David Paymer

David Paymer

Acting • Born 1954-08-30

Acting7Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

159 credits
Unforgettable

Unforgettable

Movie • 1996

Curtis Avery

City Slickers

City Slickers

Movie • 1991

Ira Shalowitz

Payback

Payback

Movie • 1999

Arthur Stegman

Chill Factor

Chill Factor

Movie • 1999

Dr. Richard Long

In Good Company

In Good Company

Movie • 2004

Morty

No Way Out

No Way Out

Movie • 1987

Technician

Nixon

Nixon

Movie • 1995

Ron Ziegler

State and Main

State and Main

Movie • 2000

Marty Rossen

Carpool

Carpool

Movie • 1996

Daniel Miller

Mumford

Mumford

Movie • 1999

Dr. Ernest Delbanco

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

Movie • 1994

Dan Enright

Get Shorty

Get Shorty

Movie • 1995

Leo Devoe

Amistad

Amistad

Movie • 1997

Secretary John Forsyth

The American President

The American President

Movie • 1995

Leon Kodak

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Movie • 1998

Harry Ruben

School of Life

School of Life

Movie • 2005

Matt Warner

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Movie • 1993

Kalev

The 6th Man

The 6th Man

Movie • 1997

Coach Pederson

Bait

Bait

Movie • 2000

Agent Wooly

Pleasures

Pleasures

Movie • 1986

Stanley

Gang Related

Gang Related

Movie • 1997

Elliot Goff

Perfect

Perfect

Movie • 1985

Managing Editor

Crazy People

Crazy People

Movie • 1990

George

No Holds Barred

No Holds Barred

Movie • 1989

Unger

Drag Me to Hell

Drag Me to Hell

Movie • 2009

Mr. Jacks

In Search of Dr. Seuss

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Movie • 1994

The Ad Man

The Absent-Minded Professor

The Absent-Minded Professor

Movie • 1988

Mr. Oliphant

Warm Springs

Warm Springs

Movie • 2005

Louis Howe

Alex & Emma

Alex & Emma

Movie • 2003

John Shaw

RFK

RFK

Movie • 2002

Dick Goodwin

The In-Laws

The In-Laws

Movie • 1979

Cabbie

Bartleby

Bartleby

Movie • 2001

The Boss

The Five-Year Engagement

The Five-Year Engagement

Movie • 2012

Pete Solomon

The Lesser Evil

The Lesser Evil

Movie • 1998

George

Checking Out

Checking Out

Movie • 2006

Ted Applebaum

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Movie • 1992

Stan

Twixt

Twixt

Movie • 2011

Sam

Fanboy

Fanboy

Movie • 2019

Angry Ice Cream Customer

Outside Ozona

Outside Ozona

Movie • 1998

Alan Defaux

Irreconcilable Differences

Irreconcilable Differences

Movie • 1984

Alan Sluiser

Joe and Max

Joe and Max

Movie • 2002

Joe Jacobs

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Movie • 1997

(voice)

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Movie • 2014

Dixon Lewis

Crazy for Love

Crazy for Love

Movie • 2005

Max Sr.

Partners

Partners

Movie • 2000

Bob

Lemon

Lemon

Movie • 2017

Dr. Gold

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

Movie • 2001

Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Enemies of Laughter

Enemies of Laughter

Movie • 2000

Paul

Two-Bit Waltz

Two-Bit Waltz

Movie • 2014

The Lawyer

Focus

Focus

Movie • 2001

Mr. Finkelstein

The In-Laws

The In-Laws

Movie • 1979

Cab Driver

This House Possessed

This House Possessed

Movie • 1981

Pasternak

Night of the Creeps

Night of the Creeps

Movie • 1986

Young Scientist

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

Movie • 1999

Myron Bedlock

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Movie • 1994

Ira Shalowitz

Bounce

Bounce

Movie • 2000

Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)

City Hall

City Hall

Movie • 1996

Abe Goodman

Balto III: Wings of Change

Balto III: Wings of Change

Movie • 2004

Mel (voice)

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

Movie • 2000

Embassy interviewer

Crime of the Century

Crime of the Century

Movie • 1996

David Wilentz

Mr. Saturday Night

Mr. Saturday Night

Movie • 2022

Stan Yankleman

Redbelt

Redbelt

Movie • 2008

Richard

Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Thirteen

Movie • 2007

The V.U.P.

Candor City Hospital

Candor City Hospital

Movie • 2005

Bad Shabbos

Bad Shabbos

Movie • 2025

Richard

Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck

Movie • 1986

Larry, Scientist

Love, Mary

Love, Mary

Movie • 1985

David Lewis

Best Defense

Best Defense

Movie • 1984

Kurly

Bad Teacher

Bad Teacher

Movie • 2011

Doctor Vogel

The Pickle Recipe

The Pickle Recipe

Movie • 2016

Uncle Morty

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Butterfly in the Typewriter

Movie

Stanley Kauffmann

Rock 'N Roll Mom

Rock 'N Roll Mom

Movie • 1988

Boris

Accident Man

Accident Man

Movie • 2018

Milton

Sky High

Sky High

Movie • 1990

Vic

From Where I Sit

From Where I Sit

Movie • 2000

Bob

The Sunlit Night

The Sunlit Night

Movie • 2020

Levi

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Movie • 2006

Rafael Horowitz

Resurrecting the Champ

Resurrecting the Champ

Movie • 2007

Whitley

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

Movie • 1993

Hal the Bus Driver

Spartan

Spartan

Movie • 2004

TV News Anchor (uncredited)

Horse Girl

Horse Girl

Movie • 2020

Doctor

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Movie • 2019

Jay Ross

Bad Therapy

Bad Therapy

Movie • 2020

Dr. Edward Kingsley

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Movie • 1994

Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

Movie • 1995

Deputy D.A. Feldberg

Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

Movie • 1982

Court Photographer

Her Life as a Man

Her Life as a Man

Movie • 1984

Ted

Grace Kelly

Grace Kelly

Movie • 1983

Jay Kanter

Dash and Lilly

Dash and Lilly

Movie • 1999

Arthur Kober

The Burial Society

The Burial Society

Movie • 2002

Morry Zimmer

Lou Grant

Lou Grant

TV • 1977

Family Ties

Family Ties

TV • 1982

Larry Harris

Cheers

Cheers

TV • 1982

Phil Schumacher

October Road

October Road

TV • 2007

Line of Fire

Line of Fire

TV • 2003

Jonah Malloy

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

TV • 2006

Donald Dudley

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

TV • 1986

Joey Paul

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

TV • 1987

Mike Ferris

Static Shock

Static Shock

TV • 2000

Mason Andrews (voice)

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

TV • 2005

Adam Godfrey

Fame

Fame

TV • 1982

Jack & Bobby

Jack & Bobby

TV • 2004

Matlock

Matlock

TV • 1986

Lenny Marcus

Simon & Simon

Simon & Simon

TV • 1981

Entourage

Entourage

TV • 2004

Sammy Kane

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

TV • 1989

Andy Conway

The Jeffersons

The Jeffersons

TV • 1975

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

TV • 1985

Camille's PR

The View

The View

TV • 1997

Self

Room 104

Room 104

TV • 2017

Robert

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

TV • 1981

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

TV • 1983

The Commish

The Commish

TV • 1991

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

TV • 2002

Mr. Freedman

Happy Days

Happy Days

TV • 1974

Mancuso, F.B.I.

Mancuso, F.B.I.

TV • 1989

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

TV • 1979

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

TV • 1982

Todd Feldberg

Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

TV • 1987

The New Batman Adventures

The New Batman Adventures

TV • 1997

Frank (voice)

Night Visions

Night Visions

TV • 2001

Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")

DAVE

DAVE

TV • 2020

Don

Channel Umptee-3

Channel Umptee-3

TV • 1997

Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)

Open All Night

Open All Night

TV • 1981

The Oscars

The Oscars

TV • 1953

Self

Downtown

Downtown

TV • 1986

Capt. David Kiner

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

TV • 1998

Finch / Iguana (voice)

Justice League

Justice League

TV • 2001

Chancellor / Nomad (voice)

Justice League

Justice League

TV • 2001

Chancellor / Captain (voice)

The Wild Thornberrys

The Wild Thornberrys

TV • 1998

Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)

Perception

Perception

TV • 2012

Rueben Bauer

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

TV • 1992

Norman Litkey

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

TV • 2008

James "Jim" Panzer

The Morning Show

The Morning Show

TV • 2019

Mr. Shoenfeld

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Stephen Elroy

Century City

Century City

TV • 2004

Miller Sisto

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

TV • 2009

Judge Richard Cuesta

Taxi

Taxi

TV • 1978

Ned

Santo Bugito

Santo Bugito

TV • 1995

The Professor (voice)

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

TV • 2017

Harry Drake

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

TV • 2013

Dr. Frederick Tate

The Conners

The Conners

TV • 2018

Gary

Murphy Brown

Murphy Brown

TV • 1988

Dr. Bishop

My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

TV • 2005

Clark Clark

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

TV • 2019

Buck Bridges

Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek: Picard

TV • 2020

Dr. Moritz Benayoun

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

TV • 1975

Felix Morrissey

Glory Days

Glory Days

TV • 1990

Mac Ten's Lawyer

Minx

Minx

TV • 2022

Myron

St. Denis Medical

St. Denis Medical

TV • 2024

Bob

Bookie

Bookie

TV • 2023

Nathan

It's Garry Shandling's Show

It's Garry Shandling's Show

TV • 1986

Richard Kimble

Good American Family

Good American Family

TV • 2025

Dr. Lawrence

Cop Rock

Cop Rock

TV • 1990

Louis Newman

The Commish

The Commish

TV • 1991

Arnie

Godzilla: The Series

Godzilla: The Series

TV • 1998

Dean Whitehead (voice)

All's Fair

All's Fair

TV • 2025

Dr. Pollan

There's... Johnny!

There's... Johnny!

TV • 2017

Dr. Neuberger

St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere

TV • 1982

Mr. Bickle