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==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Roles !! Notes |- | 1979 | ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' | Cab Driver | |- | 1982 | ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' | Court Photographer | |- | 1984 | ''[[Best Defense]]'' | Kurly | |- | 1984 | ''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]'' | Alan Sluiser |- | 1985 | ''[[Perfect (1985 film)|Perfect]]'' | Managing Editor | |- | 1986 | ''[[Howard the Duck (film)|Howard the Duck]]'' | Larry | |- | 1986 | ''[[Night of the Creeps]]'' | Young scientist | |- | 1987 | ''[[No Way Out (1987 film)|No Way Out]]'' | David | |- | 1988 | ''Rock 'n' Roll Mom'' | Boris | |- | 1989 | ''[[No Holds Barred (1989 film)|No Holds Barred]]'' | Unger | |- | 1990 | ''[[Crazy People]]'' | George | |- | 1991 | ''[[City Slickers]]'' | Ira Shalowitz | |- | 1992 | ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'' | Stan Young | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]<br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] |- | 1993 | ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'' | Kalev | |- | 1993 | ''[[Heart and Souls]]'' | Hal the driver | |- | 1994 | ''[[City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold]]'' | Ira Shalowitz | |- | 1994 | ''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]'' | Ad Man | |- | 1994 | ''[[Quiz Show (1994 film)|Quiz Show]]'' | [[Dan Enright]] | |- | 1995 | ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'' | Leo Devoe | Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | 1995 | ''[[The American President]]'' | Leon Kodak | |- | 1995 | ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]'' | [[Ron Ziegler]] | Nominated—[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]] |- | 1996 | ''[[Unforgettable (1996 film)|Unforgettable]]'' | Curtis Avery | |- | 1996 | ''[[City Hall (1996 film)|City Hall]]'' | Abe Goodman | |- | 1996 | ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]'' | Daniel Miller | |- | 1997 | ''[[The 6th Man]]'' | Coach Pederson | |- | 1997 | ''[[Gang Related (film)|Gang Related]]'' | Elliot Goff | |- | 1997 | ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' | [[John Forsyth (politician)|John Forsyth]] | |- | 1998 | ''[[The Lesser Evil (1998 film)|The Lesser Evil]]'' | George | |- | 1998 | ''[[Outside Ozona]]'' | Alan Defaux | |- | 1998 | ''[[Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)|Mighty Joe Young]]'' | Dr. Harry Ruben | |- | 1999 | ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'' | Arthur Stegman | |- | 1999 | ''[[Chill Factor (film)|Chill Factor]]'' | Dr. Richard Long | |- | 1999 | ''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]'' | Dr. Ernest Delbanco | |- | 1999 | ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'' | Myron Bedlock | |- | 2000 | ''[[State and Main]]'' | Marty Rossen | [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast]]<br />[[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast]]<br />[[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast]] |- | 2000 | ''[[Bait (2000 film)|Bait]]'' | Agent Wooly | |- | 2000 | ''[[Bounce (film)|Bounce]]'' | Prosecuting Attorney Mandel | Uncredited |- | 2000 | ''[[Enemies of Laughter]]'' | Paul Halpern | |- | 2001 | ''[[Focus (2001 film)|Focus]]'' | Mr. Finkelstein | |- | 2001 | ''[[Bartleby (2001 film)|Bartleby]]'' | The Boss | |- | 2002 | ''[[The Burial Society]]'' | Morry Zimmer | |- | 2003 | ''[[Alex & Emma]]'' | John Shaw | |- | 2004 | ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'' | Morty | |- | 2004 | ''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' | TV News Anchor | Uncredited |- | 2004 | ''[[Balto (film)|Balto III: Wings of Change]]'' | Mel | Voice<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=David Paymer (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/David-Paymer/ |access-date=February 8, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> |- | 2005 | ''[[Checking Out (2005 film)|Checking Out]]'' | Ted Applebaum | |- | 2005 | ''[[Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School]]'' | Rafael Horowitz | |- | 2005 | ''[[My Suicidal Sweetheart]]'' | Max, Sr. | |- | 2005 | ''[[School of Life]]'' | Matt Warner | |- | 2007 | ''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]'' | Whitley | |- | 2007 | ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' | V.U.P. | |- | 2008 | ''[[Redbelt]]'' | Richard | |- | 2009 | ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]'' | Mr. Jacks | |- | 2011 | ''[[Twixt (film)|Twixt]]'' | Sam Malkin | |- | 2012 | ''[[The Five-Year Engagement]]'' | Pete Solomon | |- | 2014 | ''[[Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit]]'' | Dixon Lewis<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/10/25/david-paymer-to-play-an-american-diplomat-in-kenneth-branaghs-jack-ryan|title=dailyblam.com}}</ref> | |- | 2014 | ''[[Two-Bit Waltz]]'' | The Lawyer | |- | 2016 | ''[[The Pickle Recipe]]'' | Uncle Morty | |- | 2017 | ''[[Lemon (2017 film)|Lemon]]'' | Dr. Gold | |- | 2018 | ''[[Accident Man (film)|Accident Man]]'' | Milton | |- | 2019 | ''[[The Sunlit Night]]'' |Levi | |- | 2019 | ''[[Where'd You Go, Bernadette (film)|Where'd You Go, Bernadette]]'' | Jay Ross | |- | 2020 | ''[[Horse Girl]]'' | Doctor | |- | 2020 | ''[[Bad Therapy (film)|Bad Therapy]]'' |Dr. Edward Kingsley | |- | 2024 | ''[[Bad Shabbos]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bad Shabbos |url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/bad-shabbos-2024 |website=Tribeca Festival |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref> | Richard | |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1979 | ''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' | Ralph | Episode: "Make Believe Marriage" |- | 1980 | ''[[Barney Miller]]'' | Felix Morrissey | Episode: "Guns" |- | 1980 | ''[[Lou Grant (TV series)|Lou Grant]]'' | Roy | Episode: "Nightside" |- | 1981 | ''[[Happy Days]]'' | Dwayne | Episode: "If You Knew Rosa" |- | 1981 | ''[[House Calls (TV series)|House Calls]]'' | Johnny Vance | Episode: "No Balls, One Strike" |- | 1981 | ''[[This House Possessed]]'' | Pasternak | Television film |- | 1981 | ''[[Hart to Hart]]'' | Orderly | Episode: "Hart of Darkness" |- | 1982 | ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' | Vinnie | Episode: "You Call This Plain Clothes?" |- | 1982 | ''[[Open All Night (TV series)|Open All Night]]'' | Punker | Episode: "Sitting Ducks" |- | 1982 | ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'' | Ned | Episode: "Alex the Gofer" |- | 1982 | ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' | The Salesman | Episode: "The Sell-Out" |- |1983 |''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' |The Gatekeeper |Episode: "Wizards and Warlocks" |- | 1983 | ''[[Grace Kelly (film)|Grace Kelly]]'' | Jay Kanter | Television film |- | 1983 | ''[[Gloria (American TV series)|Gloria]]'' | Robber | Episode: "Gloria on the Couch" |- | 1983 | ''[[The Powers of Matthew Star]]'' | Dr. Benson | Episode: "Matthew Star D.O.A." |- | 1983 | ''[[The Jeffersons]]'' | David | Episode: "I Do, I Don't" |- | 1984 | ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' | Attorney Michael Shapiro | Episode: "The Other Side of Oneness" |- | 1984 | ''Her Life as a Man'' | Ted | Television film |- | 1984–1986 | ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'' | Myslesky | 6 episodes |- | 1984–1988 | ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' | Todd Feldberg | 10 episodes |- | 1985 | ''[[Scarecrow and Mrs. King]]'' | Dr. Fronan | Episode: "DOA: Delirious on Arrival" |- | 1985 | ''[[Hardcastle and McCormick]]'' | Patrick Burke | Episode: "The Yankee Clipper" |- | 1985 | ''[[Family Ties]]'' | Larry Harris | Episodes 58 & 66 "Oh Donna" & "Cold Storage" |- | 1985 | ''[[Cheers]]'' | Reporter | Episode: "King of the Hill" |- | 1985 | ''[[Love, Mary]]'' | David Lewis | Television film |- | 1986 | ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' | Mr. Wallace | 2 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' | Camille's PR | Episode: "Camille" |- | 1986 | ''[[Cheers]]'' | Phil Schumacher | 2 episodes |- | 1985 | ''[[Pleasures]]'' | Stanley | Television film |- | 1986–1987 | ''[[Downtown (1986 TV series)|Downtown]]'' | Captain David Kiner | 14 episodes |- | 1987 | ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' | Mike Ferris | Episode: "16 Blown to 35" |- | 1987 | ''[[Rags to Riches (TV series)|Rags to Riches]]'' | Arnie | Episode: "Born to Ride" |- | 1987 | ''[[My Sister Sam]]'' | Bob | Episode: "And They Said It Would Never Last" |- | 1987 | ''[[Private Eye (TV series)|Private Eye]]'' | Archie Hammond | Episode: "Blue Hotel" |- | 1987 | ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'' | Richard Kimble | Episode: "The Fugitive" |- | 1988 | ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' | Mr. Bickle | 2 episodes |- | 1988 | ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' | Brian Sadler | Episode: "Ain't Gonna Get It from Me, Jack" |- | 1988 | ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' | Boris | Episode: "Rock 'n Roll Mom" |- | 1988 | ''[[Who's the Boss?]]'' | Jack | Episode: "A Jack Story" |- | 1988 | ''[[A Year in the Life]]'' | Defense Attorney | Episode: "Fathers and Other Strangers"" |- | 1988 | ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' | Mr. Oliphant | Episode: "The Absent-Minded Professor" |- | 1988 | ''[[Duet (TV series)|Duet]]'' | Andy | Episode: "One Man Out" |- | 1989 | ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' | Lenny Marcus | Episode: "The Prisoner: Part 1" |- | 1989 | ''[[Hooperman]]'' | Leonard | Episode: "The Sure Thing" |- | 1990 | ''[[L.A. Law]]'' | Joey Paul | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Hannah?" |- | 1990 | ''[[Mancuso, F.B.I.]]'' | Lloyd | Episode: "Adamant Five" |- | 1990 | ''[[Cop Rock]]'' | Homeless Man | Episode: "Oli of Ol' Lay" |- | 1990–1991 | ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' | Dr. Bishop | 2 episodes |- | 1991 | ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' | Henry Stocker | Episode: "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die" |- | 1991 | ''[[Equal Justice (TV series)|Equal Justice]]'' | Stuey | Episode: "Sleeping with the Enemy" |- | 1991–1992 | ''[[The Commish]]'' | Arnie Metzger | 10 episodes |- | 1992–1998 | ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' | Norman Litkey | 6 episodes |- | 1993 | ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' | Andy Conway | Episode: "Two for the Show"<br />Nominated—[[CableACE Awards|CableACE Award for Actor in a Dramatic Series]] |- | 1994 | ''Cagney & Lacey: The Return'' | Feldberg | Television film |- | 1994–1995 | ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' | Murray | Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1995 | ''Cagney & Lacey: Together Again'' | Feldberg | Television film |- | 1995 | ''[[Santo Bugito]]'' | The Professor, Centipede, Biker Bug | Voice, episode: "My Name Is Revenge"<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1996–1997 | ''[[Boston_Common_(TV_series)|Boston Common]]'' | Leonard Prince | 32 episodes |- | 1996 | ''[[Crime of the Century (TV film)|Crime of the Century]]'' | [[David T. Wilentz|David Wilentz]] | Television film<br />Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] |- | 1997–1998 | ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' | Sheldon S. Cargo | Voice, 13 episodes |- | 1998 | ''[[The New Batman Adventures]]'' | Frank | Voice, episode: "Torch Song"<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1998 | ''[[Godzilla: The Series]]'' | Dean Whitehead | Voice, episode: "Talkin' Trash" |- | 1998 | ''[[The Wild Thornberrys]]'' | Finch, Iguana | Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |- |1998 |''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]'' |Shad Equippo |Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" /> |- | 1999 | ''[[Dash and Lilly]]'' | Arthur Kober | Television film |- | 2000 | ''[[Rocket Power]]'' | Director | Voice, episode: "The Wrath of Don" |- | 2000 | ''[[For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story]]'' | Embassy interviewer | Television film |- | 2000 | ''Partners'' | Bob | Television film |- | 2001 | ''[[Night Visions (TV series)|Night Visions]]'' | Jim Osgoode | Episode: "Neighborhood Watch" |- | 2002 | ''[[Without a Trace]]'' | Mr. Freedman | Episode: "Birthday Boy" |- | 2002 | ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]'' | Chancellor | Voice, episode: "War World"<ref name="btva" /> |- | 2002 | ''[[Joe and Max]]'' | Joe Jacobs | Television film |- | 2002 | ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]'' | [[Richard N. Goodwin|Dick Goodwin]] | Television film |- | 2003–2004 | ''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]'' | Jonah Malloy | 13 episodes<br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] |- | 2004 | ''[[Static Shock]]'' | Mason Andrews | Voice, episode: "Hoop Squad"<ref name="btva" /> |- | 2004 | ''[[Century City (TV series)|Century City]]'' | Miller Sisto | Episode: "Pilot" |- | 2004 | ''[[Jack & Bobby]]'' | Adam Chasen | 2 episodes |- | 2005 | ''[[School of Life]]'' | Matt Warner | Television film |- | 2005 | ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]'' | Daniel Royer | Episode: "Ghost Dance" |- | 2005 | ''[[Warm Springs (film)|Warm Springs]]'' | [[Louis Howe]] | Television film |- | 2006 | ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' | Sammy Kane | Episode: "I Wanna Be Sedated" |- | 2006 | ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'' | Adam Godfrey | Episode: "A Grave Matter" |- | 2007 | ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'' | Donald Dudley | Episode: "All in the Family" |- | 2008 | ''[[October Road (TV series)|October Road]]'' | Dr. Dough Levy | Episode: "Dancing Days Are Here Again"; also directed 4 episodes |- | 2008 | ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' | Clark Clark | Episode: "Monkeys Take a Bath" |- | 2009–2016 | ''[[The Good Wife]]'' | Judge Richard Cuesta | 9 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Dr. Stephen Elroy | Episode: "Ace" |- | 2011 | ''[[The Mentalist]]'' | James Panzer | Episode: "Blinking Red Light" |- | 2013–2014 | ''[[Perception (American TV series)|Perception]]'' | Rueben Bauer | 4 episodes |- | 2017 | ''[[Pure Genius]]'' | Douglas Prescott | Episode: "Hero Worship" |- | 2017 | ''[[There's... Johnny!]]'' | Dr. Neuberger | Episode: "Take Me to Church" |- | 2017–2018 | ''[[I'm Dying Up Here]]'' | Ernie Falk | 5 episodes |- | 2017–2022 | ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' | Harry Drake | 5 episodes |- | 2018 | ''[[The Conners]]'' | Gary | Episode: "There Won't Be Blood" |- | 2019 | ''[[Brooklyn Nine-Nine]]'' | Dr. William Tate | Episode: "[[The Therapist (Brooklyn Nine-Nine)|The Therapist]]" |- | 2019 | ''[[On Becoming a God in Central Florida]]'' | Buck Bridges | 2 episodes |- | 2019 | ''[[Room 104]]'' | Robert | Episode: "Night Shift" |- | 2020 | ''[[Star Trek: Picard]]'' | Dr. Benayoun | Episode: "Maps and Legends" |- | 2020 | ''[[Briarpatch (TV series)|Briarpatch]]'' | Jimmy Jr. | 3 episodes |- | 2020 | ''[[Dave (TV series)|Dave]]'' | Don | 4 episodes |- |2021 |''[[The Morning Show (American TV series)|The Morning Show]]'' |Hannah's Father |Episode: "Ghosts" |- |2022 |''[[Minx (TV series)|Minx]]'' |Myron |Episode: "You happened to me" |} ====Director==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Notes |- | 2004–2005 | ''[[Everwood]]'' | 4 episodes |- | 2004–2006 | ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'' | 2 episodes |- | 2005 | ''[[Jack & Bobby]]'' | Episode: "Stand by Me" |- | 2005 | ''[[Inconceivable (TV series)|Inconceivable]]'' | Episode: "Face Your Demon Semen" (unaired) |- | 2006 | ''[[Windfall (TV series)|Windfall]]'' | Episode: "Crash Into You" |- | 2006 | ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' | Episode: "Break on Through" |- | 2006 | ''[[Pepper Dennis]]'' | Episode: "Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNS" |- | 2006, 2010 | ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' | 2 episodes |- | 2007 | ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'' | Episode: "All in the Family" |- | 2007 | ''[[What About Brian]]'' | Episode: "What About the Exes..." |- | 2007 | ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' | Episode: "Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?" |- | 2007 | ''[[Heartland (2007 U.S. TV series)|Heartland]]'' | Episode: "Domino Effect" |- | 2007 | ''[[Side Order of Life]]'' | Episode: "Coming Out" |- | 2007–2009 | ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'' | 4 episodes |- | 2008 | ''[[The Unit]]'' | Episode: "Inquisition" |- | 2008–2009 | ''[[Privileged (TV series)|Privileged]]'' | 4 episodes |- | 2009 | ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'' | Episode: "June" |- | 2009–2012 | ''[[Make It or Break It]]'' | 7 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[Men of a Certain Age]]'' | Episode: "Powerless" |- | 2010 | ''[[Life Unexpected]]'' | Episode: "Bride Unbridled" |- | 2010 | ''[[Hellcats]]'' | Episode: "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" |- | 2010 | ''[[No Ordinary Family]]'' | Episode: "No Ordinary Visitors" |- | 2011 | ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]'' | Episode: "The Enchanted Donkey" |- | 2011–2015 | ''[[Hart of Dixie]]'' | 11 episodes |- | 2011–2015 | ''[[Switched at Birth (TV series)|Switched at Birth]]'' | 6 episodes |- | 2012–2013 | ''[[Bunheads]]'' | 2 episodes |- | 2013 | ''[[The Carrie Diaries (TV series)|The Carrie Diaries]]'' | Episode: "Endgame" |- | 2013 | ''[[Mistresses (U.S. TV series)|Mistresses]]'' | Episode: "A Kiss Is Just a Kiss?" |- | 2013 | ''[[The Mentalist]]'' | Episode: "Red and Itchy" |- | 2013 | ''[[The Fosters (2013 TV series)|The Fosters]]'' | Episode: "Vigil" |- | 2013 | ''[[Franklin & Bash]]'' | Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" |- | 2016 | ''[[Recovery Road (TV series)|Recovery Road]]'' | Episode: "My Loose Thread" |- | 2016 | ''[[Lucifer (TV series)|Lucifer]]'' | Episode: "Favorite Son" |}
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