ACTOR
David Paymer
1954 - Today

David Paymer
David Emmanuel Paymer (born August 30, 1954) is an American actor and television director. He is known for his character actor roles on stage and screen. He has received nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Awards, a Grammy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Paymer made his feature film debut as a cab driver in the action comedy The In-Laws (1979). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). David Paymer is the 5,608th most popular actor (up from 5,766th in 2024), the 8,711th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,425th in 2019) and the 2,571st most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, David Paymer ranks 5,608 out of 13,578. Before him are Penny Johnson Jerald, Duane Jones, Robert Ellis, McLean Stevenson, Pat Crawford Brown, and Tyler Mane. After him are Rachel Chagall, Matthew Gray Gubler, Kim Stanley, Leelee Sobieski, Alison Doody, and Bernard Le Coq.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPenny Johnson Jerald
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,603
Duane Jones
1937 - 1988
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,604
Robert Ellis
1892 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,605
McLean Stevenson
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 5,606
Pat Crawford Brown
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,607
Tyler Mane
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,608
David Paymer
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,609
Rachel Chagall
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,610
Matthew Gray Gubler
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,611
Kim Stanley
1925 - 2001
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,612
Leelee Sobieski
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,613
Alison Doody
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,614
Bernard Le Coq
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 5,615
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, David Paymer ranks 410. Before him are Cliff Martinez, Arliss Howard, Slaviša Žungul, Leonard Mlodinow, Brother Alois, and Joseph Polchinski. After him are Oleg Romantsev, V. K. Sasikala, Robert Menasse, Eva Mattes, Luc-Adolphe Tiao, and Bruce Abbott.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsCliff Martinez
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 404
Arliss Howard
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 405
Slaviša Žungul
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 406
Leonard Mlodinow
PHYSICIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 407
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 408
Joseph Polchinski
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 409
David Paymer
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 410
Oleg Romantsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 411
V. K. Sasikala
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 412
Robert Menasse
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 413
Eva Mattes
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 414
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 415
Bruce Abbott
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 416
In United States
Among people born in United States, David Paymer ranks 8,713 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Rivers (1977), Chris Cuomo (1970), Tay Garnett (1894), McLean Stevenson (1927), Jim Root (1971), and Pat Crawford Brown (1929). After him are Jo Jo White (1946), Rachel Chagall (1952), Tom Courtney (1933), Richard Jewell (1962), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), and Kim Stanley (1925).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSam Rivers
MUSICIAN
1977 - 2025
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 8,707
Chris Cuomo
JOURNALIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 8,708
Tay Garnett
FILM DIRECTOR
1894 - 1977
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 8,709
McLean Stevenson
ACTOR
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 8,710
Jim Root
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,711
Pat Crawford Brown
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,712
David Paymer
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,713
Jo Jo White
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1946 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,714
Rachel Chagall
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,715
Tom Courtney
ATHLETE
1933 - 2023
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,716
Richard Jewell
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2007
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,717
Matthew Gray Gubler
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,718
Kim Stanley
ACTOR
1925 - 2001
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 8,719
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, David Paymer ranks 2,572. Before him are Charles Cyphers (1939), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Duane Jones (1937), Robert Ellis (1892), McLean Stevenson (1927), and Pat Crawford Brown (1929). After him are Rachel Chagall (1952), Matthew Gray Gubler (1980), Kim Stanley (1925), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Ralph Meeker (1920), and Barnard Hughes (1915).
Charles Cyphers
1939 - 2024
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 2,566
Penny Johnson Jerald
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,567
Duane Jones
1937 - 1988
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,568
Robert Ellis
1892 - 1974
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,569
McLean Stevenson
1927 - 1996
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 2,570
Pat Crawford Brown
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,571
David Paymer
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,572
Rachel Chagall
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,573
Matthew Gray Gubler
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,574
Kim Stanley
1925 - 2001
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,575
Leelee Sobieski
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 2,576
Ralph Meeker
1920 - 1988
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,577
Barnard Hughes
1915 - 2006
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 2,578


































