David Paymer
Acting • AGE 71
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Acting
All's Fair
Dr. Pollan
2025
Bad Shabbos
Richard
2025
Good American Family
Dr. Lawrence
2025
St. Denis Medical
Bob
2024
Bookie
Nathan
2023
Mr. Saturday Night
Stan Yankleman
2022
Minx
Myron
2022
The Sunlit Night
Levi
2020
Bad Therapy
Dr. Edward Kingsley
2020
DAVE
Don
2020
Horse Girl
Doctor
2020
Star Trek: Picard
Dr. Moritz Benayoun
2020
The Morning Show
Mr. Shoenfeld
2019
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
Buck Bridges
2019
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
Jay Ross
2019
Fanboy
Angry Ice Cream Customer
2019
The Conners
Gary
2018
Accident Man
Milton
2018
There's... Johnny!
Dr. Neuberger
2017
Room 104
Robert
2017
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Harry Drake
2017
Lemon
Dr. Gold
2017
The Pickle Recipe
Uncle Morty
2016
Lucifer
Director
2016
Recovery Road
Director
2016
Two-Bit Waltz
The Lawyer
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Dixon Lewis
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Dr. Frederick Tate
2013
Mistresses
Director
2013
Perception
Rueben Bauer
2012
Bunheads
Director
2012
The Five-Year Engagement
Pete Solomon
2012
Hart of Dixie
Director
2011
Twixt
Sam
2011
Switched at Birth
Director
2011
Franklin & Bash
Director
2011
Bad Teacher
Doctor Vogel
2011
No Ordinary Family
Director
2010
Hellcats
Director
2010
Life Unexpected
Director
2010
Men of a Certain Age
Director
2009
The Good Wife
Judge Richard Cuesta
2009
Melrose Place
Director
2009
Make It or Break It
Director
2009
Drag Me to Hell
Mr. Jacks
2009
The Mentalist
James "Jim" Panzer
2008
Privileged
Director
2008
90210
Director
2008
Redbelt
Richard
2008
Side Order of Life
Director
2007
Heartland
Director
2007
Resurrecting the Champ
Whitley
2007
Ocean's Thirteen
The V.U.P.
2007
October Road
2007
Brothers and Sisters
Donald Dudley
2006
Checking Out
Ted Applebaum
2006
Windfall
Director
2006
What About Brian
Director
2006
Pepper Dennis
Director
2006
The Unit
Director
2006
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Rafael Horowitz
2006
Ghost Whisperer
Adam Godfrey
2005
My Name Is Earl
Clark Clark
2005
Warm Springs
Louis Howe
2005
Grey's Anatomy
Director
2005
Crazy for Love
Max Sr.
2005
School of Life
Matt Warner
2005
Medium
Director
2005
In Good Company
Morty
2004
Jack & Bobby
2004
Entourage
Sammy Kane
2004
Balto III: Wings of Change
Mel (voice)
2004
Century City
Miller Sisto
2004
Spartan
TV News Anchor (uncredited)
2004
Line of Fire
Jonah Malloy
2003
One Tree Hill
Director
2003
Alex & Emma
John Shaw
2003
The Burial Society
Morry Zimmer
2002
Without a Trace
Mr. Freedman
2002
Everwood
Director
2002
RFK
Dick Goodwin
2002
Joe and Max
Joe Jacobs
2002
Justice League
Chancellor / Captain (voice)
2001
Focus
Mr. Finkelstein
2001
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
2001
Night Visions
Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
2001
Bartleby
The Boss
2001
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
Embassy interviewer
2000
Bounce
Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
2000
Enemies of Laughter
Paul
2000
Gilmore Girls
Director
2000
Static Shock
Mason Andrews (voice)
2000
Bait
Agent Wooly
2000
State and Main
Marty Rossen
2000
Partners
Bob
2000
Mumford
Dr. Ernest Delbanco
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Stephen Elroy
1999
The Hurricane
Myron Bedlock
1999
Chill Factor
Dr. Richard Long
1999
Dash and Lilly
Arthur Kober
1999
Payback
Arthur Stegman
1999
Mighty Joe Young
Harry Ruben
1998
Outside Ozona
Alan Defaux
1998
The Lesser Evil
George
1998
Godzilla: The Series
Dean Whitehead (voice)
1998
The Wild Thornberrys
Finch / Iguana (voice)
1998
Amistad
Secretary John Forsyth
1997
Channel Umptee-3
Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
1997
Gang Related
Elliot Goff
1997
The Long Way Home
(voice)
1997
The New Batman Adventures
Frank (voice)
1997
The View
Self
1997
The 6th Man
Coach Pederson
1997
Crime of the Century
David Wilentz
1996
Carpool
Daniel Miller
1996
Unforgettable
Curtis Avery
1996
City Hall
Abe Goodman
1996
Nixon
Ron Ziegler
1995
The American President
Leon Kodak
1995
Get Shorty
Leo Devoe
1995
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
Deputy D.A. Feldberg
1995
Santo Bugito
The Professor (voice)
1995
In Search of Dr. Seuss
The Ad Man
1994
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
1994
Quiz Show
Dan Enright
1994
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Ira Shalowitz
1994
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Kalev
1993
Heart and Souls
Hal the Bus Driver
1993
Mr. Saturday Night
Stan
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
Norman Litkey
1992
The Commish
1991
City Slickers
Ira Shalowitz
1991
Cop Rock
Louis Newman
1990
Glory Days
Mac Ten's Lawyer
1990
Crazy People
George
1990
Sky High
Vic
1990
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Tales from the Crypt
Andy Conway
1989
No Holds Barred
Unger
1989
The Absent-Minded Professor
Mr. Oliphant
1988
Murphy Brown
Dr. Bishop
1988
Rock 'N Roll Mom
Boris
1988
Jake and the Fatman
1987
No Way Out
Technician
1987
21 Jump Street
Mike Ferris
1987
Downtown
Capt. David Kiner
1986
L.A. Law
Joey Paul
1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Richard Kimble
1986
Night of the Creeps
Young Scientist
1986
Howard the Duck
Larry, Scientist
1986
Pleasures
Stanley
1986
Matlock
Lenny Marcus
1986
Love, Mary
David Lewis
1985
Perfect
Managing Editor
1985
Moonlighting
Camille's PR
1985
Irreconcilable Differences
Alan Sluiser
1984
Best Defense
Kurly
1984
Her Life as a Man
Ted
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Grace Kelly
Jay Kanter
1983
Airplane II: The Sequel
Court Photographer
1982
St. Elsewhere
Mr. Bickle
1982
Cheers
Phil Schumacher
1982
Family Ties
Larry Harris
1982
Cagney & Lacey
Todd Feldberg
1982
Fame
1982
Open All Night
1981
Simon & Simon
1981
This House Possessed
Pasternak
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hart to Hart
1979
The In-Laws
Cabbie
1979
Taxi
Ned
1978
Lou Grant
1977
Barney Miller
Felix Morrissey
1975
The Jeffersons
1975
Happy Days
1974
The Oscars
Self
1953
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Stanley Kauffmann