Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

1948-07-02 Wolfratshausen, Germany 111 Credits

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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 ...

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SHTTL

SHTTL

2023

as Rebbe Weitsenzang

6.7
Acting

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

Clock

2023

as Joseph

5.6
Acting

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

BlackBerry

BlackBerry

2023

as John Woodman

7.2
Acting

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

I Am Normal

2021

as Rosenhan

6.0
Acting

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

The Song of Names

2019

as Mr. Feinman

6.7
Acting

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

The Song of Names

2019

as Feinman

6.7
Acting

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

A Magical Journey

2019

as Saul

2.9
Acting

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

A Magical Journey

2019

Writer

2.9
Writing

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

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

2018

as Frenchman (segment "The Mortal Remains")

7.1
Acting

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

Gridlocked

2016

as Marty

5.9
Acting

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

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

2014

as Self

Acting

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

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

2012

as Hasty Hathaway

6.8
Acting

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

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011

as Hasty Hathaway

6.4
Acting

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

Kill Me Please

2010

as M. Breiman

6.6
Acting

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

Barney's Version

2010

as Charnofsky

7.0
Acting

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

Knucklehead

Knucklehead

2010

as Rabbi

5.6
Acting

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!

Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!

2010

as Martin Hirsch

5.0
Acting

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

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

2010

as Hasty Hathaway

6.8
Acting

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

The Trotsky

2010

as David Bronstein

6.7
Acting

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

The Express

2008

as Art Modell

7.1
Acting

Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.

Julia

Julia

2008

as Mitch

6.7
Acting

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

Blackout

Blackout

2007

as Sol

5.6
Acting

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

A Broken Life

2007

as The Boss

2.8
Acting

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

War

2007

as Dr. Sherman

6.4
Acting

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

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

2007

as Hasty Hathaway

6.9
Acting

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'

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

2006

as Fred Silverman

6.0
Acting

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

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

2006

as Hasty Hathaway

6.9
Acting

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

Santa's Slay

2005

as Mr. Green

5.4
Acting

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)

Partner(s)

2005

as Matthew

6.2
Acting

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

Cruel But Necessary

2005

Director

6.0
Directing

A suburban housewife uses a hidden camera to compulsively record everyone around her.

Trump Unauthorized

Trump Unauthorized

2005

as Peter Wennik

3.2
Acting

A look at the life of real estate king/media mogul/reality TV star, Donald Trump.

Camp Hollywood

Camp Hollywood

2004

as Himself

Acting

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!

Baadasssss!

2004

as Howard Kaufman

6.5
Acting

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

White Coats

White Coats

2004

as Dr. Sam Bonnert

5.0
Acting

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

Coast to Coast

2004

as Gary Pereira

6.6
Acting

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

Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss

2004

as Dr. Paul Fleiss

4.3
Acting

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

Hollywood North

2004

as Paul Linder

5.1
Acting

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

The Singing Detective

2003

as Skin Specialist

5.1
Acting

From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

2003

as Eli Morton

6.8
Acting

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

The Brady Bunch in the White House

2002

as Sal Astor

4.0
Acting

Mike Brady becomes the President of the United States and names Carol as his V.P.!

Gleason

Gleason

2002

as George 'Bullets' Durgom

5.7
Acting

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

Triggermen

2002

as Jazzer

4.6
Acting

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

Claude Jutra: An Unfinished Story

2002

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

Bleacher Bums

2001

as Reid (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

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

Bleacher Bums

2001

Director

6.5
Directing

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

Rush Hour 2

2001

as Red Dragon Box Man

6.8
Acting

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

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

2001

as Ira Stone

3.8
Acting

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

Club Land

2001

Director

Directing

A father and son work together as agents.

The Family Man

The Family Man

2000

as Alan Mintz

6.8
Acting

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

The Contender

2000

as Jerry Tolliver

6.7
Acting

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

Lakeboat

2000

as Cuthman

4.7
Acting

A college student befriends various crew members while working a summer internship at sea.

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery

2000

as Saul Panzer

8.1
Acting

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

The Bookfair Murders

2000

as Martin P. Barrett

4.3
Acting

Mystery starring Samantha Bond, Linda Kash, Bernd Michael Lade

Dick

Dick

1999

as Henry Kissinger

5.9
Acting

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

36 Hours to Die

1999

as Morano

4.2
Acting

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

Jerry and Tom

1998

as Dogtrack Victim

6.1
Acting

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

Jerry and Tom

1998

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

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

5.0
Acting

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

Blackjack

1998

as Thomas

5.3
Acting

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

Color of Justice

1997

as Norm

4.8
Acting

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

Hostile Intent

1997

as Kendall

5.5
Acting

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

2.0
Acting

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

Past Perfect

1996

as Bookkeeper

4.1
Acting

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

Rainbow

1996

as Sam Cohen

3.6
Acting

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

Toe Tags

1996

Acting

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

Nixon

1995

as Herb Klein

6.9
Acting

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

Memory Run

1995

as Dr. Munger

5.5
Acting

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

The Android Affair

1995

as Fiedler

5.0
Acting

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

Open Season

1995

as Eric Schlockmeister

4.8
Acting

When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

as Sam Smotherman

5.5
Acting

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Getting Even with Dad

Getting Even with Dad

1994

as Robert 'Bobby' Drace

5.3
Acting

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

Death Wish V: The Face of Death

1994

as Brian Hoyle

5.5
Acting

Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters.

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Dr. Jim Curran

6.5
Acting

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

Undercover Blues

1993

as Mr. Ferderber

6.0
Acting

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

True Romance

1993

as Lee Donowitz

7.5
Acting

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

Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

1993

as Bill Bryson

3.5
Acting

The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife.

Unforgiven

Unforgiven

1992

as W.W. Beauchamp

7.9
Acting

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

Man Trouble

1992

as Laurence Moncrief

4.9
Acting

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

The Quarrel

1991

as Hersh Rasseyner

5.5
Acting

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

The Bonfire of the Vanities

1990

as Jed Kramer

5.6
Acting

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

Falling Over Backwards

1990

as Mel

5.5
Acting

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

Liberace: Behind the Music

1988

as Seymour Heller

4.3
Acting

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

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

1988

as Rabbi Teitelman

5.5
Acting

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

Hitting Home

1988

as Owen Hughes

4.0
Acting

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

Wall Street

1987

as Harry Salt

7.2
Acting

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

So Many Miracles

1987

as Narrator

Acting

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

So Many Miracles

1987

Writer

Writing

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

Taking Care

1987

Acting

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

Half a Lifetime

Half a Lifetime

1986

as Sam

Acting

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

Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty

1986

as Bo Hodges

5.4
Acting

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

Murder Sees the Light

1986

as Benny Cooperman

Acting

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

Martin's Day

1985

as Hitchhiker

6.2
Acting

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

Acting

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

Against All Odds

1984

as Steve Kirsch

5.7
Acting

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

The Terry Fox Story

1983

as Dan Grey

6.1
Acting

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

Highpoint

1982

as Centino

4.8
Acting

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

Young Doctors in Love

1982

as Floyd Kurtzman

5.2
Acting

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

By Design

1982

as Terry

4.8
Acting

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

Soup for One

1982

as Allan

5.4
Acting

A neurotic young New Yorker believes he has found his perfect match and desperately tries to win her over.

Ticket to Heaven

Ticket to Heaven

1981

as Larry

6.6
Acting

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

Clown White

1981

as Mr. Freed

Acting

The story of a rebellious deaf child who goes on a class outing to the city, where he runs away.

Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

1980

as Peter Braden (uncredited)

5.7
Acting

Environmentally concerned lawyer Abigail Adams works with Professor Roger Keller in his effort to protect baby seals from slaughter.

Death Ship

Death Ship

1980

as Jackie

5.2
Acting

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

Agency

1980

as Sam Goldstein

6.3
Acting

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

The Wordsmith

1979

as Mervyn Kaplansky

Acting

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

Sanctuary of Fear

1979

as Jerry Stone

6.0
Acting

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

Seer Was Here

1978

Acting

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

Friday Night Adventure

1976

Acting

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

Acting

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

Grierson and Gouzenko

N/A

as Gouzenko

Acting

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

Acting

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...