
David Paymer
August 30, 1954 (71 years old) in Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Good American Family as Dr. Lawrence
- 2024 · St. Denis Medical as Bob
- 2022 · Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Yankleman
- 2020 · The Sunlit Night as Levi
- 2020 · Bad Therapy as Dr. Edward Kingsley
- 2019 · On Becoming a God in Central Florida as Buck Bridges
- 2019 · Where'd You Go, Bernadette as Jay Ross
- 2019 · Fanboy as Angry Ice Cream Customer
- 2017 · Lemon as Dr. Gold
- 2014 · Two-Bit Waltz as The Lawyer
- 2011 · Twixt as Sam
- 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ as Whitley
- 2004 · In Good Company as Morty
- 2004 · Spartan as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
- 2002 · The Burial Society as Morry Zimmer
- 2001 · Focus as Mr. Finkelstein
- 2001 · Night Visions as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
- 2000 · Bounce as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
- 2000 · Enemies of Laughter as Paul
- 2000 · Bait as Agent Wooly
- 2000 · State and Main as Marty Rossen
- 2000 · Partners as Bob
- 1999 · Mumford as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
- 1999 · Chill Factor as Dr. Richard Long
- 1998 · Mighty Joe Young as Harry Ruben
- 1998 · Outside Ozona as Alan Defaux
- 1997 · The 6th Man as Coach Pederson
- 1996 · Crime of the Century as David Wilentz
- 1996 · Carpool as Daniel Miller
- 1996 · City Hall as Abe Goodman
- 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
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Stan
- 1990 · Cop Rock as
- 1989 · Mancuso, F.B.I. as
- 1985 · Love, Mary as David Lewis
- 1984 · Her Life as a Man as Ted
- 1983 · Grace Kelly as Jay Kanter
- 1981 · This House Possessed as Pasternak
- Future · Butterfly in the Typewriter as Stanley Kauffmann
- 2025 · Bad Shabbos as Richard
- 2023 · Bookie as Nathan
- 2022 · Minx as Myron
- 2020 · DAVE as Don
- 2020 · Horse Girl as Doctor
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Mr. Shoenfeld
- 2018 · The Conners as Gary
- 2018 · Accident Man as Milton
- 2017 · Room 104 as Robert
- 2017 · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Harry Drake
- 2016 · The Pickle Recipe as Uncle Morty
- 2014 · Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Dixon Lewis
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Dr. Frederick Tate
- 2012 · Perception as Rueben Bauer
- 2012 · The Five-Year Engagement as Pete Solomon
- 2011 · Bad Teacher as Doctor Vogel
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Judge Richard Cuesta
- 2009 · Drag Me to Hell as Mr. Jacks
- 2008 · The Mentalist as James "Jim" Panzer
- 2008 · Redbelt as Richard
- 2007 · Ocean's Thirteen as The V.U.P.
- 2007 · October Road as
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Donald Dudley
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Rafael Horowitz
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Adam Godfrey
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Clark Clark
- 2005 · Warm Springs as Louis Howe
- 2005 · Checking Out as Ted Applebaum
- 2005 · Candor City Hospital as
- 2005 · My Suicidal Sweetheart as Max Sr.
- 2005 · School of Life as Matt Warner
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 2004 · Entourage as Sammy Kane
- 2004 · Balto III: Wings of Change as Mel (voice)
- 2004 · Century City as Miller Sisto
- 2003 · Line of Fire as Jonah Malloy
- 2003 · Alex & Emma as John Shaw
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mr. Freedman
- 2002 · RFK as Dick Goodwin
- 2002 · Joe and Max as Joe Jacobs
- 2001 · Justice League as Chancellor / Nomad (voice)
- 2001 · Justice League as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
- 2001 · The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
- 2001 · Bartleby as The Boss
- 2000 · For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story as Embassy interviewer
- 2000 · Static Shock as Mason Andrews (voice)
- 2000 · From Where I Sit as Bob
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Stephen Elroy
- 1999 · The Hurricane as Myron Bedlock
- 1999 · Dash and Lilly as Arthur Kober
- 1999 · Payback as Arthur Stegman
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as George
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Finch / Iguana (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
- 1997 · Amistad as Secretary John Forsyth
- 1997 · Channel Umptee-3 as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
- 1997 · Gang Related as Elliot Goff
- 1997 · The Long Way Home as (voice)
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Frank (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Unforgettable as Curtis Avery
- 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 as The Professor (voice)
- 1994 · In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Ad Man
- 1993 · Heart and Souls as Hal the Bus Driver
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Norman Litkey
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1991 · City Slickers as Ira Shalowitz
- 1990 · Glory Days as Mac Ten's Lawyer
- 1990 · Crazy People as George
- 1990 · Sky High as
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Andy Conway
- 1989 · No Holds Barred as Unger
- 1988 · The Absent-Minded Professor as Mr. Oliphant
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Dr. Bishop
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Boris
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · No Way Out as Technician
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Mike Ferris
- 1986 · Downtown as Capt. David Kiner
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Joey Paul
- 1986 · It's Garry Shandling's Show as Richard Kimble
- 1986 · Night of the Creeps as Young Scientist
- 1986 · Howard the Duck as Larry, Scientist
- 1986 · Pleasures as Stanley
- 1986 · Matlock as
- 1985 · Perfect as Managing Editor
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Camille's PR
- 1984 · Irreconcilable Differences as Alan Sluiser
- 1984 · Best Defense as Kurly
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Court Photographer
- 1982 · Cheers as Phil Schumacher
- 1982 · Family Ties as Larry Harris
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as Todd Feldberg
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Open All Night as
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Cabbie
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Cab Driver
- 1978 · Taxi as Ned
- 1977 · Lou Grant as
- 1975 · Barney Miller as Felix Morrissey
- 1975 · The Jeffersons as
- 1974 · Happy Days as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self