
David Paymer
Acting • Born 1954-08-30
Biography
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Filmography
159 credits
Unforgettable
Movie • 1996
Curtis Avery

City Slickers
Movie • 1991
Ira Shalowitz

Payback
Movie • 1999
Arthur Stegman

Chill Factor
Movie • 1999
Dr. Richard Long

In Good Company
Movie • 2004
Morty

No Way Out
Movie • 1987
Technician

Nixon
Movie • 1995
Ron Ziegler

State and Main
Movie • 2000
Marty Rossen

Carpool
Movie • 1996
Daniel Miller

Mumford
Movie • 1999
Dr. Ernest Delbanco

Quiz Show
Movie • 1994
Dan Enright

Get Shorty
Movie • 1995
Leo Devoe

Amistad
Movie • 1997
Secretary John Forsyth

The American President
Movie • 1995
Leon Kodak

Mighty Joe Young
Movie • 1998
Harry Ruben

School of Life
Movie • 2005
Matt Warner

Searching for Bobby Fischer
Movie • 1993
Kalev

The 6th Man
Movie • 1997
Coach Pederson

Bait
Movie • 2000
Agent Wooly

Pleasures
Movie • 1986
Stanley

Gang Related
Movie • 1997
Elliot Goff

Perfect
Movie • 1985
Managing Editor

Crazy People
Movie • 1990
George

No Holds Barred
Movie • 1989
Unger

Drag Me to Hell
Movie • 2009
Mr. Jacks

In Search of Dr. Seuss
Movie • 1994
The Ad Man

The Absent-Minded Professor
Movie • 1988
Mr. Oliphant

Warm Springs
Movie • 2005
Louis Howe

Alex & Emma
Movie • 2003
John Shaw

RFK
Movie • 2002
Dick Goodwin

The In-Laws
Movie • 1979
Cabbie

Bartleby
Movie • 2001
The Boss

The Five-Year Engagement
Movie • 2012
Pete Solomon

The Lesser Evil
Movie • 1998
George

Checking Out
Movie • 2006
Ted Applebaum

Mr. Saturday Night
Movie • 1992
Stan

Twixt
Movie • 2011
Sam

Fanboy
Movie • 2019
Angry Ice Cream Customer

Outside Ozona
Movie • 1998
Alan Defaux

Irreconcilable Differences
Movie • 1984
Alan Sluiser

Joe and Max
Movie • 2002
Joe Jacobs

The Long Way Home
Movie • 1997
(voice)

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Movie • 2014
Dixon Lewis

Crazy for Love
Movie • 2005
Max Sr.

Partners
Movie • 2000
Bob

Lemon
Movie • 2017
Dr. Gold

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Movie • 2001
Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Enemies of Laughter
Movie • 2000
Paul

Two-Bit Waltz
Movie • 2014
The Lawyer

Focus
Movie • 2001
Mr. Finkelstein

The In-Laws
Movie • 1979
Cab Driver

This House Possessed
Movie • 1981
Pasternak

Night of the Creeps
Movie • 1986
Young Scientist

The Hurricane
Movie • 1999
Myron Bedlock

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Movie • 1994
Ira Shalowitz

Bounce
Movie • 2000
Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

City Hall
Movie • 1996
Abe Goodman

Balto III: Wings of Change
Movie • 2004
Mel (voice)

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Movie • 2000
Embassy interviewer

Crime of the Century
Movie • 1996
David Wilentz

Mr. Saturday Night
Movie • 2022
Stan Yankleman

Redbelt
Movie • 2008
Richard

Ocean's Thirteen
Movie • 2007
The V.U.P.

Candor City Hospital
Movie • 2005

Bad Shabbos
Movie • 2025
Richard

Howard the Duck
Movie • 1986
Larry, Scientist

Love, Mary
Movie • 1985
David Lewis

Best Defense
Movie • 1984
Kurly

Bad Teacher
Movie • 2011
Doctor Vogel

The Pickle Recipe
Movie • 2016
Uncle Morty

Butterfly in the Typewriter
Movie
Stanley Kauffmann

Rock 'N Roll Mom
Movie • 1988
Boris

Accident Man
Movie • 2018
Milton

Sky High
Movie • 1990
Vic

From Where I Sit
Movie • 2000
Bob

The Sunlit Night
Movie • 2020
Levi

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Movie • 2006
Rafael Horowitz

Resurrecting the Champ
Movie • 2007
Whitley

Heart and Souls
Movie • 1993
Hal the Bus Driver

Spartan
Movie • 2004
TV News Anchor (uncredited)

Horse Girl
Movie • 2020
Doctor

Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Movie • 2019
Jay Ross

Bad Therapy
Movie • 2020
Dr. Edward Kingsley

Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Movie • 1994
Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Movie • 1995
Deputy D.A. Feldberg

Airplane II: The Sequel
Movie • 1982
Court Photographer

Her Life as a Man
Movie • 1984
Ted

Grace Kelly
Movie • 1983
Jay Kanter

Dash and Lilly
Movie • 1999
Arthur Kober

The Burial Society
Movie • 2002
Morry Zimmer

Lou Grant
TV • 1977

Family Ties
TV • 1982
Larry Harris

Cheers
TV • 1982
Phil Schumacher

October Road
TV • 2007

Line of Fire
TV • 2003
Jonah Malloy

Brothers and Sisters
TV • 2006
Donald Dudley

L.A. Law
TV • 1986
Joey Paul

21 Jump Street
TV • 1987
Mike Ferris

Static Shock
TV • 2000
Mason Andrews (voice)

Ghost Whisperer
TV • 2005
Adam Godfrey

Fame
TV • 1982

Jack & Bobby
TV • 2004

Matlock
TV • 1986
Lenny Marcus

Simon & Simon
TV • 1981

Entourage
TV • 2004
Sammy Kane

Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Andy Conway

The Jeffersons
TV • 1975

Moonlighting
TV • 1985
Camille's PR

The View
TV • 1997
Self

Room 104
TV • 2017
Robert

Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV • 1983

The Commish
TV • 1991

Without a Trace
TV • 2002
Mr. Freedman

Happy Days
TV • 1974

Mancuso, F.B.I.
TV • 1989

Hart to Hart
TV • 1979

Cagney & Lacey
TV • 1982
Todd Feldberg

Jake and the Fatman
TV • 1987

The New Batman Adventures
TV • 1997
Frank (voice)

Night Visions
TV • 2001
Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")

DAVE
TV • 2020
Don

Channel Umptee-3
TV • 1997
Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)

Open All Night
TV • 1981

The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self

Downtown
TV • 1986
Capt. David Kiner

The Wild Thornberrys
TV • 1998
Finch / Iguana (voice)

Justice League
TV • 2001
Chancellor / Nomad (voice)

Justice League
TV • 2001
Chancellor / Captain (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys
TV • 1998
Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Perception
TV • 2012
Rueben Bauer

The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Norman Litkey

The Mentalist
TV • 2008
James "Jim" Panzer

The Morning Show
TV • 2019
Mr. Shoenfeld

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Stephen Elroy

Century City
TV • 2004
Miller Sisto

The Good Wife
TV • 2009
Judge Richard Cuesta

Taxi
TV • 1978
Ned

Santo Bugito
TV • 1995
The Professor (voice)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV • 2017
Harry Drake

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV • 2013
Dr. Frederick Tate

The Conners
TV • 2018
Gary

Murphy Brown
TV • 1988
Dr. Bishop

My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Clark Clark

On Becoming a God in Central Florida
TV • 2019
Buck Bridges

Star Trek: Picard
TV • 2020
Dr. Moritz Benayoun

Barney Miller
TV • 1975
Felix Morrissey

Glory Days
TV • 1990
Mac Ten's Lawyer

Minx
TV • 2022
Myron

St. Denis Medical
TV • 2024
Bob

Bookie
TV • 2023
Nathan

It's Garry Shandling's Show
TV • 1986
Richard Kimble

Good American Family
TV • 2025
Dr. Lawrence

Cop Rock
TV • 1990
Louis Newman

The Commish
TV • 1991
Arnie

Godzilla: The Series
TV • 1998
Dean Whitehead (voice)

All's Fair
TV • 2025
Dr. Pollan

There's... Johnny!
TV • 2017
Dr. Neuberger

St. Elsewhere
TV • 1982
Mr. Bickle