John Rubinstein

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Birthday: December 8, 1946

The son of famed pianist and composer Arthur Rubinstein, John Rubinstein has distinguished himself as both a character player and occasional leading man of stage and screen and as a respected film and TV composer.

Thin, with curly hair, Rubinstein has often played staid or intellectual characters, but has proven adept at portraying weak husbands and licentious studio executives. After attending the Juilliard School of Music, he moved to the West Coast where he began his showbiz acting career on stage in a local production of "Camelot&quo…more

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2000
Appeared opposite Donald Sutherland in the stage play "Enigma Variations"
1997
Played featured role of Tateh in the Los Angeles production of "Ragtime"; later played it on Broadway from 1998 to 1999
1987
Made stage directorial debut with "The Rover", starring Christopher Reeve
1983
Played adoptive father of title character in Sidney Lumet's feature "Daniel"
1980
Returned to Broadway to co-star with Phyllis Frelich in "Children of a Lesser God"; won Tony Award