David Paymer

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

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

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

30 August 1954, 71 years old

Known For

Ocean's Thirteen

Bad Teacher

Drag Me to Hell

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Payback

The Hurricane

The Five-Year Engagement

Amistad

Airplane II: The Sequel

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Bad Shabbos

Richard

2025

Mr. Saturday Night

Stan Yankleman

2022

The Sunlit Night

Levi

2020

Bad Therapy

Dr. Edward Kingsley

2020

Horse Girl

Doctor

2020

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Jay Ross

2019

Fanboy

Angry Ice Cream Customer

2019

Accident Man

Milton

2018

Lemon

Dr. Gold

2017

The Pickle Recipe

Uncle Morty

2016

Two-Bit Waltz

The Lawyer

2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Dixon Lewis

2014

The Five-Year Engagement

Pete Solomon

2012

Twixt

Sam

2011

Bad Teacher

Doctor Vogel

2011

Drag Me to Hell

Mr. Jacks

2009

Redbelt

Richard

2008

Resurrecting the Champ

Whitley

2007

Ocean's Thirteen

The V.U.P.

2007

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Rafael Horowitz

2006

Warm Springs

Louis Howe

2005

Checking Out

Ted Applebaum

2005

Candor City Hospital

2005

My Suicidal Sweetheart

Max Sr.

2005

School of Life

Matt Warner

2005

In Good Company

Morty

2004

Balto III: Wings of Change

Mel (voice)

2004

Spartan

TV News Anchor (uncredited)

2004

Alex & Emma

John Shaw

2003

The Burial Society

Morry Zimmer

2002

RFK

Dick Goodwin

2002

Joe and Max

Joe Jacobs

2002

Focus

Mr. Finkelstein

2001

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

2001

Bartleby

The Boss

2001

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

Embassy interviewer

2000

Bounce

Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

2000

Enemies of Laughter

Paul

2000

Bait

Agent Wooly

2000

State and Main

Marty Rossen

2000

Partners

Bob

2000

From Where I Sit

Bob

2000

Mumford

Dr. Ernest Delbanco

1999

The Hurricane

Myron Bedlock

1999

Chill Factor

Dr. Richard Long

1999

Dash and Lilly

Arthur Kober

1999

Payback

Arthur Stegman

1999

Mighty Joe Young

Harry Ruben

1998

Outside Ozona

Alan Defaux

1998

The Lesser Evil

George

1998

Amistad

Secretary John Forsyth

1997

Gang Related

Elliot Goff

1997

The Long Way Home

(voice)

1997

The 6th Man

Coach Pederson

1997

Crime of the Century

David Wilentz

1996

Carpool

Daniel Miller

1996

Unforgettable

Curtis Avery

1996

City Hall

Abe Goodman

1996

Nixon

Ron Ziegler

1995

The American President

Leon Kodak

1995

Get Shorty

Leo Devoe

1995

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Deputy D.A. Feldberg

1995

In Search of Dr. Seuss

The Ad Man

1994

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

1994

Quiz Show

Dan Enright

1994

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Ira Shalowitz

1994

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Kalev

1993

Heart and Souls

Hal the Bus Driver

1993

Mr. Saturday Night

Stan

1992

City Slickers

Ira Shalowitz

1991

Crazy People

George

1990

Sky High

1990

No Holds Barred

Unger

1989

The Absent-Minded Professor

Mr. Oliphant

1988

Rock 'N Roll Mom

Boris

1988

No Way Out

Technician

1987

Night of the Creeps

Young Scientist

1986

Howard the Duck

Larry, Scientist

1986

Pleasures

Stanley

1986

Love, Mary

David Lewis

1985

Perfect

Managing Editor

1985

Irreconcilable Differences

Alan Sluiser

1984

Best Defense

Kurly

1984

Her Life as a Man

Ted

1984

Grace Kelly

Jay Kanter

1983

Airplane II: The Sequel

Court Photographer

1982

This House Possessed

Pasternak

1981

The In-Laws

Cabbie

1979

The In-Laws

Cab Driver

1979

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Stanley Kauffmann

Unknown