| Caption | John Rubinstein, April 2008 |
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| Birthname | John Arthur Rubinstein |
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| Birth date | December 08, 1946 |
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| Birth place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor, composer, director |
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| Yearsactive | 1967–present |
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| Spouse | Judi West (1971-1991; divorced)Jane Lanier (1992-2002; divorced) |
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John Arthur Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946) is an American film, Broadway, and television actor, a composer of film and theatre music, and a director in theatre and television.
Life and career
Rubinstein was born in
Los Angeles, California, the son of Aniela (
née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, and Polish-born concert pianist
Arthur Rubinstein. Rubinstein's maternal grandfather was Polish conductor
Emil Młynarski.
He made his Broadway acting debut in 1972 and received a Theater World Award for creating the title role in the musical Pippin, directed by Bob Fosse. In 1980 he won the Tony, Drama Desk, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, and Drama-Logue Awards for his portrayal of James Leeds in Mark Medoff's Children of a Lesser God, directed by Gordon Davidson. Other Broadway appearances were in Neil Simon's Fools, directed by Mike Nichols, and Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, which earned him a Drama Desk nomination; he replaced William Hurt as Eddie in David Rabe's Hurlyburly, replaced David Dukes in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly, and starred in Getting Away with Murder, by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth, directed by Jack O'Brien. In 1987 he made his off-Broadway debut at the Roundabout Theater as Guildenstern in Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, with Stephen Lang and John Wood, and subsequently performed in Urban Blight and Cabaret Verboten. In 2005 he received the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, as well as nominations for both the Outer Critics’ and Drama League Awards, for his portrayal of George Simon in Elmer Rice's Counsellor-at-Law. In addition, he has made numerous appearances in regional theater productions.
Rubinstein's feature films include 21 Grams, Red Dragon, Mercy, Another Stakeout, Someone to Watch Over Me, Daniel, The Boys from Brazil opposite Sir Laurence Olivier, Rome and Jewel, Jekyll, Kid Cop, Getting Straight, Zachariah, The Trouble with Girls, and The Car. Since 1965 he has acted in over 150 television films and series episodes. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his portrayal of Jeff Maitland in the series Family, a role he played for five years, co-starred for two years with Jack Warden in the series Crazy Like a Fox, and was featured in the miniseries Perfect Murder, Perfect Town. He has subsequently played recurring parts on Angel, The Guardian, The Practice, , and . In the series finale of Friends, he played the doctor who delivered Monica and Chandler's babies.
Rubinstein has composed, orchestrated, and conducted the musical scores for five feature films, including Jeremiah Johnson and The Candidate, as well as for over 150 television films and episodes. He spent six years as host for the radio program Carnegie Hall Tonight, broadcast on 180 stations in the United States and Canada, and two years as the keyboard player for the jazz-rock group Funzone. He has also recorded over sixty-five books on audio, including eighteen of the best-selling Alex Delaware novels by Jonathan Kellerman.
In 1987, Rubinstein made his directorial debut at the Williamstown Theater Festival, staging Aphra Behn's The Rover, with Christopher Reeve. He has continued to direct regional theater productions, as well as in television.
He originated the role of The Wizard in the Los Angeles production of the musical Wicked which opened on February 21, 2007. He ended his 18 month run on August 24, 2008 and was replaced by David Garrison. He starred alongside Eden Espinosa, Caissie Levy, and Teal Wicks as Elphaba; Megan Hilty and Erin Mackey as Glinda; and Carol Kane and Jo Anne Worley as Madame Morrible.
John appeared in the award winning short film The Delivery (2008) as the actor-from-hell in an audiobook recording and as the Mad Hatter. He currently teaches a course in musical theater audition techniques at the University of Southern California.
Personal life
Rubinstein has been married twice: to actress
Judi West (1971–1989) and actress
Jane Lanier (1992–2002).
He has five children: Jessica,
Michael, Peter, Jacob, and Max.
Filmography
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|- align="center"
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes
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|rowspan=3|1967
|
Dragnet
| Paul Whidden
| Episode: The Grenade
|-
|
The Virginian
| Billy Simmons
| Episode: The Deadly Past
|-
|
Ironside
| 2nd Hippie
| Episode: The Leaf in the Forest
|-
|rowspan=2|1969
|
The Trouble with Girls
| Princeton
|
|-
|
Room 222
| Martin Kaufman
| Episode: The Flu
|-
|rowspan=4|1970
|
| Private Kelley
| Episode: A Thing Not of God
|-
|
Getting Straight
| Herbert
|
|-
|
The Young Lawyers
| Dan Fulton
| Episode: We May Be Better Strangers
|-
|
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
| Teddy, the Student Addict
| TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=7|1971
|
Matt Lincoln
| Christopher
| Episode: Christopher
|-
|
Zachariah
| Zachariah
|
|-
|
Men at Law
| Ron Martin
| Episode: Hostage
|-
|
The Psychiatrist
| Randell File
| Episode: Ex-Sgt. Randell File, U.S.A.
|-
|
The Sandpit Generals
| Professor
|
|-
|
The Mod Squad
| Larry Wheeler
| Episode: Survival
|-
|
A Howling in the Woods
| Justin Conway
| TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=3|1972
|
Something Evil
| Ernest Lincoln
| TV Movie
|-
|
Cannon
| Larry Bolinger
| Episode: A Deadly Quiet Town
|-
|
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
| Matt, Jr.
| Episode: You Certainly Are a Big Boy
|-
|rowspan=2|1972, 1977
|
The Streets of San Francisco
| Lindy/Walter J. Young
| 2 Episodes
|-
|
Hawaii Five-O
| Harold/Joey Kalima
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|1975
|
All Together Now
| Bill Lindsay
| TV Movie
|-
|
Police Woman
| Tommy Donlevy
| Episode: Glitter with a Bullet
|-
|
Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery
| David
| TV Movie
|-
|
Wide World Mystery
| David
| Episode: Mr. & Mrs. and the Bandstand Mystery
|-
|rowspan=2|1975–1976
|
Harry O
| Jack Dawes/Richard Trask
| 2 Episodes
|-
|
Barnaby Jones
| Chris Garrison/Larry Christopher
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|1976
|
The Quest: The Longest Drive
| Wakely
| TV Movie
|-
|
Barbary Coast
| Garrison
| Episode: The Dawson Marker
|-
|
The Rookies
| Dr. Richard Komansky
| Episode: The Mugging
|-
|
The Quest
| Wakely
| 2 Episodes
|-
|1976–1980
|
Family
| Jeff Maitland
| 12 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=5|1977
|
The Car
| John Morris
|
|-
|
Corey: For the People
| Dan Corey
| TV Movie
|-
|
Lou Grant
| Andrew Martin
| Episode: Hostages
|-
|
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
| Jaik
| Episode: The Girl Nobody Knew
|-
|
The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
| Major Dexter
| Episode: The Deadly Toys
|-
|rowspan=2|1978
|
Happily Ever After
| Richy
| TV Movie
|-
|
The Boys from Brazil
| David Bennett
|
|-
|1978–1987
|
The Love Boat
| George Allison/Jack Forbes/Allan Davis
| 4 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=5|1979
|
Vega$
| Vance Spilroy
| Episode: Best Friends
|-
|
| Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck
| TV Mini-series
|-
|
In Search of Historic Jesus
| Jesus
|
|-
|
The French Atlantic Affair
| Herb Kleinfeld
| TV Mini-series
|-
|
She's Dressed to Kill
| Alan Lenz
| TV Movie
|-
|1979, 1984
|
Fantasy Island
| Johnny Court/Donald King
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|1980
|
Make Me an Offer
| Dr. Max Westcott
| TV Movie
|-
|
The Silent Lovers
| Irving Thalberg
| TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=2|1981
|
Killjoy
| Dr. Paul Trenton
| TV Movie
|-
|
Skokie
| Herb Lewisohn
| TV Movie
|-
|rowspan=2|1982
|
Freedom to Speak
| William Lloyd Garrison/Patrick Henry/Charles Lindbergh/Rabbi Stephen Wise
| TV Mini-series
|-
|
Quincy M.E.
| Dr. Walter Ross
| Episode: Unreasonable Doubt
|-
|rowspan=5|1983
|
I Take These Men
| David Koenig
| TV Movie
|-
|
Trapper John, M.D.
| Hank Palmer
| Episode: Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow
|-
|
M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers
| Steve White
| TV Movie
|-
|
Daniel
| Robert Lewin
|
|-
|
Emerald Point N.A.S.
| Lt. Cmdr. Edwards
| 3 Episodes
|-
|1984
|
The Paper Chase
| Professor Wendell Peterson
| Episode: Judgement Day
|-
|1984–1986
|
Crazy Like a Fox
| Harrison Fox
| 19 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=4|1987
|
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
| Bratsie Bleeker
| TV Movie
|-
|
Still Crazy Like a Fox
| Harrison Fox, Jr.
| TV Movie
|-
|
Jake and the Fatman
| Brent Moore
| Episode: Happy Days Are Here Again
|-
|
Someone to Watch Over Me
| Neil Steinhart
|
|-
|rowspan=6|1988
|
Highway to Heaven
| Matthew
| Episode: Time in a Bottle
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|
Hotel
| Cliff Phillips
| Episode: Aftershocks
|-
|
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
| Arthur Kane
| TV Movie
|-
|
Sam Found Out: A Triple Play
| Johnny
| TV Movie
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|
Liberace
| Jamie
| TV Movie
|-
|
Matlock
| Carl Benedict/Dr.Douglas Clark
| 4 Episodes
|-
|1990
|
Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase
| Norman De Roin
| TV Movie
|-
|1991
|
Father Dowling Mysteries
| Tim
| Episode: The Prodigal Son Mystery
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|
In My Daughter's Name
| Ban Worrall
| TV Movie
|-
|
Murder, She Wrote
| George Foster
| Episode: The Classic Murder
|-
|rowspan=4|1993
|
Another Stakeout
| Thomas Hassrick, Las Vegas District Attorney
|
|-
|
The American Clock
| Moe Baumler
| TV Movie
|-
|
Frasier
| Phillip Hayson
| Episode: The Crucible
|-
|
Against the Grain
| Mr. O’Brien
| Episode: E Pluribus Unum
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|
| Chip Chayken
| 4 Episodes
|-
|
NYPD Blue
| Mr. Bernstein
| Episode: Double Abandando
|-
|1994, 1996
|
| Thomas Taylor/Peter Trent
| 2 Episodes
|-
|1994, 1997
|
Party of Five
| Walter Alcott
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|1995
|
| Emmet Vale
| Episode: Metallo
|-
|
| John Evansville
| Episode: The 37’s
|-
|
Mercy
| Frank Kramer
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1996
|
Norma Jean & Marilyn
| Darryl Zanuck
| TV Movie
|-
|
Superman
| Peterson
| Episode: A Little Piece of Home
|-
|
Early Edition
| Marcus
| Episode: The Choice
|-
|
Kid Cop
| Stan Dwerkin
| Straight-to-video
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|
ER
| Dr. Kenner
| Episode: Night Shift
|-
|
The Sleepwalker Killing
| Dr. Frank Corrigan
| TV Movie
|-
|1998
|
The Practice
| Judge Joseph Papp
| 3 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2000
|
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
| Rev. Hoverstock
| TV Movie
|-
|
Family Law
| Garwicz
| Episode: Family Values
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
|
Boston Public
| Judge Joseph Papp
| Episode: Chapter Thirteen
|-
|
The West Wing
| Sen. Andy Ritter
| Episode: 18th and Potomac
|-
|
Gideon's Crossing
| Larry Palmer
| Episode: Clinical Enigma
|-
|2001–2002
|
Angel
| Linwood Murrow
| 6 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=5|2002
|
Judging Amy
| James Pierpoint
| Episode: Can They Do That with Vegetables?
|-
|
The District
| George Wilson
| Episode: Wasteland
|-
|
She Spies
| Senator Thomas Jefferson Mitchell
| Episode: First Episode
|-
|
Red Dragon
| Dinner Guest
|
|-
|
The Guardian
| Sen. Nathan Caldwell
| 4 Episodes
|-
|2002, 2004
|
| Mazarite Captain/Minister Kuvak
| 3 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=9|2003
|
Without a Trace
| Dr. Feldman
| Episode: Underground Railroad
|-
|
Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex
| Ernest Serano
| Episode: Stand Alone Complex
|-
|
Charmed
| Dr. Berenson
| Episode: Cat House
|-
|
24
| Secretary of State
| 2 Episodes
|-
|
The Division
| Doctor Bertman
| Episode: Diagnosis
|-
|
21 Grams
| Gynecologist
|
|-
|
The Lyon's Den
| Mr. Woodard
| Episode: The Other Side of Caution
|-
|
Strong Medicine
| Lyle LaCouer
| Episode: Prescriptions
|-
|
NCIS
| CIA Director Bob
| Episode: Marine Down
|-
|rowspan=3|2004
|
Becker
| Dickie
| Episode: Subway Story
|-
|
The Parkers
| Jonathan
| Episode: She's Positive
|-
|
Friends
| The Doctor
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=7|2005
|
Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution
| Mark Geragos
| TV Movie
|-
|
The Closer
| Dr. Brown
| Episode: Pilot
|-
|
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
| Phil Raphaelson
| TV Movie
|-
|
Mrs. Harris
| Tarnower's Best Friend
| TV Movie
|-
|
| Nicholas Kane
| 3 Episodes
|-
|
| Judge Schuyler
| Episode: Raw
|-
|
House M.D.
| Dr. Ayersman
| Episode: The Mistake
|-
|rowspan=7|2006
|
Law & Order
| Mr. Thurber
| Episode: Heart of Darkness
|-
|
Related
| Dr. Shapiro
| Episode: The Godmother
|-
|
| Judge Crawford
| Episode: The Unusual Suspect
|-
|
Cold Case
| Rafe Gray
| Episode: Willkommen
|-
|
Criminal Minds
| Hayden Rawlings
| Episode: P911
|-
|
Shark
| Lance Horning
| Episode: Russo
|-
|
Girlfriends
| Dr. Wulfberg
| 3 Episodes
|-
|2006–2007
|
Day Break
| Barry Colburn
| 5 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=3|2007
|
Sublime
| Dr. Lichterhand
| Straight-to-video
|-
|
Choose Connor
| Cary Evor
|
|-
|
Jekyll
| Daniel Carew
|
|-
|rowspan=6|2008
|
Seducing Spirits
| Dr. Ron Huffman
|
|-
|
Sweet Nothing in My Ear
| Dr. Flynt
| (uncredited)
|-
|
The Delivery
| Lance/The Mad Hatter
|
|-
|
Eli Stone
| Damon Smalls
| Episode: The Humanitarian
|-
|
Rome & Jewel
| Major Capps
|
|-
|
Dirty Sexy Money
| Dr. Zwerling
| 3 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=5|2009
|
Supernatural
| Charlie
| Episode: Criss Angel Is a Douche Bag
|-
|
Brothers & Sisters
| Dr. Marc Wilson
| Episode: Owning It
|-
|
Numb3rs
| Gene Evans
| Episode: Disturbed
|-
|
Hawthorne
| Dr. Lee
| Episode: No Guts, No Glory
|-
|
Greek
| Dr. Larsen
| 2 Episodes
|-
|rowspan=2|2009–2010
|
The Young and the Restless
| Dr. Charles Taylor
| 12 Episodes
|-
|
Desperate Housewives
| Principal Hobson
| 5 Episodes
|}
Wizards of Waverly Place(season 4) Gorog =====episode===== Wizards VS Angels
Directing
Nash Bridges
High Tide
References
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