Real Name:
Saul Rubinek

Date of Birth:
July 2nd 1948

Place of Birth:
Fohrenwald, Wolfrathausen, Germany

Screen Debut:
The Rimshots (1976)

Spouses:
Unknown

Saul Rubinek was born on July 2nd 1948 in Germany. He began his professional career in Canada as a child actor in theatre and radio, becoming a member of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival company in Stratford, Ontario in 1969. His love of theatre led him to be a cofounder, actor and director of Theatre Le Hibou, Theatre Passe-Muraille, and Toronto Free Theatre (1968-1974). His screen career goes back to 1976 when he starred in The Rimshots (1976) and Sanctuary Of Fear (1979). He is no stranger to comedy roles either as he previously played the role of Alan Mesnick in Ink, a comedy set in a newspaper office and starring Ted Danson (Sam Malone in Cheers and Frasier).

Saul's films include Liberace: Behind the Music (1988), Undercover Blues (1993), Getting Even with Dad (1994), Nixon (1995) and Jerry & Tom (1998). Recently he has appeared in the TV mini-series 36 Hours to Die (1999) and The Bookfair Murders (2000). He has appeared in many Canadian films, winning many awards along the way. He starred in Ralph Thomas' Ticket To Heaven (1981 - Genie award: best supporting actor); Claude Jutra's By Design (1982 - best actor Genie nomination); Robin Spry's Obsessed (1987 - supporting actor nomination); Allan Goldstein's The Outside Chance of Maximillian Glick (1988 - best actor nomination); Mort Ransen's Falling Over Backwards (1989), and Eli Cohen's award-winning dramatic film The Quarrel (1990), which was co-produced by American Playhouse for PBS.