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'{{Infobox person | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|30|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Oceanside, New York]], [[United States|U.S.]] | alma_mater = [[University of Michigan]] | occupation = Actor, director | years_active = 1979–present | spouse = Liz Georges (1988–present; 2 children) }} '''David Paymer''' (born August 30, 1954) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[television director]]. He has been in films such as ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'', ''[[Quiz Show (1994 film)|Quiz Show]]'', ''[[Searching for Bobby Fischer]]'', ''[[City Slickers]]'', ''[[Cяazy People|Crazy People]]'', ''[[State and Main]]'', ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'', ''[[Get Shorty]]'', ''[[Carpool (film)|Carpool]]'', ''[[The American President (film)|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 (2001 film)|Bartleby]]'', an adaptation of [[Herman Melville]]'s "[[Bartleby, the Scrivener]]." He played a [[Mafia|mob]] boss in the television series ''[[Line of Fire (2003 TV series)|Line of Fire]]''. ==Personal life== Paymer was born 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-)|publisher=}}</ref> who originally worked in the [[scrap metal]] business. The two divorced in 1973.<ref>[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018798/bio David Paymer Biography - Yahoo! Movies<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Paymer is [[Jew]]ish; his mother was born in [[Belgium]] and left for the United States because of 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|BA]] in theater and psychology. Paymer is married to Liz Georges, with whom he has two children. ==Career== Paymer's acting career began in 1979 with the film ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]''. Paymer 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]]'', ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'', ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[Entourage (TV series)|Entourage]]''. He has had recurring roles on ''[[Cheers]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', and ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. He has also appeared in such films as ''[[Amistad (1997 film)|Amistad]]'', ''[[City Hall (film)|City Hall]]'', ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]'', and ''[[Into the West (miniseries)|Into the West]]''. Paymer has also dabbled into the world of animation, lending his voice to the character "Sheldon" in the [[Kids' WB]] cartoon series ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' and in [[Balto 3: Wings of Change]] as neurotic [[Welsh Terrier]] Mel. 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]]''. He also appears in a cameo for an AT&T commercial in 2011. ==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1979 | ''[[The In-Laws (1979 film)|The In-Laws]]'' | Cab Driver | |- | 1981 | ''[[This House Possessed]]'' | Pasternak | Television film |- | 1982 | ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' | Court Photographer | |- | 1983 | ''Grace Kelly'' | Jay Kanter | Television film |- | 1984 | ''[[Best Defense]]'' | Kurly | |- | 1984 | ''[[Irreconcilable Differences]]'' | Alan Sluiser | |- | 1985 | ''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 | ''[[Cяazy People|Crazy People]]'' | George | |- | 1991 | ''[[City Slickers]]'' | Ira Shalowitz | |- | 1992 | ''[[Mr. Saturday Night]]'' | Stan | 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 | |- | 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]] | |- | 1994 | ''Cagney & Lacey: The Return'' | Feldberg | Television film |- | 1995 | ''Cagney & Lacey: Together Again'' | Feldberg | Television film |- | 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 (film)|City Hall]]'' | Abe Goodman | |- | 1996 | ''[[Carpool (film)|Carpool]]'' | Daniel Miller | |- | 1996 | ''[[Crime of the Century (TV film)|Crime of the Century]]'' | [[David Wilentz]] | Television movie<br>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] |- | 1997 | ''[[The Sixth Man]]'' | Pederson | |- | 1997 | ''[[Gang Related (film)|Gang Related]]'' | Elliot Goff | |- | 1997 | ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' | [[John Forsyth (Georgia)|John Forsyth]] | |- | 1997 | ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'' | Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) | |- | 1998 | ''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]]'' | 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 | ''[[For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story]]'' | Embassy interviewer | |- | 2000 | ''Partners'' | Bob | Television film |- | 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 | ''[[Joe and Max]]'' | Joe Jacobs | Television film |- | 2002 | ''[[RFK (film)|RFK]]'' | [[Dick Goodwin]] | Television film |- | 2003 | ''[[Alex & Emma]]'' | John Shaw | |- | 2004 | ''[[In Good Company (2004 film)|In Good Company]]'' | Morty | |- | 2004 | ''[[Spartan (film)|Spartan]]'' | TV News Anchor | Uncredited |- | 2005 | ''[[School of Life]]'' | Matt Warner | Television film |- | 2005 | ''[[Warm Springs (film)|Warm Springs]]'' | [[Louis Howe]] | Television film |- | 2005 | ''[[Checking Out (2005 film)|Checking Out]]'' | Ted Applebaum | |- | 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|publisher=}}</ref> | |- |} ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes |- | 1982 | ''[[Cagney & Lacey]]'' | Vinnie | Episode: "You Call This Plain Clothes?" |- | 1982 | ''[[Fame (1982 TV series)|Fame]]'' | The Salesman | Episode: "The Sell-Out" |- |1983 |''[[The Greatest American Hero]]'' |The Gatekeeper |Episode: "Wizards and Warlocks" |- | 1984–1986 | ''[[The Paper Chase (TV series)|The Paper Chase]]'' | Myslesky | 6 episodes |- | 1984 | ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' | Attorney Michael Shapiro | Episode: "The Other Side of Oneness" |- | 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 | ''[[Cheers]]'' | Reporter | Episode: "King of the Hill" |- | 1986–1987 | ''[[Downtown (1986 TV series)|Downtown]]'' | Captain David Kiner | 14 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' | Mr. Wallace | 2 episodes |- | 1986 | ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' | Camille's PR | Episode: "Camille" |- | 1986 | ''[[Cheers]]'' | Phil Schumacher | 2 episodes |- | 1987 | ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' | Mike Ferris | Episode: "16 Blown to 35" |- | 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 | ''[[Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color]]'' | Mr. Oliphant | Episode: "The Absent-Minded Professor" |- | 1989 | ''[[Matlock (TV series)|Matlock]]'' | Lenny Marcus | Episode: "The Prisoner: Part 1" |- | 1990–1991 | ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' | Dr. Bishop | 2 episodes |- | 1990 | ''[[L.A. Law]]'' | Joey Paul | Episode: "Whatever Happened to Hannah?" |- | 1990 | ''[[Cop Rock]]'' | Homeless Man | Episode: "Oli of Ol' Lay" |- | 1991–1992 | ''[[The Commish]]'' | Arnie Metzger | 10 episodes |- | 1991 | ''[[Jake and the Fatman]]'' | Henry Stocker | Episode: "I'm Gonna Live Til I Die" |- | 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]] |- | 1994–1995 | ''[[Aaahh!!! Real Monsters]]'' | Murray | 2 episodes |- | 2000 | ''[[Rocket Power]]'' | Director | Episode: "The Wrath of Don/Safety Patrol Sam" |- | 2002 | ''[[Without a Trace]]'' | Mr. Freedman | Episode: "Birthday Boy" |- | 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 | ''[[Jack & Bobby]]'' | Adam Chasen | 2 episodes |- | 2006 | ''[[Entourage (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]]'' | Dr. Dough Levy | Episode: "Dancing Days Are Here Again" |- | 2008 | ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' | Clark Clark | Episode: "Monkeys Take a Bath" |- | 2009–2015 | ''[[The Good Wife]]'' | Judge Richard Cuesta | 8 episodes |- | 2010 | ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' | Dr. Stephen Elroy | Episode: "Ace" |- | 2011 | ''[[The Mentalist]]'' | James Panzer | Episode: "Blinking Red Light" |- | 2013–2014 | ''[[Perception (U.S. TV series)|Perception]]'' | Rueben Bauer | 4 episodes |- |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1601}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Paymer, David}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Male actors from New York]] [[Category:American male voice actors]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:American people of Belgian-Jewish descent]] [[Category:Jewish American male actors]] [[Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute alumni]] [[Category:People from Oceanside, New York]] [[Category:University of Michigan alumni]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]]'