David Eisner (born March 3, 1958) is a Canadian actor. [1] Best known for his recurring television role in King of Kensington and his regular roles in Hangin' In and Blue Murder , he is co-director with Avery Saltzman of the Harold Green Jewish Theatre company in Toronto. [2]
Eisner is a two-time Gemini Award nominee for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Hangin' In, at the 1st Gemini Awards in 1986 [3] and the 2nd Gemini Awards in 1987. [4] In 2005, he played Henry Morgentaler in the controversial CTV television movie Choice. [5]
His other credits have included guest appearances in Highway to Heaven , Due South , Counterstrike , Forever Knight , Total Recall 2070 , Earth: Final Conflict , This Is Wonderland , The Line , Remedy , Traders and Living in Your Car , and the CBC Radio drama series Rumours and Boarders. [6] His film appearances include Running (1979), Phobia (1980), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), A New Life (1988), This Is My Life (1992), Trial by Jury (1994), Time to Say Goodbye? (1997), Good Will Hunting (1997), Steal This Movie! (2000) and Bless the Child (2000).
Eisner and Saltzman founded the Harold Green Jewish Theatre in 2007. [7] With the company, he has acted in productions of David Ives' New Jerusalem [8] and Alfred Uhry's Driving Miss Daisy . [9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Running | Man | |
1980 | Phobia | Johnny Venuti | |
1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | Rudi | |
1988 | A New Life | Billy | |
1988 | Family Reunion | Benjie | |
1992 | This Is My Life | Oliver | |
1994 | Trial by Jury | Melman | |
1995 | Butterbox Babies | Mr. Kellerman | |
1996 | Extreme Measures | Guy's Lawyer | |
1997 | Time to Say Goodbye? | Justis | |
1997 | Good Will Hunting | Executive #3 | |
1999 | Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story | Inmate Advocate | |
2000 | Steal This Movie! | William Kunstler | |
2000 | Bless the Child | Dr. Ben | |
2004 | Taking Lives | Committee Head | |
2005 | Left Behind III: World at War | Allan Campbell | |
2019 | Run This Town | Phil |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977–1979 | King of Kensington | Guido / Wally | 9 episodes |
1979 | The Littlest Hobo | Sly | Episode: "Stand In" |
1981–1987 | Hangin' In | Michael Difalco | 110 episodes |
1984 | Samson and Delilah | Arin | Television film |
1986 | Highway to Heaven | Todd Worton | Episode: "Sail Away" |
1988 | T. and T. | Doctor | Episode: "Playing with Fire" |
1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Gordon Blake | Episode: "Kandinsky's Vault" |
1991–1993 | Street Legal | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1992 | To Catch a Killer | Williams | 2 episodes |
1993 | Counterstrike | Stan Moore | Episode: "Betrayed" |
1993 | Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story | Ron Lester | Television film |
1994 | Due South | Dr. Howard | Episode: "Diefenbaker's Day Off" |
1995 | Forever Knight | Fred Berman | Episode: "The Fix" |
1995 | Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story | Floor manager | Television film |
1995 | Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling | Paul Bustany | |
1995 | Shock Treatment | Jake's Dad | |
1997 | Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Barney Haskell | |
1998 | The Last Don II | Frankie's Lawyer | Episode #1.1 |
1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Couples | Brecht | Television film |
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Vereen | Episode: "Rough Whimper of Insanity" |
1999 | Ricky Nelson: Original Teen Idol | Dan Cohen | Television film |
1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Dr. Dan Brickner | Episode: "Healing Touch" |
1999 | Psi Factor | Sidney Fineman | Episode: "Once Upon a Time in the West" |
2001 | Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot | Schiff | Television film |
2001 | The Familiar Stranger | Robert Becker | |
2001 | Chasing Cain | Lloyd | |
2001 | Soul Food | Norman Spicer | Episode: "Sex and Money" |
2001 | Jenifer | Impatient Passenger | Television film |
2001–2004 | Blue Murder | Dr. Brian Lukowich | 39 episodes |
2002 | The 5th Quadrant | Roy Sullivan | Episode: "Wild Animal King/Divining Miss M" |
2002 | Two Against Time | Dr. Cooper | Television film |
2002 | Earth: Final Conflict | Hybrid | Episode: "Street Wise" |
2002 | Martin and Lewis | Lew Wasserman | Television film |
2003 | Odyssey 5 | Dr. Hammond | Episode: "Follow the Leader" |
2003 | Jasper, Texas | Mike Bradford | Television film |
2004 | Doc | Coach Monahan | Episode: "No Pain, No Gain" |
2005 | Choice: The Henry Morgentaler Story | Henry Morgentaler | Television film |
2005 | Confessions of an American Bride | Rabbi Kaplan | |
2005 | Swarmed | David Orsow | |
2006 | Covert One: The Hades Factor | Professor Allen Carey | 2 episodes |
2006 | The State Within | Sam Levinson | 4 episodes |
2008 | Will You Merry Me? | Marvin Fine | Television film |
2009 | The Line | Therapist | 2 episodes |
2010 | Living in Your Car | Dr. Stan Minksy | Episode #1.7 |
2011 | Flashpoint | Adrian Hayes | Episode: "Collateral Damage" |
2011 | Three Inches | Track Suit | Television film |
2012 | Titanic | Benjamin Guggenheim | 3 episodes |
2012 | King | Dr. Stanton | Episode: "Freddy Boise" |
2015 | Remedy | Dr. Graeme Kane | Episode: "Life in Technicolour" |
2016 | Saving Hope | Dr. Stroman | Episode: "Not Fade Away" |
2019 | Suits | Board Member | Episode: "Harvey" |
2020 | Mrs. America | Martin Abzug | 2 episodes |
2021 | See | Ambassador Scopus | Episode: "The Truth About Unicorns" |
2022 | Less Than Kosher | Rabbi Morris | 6 episodes |
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