David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, and television director.
Filmography · 153
The Mentalist
2008 · James "Jim" Panzer
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Stephen Elroy
The Good Wife
2009 · Judge Richard Cuesta
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Adam Godfrey
Without a Trace
2002 · Mr. Freedman
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Dr. Frederick Tate
Entourage
2004 · Sammy Kane
The View
1997 · Self
Cheers
1982 · Phil Schumacher
Murphy Brown
1988 · Dr. Bishop
The Morning Show
2019 · Mr. Shoenfeld
Hill Street Blues
1981
Matlock
1986 · Lenny Marcus
Simon & Simon
1981
21 Jump Street
1987 · Mike Ferris
St. Elsewhere
1982 · Mr. Bickle
Taxi
1978 · Ned
Happy Days
1974
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Donald Dudley
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Dr. Moritz Benayoun
Family Ties
1982 · Larry Harris
L.A. Law
1986 · Joey Paul
Cagney & Lacey
1982 · Todd Feldberg
My Name Is Earl
2005 · Clark Clark
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Andy Conway
Hart to Hart
1979
Barney Miller
1975 · Felix Morrissey
Moonlighting
1985 · Camille's PR
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Finch / Iguana (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Norman Litkey
Lou Grant
1977
Perception
2012 · Rueben Bauer
All's Fair
2025 · Dr. Pollan
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · Harry Drake
The Oscars
1953 · Self
St. Denis Medical
2024 · Bob
Fame
1982
The Conners
2018 · Gary
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Minx
2022 · Myron
The Commish
1991
The Jeffersons
1975
The New Batman Adventures
1997 · Frank (voice)
Static Shock
2000 · Mason Andrews (voice)
Room 104
2017 · Robert
DAVE
2020 · Don
Good American Family
2025 · Dr. Lawrence
Justice League
2001 · Chancellor / Nomad (vo...
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Richard Kimble
Drag Me to Hell
2009 · Mr. Jacks
Godzilla: The Series
1998 · Dean Whitehead (voice)
Bookie
2023 · Nathan
Payback
1999 · Arthur Stegman
Bad Teacher
2011 · Doctor Vogel
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · The V.U.P.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
2014 · Dixon Lewis
Jack & Bobby
2004
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
2019 · Buck Bridges
Night Visions
2001 · Jim Osgoode (segment "...
October Road
2007
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Court Photographer
Accident Man
2018 · Milton
Century City
2004 · Miller Sisto
Get Shorty
1995 · Leo Devoe
Mancuso, F.B.I.
1989
Cop Rock
1990 · Louis Newman
Glory Days
1990 · Mac Ten's Lawyer
City Slickers
1991 · Ira Shalowitz
The Hurricane
1999 · Myron Bedlock
No Way Out
1987 · Technician
Heart and Souls
1993 · Hal the Bus Driver
Howard the Duck
1986 · Larry, Scientist
Searching for Bobby Fischer
1993 · Kalev
Downtown
1986 · Capt. David Kiner
The Five-Year Engagement
2012 · Pete Solomon
The American President
1995 · Leon Kodak
Night of the Creeps
1986 · Young Scientist
Quiz Show
1994 · Dan Enright
Santo Bugito
1995 · The Professor (voice)
Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Harry Ruben
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
2019 · Jay Ross
Nixon
1995 · Ron Ziegler
Horse Girl
2020 · Doctor
City Hall
1996 · Abe Goodman
Line of Fire
2003 · Jonah Malloy
Bait
2000 · Agent Wooly
State and Main
2000 · Marty Rossen
In Good Company
2004 · Morty
Bounce
2000 · Prosecuting Attorney M...
Channel Umptee-3
1997 · Sheldon S. Cargo (voic...
Gang Related
1997 · Elliot Goff
Balto III: Wings of Change
2004 · Mel (voice)
Spartan
2004 · TV News Anchor (uncred...
There's... Johnny!
2017 · Dr. Neuberger
Open All Night
1981
The In-Laws
1979 · Cabbie
The 6th Man
1997 · Coach Pederson
Perfect
1985 · Managing Editor
School of Life
2005 · Matt Warner
Butterfly in the Typewriter
— · Stanley Kauffmann
Resurrecting the Champ
2007 · Whitley
Unforgettable
1996 · Curtis Avery
Bartleby
2001 · The Boss
Twixt
2011 · Sam
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
2006 · Rafael Horowitz
Crazy for Love
2005 · Max Sr.
Redbelt
2008 · Richard
Irreconcilable Differences
1984 · Alan Sluiser
Warm Springs
2005 · Louis Howe
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
1994 · Ira Shalowitz
Chill Factor
1999 · Dr. Richard Long
Alex & Emma
2003 · John Shaw
Dash and Lilly
1999 · Arthur Kober
The Sunlit Night
2020 · Levi
Best Defense
1984 · Kurly
Mr. Saturday Night
1992 · Stan
Crazy People
1990 · George
Carpool
1996 · Daniel Miller
Rock 'N Roll Mom
1988 · Boris
Bad Therapy
2020 · Dr. Edward Kingsley
In Search of Dr. Seuss
1994 · The Ad Man
Amistad
1997 · Secretary John Forsyth
This House Possessed
1981 · Pasternak
No Holds Barred
1989 · Unger
The Long Way Home
1997 · (voice)
Lemon
2017 · Dr. Gold
Enemies of Laughter
2000 · Paul
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
1995 · Deputy D.A. Feldberg
RFK
2002 · Dick Goodwin
Crime of the Century
1996 · David Wilentz
Focus
2001 · Mr. Finkelstein
Mumford
1999 · Dr. Ernest Delbanco
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story
2000 · Embassy interviewer
Bad Shabbos
2025 · Richard
The Lesser Evil
1998 · George
Fanboy
2019 · Angry Ice Cream Custom...
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Deputy Dist. Atty. Fel...
Partners
2000 · Bob
Sky High
1990 · Vic
The Absent-Minded Professor
1988 · Mr. Oliphant
Her Life as a Man
1984 · Ted
The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie
2001 · Male Rhinoceros Hornbi...
Grace Kelly
1983 · Jay Kanter
Joe and Max
2002 · Joe Jacobs
The Burial Society
2002 · Morry Zimmer
Love, Mary
1985 · David Lewis
Outside Ozona
1998 · Alan Defaux
Mr. Saturday Night
2022 · Stan Yankleman
The Pickle Recipe
2016 · Uncle Morty
Checking Out
2006 · Ted Applebaum
Pleasures
1986 · Stanley
Two-Bit Waltz
2014 · The Lawyer