David Paymer

Biography

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

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Mentalist

The Good Wife

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Without a Trace

Ghost Whisperer

The View

Cheers

All Movies (90)

• Bad Shabbos2025 · as Richard
• Mr. Saturday Night2022 · as Stan Yankleman
• The Sunlit Night2020 · as Levi
• Bad Therapy2020 · as Dr. Edward Kingsley
• Horse Girl2020 · as Doctor
• Where'd You Go, Bernadette2019 · as Jay Ross
• Fanboy2019 · as Angry Ice Cream Customer
• Accident Man2018 · as Milton
• Lemon2017 · as Dr. Gold
• The Pickle Recipe2016 · as Uncle Morty
• Two-Bit Waltz2014 · as The Lawyer
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit2014 · as Dixon Lewis
• The Five-Year Engagement2012 · as Pete Solomon
• Twixt2011 · as Sam
• Bad Teacher2011 · as Doctor Vogel
• Drag Me to Hell2009 · as Mr. Jacks
• Redbelt2008 · as Richard
• Resurrecting the Champ2007 · as Whitley
• Ocean's Thirteen2007 · as The V.U.P.
• Checking Out2006 · as Ted Applebaum
• Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School2006 · as Rafael Horowitz
• Warm Springs2005 · as Louis Howe
• Candor City Hospital2005
• Crazy for Love2005 · as Max Sr.
• School of Life2005 · as Matt Warner
• In Good Company2004 · as Morty
• Balto III: Wings of Change2004 · as Mel (voice)
• Spartan2004 · as TV News Anchor (uncredited)
• Alex & Emma2003 · as John Shaw
• The Burial Society2002 · as Morry Zimmer
• RFK2002 · as Dick Goodwin
• Joe and Max2002 · as Joe Jacobs
• Focus2001 · as Mr. Finkelstein
• The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie2001 · as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
• Bartleby2001 · as The Boss
• For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story2000 · as Embassy interviewer
• Bounce2000 · as Prosecuting Attorney Mandel (uncredited)
• Enemies of Laughter2000 · as Paul
• Bait2000 · as Agent Wooly
• State and Main2000 · as Marty Rossen
• Partners2000 · as Bob
• From Where I Sit2000 · as Bob
• Mumford1999 · as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
• The Hurricane1999 · as Myron Bedlock
• Chill Factor1999 · as Dr. Richard Long
• Dash and Lilly1999 · as Arthur Kober
• Payback1999 · as Arthur Stegman
• Mighty Joe Young1998 · as Harry Ruben
• Outside Ozona1998 · as Alan Defaux
• The Lesser Evil1998 · as George
• Amistad1997 · as Secretary John Forsyth
• Gang Related1997 · as Elliot Goff
• The Long Way Home1997 · as (voice)
• The 6th Man1997 · as Coach Pederson
• Crime of the Century1996 · as David Wilentz
• Carpool1996 · as Daniel Miller
• Unforgettable1996 · as Curtis Avery
• City Hall1996 · as Abe Goodman
• Nixon1995 · as Ron Ziegler
• The American President1995 · as Leon Kodak
• Get Shorty1995 · as Leo Devoe
• Cagney & Lacey: Together Again1995 · as Deputy D.A. Feldberg
• In Search of Dr. Seuss1994 · as The Ad Man
• Cagney & Lacey: The Return1994 · as Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
• Quiz Show1994 · as Dan Enright
• City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold1994 · as Ira Shalowitz
• Searching for Bobby Fischer1993 · as Kalev
• Heart and Souls1993 · as Hal the Bus Driver
• Mr. Saturday Night1992 · as Stan
• City Slickers1991 · as Ira Shalowitz
• Crazy People1990 · as George
• Sky High1990 · as Vic
• No Holds Barred1989 · as Unger
• The Absent-Minded Professor1988 · as Mr. Oliphant
• Rock 'N Roll Mom1988 · as Boris
• No Way Out1987 · as Technician
• Night of the Creeps1986 · as Young Scientist
• Howard the Duck1986 · as Larry, Scientist
• Pleasures1986 · as Stanley
• Love, Mary1985 · as David Lewis
• Perfect1985 · as Managing Editor
• Irreconcilable Differences1984 · as Alan Sluiser
• Best Defense1984 · as Kurly
• Her Life as a Man1984 · as Ted
• Grace Kelly1983 · as Jay Kanter
• Airplane II: The Sequel1982 · as Court Photographer
• This House Possessed1981 · as Pasternak
• The In-Laws1979 · as Cabbie
• The In-Laws1979 · as Cab Driver
• Butterfly in the Typewriter— · as Stanley Kauffmann

All TV Shows (69)

• All's Fair2025 · as Dr. Pollan
• Good American Family2025 · as Dr. Lawrence
• St. Denis Medical2024 · as Bob
• Bookie2023 · as Nathan
• Minx2022 · as Myron
• DAVE2020 · as Don
• Star Trek: Picard2020 · as Dr. Moritz Benayoun
• The Morning Show2019 · as Mr. Shoenfeld
• On Becoming a God in Central Florida2019 · as Buck Bridges
• The Conners2018 · as Gary
• There's... Johnny!2017 · as Dr. Neuberger
• Room 1042017 · as Robert
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel2017 · as Harry Drake
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Dr. Frederick Tate
• Perception2012 · as Rueben Bauer
• The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Richard Cuesta
• The Mentalist2008 · as James "Jim" Panzer
• October Road2007
• Brothers and Sisters2006 · as Donald Dudley
• Ghost Whisperer2005 · as Adam Godfrey
• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Clark Clark
• Jack & Bobby2004
• Entourage2004 · as Sammy Kane
• Century City2004 · as Miller Sisto
• Line of Fire2003 · as Jonah Malloy
• Without a Trace2002 · as Mr. Freedman
• Justice League2001 · as Chancellor / Captain (voice)
• Justice League2001 · as Chancellor / Nomad (voice)
• Night Visions2001 · as Jim Osgoode (segment "Neighborhood Watch")
• Static Shock2000 · as Mason Andrews (voice)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Stephen Elroy
• Godzilla: The Series1998 · as Dean Whitehead (voice)
• The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Finch / Iguana (voice)
• The Wild Thornberrys1998 · as Male Rhinoceros Hornbill (voice)
• Channel Umptee-31997 · as Sheldon S. Cargo (voice)
• The New Batman Adventures1997 · as Frank (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self
• Santo Bugito1995 · as The Professor (voice)
• The Larry Sanders Show1992 · as Norman Litkey
• The Commish1991
• The Commish1991 · as Arnie
• Cop Rock1990 · as Louis Newman
• Glory Days1990 · as Mac Ten's Lawyer
• Mancuso, F.B.I.1989
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Andy Conway
• Murphy Brown1988 · as Dr. Bishop
• Jake and the Fatman1987
• 21 Jump Street1987 · as Mike Ferris
• Downtown1986 · as Capt. David Kiner
• L.A. Law1986 · as Joey Paul
• It's Garry Shandling's Show1986 · as Richard Kimble
• Matlock1986 · as Lenny Marcus
• Moonlighting1985 · as Camille's PR
• Scarecrow and Mrs. King1983
• St. Elsewhere1982 · as Mr. Bickle
• Cheers1982 · as Phil Schumacher
• Family Ties1982 · as Larry Harris
• Cagney & Lacey1982 · as Todd Feldberg
• Fame1982
• Open All Night1981
• Simon & Simon1981
• Hill Street Blues1981
• Hart to Hart1979
• Taxi1978 · as Ned
• Lou Grant1977
• Barney Miller1975 · as Felix Morrissey
• The Jeffersons1975
• Happy Days1974
• The Oscars1953 · as Self