David Paymer

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 165

Gender Male

Birthday 1954-08-30 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

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David Paymer

Biography

David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.

Known For

Acting

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as Stanley Kauffmann

2022

as Stan Yankleman

2020		The Sunlit Night as Levi
2020		Bad Therapy as Dr. Edward Kingsley
2020		DAVE (11 episodes) as Don
2020		Horse Girl as Doctor
2020		Star Trek: Picard (1 episode) as Dr. Moritz Benayoun

2019		The Morning Show (1 episode) as Mr. Shoenfeld
2019		On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2 episodes) as Buck Bridges
2019		Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Jay Ross

2018		The Conners (1 episode) as Gary
2018		Accident Man as Milton

2017		Room 104 (1 episode) as Robert
2017		The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2 episodes) as Harry Drake
2017		Lemon as Dr. Gold

2016

as Uncle Morty

2014		Two-Bit Waltz as The Lawyer
2014		Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Dixon Lewis

2013

(1 episode) as Dr. Frederick Tate

2012		Perception (4 episodes) as Rueben Bauer
2012		The Five-Year Engagement as Pete Solomon

2011		Twixt as Sam
2011		Bad Teacher as Doctor Vogel

2009		The Good Wife (3 episodes) as Judge Richard Cuesta
2009		Drag Me to Hell as Mr. Jacks

2008		The Mentalist (1 episode) as James "Jim" Panzer
2008		Redbelt as Richard

2007		Resurrecting the Champ as Whitley
2007		Ocean's Thirteen as V.U.P.
2007		October Road (1 episode)

2006

(1 episode) as Donald Dudley

2005		Ghost Whisperer (1 episode) as Adam Godfrey
2005		Warm Springs as Louis Howe
2005		Checking Out as Ted Applebaum
2005		My Suicidal Sweetheart as Max Sr.
2005		School of Life as Matt Warner
2005		Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Rafael Horowitz

2004		In Good Company as Morty
2004		Jack & Bobby (1 episode)
2004		Entourage (1 episode) as Sammy Kane
2004		Balto III: Wings of Change as Mel (voice)
2004		Century City (1 episode) as Miller Sisto
2004		Spartan as TV News Anchor (uncredited)

2003		Line of Fire (13 episodes) as Jonah Malloy
2003		Alex & Emma as John Shaw

2002		Without a Trace (1 episode) as Mr. Freedman
2002		Joe and Max as Joe Jacobs
2002		RFK as Dick Goodwin

2001		Justice League (1 episode) as Chancellor / Nomad (voice) (1 episode) as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
2001		Focus as Mr. Finkelstein
2001		The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
2001		Night Visions (1 episode) as Jim Osgoode
2001		Bartleby as The Boss

2000		For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story as Embassy interviewer
2000		Bounce as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
2000		Enemies of Laughter as Paul
2000		Static Shock (1 episode) as Mason Andrews (voice)
2000		Bait as Agent Wooly
2000		State and Main as Marty Rossen
2000		Partners as Bob
2000		From Where I Sit as Bob

1999		Mumford as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode)
1999		The Hurricane as Myron Bedlock
1999		Chill Factor as Dr. Richard Long
1999		Dash and Lilly as Arthur Kober
1999		Payback as Arthur Stegman

1998		Mighty Joe Young as Harry Ruben
1998		Outside Ozona as Alan Defaux
1998		The Lesser Evil as George
1998		The Wild Thornberrys (1 episode) as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) (1 episode) as Finch / Iguana (voice)

1997		Amistad as Secretary John Forsyth
1997		Channel Umptee-3 (13 episodes) as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
1997		Gang Related as Elliot Goff
1997		The Long Way Home as (voice)
1997		The New Batman Adventures (1 episode) as Frank (voice)
1997		The View (1 episode) as Self
1997		The Sixth Man as Coach Pederson

1996		Crime of the Century as David Wilentz
1996		Carpool as Daniel Miller
1996		Unforgettable as Curtis Avery
1996		City Hall as Abe Goodman

1995		Nixon as Ron Ziegler
1995		The American President as Leon Kodak
1995		Get Shorty as Leo Devoe
1995		Cagney & Lacey: Together Again as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
1995		Santo Bugito (13 episodes)

1994		In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Ad Man
1994		Cagney & Lacey: The Return as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
1994		Quiz Show as Dan Enright
1994		City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold as Ira Shalowitz

1993		Searching for Bobby Fischer as Kalev
1993		Heart and Souls as Hal the Bus Driver

1992		Mr. Saturday Night as Stan
1992		The Larry Sanders Show (1 episode) as Norman Litkey

1991		The Commish (4 episodes)
1991		City Slickers as Ira Shalowitz

1990		Cop Rock (1 episode)
1990		Crazy People as George
1990		Sky High

1989		Mancuso, F.B.I. (1 episode)
1989		Tales from the Crypt (1 episode)
1989		No Holds Barred as Unger

1988		The Absent-Minded Professor as Mr. Oliphant
1988		Murphy Brown (1 episode) as Dr. Bishop
1988		Rock 'N Roll Mum as Boris

1987		Jake and the Fatman (1 episode)
1987		No Way Out as Technician
1987		21 Jump Street (1 episode) as Mike Ferris

1986		Downtown (13 episodes) as Capt. David Kiner
1986		L.A. Law (1 episode) as Joey Paul
1986		Night of the Creeps as Young Scientist
1986		Howard the Duck as Larry, Scientist
1986		Pleasures as Stanley
1986		Matlock (2 episodes)

1985		Love, Mary as David Lewis
1985		Perfect as Managing Editor
1985		Moonlighting (1 episode)

1984		Irreconcilable Differences as Alan Sluiser
1984		Best Defense as Kurly
1984		Her Life as a Man as Ted

1983		Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1 episode)
1983		Grace Kelly as Jay Kanter

1982		Airplane II: The Sequel as Court Photographer
1982		Cheers (4 episodes)
1982		Family Ties (2 episodes) as Larry Harris
1982		Cagney & Lacey (11 episodes) as Todd Feldberg
1982		Fame (1 episode)

1981		Open All Night (1 episode)
1981		Simon & Simon (1 episode)
1981		This House Possessed as Pasternak
1981		Hill Street Blues (1 episode)

1979		Hart to Hart (1 episode)
1979		The In-Laws as Cabbie

1977

(1 episode)

1975		Barney Miller (1 episode) as Felix Morrissey
1975		The Jeffersons (1 episode)

1974

(1 episode)

1953

(1 episode) as Self

Directing

2016		Lucifer (1 episode) … Director
2016		Recovery Road (1 episode) … Director

2013

(1 episode) … Director

2012

(2 episodes) … Director

2011		Hart of Dixie (7 episodes) … Director
2011		Switched at Birth (6 episodes) … Director
2011		Franklin & Bash (1 episode) … Director

2010		No Ordinary Family (1 episode) … Director
2010		Hellcats (1 episode) … Director
2010		Life Unexpected (2 episodes) … Director

2009		Men of a Certain Age (1 episode) … Director
2009		Melrose Place (1 episode) … Director
2009		Make It or Break It (4 episodes) … Director

2008		The Mentalist (1 episode) … Director
2008		Privileged (4 episodes) … Director
2008		90210 (1 episode) … Director

2007		Side Order of Life (1 episode) … Director
2007		Heartland (1 episode) … Director
2007		October Road (4 episodes) … Director

2006		Brothers and Sisters (4 episodes) … Director
2006		Windfall (1 episode) … Director
2006		What About Brian (1 episode) … Director
2006		Pepper Dennis (1 episode) … Director
2006		The Unit (1 episode) … Director

2005		Grey's Anatomy (1 episode) … Director
2005		Medium (2 episodes) … Director

2004

(1 episode) … Director

2003

(2 episodes) … Director

2002

(4 episodes) … Director

2000

(1 episode) … Director

Writing

2011

(1 episode) … Writer

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