Paul Lazar

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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.

Acting

2023

Sweet Relief

as Mr. McDaniel

1999

On the Run

as Cabbie

1999

2004

1999

Suits

as Mitchell Mitnick

1998

Henry Fool

as Doctor

2007

The Favor

as Mr. Smith

1993

The Debt

as The Salesman

1988

Married to the Mob

as Tommy Boyle

1993

Philadelphia

as Dr. Klenstein

1999

Mickey Blue Eyes

as Ritchie Vitale

1998

Money Kings

as Rocky

1997

Los Locos

as Buck

2013

2022

Ghostwritten

as Mark Brooks

2015

Experimenter

as Paul Errara

1996

Toe Tags

as Coroner's Assistant

2014

Cymbeline

as Quarry Cop 1

2016

10 Crosby

as Older Doorman

1983

Streamers

as MP Lieutenant

1998

Beloved

as General Store Proprietor

2002

1993

1992

Lorenzo's Oil

as Professor Duncan

1997

Subway Stories

as Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")

2007

Anamorph

as Medical Examiner

1991

29th Street

as Needle Nose Nipton

2006

The Host

as American Doctor

1993

Brace Up!

as Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin

2008

Rachel Getting Married

as Rehearsal Dinner Guest

2004

1994

Speechless

as Harry

1998

1997

Arresting Gena

as Uncle John

Production

2010

Bass Ackwards

as Co-Writer

2015

We're Gonna Die

as Director

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