David Paymer

Birthday: Aug 30, 1954
Birthplace: Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Bio: A former theatre and psychology major at the University of Michigan, actor David Paymer's first Broadway success was in the long-running musical Grease. He tentatively launched his film career in the tiny but telling role of a cabbie in 1979's The In-Laws, then returned to working "live" as a performer and writer for The Comedy Store. A character actor even in his… More Bio: A former theatre and psychology major at the University of Michigan, actor David Paymer's first Broadway success was in the long-running musical Grease. He tentatively launched his film career in the tiny but telling role of a cabbie in 1979's The In-Laws, then returned to working "live" as a performer and writer for The Comedy Store. A character actor even in his early twenties, Paymer displayed his versatility in a wealth of TV supporting roles on such weeklies as Cagney and Lacey, Diff'rent Strokes, The Commish and Downtown. Billy Crystal was so impressed with Paymer's work as ice-cream entrepreneur Ira Shalowitz in City Slickers (1991) that Crystal assigned him the plum role of Stan Yankelman, long-suffering brother and business manager of Berle-like comedian Buddy Young Jr., in Mister Saturday Night (1992). Convincingly playing an age range from 20 to 75, Paymer was honored with an Oscar nomination. Dividing his time between working in films and teaching classes at the Film Actor's Workshop, David Paymer has recently been seen as the angelic Hal in Heart and Souls (1993) and real-life TV producer Dan Enright in Robert Redford's Quiz Show (1994). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Filmography

The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
- Pete Solomon
- 62%
Twixt (2012)
- Actor
- 38%
Bad Teacher (2011)
- Doctor Vogel
- 44%
Alex & Emma (2011)
- John Shaw
- 11%
The Quiz Show Scandal (Kwijeu Wang) (2010)
- Actor
Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Mr. Jacks
- 93%
Redbelt (2008)
- Richard
- 68%
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
- Whitely
- 58%
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
- The V.U.P.
- 70%
Payback: Straight Up (2006)
- Stegman
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2006)
- Rafael Horowitz
- 22%
My Suicidal Sweetheart (2006)
- Max Sr.
Warm Springs (2005)
- Louis Howe
Checking Out (2005)
- Ted Applebaum
- 43%
School of Life (2005)
- Matt Warner
Max and Grace (2005)
- Actor
In Good Company (2004)
- Morty
- 83%
The Burial Society (2003)
- Actor
- 53%
RFK (2002)
- Dick Goodwin
Joe and Max (2002)
- Actor, Director
Bartleby (2001)
- The Boss
- 35%
Focus (2001)
- Finkelstein
- 56%
Partners (2000)
- Actor
Enemies of Laughter (2000)
- Paul Halpern
- 57%
State and Main (2000)
- Marty Rossen
- 86%
Bounce (2000)
- Actor
- 52%
Bait (2000)
- Agent Wooly
- 26%
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000)
- Actor
The Hurricane (1999)
- Myron Bedlock
- 83%
Mumford (1999)
- Dr. Ernest Delbanco
- 56%
Chill Factor (1999)
- Dr. Richard Long
- 7%
Payback (1999)
- Stegman
- 53%
Dash and Lilly (1999)
- Arthur Kober
Partners (1999)
- Actor
Outside Ozona (1998)
- Alan Defaux
- 25%
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
- Harry Ruben
- 52%
The Lesser Evil (1998)
- Actor
- 60%
Amistad (1997)
- Secretary Forsyth
- 76%
Gang Related (1997)
- Elliot Goff
- 56%
The Long Way Home (1997)
- Actor
The 6th Man (1997)
- Coach Pederson
- 23%
Crime of the Century (1996)
- Actor
Carpool (1996)
- Daniel Miller
- 0%
Unforgettable (1996)
- Curtis Avery
- 23%
City Hall (1996)
- Abe Goodman
- 57%
Nixon (1995)
- Ron Ziegler
- 75%
The American President (1995)
- Leon Kodak
- 90%
Get Shorty (1995)
- Leo Devoe
- 86%
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
- Actor
In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994)
- Actor
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
- Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
Quiz Show (1994)
- Dan Enright
- 96%
City Slickers 2 - The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994)
- Ira Shalowitz
- 19%
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
- Kalev
- 100%
Heart and Souls (1993)
- Hal the Bus Driver
- 55%
Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
- Stan Yankelman
- 56%
City Slickers (1991)
- Ira Shalowitz
- 90%
Crazy People (1990)
- George Cartelli
- 33%
No Holds Barred (1989)
- Unger
- 0%
No Way Out (1987)
- Technician
- 96%
Night of the Creeps (1986)
- Young Scientist
- 73%
Howard the Duck (1986)
- Larry Scientist
- 16%
Perfect (1985)
- Managing Editor
- 19%
Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
- Alan Slusier
- 58%
Best Defense (1984)
- Kurly
Grace Kelly Story (1983)
- Jay Kanter
Airplane 2 - The Sequel (1982)
- Court Photographer
- 39%
The In-Laws (1979)
- Cab Driver
- 83%
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