David Paymer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director, seen in such films as Quiz Show, Searching for Bobby Fischer, City Slickers, Crazy People, State and Main, Payback, Get Shorty, Carpool, The American President, Ocean's Thirteen, and Drag Me to Hell. Paymer was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1992 for Mr. Saturday Night. He played the lead role as the Boss in Bartleby, an adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivener." He played a mob boss in the short-lived series Line of Fire.
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- Born:
- Aug 30, 1954 In Oceanside - Long Island - New York - USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 120
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Oscars 1953-03-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Sunlit Night 2020-06-06
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Sunlit Night | Levi | 2020-06-06 |
| Movie | Horse Girl | Doctor | 2020-01-27 |
| Movie | Bad Therapy | Dr. Edward Kingsley | 2020-04-17 |
| Movie | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Jay Ross | 2019-08-16 |
| Movie | Accident Man | Milton | 2018-02-06 |
| Movie | Lemon | Dr. Gold | 2017-01-22 |
| Movie | The Pickle Recipe | Uncle Morty | 2016-10-21 |
| Movie | Two-Bit Waltz | The Lawyer | 2014-11-21 |
| Movie | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit | Dixon Lewis | 2014-01-15 |
| Movie | The Five-Year Engagement | Pete Solomon | 2012-04-27 |
| Series | Perception | Rueben Bauer | 2012-07-09 |
| Movie | Bad Teacher | Doctor Vogel | 2011-05-16 |
| Movie | Twixt | Sam | 2011-09-30 |
| Movie | Drag Me to Hell | Mr. Jacks | 2009-03-15 |
| Series | The Good Wife | Unknown | 2009-09-22 |
| Movie | Redbelt | Richard | 2008-04-07 |
| Series | The Mentalist | James Panzer | 2008-09-23 |
| Series | October Road | Unknown | 2007-03-15 |
| Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | V.U.P. | 2007-06-06 |
| Movie | Resurrecting the Champ | Whitley | 2007-06-14 |
| Series | Brothers and Sisters | Donald Dudley | 2006-09-24 |
| Movie | School of Life | Matt Warner | 2005-02-19 |
| Movie | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Max Sr. | 2005-03-01 |
| Movie | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Rafael Horowitz | 2005-01-24 |
| Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
| Movie | Checking Out | Ted Applebaum | 2005-04-10 |
| Movie | Warm Springs | Louis Howe | 2005-04-30 |
| Movie | Balto III: Wings of Change | Mel (voice) | 2004-04-14 |
| Movie | Spartan | TV News Anchor (uncredited) | 2004-03-12 |
| Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
| Series | Jack & Bobby | 2004-09-12 | |
| Movie | In Good Company | Morty | 2004-12-29 |
| Movie | Alex & Emma | John Shaw | 2003-06-16 |
| Series | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy | 2003-12-02 |
| Movie | Joe and Max | Joe Jacobs | 2002-03-03 |
| Movie | RFK | Dick Goodwin | 2002-01-01 |
| Series | Without a Trace | Unknown | 2002-09-26 |
| Movie | Bartleby | The Boss | 2001-03-10 |
| Series | Night Visions | Unknown | 2001-07-12 |
| Movie | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
| Movie | Focus | Mr. Finkelstein | 2001-10-19 |
| Movie | Bait | Agent Wooly | 2000-09-15 |
| Movie | Partners | Bob | 2000-07-20 |
| Movie | State and Main | Marty Rossen | 2000-08-26 |
| Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
| Movie | Enemies of Laughter | Paul | 2000-11-10 |
| Movie | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Embassy interviewer | 2000-11-18 |
| Movie | Bounce | Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) | 2000-11-15 |
| Movie | Payback | Arthur Stegman | 1999-02-05 |
| Movie | Chill Factor | Dr. Richard Long | 1999-09-01 |
| Movie | Dash and Lilly | Arthur Kober | 1999-05-31 |
| Movie | The Hurricane | Myron Bedlock | 1999-09-17 |
| Movie | Mumford | Dr. Ernest Delbanco | 1999-09-24 |
| Movie | The Lesser Evil | George | 1998-10-01 |
| Movie | Outside Ozona | Alan Defaux | 1998-12-18 |
| Movie | Mighty Joe Young | Harry Ruben | 1998-12-25 |
| Series | The New Batman Adventures | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
| Movie | The Sixth Man | Coach Pederson | 1997-03-28 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Movie | The Long Way Home | (voice) | 1997-09-19 |
| Movie | Gang Related | Elliot Goff | 1997-10-08 |
| Movie | Amistad | Secretary John Forsyth | 1997-12-10 |
| Series | Channel Umptee-3 | Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) | 1997-10-25 |
| Movie | Unforgettable | Curtis Avery | 1996-02-23 |
| Movie | City Hall | Abe Goodman | 1996-02-16 |
| Movie | Carpool | Daniel Miller | 1996-08-23 |
| Movie | Crime of the Century | David Wilentz | 1996-09-14 |
| Movie | Cagney & Lacey: Together Again | Deputy D.A. Feldberg | 1995-05-02 |
| Series | Santo Bugito | 1995-01-01 | |
| Movie | Get Shorty | Leo Devoe | 1995-10-20 |
| Movie | The American President | Leon Kodak | 1995-11-17 |
| Movie | Nixon | Ron Ziegler | 1995-12-22 |
| Movie | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Ira Shalowitz | 1994-06-10 |
| Movie | Quiz Show | Dan Enright | 1994-08-25 |
| Movie | Cagney & Lacey: The Return | Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg | 1994-11-06 |
| Movie | In Search of Dr. Seuss | The Ad Man | 1994-11-06 |
| Movie | Heart and Souls | Hal the Bus Driver | 1993-08-13 |
| Movie | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Kalev | 1993-08-13 |
| Movie | Mr. Saturday Night | Stan | 1992-09-23 |
| Series | The Commish | Unknown | 1991-09-28 |
| Movie | City Slickers | Ira Shalowitz | 1991-06-07 |
| Movie | Crazy People | George | 1990-04-13 |
| Series | Cop Rock | Unknown | 1990-09-26 |
| Series | Mancuso, F.B.I. | Unknown | 1989-10-13 |
| Movie | No Holds Barred | Unger | 1989-06-02 |
| Series | Tales from the Crypt | Unknown | 1989-06-10 |
| Movie | The Absent-Minded Professor | Mr. Oliphant | 1988-11-27 |
| Movie | No Way Out | Technician | 1987-08-14 |
| Series | 21 Jump Street | Unknown | 1987-04-12 |
| Series | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
| Movie | Pleasures | Stanley | 1986-03-31 |
| Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
| Movie | Howard the Duck | Larry, Scientist | 1986-08-01 |
| Movie | Night of the Creeps | Young Scientist | 1986-08-21 |
| Series | Downtown | Capt. David Kiner | 1986-09-27 |
| Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
| Series | Moonlighting | Unknown | 1985-03-03 |
| Movie | Perfect | Managing Editor | 1985-05-15 |
| Movie | Love, Mary | David Lewis | 1985-10-08 |
| Movie | Best Defense | Kurly | 1984-07-20 |
| Movie | Her Life as a Man | Ted | 1984-03-12 |
| Movie | Irreconcilable Differences | Alan Sluiser | 1984-09-28 |
| Movie | Grace Kelly | Jay Kanter | 1983-02-21 |
| Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
| Series | Fame | Unknown | 1982-01-07 |
| Series | Cagney & Lacey | Unknown | 1982-03-25 |
| Movie | Airplane II: The Sequel | Court Photographer | 1982-12-10 |
| Series | Family Ties | Unknown | 1982-09-22 |
| Series | Cheers | Unknown | 1982-09-30 |
| Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
| Movie | This House Possessed | Pasternak | 1981-02-06 |
| Series | Simon & Simon | 1981-11-24 | |
| Series | Open All Night | Unknown | 1981-11-28 |
| Movie | The In-Laws | Cabbie | 1979-06-15 |
| Series | Hart to Hart | Unknown | 1979-09-22 |
| Series | Lou Grant | Unknown | 1977-09-20 |
| Series | The Jeffersons | Unknown | 1975-01-18 |
| Series | Barney Miller | Unknown | 1975-01-23 |
| Series | Happy Days | Unknown | 1974-01-15 |
| Series | The Oscars | Unknown | 1953-03-18 |