David Margulies

Biography

David Margulies was an American actor who began in the theater. He made his stage debut off-Broadway in Golden 6 in 1958, and that year he became an apprentice with the American Shakespeare Festival, which led to an Actors' Equity Association contract covering the 1960 season. Broadway came later, with a 1973 revival of The Iceman Cometh, and he returned there for Brighton Beach Memoirs, Conversations with My Father, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika, 45 Seconds from Broadway and a 2003 revival of Wonderful Town. He was best known as New York City's mayor, Lenny Clotch, in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). His films included The Front (1976), All That Jazz (1979), Dressed to Kill (1980), Ishtar (1987), Running on Empty (1988) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). On television he appeared in Kojak, NYPD Blue and Law & Order, and played Tony Soprano's lawyer Neil Mink in eight episodes of The Sopranos from 2000 to 2007.

78years old at death

Born February 19, 1937Brooklyn
Died January 11, 2016Manhattan
Star sign: PiscesFirst day of the sign, on the Aquarius cusp
Also credited as David Joseph Margulies

Movie Career

Films: 21
Career span: 43 years1976 to 2019

Genres

Comedy48%, 10 films
Drama38%, 8 films
Romance24%, 5 films
Music19%, 4 films
Thriller19%, 4 films

First and latest

David Margulies movies on Netflix

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4as Himself
A Most Violent Year2014IMDb rating 6.9as Saul Lefkowitz
The Girl on the Train2014IMDb rating 4.3as Morris Herzman
A Case of You2013IMDb rating 5.6as Henry
Ira & Abby2006IMDb rating 6.4as Dr. Arnold Friedman
Looking for an Echo2000IMDb rating 6.5as Dr. Ludwig
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994IMDb rating 6.9as Doctor
A Stranger Among Us1992IMDb rating 5.6as Lt. Oliver
Out on a Limb1992IMDb rating 5.3as Mr. Buchenwald
Funny About Love1990IMDb rating 4.9as Dr. Benjamin
Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6as The Mayor of NY
Running on Empty1988IMDb rating 7.6as Dr. Jonah Reiff
Ishtar1987IMDb rating 4.8as Mr. Clarke
Brighton Beach Memoirs1986IMDb rating 6.8as Mr. Farber
Nine 1/2 Weeks1986IMDb rating 5.9as Harvey
Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8as Mayor
Dressed to Kill1980IMDb rating 7.0as Dr. Levy
Times Square1980IMDb rating 6.6as Dr. Zymansky
All That Jazz1979IMDb rating 7.8as Larry Goldie
Last Embrace1979IMDb rating 6.0as Rabbi Josh Drexel
The Front1976IMDb rating 7.3as Phelps

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Ghostbusters1984 Comedy, Fantasyas Mayor
IMDb rating 7.8491K votes
Nine 1/2 Weeks1986 Drama, Romanceas Harvey
IMDb rating 5.948K votes
Ghostbusters II1989as The Mayor of NY
IMDb rating 6.6242K votes
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994as Doctor
IMDb rating 6.9358K votes
Dressed to Kill1980as Dr. Levy
IMDb rating 7.056K votes
A Most Violent Year2014as Saul Lefkowitz
IMDb rating 6.982K votes
Running on Empty1988as Dr. Jonah Reiff
IMDb rating 7.620K votes
Ira & Abby2006as Dr. Arnold Friedman
IMDb rating 6.42.5K votes

Most often with

Ivan Reitman directed two of these films, Sidney Lumet two. Six actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dan Aykroyd

Sigourney Weaver

Ernie Hudson

Alice Drummond

Annie Potts

Harold Ramis

Ivan ReitmanDirector, 2 films

Sidney LumetDirector, 2 films

Films together

Dan Aykroyd3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Dan Aykroyd's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfAykroyd as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NYAykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorAykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Sigourney Weaver's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfWeaver as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NYWeaver as Dana Barrett
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorWeaver as Dana Barrett
Ernie Hudson3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Ernie Hudson's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfHudson as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NYHudson as Winston Zeddemore
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorHudson as Winston Zeddemore
Alice Drummond3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Alice Drummond's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfDrummond as Himself
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective1994IMDb rating 6.9Margulies as DoctorDrummond as Mrs. Finkle
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorDrummond as Librarian
Annie Potts3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Annie Potts's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfPotts as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NYPotts as Janine Melnitz
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorPotts as Janine Melnitz
Harold Ramis3 films together, 1984 to 2019
Harold Ramis's page
- Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters2019IMDb rating 7.4Margulies as HimselfRamis as Himself
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NYRamis as Dr. Egon Spengler
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as MayorRamis as Dr. Egon Spengler
Ivan ReitmanDirector, 2 films, 1984 to 1989
All films by Ivan Reitman
- Ghostbusters II1989IMDb rating 6.6Margulies as The Mayor of NY
- Ghostbusters1984IMDb rating 7.8Margulies as Mayor
Sidney LumetDirector, 2 films, 1988 to 1992
All films by Sidney Lumet
- A Stranger Among Us1992IMDb rating 5.6Margulies as Lt. Oliver
- Running on Empty1988IMDb rating 7.6Margulies as Dr. Jonah Reiff