Saul Rubinek
Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948 in Wolfratshausen , Germany ) is a Canadian actor , director and film producer .
Life
Rubinek's parents were Holocaust survivors ; he was born in the Föhrenwald DP camp . His father Israel Rubinek was a member of the Yiddish Repertory Theater ensemble there . The family later moved to Canada .
Rubinek was a member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Company in Stratford from 1969 to 1970 . In 1979 he made his US debut at the Public Theater in New York City .
Rubinek became internationally known for films such as: Merciless (1992) directed by Clint Eastwood , I Love Trouble - Nothing but Trouble (1994) alongside Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte , Nixon alongside Anthony Hopkins . In the 1998 film Jerry & Tom - Killer Among Themselves, he worked as director, producer and actor; he was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize of the Sundance Film Festival . He also appeared in some television series such as Frasier . In the films mentioned below, Rubinek usually embodies dubious people and often gives these roles clearly cynical traits.
In the 68th episode of Starship Enterprise: The Next Century , he had a guest role as merchant Kivas Fajo. He played u. a. a former NSA agent in the hit American sci-fi series Warehouse 13 .
Rubinek was married to Elinor Reid until 2003 and has two children (* 1991 and 1995).
Filmography (selection)
- 1980: Death Ship
- 1981: The sweet word promise (Ticket to heaven)
- 1982: Kiss me, Doc (operation successful - patient dead , Young Doctors in Love)
- 1982: The pack freaks out at Highpoint (Highpoint)
- 1983: Marathon of Hope (The Terry Fox Story)
- 1984: Against All Odds (Against All Odds)
- 1987: Wall Street
- 1990: Spaceship Enterprise: The Next Century ( Star Trek: The Next Generation , TV series, episode 3x22)
- 1990: Bonfire of the Vanities (The Bonfire of the Vanities)
- 1992: Man Trouble - Gone to the dogs (Man Trouble)
- 1992: Merciless (Unforgiven)
- 1993: Undercover Blues - An absolutely cool trio (Undercover Blues)
- 1993: True Romance
- 1994: Getting Even with Dad & Co (Getting Even with Dad)
- 1994: I Love Trouble - Nothing but trouble (I Love Trouble)
- 1994: Death Wish V : The Face of Death
- 1995: Nixon - The Fall of a President (Nixon)
- 1997: Little Lies Among Friends (Bad Manners)
- 1998: Jerry & Tom (Jerry and Tom)
- 1998: Death Squad from the Future (Past Perfect)
- 1999: 36 Hours to Die
- 1999: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , Episode 5x12 - Tribunal)
- 1999: I love Dick (Dick)
- 2000: Character Assassination - Beyond Morality (The Contender)
- 2000: Family Man (The Family Man)
- 2001: Rush Hour 2
- 2002: The Brady Bunch in the White House (Movie made for TV)
- 2003: The Singing Detective
- 2003: Pancho Villa - Mexican Outlaw (And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself)
- 2004: Stargate - Kommando SG-1 (Stargate SG-1 , TV series, episodes 7x17 & 7x18)
- 2004: Coast to Coast
- 2004: Pursued - A headhunter knows no mercy (Pursued)
- 2005: Santa's Slay - Bloody Christmas (Santa's Slay)
- 2006: Eureka - The Secret City (Eureka , Episode 1x05)
- 2006: Jesse Stone: Knallhart (Jesse Stone - Night Passage)
- 2007: Was
- 2007: Jesse Stone: Old Wounds (Jesse Stone - Sea Change)
- 2008: Julia
- 2008: Boston Legal (TV series, episode 5x09)
- 2008: Psych (TV series, episode 2x13)
- 2008–2012: Leverage (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2009–2014: Warehouse 13 (TV series, 64 episodes)
- 2010: Barney's version
- 2010: Jesse Stone: No Remorse (Jesse Stone - No Remorse)
- 2011: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
- 2012: Jesse Stone : Benefit of the Doubt
- 2013: Person of Interest (TV series, episodes 3x11 and 12)
- 2015: Beauty and the Beast (TV series, episode 3x04)
- 2018: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- 2019: For All Mankind (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2020: Hunters (TV series, 9 episodes)
Web links
- Saul Rubinek in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rubinek, Saul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor, director and film producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wolfratshausen , Germany |