David Paymer

Biography

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

Known ForActing

BornAugust 30, 1954 (72)

Place of BirthOceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

All's Fair

2025

Dr. Pollan

Adults

2025

Sandy Adler

Movie

Bad Shabbos

2025

Richard

Good American Family

2025

Dr. Lawrence

St. Denis Medical

2024

Bob

Bookie

2023

Nathan

Movie

Mr. Saturday Night

2022

Stan Yankleman

Minx

2022

Myron

Movie

The Sunlit Night

2020

Levi

Movie

Bad Therapy

2020

Dr. Edward Kingsley

DAVE

2020

Don

Movie

Horse Girl

2020

Doctor

Star Trek: Picard

2020

Dr. Moritz Benayoun

The Morning Show

2019

Mr. Shoenfeld

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019

Buck Bridges

Movie

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019

Jay Ross

Movie

Fanboy

2019

Angry Ice Cream Customer

The Conners

2018

Gary

Movie

Accident Man

2018

Milton

There's... Johnny!

2017

Dr. Neuberger

Room 104

2017

Robert

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017

Harry Drake

Movie

Lemon

2017

Dr. Gold

Movie

The Pickle Recipe

2016

Uncle Morty

Movie

Two-Bit Waltz

2014

The Lawyer

Movie

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014

Dixon Lewis

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Dr. Frederick Tate

Perception

2012

Rueben Bauer

Movie

The Five-Year Engagement

2012

Pete Solomon

Movie

Twixt

2011

Sam

Movie

Bad Teacher

2011

Doctor Vogel

The Good Wife

2009

Judge Richard Cuesta

Movie

Drag Me to Hell

2009

Mr. Jacks

The Mentalist

2008

James "Jim" Panzer

Movie

Redbelt

2008

Richard

Movie

Resurrecting the Champ

2007

Whitley

Movie

Ocean's Thirteen

2007

The V.U.P.

October Road

2007

Brothers and Sisters

2006

Donald Dudley

Movie

Checking Out

2006

Ted Applebaum

Movie

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006

Rafael Horowitz

Ghost Whisperer

2005

Adam Godfrey

My Name Is Earl

2005

Clark Clark

Movie

Warm Springs

2005

Louis Howe

Movie

Candor City Hospital

2005

Movie

Crazy for Love

2005

Max Sr.

Movie

School of Life

2005

Matt Warner

Movie

In Good Company

2004

Morty

Jack & Bobby

2004

Entourage

2004

Sammy Kane

Movie

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004

Mel (voice)

Century City

2004

Miller Sisto

Movie

Spartan

2004

TV News Anchor (uncredited)

Line of Fire

2003

Jonah Malloy

Movie

Alex & Emma

2003

John Shaw

Movie

The Burial Society

2002

Morry Zimmer

Without a Trace

2002

Mr. Freedman

Movie

RFK

2002

Dick Goodwin

Movie

Joe and Max

2002

Joe Jacobs

Justice League

2001

Chancellor / Captain (voice)

Movie

Focus

2001

Mr. Finkelstein

Movie

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001

Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Night Visions

2001

Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")

Movie

Bartleby

2001

The Boss

Movie

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000

Embassy interviewer

Movie

Bounce

2000

Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

Movie

Enemies of Laughter

2000

Paul

Static Shock

2000

Mason Andrews (voice)

Movie

Bait

2000

Agent Wooly

Movie

State and Main

2000

Marty Rossen

Movie

Partners

2000

Bob

Movie

From Where I Sit

2000

Bob

Movie

Mumford

1999

Dr. Ernest Delbanco

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

Stephen Elroy

Movie

The Hurricane

1999

Myron Bedlock

Movie

Chill Factor

1999

Dr. Richard Long

Movie

Dash and Lilly

1999

Arthur Kober

Movie

Payback

1999

Arthur Stegman

Movie

Mighty Joe Young

1998

Harry Ruben

Movie

Outside Ozona

1998

Alan Defaux

Movie

The Lesser Evil

1998

George

Godzilla: The Series

1998

Dean Whitehead (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

Finch / Iguana (voice)

Movie

Amistad

1997

Secretary John Forsyth

Channel Umptee-3

1997

Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)

Movie

Gang Related

1997

Elliot Goff

Movie

The Long Way Home

1997

(voice)

The New Batman Adventures

1997

Frank (voice)

The View

1997

Self

Movie

The 6th Man

1997

Coach Pederson

Movie

Crime of the Century

1996

David Wilentz

Movie

Carpool

1996

Daniel Miller

Movie

Unforgettable

1996

Curtis Avery

Movie

City Hall

1996

Abe Goodman

Movie

Nixon

1995

Ron Ziegler

Movie

The American President

1995

Leon Kodak

Movie

Get Shorty

1995

Leo Devoe

Movie

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995

Deputy D.A. Feldberg

Santo Bugito

1995

The Professor (voice)

Movie

In Search of Dr. Seuss

1994

The Ad Man

Movie

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994

Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

Movie

Quiz Show

1994

Dan Enright

Movie

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994

Ira Shalowitz

Movie

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993

Kalev

Movie

Heart and Souls

1993

Hal the Bus Driver

Movie

Mr. Saturday Night

1992

Stan

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

Norman Litkey

The Commish

1991

Movie

City Slickers

1991

Ira Shalowitz

Cop Rock

1990

Louis Newman

Glory Days

1990

Mac Ten's Lawyer

Movie

Crazy People

1990

George

Movie

Sky High

1990

Vic

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Andy Conway

Movie

No Holds Barred

1989

Unger

Movie

The Absent-Minded Professor

1988

Mr. Oliphant

Murphy Brown

1988

Dr. Bishop

Movie

Rock 'N Roll Mom

1988

Boris

Jake and the Fatman

1987

Movie

No Way Out

1987

Technician

21 Jump Street

1987

Mike Ferris

Downtown

1986

Capt. David Kiner

L.A. Law

1986

Joey Paul

It's Garry Shandling's Show

1986

Richard Kimble

Movie

Night of the Creeps

1986

Young Scientist

Movie

Howard the Duck

1986

Larry, Scientist

Movie

Pleasures

1986

Stanley

Matlock

1986

Lenny Marcus

Movie

Love, Mary

1985

David Lewis

Movie

Perfect

1985

Managing Editor

Moonlighting

1985

Camille's PR

Movie

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

Alan Sluiser

Movie

Best Defense

1984

Kurly

Movie

Her Life as a Man

1984

Ted

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983

Movie

Grace Kelly

1983

Jay Kanter

Movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Court Photographer

St. Elsewhere

1982

Mr. Bickle

Cheers

1982

Phil Schumacher

Family Ties

1982

Larry Harris

Cagney & Lacey

1982

Todd Feldberg

Fame

1982

Open All Night

1981

Simon & Simon

1981

Movie

This House Possessed

1981

Pasternak

Hill Street Blues

1981

Hart to Hart

1979

Movie

The In-Laws

1979

Cabbie

Taxi

1978

Ned

Lou Grant

1977

Barney Miller

1975

Felix Morrissey

The Jeffersons

1975

Happy Days

1974

The Oscars

1953

Self

Movie

Butterfly in the Typewriter

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