David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954 in Oceanside, New York) is an American actor best known for his numerous supporting roles on film and television.
He is married to Liz Georges and they have two children.
Film Roles
- The In-Laws as Cab Driver
- Airplane II: The Sequel as Court Photographer
- Howard the Duck as Larry
- City Slickers as Ira Shalowitz
- Mr. Saturday Night as Stan
- Searching for Bobby Fischer as Kalev
- Quiz Show as Dan Enright
- Get Shorty as Leo Devoe
- The American President as Leon Kodak
- Nixon as Ron Ziegler
- Unforgettable as Curtis Avery
- City Hall as Abe Goodman
- Amistad as John Forsyth
- Mighty Joe Young as Dr. Harry Ruben
- Payback as Arthur Stegman
- The Hurricane as Myron Bedlock
- State and Main as Marty Rossen
- Bait (2000) as Agent Wooly
- Bounce as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel
- RFK as Dick Goodwin
- Balto III: Wings of Change as Mel
- Ocean's Thirteen as The V.U.P.
- Drag Me to Hell as Mr. Jacks
- The Five-Year Engagement as Pete Solomon
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as Dixon Lewis
- Where'd You Go, Bernadette? as Jay Ross
Television Roles
- Barney Miller as Felix Morrissey (1 episode)
- Lou Grant as Roy (1 episode)
- Taxi as Ned (1 episode)
- Hill Street Blues as Attorney Michael Shapiro (1 episode)
- The Paper Chase 1978 as Myslesky (6 episodes)
- Cagney & Lacey as Todd Feldberg (10 episodes)
- St. Elsewhere as Mr. Bickle (2 episodes)
- Simon & Simon as Brian Sadler (1 episode)
- Matlock as Lenny Marcus (1 episode)
- Murphy Brown as Dr. Bishop (2 episodes)
- The Larry Sanders Show as Norman Litkey (6 episodes)
- The New Batman Adventures as Frank (1 episode)
- Godzilla: The Series as Dean Whitehead (1 episode)
- The Wild Thornberrys as Finch/Iguana (1 episode)
- Without a Trace as Mr. Freedman (1 episode)
- Justice League as Chancellor/Nomad/Captain (2 episodes)
- Line Of Fire as Jonah Malloy (13 episodes)
- Jack & Bobby as Adam Chasen (2 episodes)
- Entourage as Sammy Kane (1 episode)
- October Road as Dr. Dough Levy (1 episode)
- My Name Is Earl as Clark Clark (1 episode)
- The Good Wife as Judge Richard Cuseta (9 episodes)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Dr. Stephen Elroy (1 episode)
- The Mentalist as James Panzer (1 episode)
- Perception (2012) as Rueben Bauer (4 episodes)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Harry Drake (6 episodes)
- The Conners as Gary (1 episode)
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Dr. William Tate (1 episode)
- Star Trek: Picard as Dr. Benayoun (1 episode)
- The Morning Show as Mr. Schoenfeld (1 episode)
