Paul Lazar is an American actor, director, and teacher. As an actor he is best known for his collaborations with Jonathan Demme, having appeared in six of Demme’s films including The Silence of the Lambs (1991). In addition to his film work, he is co-founder of Big Dance Theatre and an associate member of The Wooster Group, and currently teaches theater at Harvard.
The Silence of the Lambs
As Pilcher
Sweet Relief
As Mr. McDaniel
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
As Ad Man
On the Run
As Cabbie
Six Ways to Sunday
As Hyman
Memories
From Other Worlds
As Larry
The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems
As Bill Allen
Suits
As Mitchell Mitnick
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
As Seymour
Henry Fool
As Doctor
The Favor
As Mr. Smith
The Debt
As The Salesman
Married to the Mob
As Tommy Boyle
Philadelphia
As Dr. Klenstein
Mickey Blue Eyes
As Ritchie Vitale
Money Kings
As Rocky
Snowpiercer
As Paul
Los Locos
As Buck
Ghostwritten
As Mark Brooks
Experimenter
As Paul Errara
Trapped in Paradise
As Timmy
Silent Street
Toe Tags
As Coroner's Assistant
All the Words on the Page
As Paul
Cymbeline
As Quarry Cop 1
10 Crosby
As Older Doorman
Another Telepathic Thing
How to Seduce Difficult Women
As Sam
The Man Who Came Out Only at Night
As The Baker
Starring Austin Pendleton
As Self
Streamers
As MP Lieutenant
Beloved
As General Store Proprietor
No Such Thing
As Fred
Taking the Heat
As Chucky
Lorenzo's Oil
As Professor Duncan
Subway Stories
As Mr. Nervous (segment "Subway Car from Hell")
Anamorph
As Medical Examiner
29th Street
As Needle Nose Nipton
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
As Drunk
The Host
As American Doctor
Brace Up!
As Fyodor Ilyich Kulygin
The Manchurian Candidate
As Gillespie
Rachel Getting Married
As Rehearsal Dinner Guest
Speechless
As Harry
The Substitute 2: School's Out
As Mack Weathers
Queens Supreme
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
As Dave Baker
Lisey's Story
As Thomas Fenton
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As Sid Gabbert
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As Donald
Wonderland
As Willie Watches
Third Watch
As Erik