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.
Movie | Butterfly in the Typewriter | Stanley Kauffmann | 2025 |
Movie | The Sunlit Night | Levi | 2020-06-06 |
Movie | Bad Therapy | Dr. Edward Kingsley | 2020-04-17 |
Movie | Horse Girl | Doctor | 2020-01-27 |
Movie | Where'd You Go, Bernadette | Jay Ross | 2019-08-16 |
Movie | Fanboy | Angry Ice Cream Customer | 2019-03-22 |
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 | 2009-05-27 |
Series | The Good Wife | Unknown | 2009-09-22 |
Series | The Mentalist | James Panzer | 2008-09-23 |
Movie | Redbelt | Richard | 2008-04-07 |
Series | October Road | Unknown | 2007-03-15 |
Movie | Resurrecting the Champ | Whitley | 2007-06-14 |
Movie | Ocean's Thirteen | V.U.P. | 2007-06-05 |
Series | Brothers and Sisters | Donald Dudley | 2006-09-24 |
Movie | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School | Rafael Horowitz | 2005-01-24 |
Movie | School of Life | Matt Warner | 2005-02-19 |
Movie | Warm Springs | Louis Howe | 2005-04-30 |
Series | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown | 2005-09-23 |
Movie | My Suicidal Sweetheart | Max Sr. | 2005-03-01 |
Movie | Checking Out | Ted Applebaum | 2005-04-10 |
Movie | Spartan | TV News Anchor (uncredited) | 2004-03-12 |
Movie | Balto III: Wings of Change | Mel (voice) | 2004-04-14 |
Series | Jack & Bobby | Unknown | 2004-09-12 |
Series | Entourage | Unknown | 2004-07-18 |
Movie | In Good Company | Morty | 2004-12-29 |
Series | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy | 2003-12-02 |
Movie | Alex & Emma | John Shaw | 2003-06-20 |
Series | Without a Trace | Unknown | 2002-09-26 |
Movie | RFK | Dick Goodwin | 2002-08-25 |
Movie | Bartleby | The Boss | 2001-03-10 |
Movie | Focus | Mr. Finkelstein | 2001-10-19 |
Series | Night Visions | Unknown | 2001-07-12 |
Movie | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) | 2001-08-18 |
Movie | Partners | Bob | 2000-07-20 |
Movie | Bait | Agent Wooly | 2000-03-17 |
Movie | State and Main | Marty Rossen | 2000-08-26 |
Movie | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Embassy interviewer | 2000-11-18 |
Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | Bounce | Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) | 2000-11-15 |
Movie | Enemies of Laughter | Paul | 2000-11-10 |
Movie | Payback | Arthur Stegman | 1999-02-05 |
Movie | Dash and Lilly | Arthur Kober | 1999-05-31 |
Movie | Chill Factor | Dr. Richard Long | 1999-09-01 |
Movie | Mumford | Dr. Ernest Delbanco | 1999-09-24 |
Movie | The Hurricane | Myron Bedlock | 1999-09-17 |
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 View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
Movie | The Sixth Man | Coach Pederson | 1997-03-28 |
Series | The New Batman Adventures | Unknown | 1997-09-13 |
Movie | The Long Way Home | (voice) | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Amistad | Secretary John Forsyth | 1997-12-10 |
Series | Channel Umptee-3 | Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) | 1997-10-25 |
Movie | Gang Related | Elliot Goff | 1997-10-08 |
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 | Searching for Bobby Fischer | Kalev | 1993-08-13 |
Movie | Heart and Souls | Hal the Bus Driver | 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 |
Series | Cop Rock | Unknown | 1990-09-26 |
Movie | Crazy People | George | 1990-04-13 |
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 | Rock 'N Roll Mum | Boris | 1988-02-07 |
Movie | The Absent-Minded Professor | Mr. Oliphant | 1988-11-27 |
Series | 21 Jump Street | Unknown | 1987-04-12 |
Series | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown | 1987-09-26 |
Movie | No Way Out | Technician | 1987-08-14 |
Series | Matlock | Unknown | 1986-03-03 |
Movie | Pleasures | Stanley | 1986-03-31 |
Movie | Howard the Duck | Larry, Scientist | 1986-08-01 |
Series | Downtown | Capt. David Kiner | 1986-09-27 |
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Movie | Night of the Creeps | Young Scientist | 1986-08-21 |
Series | Moonlighting | Unknown | 1985-03-03 |
Movie | Perfect | Managing Editor | 1985-05-15 |
Movie | Love, Mary | David Lewis | 1985-10-08 |
Movie | Irreconcilable Differences | Alan Sluiser | 1984-09-28 |
Movie | Best Defense | Kurly | 1984-07-20 |
Movie | Her Life as a Man | Ted | 1984-03-12 |
Series | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Unknown | 1983-10-03 |
Movie | Grace Kelly | Jay Kanter | 1983-02-21 |
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 |
Series | Simon & Simon | Unknown | 1981-11-24 |
Series | Open All Night | Unknown | 1981-11-28 |
Movie | This House Possessed | Pasternak | 1981-02-06 |
Movie | The In-Laws | Cab Driver | 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 | 1953-03-19 |