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Paul Lazar

Paul Lazar

Actor · Born March 26, 1955

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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.

Acted in 59

2020s

  1. 2024

    All the Words on the Page

    Paul

  2. 2023

    Sweet Relief

    Mr. McDaniel

  3. 2022
  4. 2021

    Memories

    Movie

  5. 2020

2010s

  1. 2016

    10 Crosby

    Older Doorman

  2. 2015
  3. Another Telepathic Thing

    Movie

  4. 2014
  5. 2013

    The Man Who Came Out Only at Night

    The Baker

  6. Mom

    Clancy Rendering

2000s

  1. 2009

    How to Seduce Difficult Women

    Sam

  2. 2008
  3. 2007

    The Favor

    Mr. Smith

  4. 2006
  5. 2005
  6. 2004
  7. 2BPerfectlyHonest

    Bank Manager

  8. 2003

    Queens Supreme

    TV

  9. 2002

    No Such Thing

    Fred

  10. 2001
  11. 2000

    Wonderland

    Willie Watches · 1 episode

1990s

  1. 1999
  2. On the Run

    Cabbie

  3. Suits

    Mitchell Mitnick

  4. 1998

    Money Kings

    Rocky

  5. Henry Fool

    Doctor

  6. 1997

    Subway Stories

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

  7. Arresting Gena

    Uncle John

  8. Los Locos

    Buck

  9. 1996

    Toe Tags

    Coroner's Assistant

  10. 1995
  11. Buffalo Girls

    Doc Rames

  12. 1994
  13. 1993
  14. The Debt

    The Salesman

  15. Taking the Heat

    Chucky

  16. Brace Up!

    Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin

  17. 1992
  18. 1991
  19. Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

    Ad Man (segment 'A Domestic Dilemma')

No release date

  1. The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems

    Bill Allen

Wrote 1

Directed 1

2010s

  1. 2015

    We're Gonna Die

    Director

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2016

    Starring Austin Pendleton

    Self