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David Paymer
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David Paymer

Acting

BornAugust 30, 1954 · 72
FromOceanside, Long Island, New York, USA
GenderMale

90

Movies

70

TV Shows

32

Crew Credits

72

Years Active

★ 2

Popularity

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

AKA David Emmanuel Paymer

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

★ 8.01999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999★ 8.0

as Stephen Elroy

The Mentalist

The Mentalist

★ 8.42008

The Mentalist

2008★ 8.4

as James "Jim" Panzer

The View

The View

★ 4.31997

The View

1997★ 4.3

as Self

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

★ 7.62009

The Good Wife

2009★ 7.6

as Judge Richard Cuesta

Cheers

Cheers

★ 7.61982

Cheers

1982★ 7.6

as Phil Schumacher

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

★ 8.22013

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013★ 8.2

as Dr. Frederick Tate

Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

★ 8.12005

Ghost Whisperer

2005★ 8.1

as Adam Godfrey

Without a Trace

Without a Trace

★ 7.22002

Without a Trace

2002★ 7.2

as Mr. Freedman

Photos (3)

Filmography

90 titles

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit2014Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruitas Dixon Lewis ★ 6.1 Watch Ocean's Thirteen2007Ocean's Thirteenas The V.U.P. ★ 6.7 Watch Drag Me to Hell2009Drag Me to Hellas Mr. Jacks ★ 6.5 Watch City Slickers1991City Slickersas Ira Shalowitz ★ 6.5 Watch Bad Teacher2011Bad Teacheras Doctor Vogel ★ 5.6 Watch Horse Girl2020Horse Girlas Doctor ★ 5.7 Watch Airplane II: The Sequel1982Airplane II: The Sequelas Court Photographer ★ 6.1 Watch Payback1999Paybackas Arthur Stegman ★ 6.8 Watch Quiz Show1994Quiz Showas Dan Enright ★ 7.2 Watch Gang Related1997Gang Relatedas Elliot Goff ★ 6.4 Watch Accident Man2018Accident Manas Milton ★ 6.3 Watch The Five-Year Engagement2012The Five-Year Engagementas Pete Solomon ★ 5.8 Watch The Hurricane1999The Hurricaneas Myron Bedlock ★ 7.4 Watch Howard the Duck1986Howard the Duckas Larry, Scientist ★ 5.5 Watch Bait2000Baitas Agent Wooly ★ 5.7 Watch Bartleby2001Bartlebyas The Boss ★ 5.8 Watch Night of the Creeps1986Night of the Creepsas Young Scientist ★ 6.8 Watch Mighty Joe Young1998Mighty Joe Youngas Harry Ruben ★ 6.3 Watch Twixt2011Twixtas Sam ★ 5.1 Watch Get Shorty1995Get Shortyas Leo Devoe ★ 6.5 Watch Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019Where'd You Go, Bernadetteas Jay Ross ★ 6.6 Watch No Way Out1987No Way Outas Technician ★ 6.9 Watch Heart and Souls1993Heart and Soulsas Hal the Bus Driver ★ 7.0 Watch Warm Springs2005Warm Springsas Louis Howe ★ 6.6 Watch City Hall1996City Hallas Abe Goodman ★ 6.0 Watch Bounce2000Bounceas Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited) ★ 5.8 Watch Balto III: Wings of Change2004Balto III: Wings of Changeas Mel (voice) ★ 6.7 Watch City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Goldas Ira Shalowitz ★ 5.4 Watch Nixon1995Nixonas Ron Ziegler ★ 6.8 Watch Searching for Bobby Fischer1993Searching for Bobby Fischeras Kalev ★ 7.1 Watch The American President1995The American Presidentas Leon Kodak ★ 6.5 Watch Spartan2004Spartanas TV News Anchor (uncredited) ★ 6.2 Watch State and Main2000State and Mainas Marty Rossen ★ 6.3 Watch Crazy for Love2005Crazy for Loveas Max Sr. ★ 5.6 Watch Chill Factor1999Chill Factoras Dr. Richard Long ★ 4.9 Watch Butterfly in the Typewriter—Butterfly in the Typewriteras Stanley Kauffmann Watch Resurrecting the Champ2007Resurrecting the Champas Whitley ★ 6.3 Watch In Good Company2004In Good Companyas Morty ★ 6.1 Watch The In-Laws1979The In-Lawsas Cabbie ★ 6.6 Watch The In-Laws1979The In-Lawsas Cab Driver ★ 6.6 Watch Redbelt2008Redbeltas Richard ★ 6.4 Watch Perfect1985Perfectas Managing Editor ★ 5.6 Watch Unforgettable1996Unforgettableas Curtis Avery ★ 5.6 Watch Dash and Lilly1999Dash and Lillyas Arthur Kober ★ 8.7 Watch RFK2002RFKas Dick Goodwin ★ 5.9 Watch Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School2006Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm Schoolas Rafael Horowitz ★ 5.9 Watch Crime of the Century1996Crime of the Centuryas David Wilentz ★ 6.4 Watch Best Defense1984Best Defenseas Kurly ★ 4.3 Watch The 6th Man1997The 6th Manas Coach Pederson ★ 6.1 Watch Irreconcilable Differences1984Irreconcilable Differencesas Alan Sluiser ★ 5.6 Watch Mr. Saturday Night1992Mr. Saturday Nightas Stan ★ 5.9 Watch

From Where I Sit

2000From Where I Sitas Bob ★ 9.0 Watch School of Life2005School of Lifeas Matt Warner ★ 6.4 Watch Bad Therapy2020Bad Therapyas Dr. Edward Kingsley ★ 4.3 Watch Mumford1999Mumfordas Dr. Ernest Delbanco ★ 6.6 Watch Carpool1996Carpoolas Daniel Miller ★ 5.2 Watch Alex & Emma2003Alex & Emmaas John Shaw ★ 5.2 Watch Rock 'N Roll Mom1988Rock 'N Roll Momas Boris ★ 4.2 Watch Crazy People1990Crazy Peopleas George ★ 5.9 Watch The Long Way Home1997The Long Way Homeas (voice) ★ 7.1 Watch Focus2001Focusas Mr. Finkelstein ★ 6.5 Watch The Lesser Evil1998The Lesser Evilas George ★ 5.8 Watch This House Possessed1981This House Possessedas Pasternak ★ 5.9 Watch For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story2000For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Storyas Embassy interviewer ★ 6.2 Watch No Holds Barred1989No Holds Barredas Unger ★ 4.7 Watch Lemon2017Lemonas Dr. Gold ★ 4.4 Watch Cagney & Lacey: The Return1994Cagney & Lacey: The Returnas Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg ★ 6.8 Watch The Sunlit Night2020The Sunlit Nightas Levi ★ 5.4 Watch Checking Out2006Checking Outas Ted Applebaum ★ 6.7 Watch Amistad1997Amistadas Secretary John Forsyth ★ 7.0 Watch Bad Shabbos2025Bad Shabbosas Richard ★ 6.7 Watch Pleasures1986Pleasuresas Stanley ★ 6.0 Watch Cagney & Lacey: Together Again1995Cagney & Lacey: Together Againas Deputy D.A. Feldberg ★ 7.8 Watch The Pickle Recipe2016The Pickle Recipeas Uncle Morty ★ 2.1 Watch Joe and Max2002Joe and Maxas Joe Jacobs ★ 5.1 Watch Partners2000Partnersas Bob ★ 5.5 Watch The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie2001The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnieas Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch

Candor City Hospital

2005Candor City Hospital ★ 8.0 Watch Fanboy2019Fanboyas Angry Ice Cream Customer Watch Her Life as a Man1984Her Life as a Manas Ted ★ 5.3 Watch Two-Bit Waltz2014Two-Bit Waltzas The Lawyer ★ 5.5 Watch The Absent-Minded Professor1988The Absent-Minded Professoras Mr. Oliphant ★ 6.3 Watch Outside Ozona1998Outside Ozonaas Alan Defaux ★ 5.2 Watch Grace Kelly1983Grace Kellyas Jay Kanter ★ 6.4 Watch Love, Mary1985Love, Maryas David Lewis ★ 5.7 Watch Sky High1990Sky Highas Vic ★ 4.0 Watch Mr. Saturday Night2022Mr. Saturday Nightas Stan Yankleman ★ 1.0 Watch The Burial Society2002The Burial Societyas Morry Zimmer ★ 6.0 Watch In Search of Dr. Seuss1994In Search of Dr. Seussas The Ad Man ★ 6.8 Watch Enemies of Laughter2000Enemies of Laughteras Paul ★ 6.0 Watch

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