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Biography

Well known for his seamless and varied characterizations, Oscar nominated actor David Paymer has starred or co-starred in more than 40 motion pictures, several…more

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8/30/1954, Oceanside, Long Island, New York

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Role
- Santo Bugito
  The Professor
  - S 1: Ep 13 Buenos Roaches
    1/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 The Carnivore Kid
    1/1/06
  - S 1: Ep 12 Bugged Bug
  - S 1: Ep 11 My Name is Revenge
  - S 1: Ep 10 How to Eat People & Make New Friends
  - + 8 More Credits
- Into the West
  Daniel Royer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Ghost Dance
    7/22/05
- Line of Fire
  Jonah Malloy
  - S 1: Ep 11 Eminence Front (2)
    5/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 10 Eminence Front (1)
    5/30/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Senator (AKA: Strange Fruit)
    2/3/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 Mother and Child Reunion
    1/27/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 I'm Your Boogie Man
    1/13/04
  - + 8 More Credits
- Channel Umptee-3
  Sheldon S. Cargo
  - S 1: Ep 13 Words Are Weird
    2/20/98
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Lying Show
    2/13/98
  - S 1: Ep 11 Yours, Mine, and Ours
    2/6/98
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Weather Show
    1/16/98
  - S 1: Ep 9 The Fear Show
    1/9/98
  - + 8 More Credits
- Downtown (1986)
  Capt. David Kiner
  - S 1: Ep 13 (unknown title)
    8/22/87
  - S 1: Ep 12 Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die
    12/27/86
  - S 1: Ep 11 Flowers
    12/20/86
  - S 1: Ep 10 Tracks of My Tears
    12/13/86
  - S 1: Ep 9 Goin' to California
    12/6/86
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Norman Litkey
  - S 6: Ep 11 Flip
    5/31/98
  - S 6: Ep 5 The Interview
    4/12/98
  - S 5: Ep 12 The Roast
    2/19/97
  - S 5: Ep 7 Make a Wish
    1/15/97
  - S 3: Ep 8 The Mr. Sharon Stone Show
    8/10/94
  - + 1 More Credits
- Cagney & Lacey
  Deputy D.A. Feldberg
  - S 7: Ep 24 Cagney & Lacey: Together Again
    5/2/95
- Cagney & Lacey
  Deputy Dist. Atty. Feldberg
  - S 7: Ep 23 Cagney & Lacey: The Return
    11/6/94
- The Commish
  Arnie
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Matter of Life or Death (2)
    11/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 5 A Matter of Life or Death (1)
    11/2/91
  - S 1: Ep 2 Do You See What I See?
    10/5/91
  - S 1: Ep 1 In the Best of Families
    9/28/91
  - S 1: Ep 1 The Commish
    9/21/91
- Cagney & Lacey
  Todd Feldberg
  - S 7: Ep 7 Greed
    11/16/87
  - S 7: Ep 5 You've Come a Long Way, Baby
    10/26/87
  - S 6: Ep 18 Right to Remain Silent
    3/9/87
  - S 6: Ep 17 Divine Couriers
    2/23/87
  - S 5: Ep 8 Filial Duty
    12/2/85
  - + 1 More Credits
- Cagney & Lacey
  Todd Felberg
  - S 4: Ep 21 Violation
    3/18/85
  - S 4: Ep 15 Stress
    2/4/85
  - S 4: Ep 5 Fathers and Daughters
    11/12/84
Guest Star (61)

Role
- The Good Wife
  Judge Richard Cuesta
  - S 3: Ep 21 The Penalty Box
    4/22/12
  - S 1: Ep 18 Doubt
    4/6/10
  - S 1: Ep 16 Fleas
    3/9/10
  - S 1: Ep 6 Conjugal
    11/3/09
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/22/09
- The Mentalist
  James Panzer
  - S 4: Ep 7 Blinking Red Light
    11/3/11
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
  Dr. Stephen Elroy
  - S 11: Ep 22 Ace
    5/5/10
- My Name is Earl
  Clark Clark
  - S 4: Ep 2 Monkeys Take a Bath
    9/25/08
- October Road
  Dr. Doug Levy
  - S 2: Ep 8 Dancing Days Are Here Again
    1/21/08
- Brothers & Sisters
  Donald Dudley (Uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 17 All In the Family
    4/1/07
- Ghost Whisperer
  Adam Godfrey/Ghost
  - S 2: Ep 5 A Grave Matter
    10/20/06
- Entourage
  Mr. Kane
  - S 3: Ep 10 I Wanna Be Sedated
    8/13/06
- Jack & Bobby
  Adam Chasen (uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Kindness of Strangers
    9/26/04
- Jack & Bobby
  Adam Chasen (Uncredited)
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/12/04
- Century City
  Miller Sisto
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    3/16/04
- Static Shock
  Mason Andrews
  - S 4: Ep 7 Hoop Squad
    2/28/04
- The Wayne Brady Show (syndicated)
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 86 1/20/04
    1/20/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 70 Lauper/Paymer
    12/9/03
- Without a Trace
  Bob Freedman
  - S 1: Ep 2 Birthday Boy
    10/3/02
- Justice League Unlimited
  Counsellor
  - S 1: Ep 10 War World (1)
    2/24/02
- Night Visions
  Jim Osgoode
  - S 1: Ep 14 Neighborhood Watch
    8/16/01
- Rocket Power
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 15 The Wrath of Don / Safety Patrol Sam
    3/7/00
- Godzilla: The Series
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 4 Talkin' Trash
    10/3/98
- Batman Gotham Knights
  Frank
  - S 1: Ep 12 Torch Song
    6/13/98
- Duckman
  Voice of Unknown
  - S 1: Ep 13 Joking the Chicken
    6/11/94
- Tales from the Crypt
  Andy Conway
  - S 5: Ep 6 Two for the Show
    10/20/93
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 65: Ep 1 The 65th Annual Academy Awards
    3/29/93
- Good Morning America
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 193 September 30, 1992
    9/30/92
- Jake and the Fatman
  Unknown
  - S 4: Ep 15 I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
    2/13/91
- Murphy Brown
  Dr. Bishop
  - S 3: Ep 15 Hoarse Play
    2/4/91
  - S 2: Ep 25 The Bitch's Back
    5/7/90
- Equal Justice
  Stuey
  - S 2: Ep 1 Sleeping with the Enemy
    1/9/91
- Mancuso, FBI
  Lloyd
  - S 1: Ep 20 Adamant Eve
    4/24/90
- L.A. Law
  Joey Paul
  - S 4: Ep 13 Whatever Happened to Hannah?
    2/15/90
- Matlock
  Lenny Marcus
  - S 4: Ep 10 The Prisoner (2)
    11/21/89
  - S 4: Ep 9 The Prisoner (1)
    11/14/89
- Hooperman
  Leonard
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Sure Thing
    3/15/89
- Duet
  Andy
  - S 3: Ep 6 One Man Out
    12/11/88
- Who's the Boss?
  Jack
  - S 5: Ep 5 A Jack Story
    11/29/88
- Disneyland
  Oliphant
  - S 33: Ep 5 The Absent Minded Professor (1988)
    11/27/88
- Cagney & Lacey
  Todd Feldberg
  - S 7: Ep 21 A Fair Shake (1)
    5/16/88
- St. Elsewhere
  Mr. Bickle
  - S 6: Ep 19 Requiem For a Heavyweight
    5/4/88
  - S 6: Ep 18 The Naked Civil Surgeon
    4/27/88
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Richard Kimble
  - S 2: Ep 3 The Fugitive
    11/13/87
- My Sister Sam
  Bob
  - S 2: Ep 2 And They Said It Would Never Last
    10/10/87
- 21 Jump Street
  Mike Ferris
  - S 1: Ep 12 16 Blown to 35
    6/21/87
- Rags to Riches
  Arnie
  - S 1: Ep 8 Born to Ride
    4/26/87
- Cheers
  Phil Schumacher
  - S 4: Ep 26 Strange Bedfellows (3)
    5/15/86
  - S 4: Ep 24 Strange Bedfellows (1)
    5/1/86
- Moonlighting
  Camille's Agent
  - S 2: Ep 18 Camille
    5/13/86
- Diff'rent Strokes
  Mr. Wallace
  - S 8: Ep 16 Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
    2/7/86
  - S 8: Ep 12 Arnold's Initiation
    1/10/86
- Hardcastle & McCormick
  Patrick Burke
  - S 3: Ep 3 The Yankee Clipper
    10/7/85
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King
  Doctor Fronan
  - S 2: Ep 19 D.O.A.: Delirious on Arrival
    3/18/85
- Family Ties
  Larry
  - S 3: Ep 21 Cold Storage
    3/7/85
  - S 3: Ep 13 Oh Donna
    1/3/85
- Cheers
  Reporter
  - S 3: Ep 15 King of the Hill
    1/24/85
- The Paper Chase
  Myslesky
  - S 2: Ep 13 Limits
    6/26/84
- Hill Street Blues
  Michael Shapiro
  - S 4: Ep 15 The Other Side of Oneness
    2/9/84
- The Jeffersons
  David
  - S 10: Ep 4 I Do, I Don't
    10/16/83
- The Powers of Matthew Star
  Dr. Benson
  - S 1: Ep 13 Matthew Star: D.O.A.
    1/21/83
- Gloria
  Robber
  - S 1: Ep 14 Gloria On The Couch
    1/9/83
- Taxi
  Ned, the director
  - S 5: Ep 7 Alex the Gofer
    11/11/82
- Fame
  The Salesman
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Sell Out
    2/11/82
- Open All Night
  Punker
  - S 1: Ep 7 Sitting Ducks
    2/5/82
- Hart To Hart
  Andy
  - S 3: Ep 8 Hart of Darkness
    12/8/81
- Happy Days
  Dwayne
  - S 8: Ep 8 If You Knew Rosa
    1/6/81
- Lou Grant
  Roy
  - S 4: Ep 1 Nightside
    9/22/80
- Barney Miller
  Felix Martin
  - S 6: Ep 16 Guns
    1/31/80
- The ABC Afterschool Special
  Ralph
  - S 7: Ep 5 Make Believe Marriage
    1/10/79
- The Greatest American Hero
  The Gatekeeper
  - S 3: Ep 10 Wizards And Warlocks
Director (23)

Role
- Grey's Anatomy
  Director
  - S 8: Ep 23 Migration
    5/10/12
  - S 8: Ep 22 Let the Bad Times Roll
    5/3/12
  - S 2: Ep 15 Break on Through
    1/29/06
- Hart of Dixie
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 19 Destiny & Denial
    4/23/12
  - S 1: Ep 10 Hairdos and Holidays
    12/5/11
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Crush & The Crossbow
    11/14/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 In Havoc and In Heat
    10/17/11
- Make It Or Break It
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 4 Growing Pains
    4/16/12
  - S 2: Ep 19 What Lies Beneath
    5/23/11
  - S 2: Ep 14 Life Of Death
    4/18/11
  - S 2: Ep 9 If Only...
    8/24/10
  - S 2: Ep 5 I Won't Dance, Don't Ask Me
    7/27/10
  - + 2 More Credits
- Switched at Birth
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Homecoming
    8/8/11
- 90210
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Enchanted Donkey
    4/18/11
- No Ordinary Family
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 No Ordinary Visitors
    11/9/10
- Hellcats
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 4 Nobody Loves Me But My Mother
    9/29/10
- Medium
  Director
  - S 6: Ep 16 Allison Rolen Got Married
    3/12/10
  - S 2: Ep 19 Knowing Her
    4/24/06
- Life UneXpected
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 8 Bride Unbridled
    3/8/10
- Men Of A Certain Age
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 5 Powerless
    1/4/10
- Melrose Place (The CW)
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 11 June
    12/1/09
- Privileged
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 18 All About a Brand New You!
    2/24/09
  - S 1: Ep 14 All About Tough Love
    1/13/09
- Brothers & Sisters
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 15 Lost & Found
    2/15/09
  - S 2: Ep 12 Compromises
    2/17/08
  - S 2: Ep 7 36 Hours
    11/11/07
  - S 1: Ep 17 All In the Family
    4/1/07
- The Unit
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 6 Inquisition
    11/2/08
- October Road
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 10 Hat? No Hat?
    2/18/08
  - S 2: Ep 8 Dancing Days Are Here Again
    1/21/08
  - S 2: Ep 5 Once Around the Block
    12/17/07
  - S 1: Ep 5 Forever. Until Now
    4/19/07
- Heartland
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 6 Domino Effect
    7/23/07
- Gilmore Girls
  Director
  - S 7: Ep 16 Will You Be My Lorelai Gilmore?
    2/27/07
- What About Brian
  Director
  - S 2: Ep 11 What About the Exes...
    1/15/07
- Windfall
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 Crash Into You
    8/10/06
- Pepper Dennis
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 10 Dennis, Bulgari, Big Losers at ACoRNs - Film at Eleven
    6/6/06
- One Tree Hill
  Director
  - S 3: Ep 14 All Tomorrow's Parties
    2/8/06
  - S 2: Ep 7 Let the Reigns Go Loose
    11/2/04
- Everwood
  Director
  - S 4: Ep 7 Pro Choice
    11/10/05
  - S 4: Ep 3 Put On A Happy Face
    10/13/05
  - S 3: Ep 12 Giving Up the Girl
    1/24/05
  - S 2: Ep 19 Sick
    4/19/04
- Jack & Bobby
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 21 Stand By Me
    5/4/05

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