Saul Rubinek Biography

Fast Facts

• One of the films he acted in, "The Contender," won the 2001 Alan J․ Pakula Award for artistic excellence by illuminating issues of great social and political importance at the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
• Won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for "Ticket to Heaven" in 1982
• Was born in a German refugee camp, but spent most of his childhood in Canada where he became active with the Toronto Free Theater
• Quote: "Selfless acts, gratuitous acts of kindness – they are important in everyday life, to make life bearable․"
• Quote: "I come up with things to challenge myself․ I would rather be bad, frankly, than competent․"
• Has played many anti-heroes whose stories are not tied up neatly
• Acted in many movies with his friend Maury Chaykin
• In addition to acting and directing, he is also a playwright
• Celebrates both Hanukkah and Christmas with his family
• His parents survived the holocaust by hiding in a crawl-space under the woodstove in a Polish woman's farmhouse