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 · All's Fair as Dr. Pollan
- 2025 · Good American Family as Dr. Lawrence
- 2024 · St. Denis Medical as Bob
- 2023 · Bookie as Nathan
- 2022 · Minx as Myron
- 2020 · The Sunlit Night as Levi
- 2020 · DAVE as Don
- 2020 · Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
- 2019 · The Morning Show as Mr. Shoenfeld
- 2018 · The Conners as Gary
- 2017 · Room 104 as Robert
- 2017 · The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Harry Drake
- 2014 · Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Dixon Lewis
- 2013 · Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Dr. Frederick Tate
- 2012 · Perception as Rueben Bauer
- 2011 · Twixt as Sam
- 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
- 2007 · Ocean's Thirteen as The V.U.P.
- 2006 · Brothers and Sisters as Donald Dudley
- 2005 · Ghost Whisperer as Adam Godfrey
- 2005 · My Name Is Earl as Clark Clark
- 2005 · School of Life as Matt Warner
- 2004 · Jack & Bobby as
- 2004 · Entourage as Sammy Kane
- 2003 · Alex & Emma as John Shaw
- 2002 · Without a Trace as Mr. Freedman
- 2001 · Justice League as Chancellor / Nomad (voice)
- 2001 · Justice League as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
- 2001 · Focus as Mr. Finkelstein
- 2000 · Bounce as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
- 2000 · Enemies of Laughter as Paul
- 2000 · Static Shock as Mason Andrews (voice)
- 2000 · State and Main as Marty Rossen
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Stephen Elroy
- 1999 · Chill Factor as Dr. Richard Long
- 1999 · Payback as Arthur Stegman
- 1998 · The Lesser Evil as George
- 1998 · Godzilla: The Series as Dean Whitehead (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Finch / Iguana (voice)
- 1998 · The Wild Thornberrys as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
- 1997 · The New Batman Adventures as Frank (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1994 · In Search of Dr. Seuss as The Ad Man
- 1993 · Searching for Bobby Fischer as Kalev
- 1993 · Heart and Souls as Hal the Bus Driver
- 1992 · The Larry Sanders Show as Norman Litkey
- 1991 · The Commish as
- 1991 · The Commish as Arnie
- 1991 · City Slickers as Ira Shalowitz
- 1990 · Cop Rock as Louis Newman
- 1990 · Crazy People as George
- 1989 · Tales from the Crypt as Andy Conway
- 1988 · Murphy Brown as Dr. Bishop
- 1987 · Jake and the Fatman as
- 1987 · No Way Out as Technician
- 1987 · 21 Jump Street as Mike Ferris
- 1986 · L.A. Law as Joey Paul
- 1986 · It's Garry Shandling's Show as Richard Kimble
- 1986 · Matlock as Lenny Marcus
- 1985 · Moonlighting as Camille's PR
- 1983 · Scarecrow and Mrs. King as
- 1983 · Grace Kelly as Jay Kanter
- 1982 · St. Elsewhere as Mr. Bickle
- 1982 · Cheers as Phil Schumacher
- 1982 · Family Ties as Larry Harris
- 1982 · Cagney & Lacey as Todd Feldberg
- 1982 · Fame as
- 1981 · Simon & Simon as
- 1981 · Hill Street Blues as
- 1979 · Hart to Hart as
- 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
- Future · Butterfly in the Typewriter as Stanley Kauffmann
- 2025 · Bad Shabbos as Richard
- 2022 · Mr. Saturday Night as Stan Yankleman
- 2020 · Bad Therapy as Dr. Edward Kingsley
- 2020 · Horse Girl as Doctor
- 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
- 2018 · Accident Man as Milton
- 2017 · There's... Johnny! as Dr. Neuberger
- 2017 · Lemon as Dr. Gold
- 2016 · The Pickle Recipe as Uncle Morty
- 2014 · Two-Bit Waltz as The Lawyer
- 2012 · The Five-Year Engagement as Pete Solomon
- 2008 · Redbelt as Richard
- 2007 · Resurrecting the Champ as Whitley
- 2007 · October Road as
- 2006 · Checking Out as Ted Applebaum
- 2006 · Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School as Rafael Horowitz
- 2005 · Warm Springs as Louis Howe
- 2005 · Candor City Hospital as
- 2005 · Crazy for Love as Max Sr.
- 2004 · In Good Company as Morty
- 2004 · Balto III: Wings of Change as Mel (voice)
- 2004 · Century City as Miller Sisto
- 2004 · Spartan as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
- 2003 · Line of Fire as Jonah Malloy
- 2002 · The Burial Society as Morry Zimmer
- 2002 · RFK as Dick Goodwin
- 2002 · Joe and Max as Joe Jacobs
- 2001 · The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
- 2001 · Night Visions as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
- 2001 · Bartleby as The Boss
- 2000 · For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story as Embassy interviewer
- 2000 · Bait as Agent Wooly
- 2000 · Partners as Bob
- 2000 · From Where I Sit as Bob
- 1999 · Mumford as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
- 1999 · The Hurricane as Myron Bedlock
- 1999 · Dash and Lilly as Arthur Kober
- 1998 · Mighty Joe Young as Harry Ruben
- 1998 · Outside Ozona as Alan Defaux
- 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 6th 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 as The Professor (voice)
- 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
- 1992 · Mr. Saturday Night as Stan
- 1990 · Glory Days as Mac Ten's Lawyer
- 1990 · Sky High as
- 1989 · Mancuso, F.B.I. as
- 1989 · No Holds Barred as Unger
- 1988 · The Absent-Minded Professor as Mr. Oliphant
- 1988 · Rock 'N Roll Mom as Boris
- 1986 · Downtown as Capt. David Kiner
- 1986 · Night of the Creeps as Young Scientist
- 1986 · Howard the Duck as Larry, Scientist
- 1986 · Pleasures as Stanley
- 1985 · Love, Mary as David Lewis
- 1985 · Perfect as Managing Editor
- 1984 · Irreconcilable Differences as Alan Sluiser
- 1984 · Best Defense as Kurly
- 1984 · Her Life as a Man as Ted
- 1982 · Airplane II: The Sequel as Court Photographer
- 1981 · Open All Night as
- 1981 · This House Possessed as Pasternak
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Cabbie
- 1979 · The In-Laws as Cab Driver