Editing David Paymer

{{short description|American actor and director (born 1954)}}
{{Use American English|date = December 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = December 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name         = David Paymer
| image        = 
| birth_name   = David Emmanuel Paymer
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|30}}
| birth_place  = [[Oceanside, New York]], U.S.
| alma_mater   = [[University of Michigan]]
| occupation   = {{csv|Actor|director|comedian}}
| years_active = 1979–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|Liz Georges|1988}}
| children     = 2
}}

'''David Emmanuel Paymer''' (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He has been in films such as ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'', ''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]'', ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'', ''[[City Slickers]]'', ''[[Crazy People]]'', ''[[State and Main]]'', ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'', ''[[Get Shorty (film)|Get Shorty]]'', ''[[Carpool (1996 film)|Carpool]]'', ''[[The American President]]'', ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]'', ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'', and ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''. He was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in 1992's ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]].''

==Early life==
Paymer was born on August 30, 1954, in [[Oceanside, New York]], the son of Sylvia, a [[travel agent]], and Marvin Paymer, a [[pianist]] and musical director<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/74/David-Paymer.html|title=David Paymer Biography (1954-)}}</ref> who originally worked in the [[scrap metal]] business. They divorced in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018798/bio|title=David Paymer Biography - Yahoo! Movies|access-date=October 6, 2018}}</ref> Paymer is [[Jew]]ish; his mother was born in [[Belgium]] and left for the United States to escape the [[Nazi]] occupation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=6275|title=Paymer's "State" - Arts|work=Jewish Journal}}</ref> 

Paymer has a brother, Steve, and graduated from the [[University of Michigan]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in theater and psychology. He is married to Liz Georges; they have two children.{{cn|date=May 2024}}

==Career==
Paymer's acting career began in 1979 with the film ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]''. He has appeared in over 90 films in his career. He has also appeared in many popular television shows, including ''[[Taxi (TV series)|Taxi]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[L.A. Law]]'', ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' , ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]], [[The Good Wife]],'' and ''[[Family Ties]]''. He has had recurring roles on ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', and ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. He has also appeared in such films as ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'', ''[[City Hall (1996 film)|City Hall]]'', ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]'', and ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]''. He received an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]''. His voice-over work includes Sheldon in the [[Kids' WB]] cartoon series ''[[Channel Umptee-3]],'' and neurotic [[Welsh Terrier]] Mel in ''[[Balto 3: Wings of Change]].''

Paymer has directed episodes of several popular television series, including ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', ''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]'', ''[[Melrose Place (2009 TV series)|Melrose Place]]'', ''[[Everwood]]'', ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]'', and ''[[Bunheads]]''. 

==Theater==
He has appeared on the stage. In 2022, Paymer reprised his ''Mr. Saturday Night'' role thirty years later, appearing in the musical adaptation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/theater-dance/2022/04/27/billy-crystal-mr-saturday-night/ |title=Billy Crystal, bringing the funny in Broadway's 'Mr. Saturday Night' |date=2022-04-28 |orig-date=2022-04-27 |author1=Peter Marks |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}{{WaPoCheckDates}}</ref>

==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"
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1601}}
*{{IBDB name|86298}}

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[[Category:Male actors from New York (state)]]
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[[Category:American people of Belgian-Jewish descent]]
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[[Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni]]
[[Category:People from Oceanside, New York]]
[[Category:University of Michigan alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
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[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]
[[Category:Comedians from New York (state)]]