He co-starred in the 1993 Emmy Award-winning American made-for-television docudrama "And the Band Played On" as Dr. Jim Curran. Rubinek played the character Kivas Fajo in the "" episode "The Most Toys." Rubinek, an ardent "Star Trek" fan, abruptly took over the part after David Rappaport, the actor who was originally cast in the role, attempted suicide shortly after the filming of the episode had begun. (Rappaport later died by suicide just before the episode premiered.) Photographs of Rubinek in character were used on two cards in Decipher's 1994 ST:TNG card game: a character card entitled "Kivas Fajo" and an event card entitled "Kivas Fajo: Collector." In 1998, "The Fajo Collection," a limited (40,000 copies) edition set of 18 new cards, was released as an addition to this card game.