Saul Rubinek

Biography

Born 07/02/1948

A compact, curly-haired character player with bushy eyebrows over large brown eyes and malleable looks, Saul Rubinek has excelled in playing nebbishy professionals. Born in a displaced persons camp after WWII to Polish Holocaust survivors, he and his family emigrated to Canada when he was a mere...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 1982, received Genie for Best Supporting Actor
Received DRAMA-LOGUE Award for Best Supporting Actor

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Highlights

In 2002, Played George 'Bullets' Durgom in the Television movie "Gleason" based on the life of Jackie Gleason
In 2001, Directed "Bleacher Bums"; premiered at the Chicago Film Festival; aired on Showtime in 2002
In 2000, Starred opposite Nicolas Cage in "The Family Man"

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Family & Companions

Israel Rubinek: father (born in 1920 in Lodz, Poland; Jewish; Talmudic scholar; hidden by farmers for more than two years during WWII; had acted in Yiddish theater before WWII and made film debut at age 70 in "Avalon" (1990))
Frania Rubinek: mother (Polish Jew hidden by farmers for more than two years during WWII; appeared with her husband in "Avalon" (1990))

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