover Matt and his current sexy girlfriend Kim. Matt is a musician an...

Blackjack
1998
as Thomas
After saving Casey, a daughter of his friend, from hired assassins, Jack Devlin is hit with a strange phobia - fear of white color. But when his other...

Color of Justice
1997
as Norm
Four young black men kill a white woman. Now the D.A. is very cautious how to pursue this case because it might start a riot. And adding fuel to the f...

Hostile Intent
1997
as Kendall
Paint-ball playing computer geeks who invent a computer chip which can keep the government or any agency from gaining access to computer files are tar...
Pale Saints
1997
as Whitey
Two small time hoods pretend to be serious henchmen in order to get to do a job in Toronto that they think will get them serious recognition in the mo...

Past Perfect
1996
as Bookkeeper
In this Seattle-set police thriller, a police detective tries to bring a band of adolescent arms dealers to justice. He manages to capture one, but he...

Rainbow
1996
as Sam Cohen
Four kids and a dog embark on the adventure of a lifetime -- the search for the end of the Rainbow. With the aid of computers and an irrepressible bel...

Toe Tags
1996
The Valley Creek Apartments seem to be a magnet for rich, beautiful people. But the rent has just gone up and it is costing residents their lives. Det...

Nixon
1995
as Herb Klein
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

Memory Run
1995
as Dr. Munger
The year is 2015, and big brother is everywhere. The search for immortality is over. Science has finally achieved the impossible, undermining the most...

The Android Affair
1995
as Fiedler
Karen Garrett, a promising young doctor, is assigned to perform a difficult operation on Teach, an advanced android who has never "blanked" (had his m...

Open Season
1995
as Eric Schlockmeister
When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.

I Love Trouble
1994
as Sam Smotherman
Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Getting Even with Dad
1994
as Robert 'Bobby' Drace
Con man Ray is going after one last heist – a stash of rare coins – when his estranged son Timmy unexpectedly shows up. Ray is too preoccupied with hi...

Death Wish V: The Face of Death
1994
as Brian Hoyle
Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.

And the Band Played On
1993
as Dr. Jim Curran
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Undercover Blues
1993
as Mr. Ferderber
When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decid...

True Romance
1993
as Lee Donowitz
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story
1993
as Bill Bryson
The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.

Unforgiven
1992
as W.W. Beauchamp
William Munny is a retired, once-ruthless killer turned gentle widower and hog farmer. To help support his two motherless children, he accepts one las...

Man Trouble
1992
as Laurence Moncrief
A sleazy but affable guard dog trainer is blackmailed to steal a manuscript for a tell-all book from one of his clients.

The Quarrel
1991
as Hersh Rasseyner
Montreal 1948. On Rosh Hashanah, Chaim (a Yiddish writer) is forced to think of his religion when he's asked to be the tenth in a minyan. As he sits i...

The Bonfire of the Vanities
1990
as Jed Kramer
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and ...

Falling Over Backwards
1990
as Mel
All Melvyn Rosenbloom wants is to go back to the days when things were simpler and people were kinder -- the good old days. Deciding to renounce women...

Liberace: Behind the Music
1988
as Seymour Heller
A gifted classical pianist, fueled by poverty, Wladiziu Valentino Liberace was already playing with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 17. ...

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick
1988
as Rabbi Teitelman
The early 1960s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy, Max Glick (Noam Zylberman) from a small Manitoba community with an overbearing fami...

Hitting Home
1988
as Owen Hughes
Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up ...

Wall Street
1987
as Harry Salt
A young and impatient stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthles...

So Many Miracles
1987
as Narrator
A documentary that follows Israel and Frania Rubinek on their emotional return journey to Poland to reunite with the woman who saved their lives 40 ye...

So Many Miracles
1987
Writer
A documentary that follows Israel and Frania Rubinek on their emotional return journey to Poland to reunite with the woman who saved their lives 40 ye...

Taking Care
1987
A Canadian nurse (Kate Lynch) investigates hospital-patient deaths for which another nurse (Janet Amos) seems the scapegoat.

Half a Lifetime
1986
as Sam
A regular night of poker among four friends turns into a night full of conflict, recriminations and self-reflection.

Sweet Liberty
1986
as Bo Hodges
Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival ...

Murder Sees the Light
1986
as Benny Cooperman
Private detective Benny Cooperman is hired to keep an eye on a controversial preacher who is in hiding in a picturesque lake resort, but once he gets ...

Martin's Day
1985
as Hitchhiker
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a 12-year-old as hostage. He proves to be named Martin, too a quiet "good littl...
The Suicide Murders
1985
as Benny Cooperman
The apparent suicide of a politician he was hired to follow drags private detective Benny Cooperman into a whirlwind of hard boiled double crosses and...

Against All Odds
1984
as Steve Kirsch
She was a beautiful fugitive. Fleeing from corruption. From power. He was a professional athlete past his prime. Hired to find her, he grew to love he...

The Terry Fox Story
1983
as Dan Grey
The true story about the Canadian cancer amputee hero who decided to run across Canada on only one leg to raise money for cancer research.

Highpoint
1982
as Centino
James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets ca...

Young Doctors in Love
1982
as Floyd Kurtzman
An 'Airplane!'-style spoof of hospital soap operas—a brilliant young trainee can't stand the sight of blood; a doctor romances the head nurse in order...

By Design
1982
as Terry
Angie and Helen are in love. They live and work together designing women's evening wear in Vancouver. When Helen decides she wants to have a baby, the...

Soup for One
1982
as Allan
A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.

Ticket to Heaven
1981
as Larry
David is a young man seduced by a religious cult that uses starvation, exhaustion, and brainwashing to mold recruits into money hustling disciples of ...

Clown White
1981
as Mr. Freed
The story of a rebellious deaf child who goes on a class outing to the city, where he runs away.

Nothing Personal
1980
as Peter Braden (uncredited)
Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.

Death Ship
1980
as Jackie
Survivors of a tragic shipping collision are rescued by a mysterious black ship which appears out of the fog. Little do they realise that the ship is ...

Agency
1980
as Sam Goldstein
A mysterious millionaire buys an ad agency and begins to replace its employees with his own people, who don't appear to be advertising types at all...

The Wordsmith
1979
as Mervyn Kaplansky
Penned by Mordecai Richler and set in wartime Montreal, this touching telefilm stars Saul Rubinek as Mervyn Kaplansky, a young writer from Toronto who...

Sanctuary of Fear
1979
as Jerry Stone
A Manhattan priest with a penchant for solving crimes goes to the aid of a young actress. She is becoming enmeshed in a series of bizarre incidents sh...

Seer Was Here
1978
Made for the landmark anthology series, For the Record, Seer Was Here is an example of the bold dramatic programming made at the CBC in the mid-70s, w...

Friday Night Adventure
1976
A young homosexual's encounter with a gay salesman leads the youth to a crucial decision about his own carefully concealed secret.
Slow Run
1968
as Narrator
After 14 months of living a Bohemian life in New York City, a young Canadian becomes anxious that he is "settling down." To quell this fear, he impuls...

Grierson and Gouzenko
N/A
as Gouzenko
This rarely-screened teleplay written by Rick Salutin offers a dramatic glimpse into Canada’s Red Scare that pre-dated the rise of McCarthyism in the ...
Redefining the Outsider: Saul Rubinek in Early Canadian Television
N/A
as Self
TJFF pays tribute to the beloved and influential actor/writer/director. In addition to the special in-person event, An Afternoon with Saul Rubinek, TJ...