Biography
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 …
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Career Milestones
1965 | Made stage debut in "Camelot" in San Carlos, CA |
1967 | Made TV debut on an episode of "The Virginian" (NBC) |
1969 | Made TV-movie debut, "The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children" |
1969 | Played first substantial screen role in "The Trouble with Girls," starring Elvis Presley |
1969 | Scored first feature film, "Paddy" |
1971 | First leading role, "Zachariah"; also composed songs |
1972 | Starred on Broadway in the title role of "Pippin," directed by Bob Fosse |
1972 | With Tim McIntire, wrote music for the Western feature "Jeremiah Johnson" |
1974 | Scored TV series "The New Land" |
1976 | Landed recurring role as Jeff, the ex-husband of Nancy (Meredith Baxter Birney), on drama series "Family" (ABC); also composed show's theme |
1979 | Appeared in ABC miniseries "Roots: The Next Generations" |
1979 | Played title role in documentary "The Search for Historic Jesus" |
1980 | Returned to Broadway to co-star with Phyllis Frelich in "Children of a Lesser God"; won Tony Award |
1983 | Played adoptive father of title character in Sidney Lumet's feature "Daniel" |
1984 | Co-starred with Jack Warden on "Crazy Like a Fox" (CBS) |
1987 | Made stage directorial debut with "The Rover," starring Christopher Reeve |
1992 | Directed three-part story on "ABC Afterschool Specials" |
1997 | Played featured role of Tateh in Los Angeles production of "Ragtime"; later reprised on Broadway |
2000 | Appeared opposite Donald Sutherland in the stage play "Enigma Variations" |
2001 | Guest starred on The WB's "Angel" |
2003 | Played a gynecologist in "21 Grams" |
2007 | Played The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz in Los Angeles production of award-winning musical "Wicked" |
2009 | Cast as Dr. Charles Taylor on "The Young and the Restless" (CBS) |
2009 | Landed recurring guest role on "Desperate Housewives" (ABC) |
2012 | Cast in romantic comedy "Hello I Must Be Going," starring Melanie Lynskey and Blythe Danner |
Awards
1978 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Single Appearance In a Drama or Comedy Series in Family |
1980 | Tony Award for Actor (Play) |