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.John was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Polish parents. His mother, Aniela (née Młynarska), a dancer and writer, was a Roman Catholic native of Warsaw, the daughter of conductor Emil Młynarski. His father was Polish-born Jewish concert pianist Arthur Rubinstein. He attended Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut. He graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1967.
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| 1 | He was awarded the 1979 Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Children of Lesser God" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | He was awarded the 1980 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Actor in a Play for "Children of a Lesser God" on Broadway in New York City. |
| 3 | He was awarded the 1979 New York Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play for "Children of a Lesser God" on Broadway in New York City. |
| 4 | He was awarded the 1979 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Performance in a Major Role for "Children of a Lesser God" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 5 | He made guest appearances on both Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993) and Superman (1996). |
| 6 | Has played a doctor in more than 30 of his roles. |
| 7 | Father-in-law of Priscilla Ahn. |
| 8 | Won off-Broadway's 2005 Lucille Lortel Award as Best Actor (Play) for "Counsellor-at-Law". |
| 9 | Father of Michael Weston. |
| 10 | Won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for "Children of a Lesser God". |
| 11 | Has one daughter and four sons: Jessica Katz, Michael Weston, Peter Rubenstein, Jacob Rubinstein and Max Burgess-Rubinstein. |
| 12 | He was the original Pippin in the Broadway cast of Bob Fosse's 1970s musical "Pippin". |
| 13 | Son of Artur Rubinstein (the piano virtuoso - Arthur Rubinstein). |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Virginian | 1967 | TV Series | Billy Simmons |
| Dragnet 1967 | 1967 | TV Series | Paul Whidden |
| Richual | 2016 | completed | Narrator / Daniel Levine |
| This Is Us | 2016-2017 | TV Series | Ron Schiller |
| Legends of Tomorrow | 2016 | TV Series | Albert Einstein |
| Daddy | 2015/I | Uncle Liam |
| Perception | 2014-2015 | TV Series | FBI Agent Jack Crawford / Jack Crawford |
| The Atticus Institute | 2015 | Marcus Wheeler |
| Jessie | 2014 | TV Series | Ivan |
| Revenge | 2014 | TV Series | Judge Rivers |
| Complete Works | 2014 | TV Series | Richard Dallion
Richard Dallion (pictured) |
| Grey's Anatomy | 2014 | TV Series | Keith Kalber |
| Psychopath for a Day | 2013 | Short | Father (voice) |
| Work It | 2013 | TV Series | Dr. Prescott |
| In Sickness and in Health | 2013/I | Short | Steve |
| Instant Mom | 2013 | TV Series | Principal Skinner |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Priest / Judge Crawford |
| The Fosters | 2013 | TV Series | Henry Marshall |
| A Mother's Rage | 2013 | TV Movie | Dr. White |
| The Mentalist | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Judge Manchester |
| Project: SERA | 2013 | TV Series | Senator Simpson |
| Bones | 2013 | TV Series | Mick Warren |
| I Will Follow You Into the Dark | 2012 | Dr. Thomas |
| Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike | 2012 | Dr. Floyd Ferris |
| Electric City | 2012 | TV Series short | Dick Jacobs |
| Desperate Housewives | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Principal Hobson |
| Hello I Must Be Going | 2012 | Stan |
| Harry's Law | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Judge Randy |
| Wizards of Waverly Place | 2011 | TV Series | Gorog |
| Parenthood | 2010-2011 | TV Series | Principal Liam Taylor |
| No Ordinary Family | 2011 | TV Series | Dr. Klein |
| True Jackson, VP | 2011 | TV Series |
| Healing Hands | 2010 | TV Movie | Dr. Harris |
| The Young and the Restless | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Dr. Charles Taylor |
| Split Second | 2009 | Dr. Radley |
| Greek | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Larsen |
| Hawthorne | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Henry Lee |
| Numb3rs | 2009 | TV Series | Gene Evans |
| Brothers & Sisters | 2009 | TV Series | Dr. Marc Wilson |
| Supernatural | 2009 | TV Series | Charlie |
| Dirty Sexy Money | 2008 | TV Series | Dr. Zwerling |
| Eli Stone | 2008 | TV Series | Damon Smalls |
| Rome & Jewel | 2008 | Mayor Capps |
| The Delivery | 2008/I | Short | Lance / The Mad Hatter |
| Sweet Nothing in My Ear | 2008 | TV Movie | Dr. Flynt (uncredited) |
| The Candlelight Murders | 2008 | Dr. Rod Huffman |
| Jekyll | 2007 | Daniel Carew |
| Choose Connor | 2007 | Cary Evor |
| Day Break | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Barry Colburn |
| Sublime | 2007 | Video | Dr. Lichterhand |
| Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops | 2006 | Video Game | Commander (English version, voice, as John Rubenstein) |
| Girlfriends | 2006 | TV Series | Dr. Wulfberg |
| Shark | 2006 | TV Series | Lance Horning |
| Criminal Minds | 2006 | TV Series | Hayden Rawlings |
| Cold Case | 2006 | TV Series | Rafe Gray |
| Related | 2006 | TV Series | Dr. Shapiro |
| Law & Order | 2006 | TV Series | Mr. Thurber |
| House M.D. | 2005 | TV Series | Dr. Ayersman |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2005 | TV Series | Judge Schuyler |
| Barbershop | 2005 | TV Series | Nicholas Kane |
| Mrs. Harris | 2005 | TV Movie | Tarnower's Best Friend |
| Grandia III | 2005 | Video Game English version, voice, uncredited |
| Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | 2005 | TV Movie | Phil Raphaelson |
| The Closer | 2005 | TV Series | Dr. Brown |
| Amber Frey: Witness for the Prosecution | 2005 | TV Movie | Mark Geragos |
| Nano Breaker | 2005 | Video Game | General Raymond (English version, voice, uncredited) |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Minister Kuvak / Mazarite Captain |
| Friends | 2004 | TV Series | The Doctor |
| The Parkers | 2004 | TV Series | Jonathan |
| Becker | 2004 | TV Series | Dickie |
| NCIS | 2003 | TV Series | CIA Director Bob |
| Strong Medicine | 2003 | TV Series | Lyle LaCouer |
| The Lyon's Den | 2003 | TV Series | Mr. Woodard |
| 21 Grams | 2003 | Gynecologist |
| The Division | 2003 | TV Series | Doctor Bertman |
| 24 | 2003 | TV Series | Secretary of State Alex |
| Charmed | 2003 | TV Series | Dr. Berenson |
| Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex | 2003 | TV Series | Ernest Serano |
| The Big O | 2003 | TV Series | Vice President |
| Without a Trace | 2003 | TV Series | Dr. Feldman |
| Presidio Med | 2002 | TV Series |
| The Guardian | 2002 | TV Series | Sen. Nathan Caldwell |
| Angel | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Linwood Murrow |
| The Agency | 2002 | TV Series |
| Red Dragon | 2002 | Dinner Guest |
| She Spies | 2002 | TV Series | Senator Thomas Jefferson Mitchell |
| The District | 2002 | TV Series | George Wilson |
| Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht | 2002 | Video Game | Suou Uzuki (English version, voice, uncredited) |
| Judging Amy | 2002 | TV Series | James Pierpoint |
| First Monday | 2002 | TV Series |
| Gideon's Crossing | 2001 | TV Series | Larry Palmer |
| The West Wing | 2001 | TV Series | Sen. Andy Ritter, D |
| Any Day Now | 2001 | TV Series | Shaughnessy |
| Boston Public | 2001 | TV Series | Judge Joseph Papp |
| Family Law | 2000 | TV Series | Garwicz |
| 919 Fifth Avenue | 2000 | TV Movie | Jerome Wildsmith |
| Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder | 2000 | TV Movie | Rev. Hoverstock |
| The Practice | 1998 | TV Series | Judge Joseph Papp |
| The Sleepwalker Killing | 1997 | TV Movie | Dr. Frank Corrigan |
| Party of Five | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Walter Alcott |
| ER | 1997 | TV Series | Dr. Kenner |
| Kid Cop | 1996 | Video | Stan Dwerkin |
| Diagnosis Murder | 1994-1996 | TV Series | Peter Trent / Thomas Taylor |
| Early Edition | 1996 | TV Series | Dr. Marcus |
| Superman | 1996 | TV Series | Peterson |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | 1996 | TV Series |
| Norma Jean & Marilyn | 1996 | TV Movie | Darryl Zanuck |
| Mercy | 1995 | Frank Kramer |
| Star Trek: Voyager | 1995 | TV Series | John Evansville |
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | 1995 | TV Series | Emmet Vale |
| NYPD Blue | 1994 | TV Series | Matthew Bernstein |
| RoboCop | 1994 | TV Series | Chip Chayken |
| A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle | 1994 | TV Movie |
| Against the Grain | 1993 | TV Series | Mr. O'Brien |
| Frasier | 1993 | TV Series | Phillip Hayson |
| The American Clock | 1993 | TV Movie | Moe Baumler |
| Another Stakeout | 1993 | Thomas Hassrick |
| The Legend of Prince Valiant | 1993 | TV Series |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1992 | TV Series | George Foster |
| In My Daughter's Name | 1992 | TV Movie | Ban Worrall |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | 1991 | TV Series | Tim |
| Voices Within: The Lives of Truddi Chase | 1990 | TV Movie | Norman De Roin |
| Matlock | 1988 | TV Series | Dr.Douglas Clark / Carl Benedict |
| Liberace | 1988 | TV Movie | Jamie |
| Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | 1988 | TV Movie | Johnny |
| Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | 1988 | TV Movie | Arthur Kane |
| Hotel | 1988 | TV Series | Cliff Phillips |
| Highway to Heaven | 1988 | TV Series | Matthew |
| Someone to Watch Over Me | 1987 | Neil Steinhart |
| Jake and the Fatman | 1987 | TV Series | Brent Moore |
| American Masters | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Host |
| Still Crazy Like a Fox | 1987 | TV Movie | Harrison Fox, Jr. |
| The Love Boat | 1978-1987 | TV Series | Jack Forbes / Allan Davis / George Allison |
| The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | 1987 | TV Mini-Series | Bratsie Bleeker |
| Crazy Like a Fox | 1984-1986 | TV Series | Harrison Fox
Harrison K. Fox |
| Live from Lincoln Center | 1985 | TV Series | Host |
| The Paper Chase | 1984 | TV Series | Professor Wendell Peterson |
| Fantasy Island | 1979-1984 | TV Series | Donald King / Johnny Court |
| Emerald Point N.A.S. | 1983 | TV Series | Lt. Cmdr. Edwards |
| Daniel | 1983 | Robert Lewin |
| M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers | 1983 | TV Movie | Steve White |
| Freedom to Speak | 1983 | TV Mini-Series | William Lloyd Garrison
Patrick Henry
Charles Lindbergh
... |
| Trapper John, M.D. | 1983 | TV Series | Hank Palmer |
| I Take These Men | 1983 | TV Movie | David Koenig |
| Quincy M.E. | 1982 | TV Series | Dr. Walter Ross |
| Skokie | 1981 | TV Movie | Herb Lewisohn |
| Killjoy | 1981 | TV Movie | Dr. Paul Trenton |
| The Silent Lovers | 1980 | TV Movie | Irving Thalberg |
| Family | 1976-1980 | TV Series | Jeff Maitland |
| Make Me an Offer | 1980 | TV Movie | Dr. Max Westcott |
| She's Dressed to Kill | 1979 | TV Movie | Alan Lenz |
| In Search of Historic Jesus | 1979 | Documentary | Jesus |
| Roots: The Next Generations | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Lieutenant Hamilton Ten Eyck |
| Vega$ | 1979 | TV Series | Vance Spilroy |
| The French Atlantic Affair | 1979 | TV Mini-Series | Herb Kleinfeld |
| The Gift of the Magi | 1978 | TV Movie | Jim |
| The Boys from Brazil | 1978 | David Bennett |
| Happily Ever After | 1978 | TV Movie | Richy |
| Wonder Woman | 1977 | TV Series | Major Dexter |
| What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | 1977 | TV Series | Jaik |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1972-1977 | TV Series | Joey Kalima / Harold |
| Lou Grant | 1977 | TV Series | Andrew Martin |
| Corey: For the People | 1977 | TV Movie | Dan Corey |
| The Car | 1977 | John Morris |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1972-1977 | TV Series | Walter J. Young / Lindy |
| The Quest: The Longest Drive | 1976 | TV Movie | Wakely |
| The Quest | 1976 | TV Series | Wakely |
| Barnaby Jones | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Larry Christopher / Chris Garrison |
| Harry O | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Richard Trask / Jack Dawes |
| The Rookies | 1976 | TV Series | Dr. Richard Komansky |
| Barbary Coast | 1976 | TV Series | Garrison |
| The Wide World of Mystery | 1975 | TV Series | David |
| Mr. & Ms. and the Magic Studio Mystery | 1975 | TV Movie | David |
| Police Woman | 1975 | TV Series | Tommy Donlevy |
| Movin' On | 1975 | TV Series | Gershon Simenov |
| All Together Now | 1975 | TV Movie | Bill Lindsay |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1972 | TV Series | Matt Bryan Jr. |
| Cannon | 1972 | TV Series | Larry Bolinger |
| Something Evil | 1972 | TV Movie | Ernest Lincoln |
| A Howling in the Woods | 1971 | TV Movie | Justin Conway |
| Nichols | 1971 | TV Series | Fred Buckerman |
| Mod Squad | 1971 | TV Series | Larry Wheeler |
| The Sandpit Generals | 1971 | Professor |
| The Psychiatrist | 1970-1971 | TV Series | Randell File / Teddy, the Student Addict |
| Men at Law | 1971 | TV Series | Ron Martin |
| Zachariah | 1971 | Zachariah |
| Matt Lincoln | 1971 | TV Series | Christopher |
| The Young Lawyers | 1970 | TV Series | Dan Fulton |
| Getting Straight | 1970 | Herbert |
| CBS Playhouse | 1970 | TV Series |
| The Bold Ones: The Protectors | 1970 | TV Series | Pvt. Chuck Kelley |
| Room 222 | 1969 | TV Series | Martin Kaufman |
| The Trouble with Girls | 1969 | Princeton |
| Journey to Shiloh | 1968 |
| Ironside | 1967 | TV Series | 2nd Hippie |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2017 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Hitchhike to Hell: John Rubinstein Remembers 'The Car' | 2013 | Video short | Himself |
| Change Is Gonna Come | 2009 | Documentary |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Big River |
| The Hollywood Bowl: Music Under the Stars | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Host |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
| Dewar's Performance Arts Awards | 1992 | TV Special documentary | Host |
| Carnegie Hall: The Grand Reopening | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Performer & Presenter: Best Leading Actress in a Musical |
| The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | 1983 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Play |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Himself |
| Working in the Theatre | 1980 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 34th Annual Tony Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play |
| Today | 1980 | TV Series | Himself |
| Family Feud | 1978-1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1978 | TV Movie | Himself |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity Contestant |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1972 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
