John Arthur Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American actor, composer, and director best known for Family (1976-1980), Crazy Like a Fox (1984-1986), and The Boys from Brazil (1978).
He was married to actress Judi West, Jane Lanier, currently married to Bonnie Burgess, and has five children, including actor Michael Weston. His parents are dancer/writer Aniela and pianist Arthur Rubinstein.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1969: The Trouble with Girls as Princeton
- 1970: Getting Straight as Herbert
- 1971: Zachariah as Zachariah
- 1971: The Sandpit Generals as Professor
- 1971: A Howling In The Woods as Justin Conway
- 1972: Something Evil as Ernest Lincoln
- 1975: All Together Now as Bill Lindsay
- 1976: The Quest The Longest Drive as Wakely
- 1977: The Car as John Morris
- 1978: The Boys from Brazil as David Bennett
- 1978: The Gift Of The Magi as Jim
- 1979: In Search Of Historic Jesus as Jesus
- 1979: Shes Dressed To Kill as Alan Lenz
- 1980: Make Me An Offer as Dr. Max Westcott
- 1980: The Silent Lovers as Irving Thalberg
- 1981: Killjoy as Dr. Paul Trenton
- 1981: Skokie as Herb Lewisohn
- 1983: I Take These Men as David Keonig
- 1983: MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving as Steve White
- 1983: Daniel as Robert Lewin
- 1987: Still Crazy Like A Fox as Harrison Fox Jr.
- 1987: Someone To Watch Over Me as Neil Steinhart
- 1988: Beryl Markham Shadow On The Sun as Arthur Kane
- 1988: Liberace as Jamie
- 1990: Voices Within The Lives Of Truddi Chase as Norman De Roin
- 1992: In My Daughters Name as Ban Worrall
- 1993: Another Stakeout as Thomas Hassrick
- 1993: The American Clock as Moe Baumler
- 1994: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle as District Attorney
- 1995: Mercy 1995 as Frank Kramer
- 1995: Nine Hundred Nineteen Fifth Avenue as Jerome Wildsmith
- 1996: Norma Jean And Marilyn as Darryl Zanuck
- 1996: Kid Cop as Stan Dwerkin
- 1997: The Sleepwalker Killing as Dr. Frank Corrigan
- 2002: Red Dragon as Dinner Guest
- 2003: 21 Grams as Gynecologist
- 2005: Amber Frey Witness For The Prosecution as Mark Geragos
- 2005: Jane Doe The Wrong Face as Phil Raphaelson
- 2005: Mrs Harris as Tarnower's Best Friend
- 2007: Sublime as Dr. Lichterhand
- 2007: Choose Connor as Cary Evor
- 2007: Jekyll as Daniel Carew
- 2008: Sweet Nothing In My Ear as Dr. Flynt (uncredited)
- 2008: Rome And Jewel as Mayor Capps
- 2008: The Candlelight Murders as Dr. Rod Huffman
- 2009: Split Second as Dr. Radley
- 2010: Healing Hands as Dr. Harris
- 2012: Hello I Must Be Going as Stan
- 2012: Atlas Shrugged as Dr. Floyd Ferris
- 2012: I Will Follow You Into The Dark as Dr. Thomas
- 2013: A Mothers Rage as Dr. White
- 2015: The Atticus Institute as Marcus Wheeler
- 2015: Daddy as Uncle Liam
- 2020: The Cluster B Quadrilogy as Danny's Father (voice)
- 2021: Being the Ricardos as Jess Oppenheimer
Television Roles
- 1967: Dragnet as Paul Whidden
- 1967: The Virginian as Billy Simmons
- 1967: Ironside (1967) as 2nd Hippie
- 1969: Room 222 as Martin Kaufman
- 1970: The Bold Ones The Protectors as Pvt. Chuck Kelley
- 1970: The Young Lawyers as Dan Fulton
- 1970-1971: The Psychiatrist as Randelll File/Teddy
- 1971: Matt Lincoln as Christopher
- 1971: Men At Law as Ron Martin
- 1971: The Mod Squad as Larry Wheeler
- 1971: Nichols as Fred Buckerman
- 1972: Cannon as Larry Bolinger
- 1972: The Mary Tyler Moore Show as Matt Bryan Jr.
- 1972-1977: The Streets of San Francisco as Walter J. Young/Lindy
- 1972-1977: Hawaii Five-O as Joey Kalima/Harold
- 1975: Movin' On as Gershon Simenov
- 1975: Police Woman as Tommy Donlevy
- 1975: The Wide World Of Mystery as David
- 1975-1976: Harry O as Richard Trask/Jack Dawes
- 1975-1976: Barnaby Jones as Larry Chistopher/Chris Garrison
- 1976: Barbary Coast as Garrison
- 1976: The Rookies as Richard Komansky
- 1976: The Quest as Wakely
- 1976-1980: Family as Jeff Maitland
- 1977: Lou Grant as Andrew Martin
- 1977: What Really Happened To The Class Of 65 as Jaik
- 1977: Wonder Woman (1975) as Major Dexter
- 1978-1987: The Love Boat as Jack Forbes/Allan Davis/George Allison
- 1979: Vegas as Vance Spilroy
- 1979: Roots The Next Generations as Lt. Hamilton Ten Eyck
- 1979: The French Atlantic Affair as Herb Kleinfeld
- 1979-1984: Fantasy Island as Donald King/Johnny Court
- 1982: Quincy, M.E. as Dr. Walter Ross
- 1983: Trapper John, M.D. as Hank Palmer
- 1983: Emerald Point NAS as Lt. Cmdr. Edwards
- 1984: The Paper Chase as Prof. Wendell Peterson
- 1984-1986: Crazy Like a Fox as Harrison Fox
- 1985: Live From Lincoln Center as Host
- 1987: The Two Mrs Grenvilles as Bratsie Bleeker
- 1987: American Masters as Host
- 1987: Jake and the Fatman as Brent Moore
- 1988: Highway to Heaven as Matthew
- 1988: Hotel as Cliff Phillips
- 1988: Matlock as Dr. Douglas Clark/Carl Benedict
- 1991: Father Dowling Mysteries as Tim
- 1992: Murder, She Wrote as George Foster
- 1993: Frasier as Phillip Hayson
- 1993: Against The Grain as Mr. O'Brien
- 1994: RoboCop: The Series as Chip Chayken
- 1994-1996: Diagnosis: Murder as Peter Trent/Thomas Taylor
- 1994-1997: Party of Five as Walter Alcott
- 1995: Lois & Clark as Emmet Vale
- 1995: Star Trek: Voyager as John Evansville
- 1996: Superman: The Animated Series as Peterson
- 1996: Early Edition as Dr. Marcus
- 1997: ER as Dr. Kenner
- 1998: The Practice as Judge Joseph Papp
- 2000: Perfect Murder Perfect Town Jon Benet And The City Of Boulder as Rev. Hoverstock
- 2000: Family Law as Garwicz
- 2000: Gideons Crossing as Larry Palmer
- 2001: Boston Public as Judge Joseph Papp
- 2001: Any Day Now as Shaughnessy
- 2001: The West Wing as Sen. Andy Ritter
- 2001-2002: Angel as Linwood Murrow
- 2002: Judging Amy as James Pierpont
- 2002: The District as George Wilson
- 2002: She Spies as Sen. Thomas Jefferson Mitchell
- 2002: The Guardian as Sen. Nathan Caldwell
- 2002-2004: Star Trek: Enterprise as Minister Kuvak/Mazarite Captain
- 2003: Without a Trace as Dr. Feldman
- 2003: The Big O as Vice President
- 2003: Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Ernest Serano
- 2003: Charmed (1998) as Dr. Berenson
- 2003: 24 as Secretary of State Alex
- 2003: The Division (2001) as Dr. Bertman
- 2003: The Lyon's Den as Mr. Woodard
- 2003: Strong Medicine as Lyle LaCouer
- 2003: NCIS as Director Bob
- 2004: Becker as Dickie
- 2004: The Parkers as Jonathan
- 2004: Friends as The Doctor
- 2005: The Closer as Dr. Brown
- 2005: Barbershop as Nicholas Kane
- 2005: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Judge Schuyler
- 2005: House as Dr. Ayersman
- 2006: Law & Order as Mr. Thurber
- 2006: Related 2005 as Dr. Shapiro
- 2006: Cold Case as Rafe Gray
- 2006: Criminal Minds as Hayden Rawlings
- 2006: Shark as Lance Horning
- 2006: Girlfriends (2000) as Dr. Wulfberg
- 2006-2007: Day Break as Barry Colburn
- 2006-2013: CSI as Priest/Judge Crawford
- 2008: Eli Stone as Damon Smalls
- 2008: Dirty Sexy Money as Dr. Zwerling
- 2009: Supernatural as Charlie
- 2009: Brothers & Sisters as Dr Marc Wilson
- 2009: NUMB3RS as Gene Evans
- 2009: Hawthorne as Dr. Henry Lee
- 2009: Greek as Dr. Larsen
- 2009-2010: The Young and the Restless as Dr. Charles Taylor
- 2009-2012: Desperate Housewives as Principal Hobson
- 2010-2011: Parenthood as Principal Liam Taylor
- 2011: No Ordinary Family as Dr. Klein
- 2011: Wizards of Waverly Place as Gorog
- 2011-2012: Harry's Law as Judge Randy
- 2012: Electric City as Dick Jacobs
- 2012-2013: The Mentalist as Judge Manchester
- 2013: Project SERA as Sen. Simpson
- 2013: The Fosters as Henry Marshall
- 2013: Instant Mom as Principal Skinner
- 2013: Work It as Dr. Prescott
- 2014: Grey's Anatomy as Keith Kalber
- 2014: Complete Works as Richard Dallion
- 2014: Revenge as Judge Rivers
- 2014: Jessie as Ivan
- 2014-2015: Perception as FBI Agent Jack Crawford
- 2016: Legends of Tomorrow as Albert Einstein
- 2016-2017: This Is Us as Ron Schiller
- 2017: When We Rise as Dr. Charles W. Socarides
- 2017: Feud as George Cukor
- 2017-2021: Dear White People as Pres. Fletcher
- 2018: American Housewife as Dr. Paulson
- 2018: Mom as Prof. Addison
- 2018: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as Daniel Webster
- 2018: Dirty John as Old William
- 2019: The Orville as Prefect
- 2019: Young Sheldon as Rabbi Schneiderman
- 2019: Proven Innocent as Clifford
- 2019: Pearson as Allan Steiner
- 2019: For All Mankind as Dr. Marsten
- 2020: AJ and the Queen as Doctor
- 2020: Ghost Tape as Corporal Wilson
- 2021: 9-1-1 as Melvin
Video Game Roles
- 2002: Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht as Suou Uzuki (Uncredited Role)
- 2005: NanoBreaker as General Raymond (uncredited)
- 2006: Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops as Commander
- 2009: Professor Layton and the Last Specter as Jean Descole
- 2011: Professor Layton And T He Miracle Mask as Jean Descole
- 2013: Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy as Desmond Sycamore/Jean Descole
- 2015: Resident Evil: Revelations 2 as Evgeny Rebic
- 2015: Resident Evil Revelations 2 The Struggle as Evgeny Rebic
- 2015: Fire Emblem Fates as Subaki/Iago/various
- 2017: Fire Emblem Heroes as Jagen/Jaffar/Subaki
Director
- 1989: CBS Schoolbreak Special
- 1992: ABC Afterschool Specials
- 1997: High Tide
- 2001: Nash Bridges
