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

Filmography

All's Fair
2025All's Fair
as Dr. PollanTV
Bad Shabbos
2025Bad Shabbos
as RichardMovie
Good American Family
2025Good American Family
as Dr. LawrenceTV
Bookie
2023Bookie
as NathanTV
Mr. Saturday Night
2022Mr. Saturday Night
as Stan YanklemanMovie
Minx
2022Minx
as MyronTV
Bad Therapy
2020Bad Therapy
as Dr. Edward KingsleyMovie
DAVE
2020DAVE
as DonTV
Horse Girl
2020Horse Girl
as DoctorMovie
Star Trek: Picard
2020Star Trek: Picard
as Dr. Moritz BenayounTV
The Morning Show
2019The Morning Show
as Mr. ShoenfeldTV
Fanboy
2019Fanboy
as Angry Ice Cream CustomerMovie
Accident Man
2018Accident Man
as MiltonMovie
There's... Johnny!
2017There's... Johnny!
as Dr. NeubergerTV
Room 104
2017Room 104
as RobertTV
Lemon
2017Lemon
as Dr. GoldMovie
The Pickle Recipe
2016The Pickle Recipe
as Uncle MortyMovie
Lucifer
2016Lucifer
DirectorTV
Two-Bit Waltz
2014Two-Bit Waltz
as The LawyerMovie
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Dr. Frederick TateTV
Mistresses
2013Mistresses
DirectorTV
Perception
2012Perception
as Rueben BauerTV
Bunheads
2012Bunheads
DirectorTV
The Five-Year Engagement
2012The Five-Year Engagement
as Pete SolomonMovie
Twixt
2011Twixt
as SamMovie
Bad Teacher
2011Bad Teacher
as Doctor VogelMovie
Hellcats
2010Hellcats
DirectorTV
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wife
as Judge Richard CuestaTV
Drag Me to Hell
2009Drag Me to Hell
as Mr. JacksMovie
The Mentalist
2008The Mentalist
as James "Jim" PanzerTV
Privileged
2008Privileged
DirectorTV
90210
200890210
DirectorTV
Redbelt
2008Redbelt
as RichardMovie
Heartland
2007Heartland
DirectorTV
Ocean's Thirteen
2007Ocean's Thirteen
as The V.U.P.Movie
Brothers and Sisters
2006Brothers and Sisters
as Donald DudleyTV
Checking Out
2006Checking Out
as Ted ApplebaumMovie
Windfall
2006Windfall
DirectorTV
The Unit
2006The Unit
DirectorTV
Ghost Whisperer
2005Ghost Whisperer
as Adam GodfreyTV
My Name Is Earl
2005My Name Is Earl
as Clark ClarkTV
Warm Springs
2005Warm Springs
as Louis HoweMovie
Crazy for Love
2005Crazy for Love
as Max Sr.Movie
School of Life
2005School of Life
as Matt WarnerMovie
Medium
2005Medium
DirectorTV
In Good Company
2004In Good Company
as MortyMovie
Entourage
2004Entourage
as Sammy KaneTV
Century City
2004Century City
as Miller SistoTV
Spartan
2004Spartan
as TV News Anchor (uncredited)Movie
Line of Fire
2003Line of Fire
as Jonah MalloyTV
Alex & Emma
2003Alex & Emma
as John ShawMovie
The Burial Society
2002The Burial Society
as Morry ZimmerMovie
Without a Trace
2002Without a Trace
as Mr. FreedmanTV
Everwood
2002Everwood
DirectorTV
RFK
2002RFK
as Dick GoodwinMovie
Joe and Max
2002Joe and Max
as Joe JacobsMovie
Justice League
2001Justice League
as Chancellor / Captain (voice)TV
Focus
2001Focus
as Mr. FinkelsteinMovie
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)Movie
Night Visions
2001Night Visions
as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")TV
Bartleby
2001Bartleby
as The BossMovie
Bounce
2000Bounce
as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)Movie
Static Shock
2000Static Shock
as Mason Andrews (voice)TV
Bait
2000Bait
as Agent WoolyMovie
State and Main
2000State and Main
as Marty RossenMovie
Partners
2000Partners
as BobMovie
Mumford
1999Mumford
as Dr. Ernest DelbancoMovie
The Hurricane
1999The Hurricane
as Myron BedlockMovie
Chill Factor
1999Chill Factor
as Dr. Richard LongMovie
Dash and Lilly
1999Dash and Lilly
as Arthur KoberMovie
Payback
1999Payback
as Arthur StegmanMovie
Mighty Joe Young
1998Mighty Joe Young
as Harry RubenMovie
Outside Ozona
1998Outside Ozona
as Alan DefauxMovie
The Lesser Evil
1998The Lesser Evil
as GeorgeMovie
Godzilla: The Series
1998Godzilla: The Series
as Dean Whitehead (voice)TV
The Wild Thornberrys
1998The Wild Thornberrys
as Finch / Iguana (voice)TV
Amistad
1997Amistad
as Secretary John ForsythMovie
Channel Umptee-3
1997Channel Umptee-3
as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)TV
Gang Related
1997Gang Related
as Elliot GoffMovie
The Long Way Home
1997The Long Way Home
as (voice)Movie
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
The 6th Man
1997The 6th Man
as Coach PedersonMovie
Crime of the Century
1996Crime of the Century
as David WilentzMovie
Carpool
1996Carpool
as Daniel MillerMovie
Unforgettable
1996Unforgettable
as Curtis AveryMovie
City Hall
1996City Hall
as Abe GoodmanMovie
Nixon
1995Nixon
as Ron ZieglerMovie
The American President
1995The American President
as Leon KodakMovie
Get Shorty
1995Get Shorty
as Leo DevoeMovie
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
as Deputy D.A. FeldbergMovie
Santo Bugito
1995Santo Bugito
as The Professor (voice)TV
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994In Search of Dr. Seuss
as The Ad ManMovie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994Cagney & Lacey: The Return
as Deputy Dist. Atty. FeldbergMovie
Quiz Show
1994Quiz Show
as Dan EnrightMovie
Heart and Souls
1993Heart and Souls
as Hal the Bus DriverMovie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992The Larry Sanders Show
as Norman LitkeyTV
City Slickers
1991City Slickers
as Ira ShalowitzMovie
Cop Rock
1990Cop Rock
as Louis NewmanTV
Glory Days
1990Glory Days
as Mac Ten's LawyerTV
Crazy People
1990Crazy People
as GeorgeMovie
Sky High
1990Sky High
as VicMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Crypt
as Andy ConwayTV
No Holds Barred
1989No Holds Barred
as UngerMovie
Murphy Brown
1988Murphy Brown
as Dr. BishopTV
No Way Out
1987No Way Out
as TechnicianMovie
21 Jump Street
198721 Jump Street
as Mike FerrisTV
Downtown
1986Downtown
as Capt. David KinerTV
L.A. Law
1986L.A. Law
as Joey PaulTV
Night of the Creeps
1986Night of the Creeps
as Young ScientistMovie
Howard the Duck
1986Howard the Duck
as Larry, ScientistMovie
Pleasures
1986Pleasures
as StanleyMovie
Matlock
1986Matlock
as Lenny MarcusTV
Love, Mary
1985Love, Mary
as David LewisMovie
Perfect
1985Perfect
as Managing EditorMovie
Moonlighting
1985Moonlighting
as Camille's PRTV
Irreconcilable Differences
1984Irreconcilable Differences
as Alan SluiserMovie
Best Defense
1984Best Defense
as KurlyMovie
Grace Kelly
1983Grace Kelly
as Jay KanterMovie
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982Airplane II: The Sequel
as Court PhotographerMovie
St. Elsewhere
1982St. Elsewhere
as Mr. BickleTV
Cheers
1982Cheers
as Phil SchumacherTV
Family Ties
1982Family Ties
as Larry HarrisTV
Cagney & Lacey
1982Cagney & Lacey
as Todd FeldbergTV
This House Possessed
1981This House Possessed
as PasternakMovie
The In-Laws
1979The In-Laws
as CabbieMovie
Taxi
1978Taxi
as NedTV
Barney Miller
1975Barney Miller
as Felix MorrisseyTV
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Butterfly in the Typewriter
as Stanley KauffmannMovie