Saul Rubinek Biography: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Movies & TV Shows, Height, Children, Parents, Wikipedia

Saul Hersh Rubinek is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright renowned for his versatile performances in film, television, and theater.

He is best known for his role as Artie Nielsen in the Syfy series Warehouse 13 (2009–2014), Donny Douglas in Frasier (1999–2002), and Louis B. Mayer in The Last Tycoon (2016–2017).

His film credits include standout roles in Unforgiven (1992), True Romance (1993), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).

Profile

• Full Name: Saul Hersh Rubinek
• Stage Name: Saul Rubinek
• Born: 2, July 1948
• Age: 77 years old
• Birthplace: Föhrenwald, Wolfratshausen, Germany
• Nationality: Canadian
• Occupation: Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright
• Height: 1.70m
• Parents: Frania Rubinek and Israel Rubinek
• Siblings: None
• Spouse: Elinor Reid (m. 1990), Kate Lynch (m. 1973-?)
• Children: Hannah Reid Rubinek, Sam Rubinek
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $10 million

Early Life and Education

Saul Rubinek was born on July 2, 1948, in Föhrenwald, a displaced persons camp in Wolfratshausen, Germany, to Polish Jewish parents, Frania and Israel Rubinek, Holocaust survivors hidden by Polish farmers during World War II.

The family immigrated to Canada when Saul was eight months old, settling first in Montreal and later in Ottawa.

Encouraged by his parents, Rubinek began acting classes at the Ottawa Little Theatre, performing by age 10 on Canadian radio.

He attended Camp B’nai Brith and dropped out of school at 16 to pursue acting, joining the Stratford Shakespeare Festival by age 20 in 1969.

He received early training with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and later co-founded Theatre Le Hibou, Theatre Passe-Muraille, and the Canadian Stage Company.

Career

Rubinek’s career spans over five decades, beginning with his professional debut in 1968 as a narrator in the short film Slow Run.

His early work included Canadian radio, theater, and CBC television roles, with his U.S. debut at the Public Theater in New York in the 1970s.

He gained recognition in Canada for playing detective Benny Cooperman in The Suicide Murders (1985) and Murder Sees the Light (1986), based on Howard Engel’s novels.

His breakout film role came in Ticket to Heaven (1981), earning him a Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Rubinek’s film career flourished with roles as shady lawyers in Against All Odds (1984), Wall Street (1987), and The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), and as W.W. Beauchamp in Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven (1992).

His portrayal of Henry Kissinger in Nixon (1995) earned a Golden Globe nomination.

Other notable films include True Romance (1993), The Family Man (2000), The Express (2008), Barney’s Version (2010), and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018).

On television, Rubinek’s recurring roles include Donny Douglas in Frasier (1999–2002), Lon Cohen in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002), and Artie Nielsen in Warehouse 13 (2009–2014), a role that became one of Syfy’s most successful series, co-starring Brent Spiner and Kate Mulgrew.

He played Louis B. Mayer in The Last Tycoon (2016–2017) and appeared in guest roles on Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990) as Kivas Fajo, Lost (2005), Eureka (2006), Psych (2008), and Hunters (2020) with Al Pacino.

His stage work includes a Drama-Logue Award for As You Like It (1984) and recent performances in Playing Shylock (2024–2025) and All in the Telling (2025), which explore his Jewish heritage and family history.

As a director, Rubinek debuted with Jerry and Tom (1998), which he also produced with his wife, Elinor Reid, earning a Sundance nomination.

He directed Club Land (2001), Bleacher Bums (2001), and Cruel But Necessary (2005), the latter also produced by Reid.

Rubinek wrote the play Terrible Advice (2011), directed by Frank Oz, and authored the book So Many Miracles (1987), with an accompanying award-winning documentary (1988) about his parents’ Holocaust survival, available through The National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis University.

Social Media

• Twitter Handle: @saulrubinek

Personal Life

Rubinek has been married to producer and playwright Elinor Reid since 1990, and together they share two children, Hannah and Sam, with whom he maintains a close family bond.

Prior to this marriage, he was briefly married to actress Kate Lynch in 1973, though the union ended in divorce.

Now based in Los Angeles, Rubinek balances his professional commitments with a private lifestyle centered on his family, drawing fulfillment from both his long-standing career in the entertainment industry and the stability of his personal life.

Filmography

• Slow Run (1968)
• Death Wish (1974, uncredited)
• Ticket to Heaven (1981)
• Against All Odds (1984)
• Wall Street (1987)
• The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
• Unforgiven (1992)
• True Romance (1993)
• Nixon (1995)
• Frasier (1999–2002)
• A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002)
• Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
• The Last Tycoon (2016–2017)
• The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
• Hunters (2020)

Net Worth

Saul Rubinek has an estimated net worth of approximately $10 million.

He has earned this wealth through a long and varied career in film, television, and theater, including notable roles in productions like Warehouse 13, Frasier, and films such as Unforgiven and True Romance.