David Paymer

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David Paymer

Born 30 August 1954 71 years old Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA Who else is 71? → TMDB ↗

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

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The numbers

Computed from the record
19age in their first credit on record (1974)
51years on screen and counting
8credits in 2000, their busiest year
156dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Butterfly in the Typewriter poster

Butterfly in the Typewriter

as Stanley Kauffmann
Bad Shabbos poster Age: 70

Bad Shabbos

2025
as Richard
Mr. Saturday Night poster Age: 68

Mr. Saturday Night

2022
as Stan Yankleman
The Sunlit Night poster Age: 65

The Sunlit Night

2020
as Levi
Bad Therapy poster Age: 65

Bad Therapy

2020
as Dr. Edward Kingsley
Horse Girl poster Age: 65

Horse Girl

2020
as Doctor
Where'd You Go, Bernadette poster Age: 64

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

2019
as Jay Ross
Fanboy poster Age: 64

Fanboy

2019
as Angry Ice Cream Customer
Accident Man poster Age: 63

Accident Man

2018
as Milton
Lemon poster Age: 62

Lemon

2017
as Dr. Gold
The Pickle Recipe poster Age: 62

The Pickle Recipe

2016
as Uncle Morty
Two-Bit Waltz poster Age: 60

Two-Bit Waltz

2014
as The Lawyer
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit poster Age: 59

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2014
as Dixon Lewis
The Five-Year Engagement poster Age: 57

The Five-Year Engagement

2012
as Pete Solomon
Twixt poster Age: 57

Twixt

2011
as Sam
Bad Teacher poster Age: 56

Bad Teacher

2011
as Doctor Vogel
Drag Me to Hell poster Age: 54

Drag Me to Hell

2009
as Mr. Jacks
Redbelt poster Age: 53

Redbelt

2008
as Richard
Resurrecting the Champ poster Age: 52

Resurrecting the Champ

2007
as Whitley
Ocean's Thirteen poster Age: 52

Ocean's Thirteen

2007
as The V.U.P.
Checking Out poster Age: 52

Checking Out

2006
as Ted Applebaum
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School poster Age: 51

Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

2006
as Rafael Horowitz
Warm Springs poster Age: 50

Warm Springs

2005
as Louis Howe
No poster
Age: 50

Candor City Hospital

2005
Crazy for Love poster Age: 50

Crazy for Love

2005
as Max Sr.
School of Life poster Age: 50

School of Life

2005
as Matt Warner
In Good Company poster Age: 50

In Good Company

2004
as Morty
Balto III: Wings of Change poster Age: 49

Balto III: Wings of Change

2004
as Mel (voice)
Spartan poster Age: 49

Spartan

2004
as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
Alex & Emma poster Age: 48

Alex & Emma

2003
as John Shaw
The Burial Society poster Age: 48

The Burial Society

2002
as Morry Zimmer
RFK poster Age: 47

RFK

2002
as Dick Goodwin
Joe and Max poster Age: 47

Joe and Max

2002
as Joe Jacobs
Focus poster Age: 47

Focus

2001
as Mr. Finkelstein
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie poster Age: 46

The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie

2001
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
Bartleby poster Age: 46

Bartleby

2001
as The Boss
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story poster Age: 46

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

2000
as Embassy interviewer
Bounce poster Age: 46

Bounce

2000
as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
Enemies of Laughter poster Age: 46

Enemies of Laughter

2000
as Paul
Bait poster Age: 46

Bait

2000
as Agent Wooly
State and Main poster Age: 45

State and Main

2000
as Marty Rossen
Partners poster Age: 45

Partners

2000
as Bob
No poster
Age: 45

From Where I Sit

2000
as Bob
Mumford poster Age: 45

Mumford

1999
as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
The Hurricane poster Age: 45

The Hurricane

1999
as Myron Bedlock
Chill Factor poster Age: 45

Chill Factor

1999
as Dr. Richard Long
Dash and Lilly poster Age: 44

Dash and Lilly

1999
as Arthur Kober
Payback poster Age: 44

Payback

1999
as Arthur Stegman
Mighty Joe Young poster Age: 44

Mighty Joe Young

1998
as Harry Ruben
Outside Ozona poster Age: 44

Outside Ozona

1998
as Alan Defaux
The Lesser Evil poster Age: 44

The Lesser Evil

1998
as George
Amistad poster Age: 43

Amistad

1997
as Secretary John Forsyth
Gang Related poster Age: 43

Gang Related

1997
as Elliot Goff
The Long Way Home poster Age: 43

The Long Way Home

1997
as (voice)
The 6th Man poster Age: 42

The 6th Man

1997
as Coach Pederson
Crime of the Century poster Age: 42

Crime of the Century

1996
as David Wilentz
Carpool poster Age: 41

Carpool

1996
as Daniel Miller
Unforgettable poster Age: 41

Unforgettable

1996
as Curtis Avery
City Hall poster Age: 41

City Hall

1996
as Abe Goodman
Nixon poster Age: 41

Nixon

1995
as Ron Ziegler
The American President poster Age: 41

The American President

1995
as Leon Kodak
Get Shorty poster Age: 41

Get Shorty

1995
as Leo Devoe
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again poster Age: 40

Cagney & Lacey: Together Again

1995
as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
In Search of Dr. Seuss poster Age: 40

In Search of Dr. Seuss

1994
as The Ad Man
Cagney & Lacey: The Return poster Age: 40

Cagney & Lacey: The Return

1994
as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
Quiz Show poster Age: 39

Quiz Show

1994
as Dan Enright
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold poster Age: 39

City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

1994
as Ira Shalowitz
Heart and Souls poster Age: 38

Heart and Souls

1993
as Hal the Bus Driver
Searching for Bobby Fischer poster Age: 38

Searching for Bobby Fischer

1993
as Kalev
Mr. Saturday Night poster Age: 38

Mr. Saturday Night

1992
as Stan
City Slickers poster Age: 36

City Slickers

1991
as Ira Shalowitz
Crazy People poster Age: 35

Crazy People

1990
as George
Sky High poster Age: 35

Sky High

1990
as Vic
No Holds Barred poster Age: 34

No Holds Barred

1989
as Unger
The Absent-Minded Professor poster Age: 34

The Absent-Minded Professor

1988
as Mr. Oliphant
Rock 'N Roll Mom poster Age: 33

Rock 'N Roll Mom

1988
as Boris
No Way Out poster Age: 32

No Way Out

1987
as Technician
Night of the Creeps poster Age: 31

Night of the Creeps

1986
as Young Scientist
Howard the Duck poster Age: 31

Howard the Duck

1986
as Larry, Scientist
Pleasures poster Age: 31

Pleasures

1986
as Stanley
Love, Mary poster Age: 31

Love, Mary

1985
as David Lewis
Perfect poster Age: 30

Perfect

1985
as Managing Editor
Irreconcilable Differences poster Age: 30

Irreconcilable Differences

1984
as Alan Sluiser
Best Defense poster Age: 29

Best Defense

1984
as Kurly
Her Life as a Man poster Age: 29

Her Life as a Man

1984
as Ted
Grace Kelly poster Age: 28

Grace Kelly

1983
as Jay Kanter
Airplane II: The Sequel poster Age: 28

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982
as Court Photographer
This House Possessed poster Age: 26

This House Possessed

1981
as Pasternak
The In-Laws poster Age: 24

The In-Laws

1979
as Cabbie
The In-Laws poster Age: 24

The In-Laws

1979
as Cab Driver
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TV credits

Newest first
All's Fair poster Age: 71

All's Fair

2025
as Dr. Pollan
Good American Family poster Age: 70

Good American Family

2025
as Dr. Lawrence
St. Denis Medical poster Age: 70

St. Denis Medical

2024
as Bob
Bookie poster Age: 69

Bookie

2023
as Nathan
Minx poster Age: 67

Minx

2022
as Myron
DAVE poster Age: 65

DAVE

2020
as Don
Star Trek: Picard poster Age: 65

Star Trek: Picard

2020
as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
The Morning Show poster Age: 65

The Morning Show

2019
as Mr. Shoenfeld
On Becoming a God in Central Florida poster Age: 64

On Becoming a God in Central Florida

2019
as Buck Bridges
The Conners poster Age: 64

The Conners

2018
as Gary
There's... Johnny! poster Age: 63

There's... Johnny!

2017
as Dr. Neuberger
Room 104 poster Age: 62

Room 104

2017
as Robert
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel poster Age: 62

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

2017
as Harry Drake
Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster Age: 59

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013
as Dr. Frederick Tate
Perception poster Age: 57

Perception

2012
as Rueben Bauer
The Good Wife poster Age: 55

The Good Wife

2009
as Judge Richard Cuesta
The Mentalist poster Age: 54

The Mentalist

2008
as James "Jim" Panzer
October Road poster Age: 52

October Road

2007
Brothers and Sisters poster Age: 52

Brothers and Sisters

2006
as Donald Dudley
Ghost Whisperer poster Age: 51

Ghost Whisperer

2005
as Adam Godfrey
My Name Is Earl poster Age: 51

My Name Is Earl

2005
as Clark Clark
Jack & Bobby poster Age: 50

Jack & Bobby

2004
Entourage poster Age: 49

Entourage

2004
as Sammy Kane
Century City poster Age: 49

Century City

2004
as Miller Sisto
Line of Fire poster Age: 49

Line of Fire

2003
as Jonah Malloy
Without a Trace poster Age: 48

Without a Trace

2002
as Mr. Freedman
Justice League poster Age: 47

Justice League

2001
as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
Justice League poster Age: 47

Justice League

2001
as Chancellor / Nomad (voice)
Night Visions poster Age: 46

Night Visions

2001
as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
Static Shock poster Age: 46

Static Shock

2000
as Mason Andrews (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster Age: 45

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999
as Stephen Elroy
Godzilla: The Series poster Age: 44

Godzilla: The Series

1998
as Dean Whitehead (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys poster Age: 44

The Wild Thornberrys

1998
as Finch / Iguana (voice)
The Wild Thornberrys poster Age: 44

The Wild Thornberrys

1998
as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
Channel Umptee-3 poster Age: 43

Channel Umptee-3

1997
as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
The New Batman Adventures poster Age: 43

The New Batman Adventures

1997
as Frank (voice)
Santo Bugito poster Age: 40

Santo Bugito

1995
as The Professor (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show poster Age: 37

The Larry Sanders Show

1992
as Norman Litkey
The Commish poster Age: 37

The Commish

1991
The Commish poster Age: 37

The Commish

1991
as Arnie
Cop Rock poster Age: 36

Cop Rock

1990
as Louis Newman
Glory Days poster Age: 35

Glory Days

1990
as Mac Ten's Lawyer
Mancuso, F.B.I. poster Age: 35

Mancuso, F.B.I.

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 34

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Andy Conway
Murphy Brown poster Age: 34

Murphy Brown

1988
as Dr. Bishop
Jake and the Fatman poster Age: 33

Jake and the Fatman

1987
21 Jump Street poster Age: 32

21 Jump Street

1987
as Mike Ferris
Downtown poster Age: 32

Downtown

1986
as Capt. David Kiner
L.A. Law poster Age: 32

L.A. Law

1986
as Joey Paul
It's Garry Shandling's Show poster Age: 32

It's Garry Shandling's Show

1986
as Richard Kimble
Matlock poster Age: 31

Matlock

1986
as Lenny Marcus
Moonlighting poster Age: 30

Moonlighting

1985
as Camille's PR
Scarecrow and Mrs. King poster Age: 29

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
St. Elsewhere poster Age: 28

St. Elsewhere

1982
as Mr. Bickle
Cheers poster Age: 28

Cheers

1982
as Phil Schumacher
Family Ties poster Age: 28

Family Ties

1982
as Larry Harris
Cagney & Lacey poster Age: 27

Cagney & Lacey

1982
as Todd Feldberg
Fame poster Age: 27

Fame

1982
Open All Night poster Age: 27

Open All Night

1981
Simon & Simon poster Age: 27

Simon & Simon

1981
Hill Street Blues poster Age: 26

Hill Street Blues

1981
Hart to Hart poster Age: 25

Hart to Hart

1979
Taxi poster Age: 24

Taxi

1978
as Ned
Lou Grant poster Age: 23

Lou Grant

1977
Barney Miller poster Age: 20

Barney Miller

1975
as Felix Morrissey
The Jeffersons poster Age: 20

The Jeffersons

1975
Happy Days poster Age: 19

Happy Days

1974
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