David Paymer
Known for Acting · 155 credits
- Born
- 1954-08-30 (age 71)
- Place of birth
- Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
- Also known as
- دیوید پیمر
Biography
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Known For
TV Shows (66)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Stephen Elroy
The Mentalist
2008
as James "Jim" Panzer
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Richard Cuesta
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Dr. Frederick Tate
Without a Trace
2002
as Mr. Freedman
The View
1997
as Self
Cheers
1982
as Phil Schumacher
Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Adam Godfrey
Hill Street Blues
1981
Entourage
2004
as Sammy Kane
21 Jump Street
1987
as Mike Ferris
L.A. Law
1986
as Joey Paul
St. Elsewhere
1982
as Mr. Bickle
Barney Miller
1975
as Felix Morrissey
Simon & Simon
1981
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Clark Clark
Family Ties
1982
as Larry Harris
Matlock
1986
as Lenny Marcus
Brothers and Sisters
2006
as Donald Dudley
Happy Days
1974
Taxi
1978
as Ned
Hart to Hart
1979
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Lou Grant
1977
Cagney & Lacey
1982
as Todd Feldberg
Moonlighting
1985
as Camille's PR
The Wild Thornberrys
1998
as Finch / Iguana (voice) / Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Andy Conway
The Morning Show
2019
as Mr. Shoenfeld
Star Trek: Picard
2020
as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
Fame
1982
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
The Jeffersons
1975
Murphy Brown
1988
as Dr. Bishop
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Norman Litkey
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Harry Drake
Perception
2012
as Rueben Bauer
The Conners
2018
as Gary
The Commish
1991
as Arnie
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Static Shock
2000
as Mason Andrews (voice)
The New Batman Adventures
1997
as Frank (voice)
Room 104
2017
as Robert
Justice League
2001
as Chancellor / Captain (voice) / Chancellor / Nomad (voice)
DAVE
2020
as Don
Minx
2022
as Myron
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
as Richard Kimble
St. Denis Medical
2024
as Bob
Bookie
2023
as Nathan
Jack & Bobby
2004
Good American Family
2025
as Dr. Lawrence
All's Fair
2025
as Dr. Pollan
Godzilla: The Series
1998
as Dean Whitehead (voice)
October Road
2007
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019
as Buck Bridges
Night Visions
2001
as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
Cop Rock
1990
as Louis Newman
Century City
2004
as Miller Sisto
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Line of Fire
2003
as Jonah Malloy
Movies (89)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014
as Dixon Lewis
Heart and Souls
1993
as Hal the Bus Driver
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
as The V.U.P.
Drag Me to Hell
2009
as Mr. Jacks
Bad Teacher
2011
as Doctor Vogel
Payback
1999
as Arthur Stegman
The Hurricane
1999
as Myron Bedlock
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Court Photographer
Accident Man
2018
as Milton
Quiz Show
1994
as Dan Enright
Get Shorty
1995
as Leo Devoe
The American President
1995
as Leon Kodak
Howard the Duck
1986
as Larry, Scientist
No Way Out
1987
as Technician
Nixon
1995
as Ron Ziegler
The Five-Year Engagement
2012
as Pete Solomon
Spartan
2004
as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993
as Kalev
Bait
2000
as Agent Wooly
City Hall
1996
as Abe Goodman
Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Harry Ruben
City Slickers
1991
as Ira Shalowitz
In Good Company
2004
as Morty
Bounce
2000
as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
Night of the Creeps
1986
as Young Scientist
Gang Related
1997
as Elliot Goff
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994
as Ira Shalowitz
Chill Factor
1999
as Dr. Richard Long
Perfect
1985
as Managing Editor
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019
as Jay Ross
Redbelt
2008
as Richard
Crazy People
1990
as George
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
as Whitley
Mumford
1999
as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004
as Mel (voice)
Sky High
1990
as Vic
Carpool
1996
as Daniel Miller
Twixt
2011
as Sam
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006
as Rafael Horowitz
The 6th Man
1997
as Coach Pederson
Irreconcilable Differences
1984
as Alan Sluiser
Unforgettable
1996
as Curtis Avery
Warm Springs
2005
as Louis Howe
Horse Girl
2020
as Doctor
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2000
as Embassy interviewer
The In-Laws
1979
as Cabbie / Cab Driver
State and Main
2000
as Marty Rossen
Mr. Saturday Night
1992
as Stan
Bad Therapy
2020
as Dr. Edward Kingsley
Lemon
2017
as Dr. Gold
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
Best Defense
1984
as Kurly
Crime of the Century
1996
as David Wilentz
Alex & Emma
2003
as John Shaw
Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Stanley Kauffmann
School of Life
2005
as Matt Warner
Outside Ozona
1998
as Alan Defaux
The Sunlit Night
2020
as Levi
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995
as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
Amistad
1997
as Secretary John Forsyth
No Holds Barred
1989
as Unger
Checking Out
2006
as Ted Applebaum
The Long Way Home
1997
as (voice)
Focus
2001
as Mr. Finkelstein
Fanboy
2019
as Angry Ice Cream Customer
Grace Kelly
1983
as Jay Kanter
Bartleby
2001
as The Boss
Enemies of Laughter
2000
as Paul
Bad Shabbos
2025
as Richard
From Where I Sit
2000
as Bob
Love, Mary
1985
as David Lewis
RFK
2002
as Dick Goodwin
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994
as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
Crazy for Love
2005
as Max Sr.
The Lesser Evil
1998
as George
Mr. Saturday Night
2022
as Stan Yankleman
Joe and Max
2002
as Joe Jacobs
Partners
2000
as Bob
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988
as Boris
Her Life as a Man
1984
as Ted
This House Possessed
1981
as Pasternak
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994
as The Ad Man
Pleasures
1986
as Stanley
Dash and Lilly
1999
as Arthur Kober
Two-Bit Waltz
2014
as The Lawyer
The Pickle Recipe
2016
as Uncle Morty
Candor City Hospital
2005
The Absent-Minded Professor
1988
as Mr. Oliphant
The Burial Society
2002
as Morry Zimmer
About David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director. With 155 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, David Paymer has appeared in 89 films and 66 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Paymer Movies
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) — as Dixon Lewis
- Heart and Souls (1993) — as Hal the Bus Driver
- Ocean's Thirteen (2007) — as The V.U.P.
- Drag Me to Hell (2009) — as Mr. Jacks
- Bad Teacher (2011) — as Doctor Vogel
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