Portrait of David Paymer

David Paymer

Acting

Biography

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

Born: August 30, 1954

Place of Birth: Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Filmography

2025
All's Fair

as Dr. Pollan

2025
Bad Shabbos

as Richard

2025
Good American Family

as Dr. Lawrence

2023
Bookie

as Nathan

2022
Mr. Saturday Night

as Stan Yankleman

2022
Minx

as Myron

2020
2020
Bad Therapy

as Dr. Edward Kingsley

2020
DAVE

as Don

2020
Horse Girl

as Doctor

2020
Star Trek: Picard

as Dr. Moritz Benayoun

2019
The Morning Show

as Mr. Shoenfeld

2019
Fanboy

as Angry Ice Cream Customer

2018
2018
Accident Man

as Milton

2017
There's... Johnny!

as Dr. Neuberger

2017
Room 104

as Robert

2017
2017
Lemon

as Dr. Gold

2016
The Pickle Recipe

as Uncle Morty

2014
Two-Bit Waltz

as The Lawyer

2014
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as Dr. Frederick Tate

2012
Perception

as Rueben Bauer

2012
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

2008
Redbelt

as Richard

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
Warm Springs

as Louis Howe

2005
Checking Out

as Ted Applebaum

2005
School of Life

as Matt Warner

2004
2004
Entourage

as Sammy Kane

2004
2004
Century City

as Miller Sisto

2004
Spartan

as TV News Anchor (uncredited)

2003
Line of Fire

as Jonah Malloy

2003
Alex & Emma

as John Shaw

2002
The Burial Society

as Morry Zimmer

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
Focus

as Mr. Finkelstein

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
Bounce

as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

2000
Static Shock

as Mason Andrews (voice)

2000
Bait

as Agent Wooly

2000
State and Main

as Marty Rossen

2000
Partners

as Bob

1999
Mumford

as Dr. Ernest Delbanco

1999
The Hurricane

as Myron Bedlock

1999
Chill Factor

as Dr. Richard Long

1999
Dash and Lilly

as Arthur Kober

1999
Payback

as Arthur Stegman

1998
Mighty Joe Young

as Harry Ruben

1998
Outside Ozona

as Alan Defaux

1998
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
Amistad

as Secretary John Forsyth

1997
Gang Related

as Elliot Goff

1997
1997
1997
The View

as Self

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
1995
Get Shorty

as Leo Devoe

1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

as Deputy D.A. Feldberg

1995
Santo Bugito

as The Professor (voice)

1994
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return

as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

1994
Quiz Show

as Dan Enright

1993
Heart and Souls

as Hal the Bus Driver

1992
The Larry Sanders Show

as Norman Litkey

1991
The Commish

as Arnie

1991
City Slickers

as Ira Shalowitz

1990
Cop Rock

as Louis Newman

1990
Glory Days

as Mac Ten's Lawyer

1990
Crazy People

as George

1989
Tales from the Crypt

as Andy Conway

1989
1988
1988
Murphy Brown

as Dr. Bishop

1988
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
1986
Night of the Creeps

as Young Scientist

1986
Howard the Duck

as Larry, Scientist

1986
Pleasures

as Stanley

1986
Matlock

as Lenny Marcus

1985
Love, Mary

as David Lewis

1985
Perfect

as Managing Editor

1985
Moonlighting

as Camille's PR

1984
1984
Best Defense

as Kurly

1983
Grace Kelly

as Jay Kanter

1982
Airplane II: The Sequel

as Court Photographer

1982
St. Elsewhere

as Mr. Bickle

1982
Cheers

as Phil Schumacher

1982
Family Ties

as Larry Harris

1982
Cagney & Lacey

as Todd Feldberg

1982
1981
1979
The In-Laws

as Cabbie

1979
The In-Laws

as Cab Driver

1978
Taxi

as Ned

1975
Barney Miller

as Felix Morrissey

1953
The Oscars

as Self

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Butterfly in the Typewriter

as Stanley Kauffmann