Saul Rubinek
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| Born | July 2, 1948 Föhrenwald, Wolfrathausen, Germany |
| Spouse(s) | Elinor Reid (1990 - 2004 divorced) |
Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a Canadian film actor, often cast as a shady professional.
Rubinek was born in Föhrenwald, Wolfrathausen, Germany, the son of Polish-born Jews Frania and Israel Rubinek, who was a factory worker, theater company manager, Yiddish Theatre actor, and Talmudic scholar. Rubinek's parents were hidden by farmers for over two years during WWII, and moved to Canada in 1948.[1][2] Early in his career he gained the attention of Canadian audiences when he starred as detective Benny Cooperman in two TV movies, The Suicide Murders (1985) and Murder Sees the Light (1986), which are based on books in author Howard Engel's popular series of mystery novels set in the Niagara Region of Canada.
He appeared in Taylor Hackford's Against All Odds (1984), Oliver Stone's Wall Street (1987) as a lawyer, and in Brian DePalma's The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), again as a lawyer. He is also noted for his performance in Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992) as a pulp fiction writer. He had a notable role in Tony Scott's True Romance (1993) as a pompous, cocaine-addicted movie producer. Rubinek played the character Kivas Fajo in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Most Toys". Rubinek, an ardent Star Trek fan, abruptly took over the part after David Rappaport, the actor who was originally cast in the role, committed suicide after production had begun. He also played Daphne Moon's fiancé Donny Douglas in several episodes of the American sitcom Frasier.
Rubinek had a recurring role as reporter Lon Cohen in the 2001-2002 A&E TV series A Nero Wolfe Mystery, after initially playing detective Saul Panzer in the series pilot, The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000). He also appeared in the short-lived American television series Blind Justice. He played a dentist in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. He recently played a role in the Eureka episode "Invincible", and in Stargate SG-1's "Heroes".
[edit] Awards
- 1982 Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, for role in film Ticket to Heaven
[edit] External links
- Saul Rubinek at the Internet Movie Database
- RubineX Cube
- Saul Rubinek article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
