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David Paymer

Acting 71 years old Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA ★ 4.1
Born: August 30, 1954

Biography

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

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Known For

Cheers
Cheers Phil Schumacher 1982
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Judge Richard Cuesta 2009
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dr. Frederick Tate 2013
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Mr. Freedman 2002
Entourage
Entourage Sammy Kane 2004

Jimmy's Seen (2)

Horse Girl
Horse Girl Doctor 2020
Drag Me to Hell
Drag Me to Hell Mr. Jacks 2009

Filmography

Acting Credits (159)

All's Fair
All's Fair Dr. Pollan 2025
Bad Shabbos
Bad Shabbos Richard 2025
Good American Family
Good American Family Dr. Lawrence 2025
St. Denis Medical
St. Denis Medical Bob 2024
Bookie
Bookie Nathan 2023
Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night Stan Yankleman 2022
Minx
Minx Myron 2022
The Sunlit Night
The Sunlit Night Levi 2020
Bad Therapy
Bad Therapy Dr. Edward Kingsley 2020
DAVE
DAVE Don 2020
Horse Girl
Horse Girl Doctor 2020
Star Trek: Picard
Star Trek: Picard Dr. Moritz Benayoun 2020
The Morning Show
The Morning Show Mr. Shoenfeld 2019
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
On Becoming a God in Central Florida Buck Bridges 2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Jay Ross 2019
Fanboy
Fanboy Angry Ice Cream Customer 2019
The Conners
The Conners Gary 2018
Accident Man
Accident Man Milton 2018
There's... Johnny!
There's... Johnny! Dr. Neuberger 2017
Room 104
Room 104 Robert 2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Harry Drake 2017
Lemon
Lemon Dr. Gold 2017
The Pickle Recipe
The Pickle Recipe Uncle Morty 2016
Two-Bit Waltz
Two-Bit Waltz The Lawyer 2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Dixon Lewis 2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Dr. Frederick Tate 2013
Perception
Perception Rueben Bauer 2012
The Five-Year Engagement
The Five-Year Engagement Pete Solomon 2012
Twixt
Twixt Sam 2011
Bad Teacher
Bad Teacher Doctor Vogel 2011
The Good Wife
The Good Wife Judge Richard Cuesta 2009
Drag Me to Hell
Drag Me to Hell Mr. Jacks 2009
The Mentalist
The Mentalist James "Jim" Panzer 2008
Redbelt
Redbelt Richard 2008
Resurrecting the Champ
Resurrecting the Champ Whitley 2007
Ocean's Thirteen
Ocean's Thirteen The V.U.P. 2007
October Road
October Road 2007
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters Donald Dudley 2006
Checking Out
Checking Out Ted Applebaum 2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Rafael Horowitz 2006
Ghost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer Adam Godfrey 2005
My Name Is Earl
My Name Is Earl Clark Clark 2005
Warm Springs
Warm Springs Louis Howe 2005
Candor City Hospital
Candor City Hospital 2005
Crazy for Love
Crazy for Love Max Sr. 2005
School of Life
School of Life Matt Warner 2005
In Good Company
In Good Company Morty 2004
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby 2004
Entourage
Entourage Sammy Kane 2004
Balto III: Wings of Change
Balto III: Wings of Change Mel (voice) 2004
Century City
Century City Miller Sisto 2004
Spartan
Spartan TV News Anchor (uncredited) 2004
Line of Fire
Line of Fire Jonah Malloy 2003
Alex & Emma
Alex & Emma John Shaw 2003
The Burial Society
The Burial Society Morry Zimmer 2002
Without a Trace
Without a Trace Mr. Freedman 2002
RFK
RFK Dick Goodwin 2002
Joe and Max
Joe and Max Joe Jacobs 2002
Justice League
Justice League Chancellor / Captain (voice) 2001
Justice League
Justice League Chancellor / Nomad (voice) 2001
Focus
Focus Mr. Finkelstein 2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) 2001
Night Visions
Night Visions Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch") 2001
Bartleby
Bartleby The Boss 2001
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Embassy interviewer 2000
Bounce
Bounce Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) 2000
Enemies of Laughter
Enemies of Laughter Paul 2000
Static Shock
Static Shock Mason Andrews (voice) 2000
Bait
Bait Agent Wooly 2000
State and Main
State and Main Marty Rossen 2000
Partners
Partners Bob 2000
From Where I Sit
From Where I Sit Bob 2000
Mumford
Mumford Dr. Ernest Delbanco 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stephen Elroy 1999
The Hurricane
The Hurricane Myron Bedlock 1999
Chill Factor
Chill Factor Dr. Richard Long 1999
Dash and Lilly
Dash and Lilly Arthur Kober 1999
Payback
Payback Arthur Stegman 1999
Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young Harry Ruben 1998
Outside Ozona
Outside Ozona Alan Defaux 1998
The Lesser Evil
The Lesser Evil George 1998
Godzilla: The Series
Godzilla: The Series Dean Whitehead (voice) 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Finch / Iguana (voice) 1998
The Wild Thornberrys
The Wild Thornberrys Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) 1998
Amistad
Amistad Secretary John Forsyth 1997
Channel Umptee-3
Channel Umptee-3 Sheldon S. Cargo (voice) 1997
Gang Related
Gang Related Elliot Goff 1997
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home (voice) 1997
The New Batman Adventures
The New Batman Adventures Frank (voice) 1997
The View
The View Self 1997
The 6th Man
The 6th Man Coach Pederson 1997
Crime of the Century
Crime of the Century David Wilentz 1996
Carpool
Carpool Daniel Miller 1996
Unforgettable
Unforgettable Curtis Avery 1996
City Hall
City Hall Abe Goodman 1996
Nixon
Nixon Ron Ziegler 1995
The American President
The American President Leon Kodak 1995
Get Shorty
Get Shorty Leo Devoe 1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again Deputy D.A. Feldberg 1995
Santo Bugito
Santo Bugito The Professor (voice) 1995
In Search of Dr. Seuss
In Search of Dr. Seuss The Ad Man 1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Cagney & Lacey: The Return Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg 1994
Quiz Show
Quiz Show Dan Enright 1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold Ira Shalowitz 1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Searching for Bobby Fischer Kalev 1993
Heart and Souls
Heart and Souls Hal the Bus Driver 1993
Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night Stan 1992
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show Norman Litkey 1992
The Commish
The Commish 1991
The Commish
The Commish Arnie 1991
City Slickers
City Slickers Ira Shalowitz 1991
Cop Rock
Cop Rock Louis Newman 1990
Glory Days
Glory Days Mac Ten's Lawyer 1990
Crazy People
Crazy People George 1990
Sky High
Sky High Vic 1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
Mancuso, F.B.I. 1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt Andy Conway 1989
No Holds Barred
No Holds Barred Unger 1989
The Absent-Minded Professor
The Absent-Minded Professor Mr. Oliphant 1988
Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown Dr. Bishop 1988
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Rock 'N Roll Mom Boris 1988
Jake and the Fatman
Jake and the Fatman 1987
No Way Out
No Way Out Technician 1987
21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street Mike Ferris 1987
Downtown
Downtown Capt. David Kiner 1986
L.A. Law
L.A. Law Joey Paul 1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
It's Garry Shandling's Show Richard Kimble 1986
Night of the Creeps
Night of the Creeps Young Scientist 1986
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck Larry, Scientist 1986
Pleasures
Pleasures Stanley 1986
Matlock
Matlock Lenny Marcus 1986
Love, Mary
Love, Mary David Lewis 1985
Perfect
Perfect Managing Editor 1985
Moonlighting
Moonlighting Camille's PR 1985
Irreconcilable Differences
Irreconcilable Differences Alan Sluiser 1984
Best Defense
Best Defense Kurly 1984
Her Life as a Man
Her Life as a Man Ted 1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 1983
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly Jay Kanter 1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel Court Photographer 1982
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere Mr. Bickle 1982
Cheers
Cheers Phil Schumacher 1982
Family Ties
Family Ties Larry Harris 1982
Cagney & Lacey
Cagney & Lacey Todd Feldberg 1982
Fame
Fame 1982
Open All Night
Open All Night 1981
Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon 1981
This House Possessed
This House Possessed Pasternak 1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues 1981
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart 1979
The In-Laws
The In-Laws Cabbie 1979
The In-Laws
The In-Laws Cab Driver 1979
Taxi
Taxi Ned 1978
Lou Grant
Lou Grant 1977
Barney Miller
Barney Miller Felix Morrissey 1975
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons 1975
Happy Days
Happy Days 1974
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter Stanley Kauffmann

Directing Credits (31)

Writing Credits (1)

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