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Paul Lazar

Biography

Paul Lazar is an American actor, director, and teacher. As an actor he is best known for his collaborations with Jonathan Demme, having appeared in six of Demme’s films including The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In addition to his film work, he is co-founder of Big Dance Theatre and an associate member of The Wooster Group, and currently teaches theater at Harvard.

Known For

8.3%

The Silence of the Lambs

Feb 14, 1991

6.9%

Snowpiercer

Aug 1, 2013

7.7%

Philadelphia

Dec 22, 1993

7.9%

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

7.0%

The Host

Jul 27, 2006

6.5%

The Manchurian Candidate

Jul 30, 2004

6.3%

Rachel Getting Married

Sep 3, 2008

5.7%

Mickey Blue Eyes

Aug 16, 1999

7.1%

Lorenzo's Oil

Dec 30, 1992

6.5%

Experimenter

Oct 16, 2015

7.6%

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Sep 30, 2001

6.0%

Married to the Mob

Aug 19, 1988

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Acting

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The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems as Bill Allen

2024

All the Words on the Page as Paul

2023

Sweet Relief as Mr. McDaniel

2022

Ghostwritten as Mark Brooks

2021		Memories
2021		Lisey's Story as Thomas Fenton

2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Drunk

2016		Starring Austin Pendleton as Self
2016		Silent Street
2016		10 Crosby as Older Doorman

2015		Experimenter as Paul Errara
2015		Another Telepathic Thing

2014

Cymbeline as Quarry Cop 1

2013		The Man Who Came Out Only at Night as The Baker
2013		Snowpiercer as Paul

2009

How to Seduce Difficult Women as Sam

2008

Rachel Getting Married as Rehearsal Dinner Guest

2007		The Favor as Mr. Smith
2007		Anamorph as Medical Examiner

2006

The Host as American Doctor

2005

Law & Order: Trial by Jury as Dave Baker

2004		From Other Worlds as Larry
2004		The Manchurian Candidate as Gillespie

2003

Queens Supreme

2002

No Such Thing as Fred

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Donald

2000

Wonderland as Willie Watches

1999		Third Watch as Erik
1999		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Sid Gabbert
1999		Mickey Blue Eyes as Ritchie Vitale
1999		Six Ways to Sunday as Hyman
1999		On the Run as Cabbie
1999		Suits as Mitchell Mitnick

1998		Money Kings as Rocky
1998		Beloved as General Store Proprietor
1998		The Substitute 2: School's Out as Mack Weathers
1998		Henry Fool as Doctor

1997		Subway Stories as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
1997		Arresting Gena as Uncle John
1997		Los Locos as Buck

1996

Toe Tags as Coroner's Assistant

1995

The Stars Fell on Henrietta as Seymour

1994		Speechless as Harry
1994		Trapped in Paradise as Timmy

1993		Philadelphia as Dr. Klenstein
1993		The Debt as The Salesman
1993		Taking the Heat as Chucky
1993		Brace Up! as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin

1992

Lorenzo's Oil as Professor Duncan

1991		29th Street as Needle Nose Nipton
1991		Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules as Ad Man
1991		The Silence of the Lambs as Pilcher

1988

Married to the Mob as Tommy Boyle

1983

Streamers as MP Lieutenant

Directing

2015

We're Gonna Die as Director

Writing

2010

Bass Ackwards as Co-Writer