David Paymer

Acting

David Paymer

Born August 30, 1954Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA181 credits

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

Known For

All's Fair
5.2

All's Fair

TV

2025

Bad Shabbos
6.5

Bad Shabbos

Movie

2025

Good American Family
7.6

Good American Family

TV

2025

St. Denis Medical
6.8

St. Denis Medical

TV

2024

Bookie
6.9

Bookie

TV

2023

Mr. Saturday Night
1.0

Mr. Saturday Night

Movie

2022

Filmography

All's Fair
2025All's Fairas Dr. PollanTV
Bad Shabbos
2025Bad Shabbosas RichardMovie
Good American Family
2025Good American Familyas Dr. LawrenceTV
St. Denis Medical
2024St. Denis Medicalas BobTV
Bookie
2023Bookieas NathanTV
Mr. Saturday Night
2022Mr. Saturday Nightas Stan YanklemanMovie
Minx
2022Minxas MyronTV
The Sunlit Night
2020The Sunlit Nightas LeviMovie
Bad Therapy
2020Bad Therapyas Dr. Edward KingsleyMovie
DAVE
2020DAVEas DonTV
Horse Girl
2020Horse Girlas DoctorMovie
Star Trek: Picard
2020Star Trek: Picardas Dr. Moritz BenayounTV
The Morning Show
2019The Morning Showas Mr. ShoenfeldTV
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019On Becoming a God in Central Floridaas Buck BridgesTV
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019Where'd You Go, Bernadetteas Jay RossMovie
Fanboy
2019Fanboyas Angry Ice Cream CustomerMovie
The Conners
2018The Connersas GaryTV
Accident Man
2018Accident Manas MiltonMovie
There's... Johnny!
2017There's... Johnny!as Dr. NeubergerTV
Room 104
2017Room 104as RobertTV
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselas Harry DrakeTV
Lemon
2017Lemonas Dr. GoldMovie
The Pickle Recipe
2016The Pickle Recipeas Uncle MortyMovie
Lucifer
2016LuciferDirectorTV
Recovery Road
2016Recovery RoadDirectorTV
Two-Bit Waltz
2014Two-Bit Waltzas The LawyerMovie
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruitas Dixon LewisMovie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Dr. Frederick TateTV
Mistresses
2013MistressesDirectorTV
Perception
2012Perceptionas Rueben BauerTV
Bunheads
2012BunheadsDirectorTV
The Five-Year Engagement
2012The Five-Year Engagementas Pete SolomonMovie
Hart of Dixie
2011Hart of DixieDirectorTV
Twixt
2011Twixtas SamMovie
Switched at Birth
2011Switched at BirthDirectorTV
Franklin & Bash
2011Franklin & BashDirectorTV
Bad Teacher
2011Bad Teacheras Doctor VogelMovie
No Ordinary Family
2010No Ordinary FamilyDirectorTV
Hellcats
2010HellcatsDirectorTV
Life Unexpected
2010Life UnexpectedDirectorTV
Men of a Certain Age
2009Men of a Certain AgeDirectorTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Judge Richard CuestaTV
Melrose Place
2009Melrose PlaceDirectorTV
Make It or Break It
2009Make It or Break ItDirectorTV
Drag Me to Hell
2009Drag Me to Hellas Mr. JacksMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalistas James "Jim" PanzerTV
Privileged
2008PrivilegedDirectorTV
90210
200890210DirectorTV
Redbelt
2008Redbeltas RichardMovie
Side Order of Life
2007Side Order of LifeDirectorTV
Heartland
2007HeartlandDirectorTV
Resurrecting the Champ
2007Resurrecting the Champas WhitleyMovie
Ocean's Thirteen
2007Ocean's Thirteenas The V.U.P.Movie
October Road
2007October RoadTV
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sistersas Donald DudleyTV
Checking Out
2006Checking Outas Ted ApplebaumMovie
Windfall
2006WindfallDirectorTV
What About Brian
2006What About BrianDirectorTV
Pepper Dennis
2006Pepper DennisDirectorTV
The Unit
2006The UnitDirectorTV
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Rafael HorowitzMovie
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whispereras Adam GodfreyTV
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earlas Clark ClarkTV
Warm Springs
2005Warm Springsas Louis HoweMovie
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's AnatomyDirectorTV
C
2005Candor City HospitalMovie
Crazy for Love
2005Crazy for Loveas Max Sr.Movie
School of Life
2005School of Lifeas Matt WarnerMovie
Medium
2005MediumDirectorTV
In Good Company
2004In Good Companyas MortyMovie
Jack & Bobby
2004Jack & BobbyTV
Entourage
2004Entourageas Sammy KaneTV
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004Balto III: Wings of Changeas Mel (voice)Movie
Century City
2004Century Cityas Miller SistoTV
Spartan
2004Spartanas TV News Anchor (uncredited)Movie
Line of Fire
2003Line of Fireas Jonah MalloyTV
One Tree Hill
2003One Tree HillDirectorTV
Alex & Emma
2003Alex & Emmaas John ShawMovie
The Burial Society
2002The Burial Societyas Morry ZimmerMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Traceas Mr. FreedmanTV
Everwood
2002EverwoodDirectorTV
RFK
2002RFKas Dick GoodwinMovie
Joe and Max
2002Joe and Maxas Joe JacobsMovie
Justice League
2001Justice Leagueas Chancellor / Captain (voice)TV
Focus
2001Focusas Mr. FinkelsteinMovie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)Movie
Night Visions
2001Night Visionsas Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")TV
Bartleby
2001Bartlebyas The BossMovie
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2000For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Storyas Embassy interviewerMovie
Bounce
2000Bounceas Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)Movie
Enemies of Laughter
2000Enemies of Laughteras PaulMovie
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore GirlsDirectorTV
Static Shock
2000Static Shockas Mason Andrews (voice)TV
Bait
2000Baitas Agent WoolyMovie
State and Main
2000State and Mainas Marty RossenMovie
Partners
2000Partnersas BobMovie
F
2000From Where I Sitas BobMovie
Mumford
1999Mumfordas Dr. Ernest DelbancoMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Stephen ElroyTV
The Hurricane
1999The Hurricaneas Myron BedlockMovie
Chill Factor
1999Chill Factoras Dr. Richard LongMovie
Dash and Lilly
1999Dash and Lillyas Arthur KoberMovie
Payback
1999Paybackas Arthur StegmanMovie
Mighty Joe Young
1998Mighty Joe Youngas Harry RubenMovie
Outside Ozona
1998Outside Ozonaas Alan DefauxMovie
The Lesser Evil
1998The Lesser Evilas GeorgeMovie
Godzilla: The Series
1998Godzilla: The Seriesas Dean Whitehead (voice)TV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrysas Finch / Iguana (voice)TV
Amistad
1997Amistadas Secretary John ForsythMovie
Channel Umptee-3
1997Channel Umptee-3as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)TV
Gang Related
1997Gang Relatedas Elliot GoffMovie
The Long Way Home
1997The Long Way Homeas (voice)Movie
The New Batman Adventures
1997The New Batman Adventuresas Frank (voice)TV
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
The 6th Man
1997The 6th Manas Coach PedersonMovie
Crime of the Century
1996Crime of the Centuryas David WilentzMovie
Carpool
1996Carpoolas Daniel MillerMovie
Unforgettable
1996Unforgettableas Curtis AveryMovie
City Hall
1996City Hallas Abe GoodmanMovie
Nixon
1995Nixonas Ron ZieglerMovie
The American President
1995The American Presidentas Leon KodakMovie
Get Shorty
1995Get Shortyas Leo DevoeMovie
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Againas Deputy D.A. FeldbergMovie
Santo Bugito
1995Santo Bugitoas The Professor (voice)TV
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994In Search of Dr. Seussas The Ad ManMovie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas Deputy Dist. Atty. FeldbergMovie
Quiz Show
1994Quiz Showas Dan EnrightMovie
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Goldas Ira ShalowitzMovie
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras KalevMovie
Heart and Souls
1993Heart and Soulsas Hal the Bus DriverMovie
Mr. Saturday Night
1992Mr. Saturday Nightas StanMovie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Showas Norman LitkeyTV
The Commish
1991The CommishTV
City Slickers
1991City Slickersas Ira ShalowitzMovie
Cop Rock
1990Cop Rockas Louis NewmanTV
Glory Days
1990Glory Daysas Mac Ten's LawyerTV
Crazy People
1990Crazy Peopleas GeorgeMovie
Sky High
1990Sky Highas VicMovie
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989Mancuso, F.B.I.TV
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Andy ConwayTV
No Holds Barred
1989No Holds Barredas UngerMovie
The Absent-Minded Professor
1988The Absent-Minded Professoras Mr. OliphantMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brownas Dr. BishopTV
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988Rock 'N Roll Momas BorisMovie
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
No Way Out
1987No Way Outas TechnicianMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Streetas Mike FerrisTV
Downtown
1986Downtownas Capt. David KinerTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Lawas Joey PaulTV
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986It's Garry Shandling's Showas Richard KimbleTV
Night of the Creeps
1986Night of the Creepsas Young ScientistMovie
Howard the Duck
1986Howard the Duckas Larry, ScientistMovie
Pleasures
1986Pleasuresas StanleyMovie
Matlock
1986Matlockas Lenny MarcusTV
Love, Mary
1985Love, Maryas David LewisMovie
Perfect
1985Perfectas Managing EditorMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlightingas Camille's PRTV
Irreconcilable Differences
1984Irreconcilable Differencesas Alan SluiserMovie
Best Defense
1984Best Defenseas KurlyMovie
Her Life as a Man
1984Her Life as a Manas TedMovie
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983Scarecrow and Mrs. KingTV
Grace Kelly
1983Grace Kellyas Jay KanterMovie
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Airplane II: The Sequelas Court PhotographerMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhereas Mr. BickleTV
Cheers
1982Cheersas Phil SchumacherTV
Family Ties
1982Family Tiesas Larry HarrisTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Laceyas Todd FeldbergTV
Fame
1982FameTV
Open All Night
1981Open All NightTV
Simon & Simon
1981Simon & SimonTV
This House Possessed
1981This House Possessedas PasternakMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street BluesTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to HartTV
The In-Laws
1979The In-Lawsas CabbieMovie
Taxi
1978Taxias NedTV
Lou Grant
1977Lou GrantTV
Barney Miller
1975Barney Milleras Felix MorrisseyTV
The Jeffersons
1975The JeffersonsTV
Happy Days
1974Happy DaysTV
The Oscars
1953The Oscarsas SelfTV
Butterfly in the Typewriter
—Butterfly in the Typewriteras Stanley KauffmannMovie