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David Margulies Biography (1937-)

Surname is pronounced "mar-gyoo-lies"; full name, David Joseph Margulies; born February 19, 1937, in New York, NY; son of Harry David (a lawyer) and Runya(a nurse and museum worker; maiden name, Zeltzer) Margulies; married Carol Grant, March 17, 1969 (marriage ended); married Lois Smith (an actress); children: (first marriage) Jonathan.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

February 19, 1937

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Grimaldi, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Orpheum Theatre, then Players Theatre, New York City, 1958
• Postumus, The Golden Six, York Theatre, New York City, 1958
• All's Well That Ends Well, American Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1959
• A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, 1959
• Romeo and Juliet, American Shakespeare Festival, 1959
• Freddie, The Disenchanted, Tenthouse Theatre, Highland Park, IL, 1960
• The gaoler, the old shepherd, the mariner, and the servant, The Winter's Tale, American Shakespeare Festival, 1960
• Orlov, Who Was That Lady I Saw You With?, Tenthouse Theatre, 1960
• Understudy, Under Milk Wood, Circle in the Square, New York City,1961
• Member of ensemble, The Second City (revue), Second City, Chicago,IL, 1962
• Benjamin, Thistle in My Bed, Gramercy Arts Theatre, New York City,1963
• David, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Martinique Theatre,New York City, 1963
• Clarin, Life Is a Dream, Astor Place Playhouse, New York City, 1964
• The pope and second scholar, The Tragical Historie of Dr. Faustus,Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1964
• Apollo, Apollo of Bellac, American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh, PA, 1965
• Bernard, Death of a Salesman, American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1965
• The director, Six Characters in Search of an Author, American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1965
• Title role, Lorenzaccio, Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1965
• Truffaldino, The Servant of Two Masters, American Conservatory Theatre, Pittsburgh Playhouse, 1965
• Eisenring, The Firebugs, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1966
• Elbow, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1966
• Berenger, The Rhinoceros, Academy Playhouse, Wilmette, IL, 1967
• Cristoforu, The Public Eye, Academy Playhouse, 1967
• Davies, The Caretaker, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1967
• Arthur, Tango, Pocket Theatre, New York City, 1969
• Reverend Dupas, Little Murders, Circle in the Square, 1969
• Rosario Chiarchiaro, The Man with the Flower in His Mouth, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1969
• Feivel Leishik, Seven Days of Mourning, Circle in the Square, 1969-70
• Bertram, The Last Analysis, Circle in the Square, 1971
• Dr. Rance, What the Butler Saw, Academy Playhouse, Lake Forest, IL, 1971
• Fermin Asla Polo, alias Ismael de Lugo, The Interrogation of Havana, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1971-72
• Liphitz, Happy Days Are Here Again, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1972
• Member of company, The Revue, Moon Theatre, East Hampton, Long Island, NY, 1972
• Norman, The Opening, Tappan Zee Playhouse, Nyack, NY, 1972
• Aaron Silver, An Evening with the Poet-Senator, Playhouse Two, NewYork City, 1973
• Hugo Kalmar, The Iceman Cometh, Circle in the Square, 1973-74
• The director, Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Harvey Appleman, Kid Champion, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Anspacher Theatre, New York City, 1975
• The doctor, Zalmen; or, The Madness of God, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1976
• Sammy Samuels, The Comedians, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1976-77
• Hold Me, Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Teddy, Every Place Is Newark, First Aspen Playwrights Conference,Aspen, CO, 1978
• First player and player king, Hamlet, Sanctuary Theatre, New YorkCity, 1979
• Imre Laszlo, Break a Leg, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1979
• "The Man with the Flower in His Mouth," A Special Evening (produced in a double-bill), Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Moe and the farmer, The American Clock, Harold Clurman Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Norbe and Gregory, Walter and the Flatulist, Sanctuary Theatre, 1980
• Serge Barrescu, The West Side Waltz, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, NewYork City, 1981-82
• David Ben-Gurion, David and Paula, American Jewish Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Title role, King Lear, Shakespeare in Delaware Park, Buffalo, NY,1983
• Jack Jerome, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Alvin Theatre, New York City,1984
• Wes, The Perfect Party, Playwrights' Horizon Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Foppy Schwartz, Just Say No, Workshop of the Players Art Theatre,New York City, 1988
• Mendel Polan, Cafe Crown, New York Shakespeare Festival, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1989
• Zaretsky, Conversations with My Father, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1992-93, then Center Theatre Group, James A. Doolittle Theatre, AhmansonTheatre, Los Angeles
• Clifford, The Treatment, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, New York City, 1993
• Roy Cohn and second prior, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1993
• Roy Cohn, Angels in America: Perestroika, Walter Kerr Theatre, 1994
• Sam Margolis, "I'm with Ya, Duke," Marathon '94: Series A, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1994
• Arnold Burns, A Thousand Clowns, Roundabout Theatre Company, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1996
• Ken Landis, Safe as Houses, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1998
• Big Potato, Jewish Repertory Theatre, Duke Theatre on 42nd Street,New York City, 2000
• In Dreams Begin Responsibilities/Gimple the Fool, Maverick Theatre, New York City, 2001
• Harry Fox, 45 Seconds from Broadway, Richard Rodgers Theatre, NewYork City, 2001-2002
• Appopolous, Wonderful Town (musical), Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York City, beginning 2003
• Appeared in Bashevis, Cabal of Hypocrites, Cranes, George Washington Dances, and Visiting Mr. Green, all off-Broadway productions; Hysteria, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; The Old Tune; The Price, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; The Rivals, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT; and She Stoops to Conquer, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT.
• Major Tours
• Soldier in Cassio's army, Othello, New York Shakespeare Festival,New York City, Playhouse in the Park, Philadelphia, PA, and Belvedere Lake Theatre, New York, 1958
• Philostrate, A Midsummer Night's Dream, American Shakespeare Festival, U.S. cities, 1960
• The girl's father, The Fantasticks (musical), U.S. cities, 1964
• Sol Stern, The Tender Trap, U.S. cities, 1964
• Harry Metzger, The Prince of Grand Street, U.S. cities, 1978
• Serge Barrescu, The West Side Waltz, U.S. cities, 1980-82
• Jack, Broadway Bound, U.S. cities, 1987
• Stage Director
• Next, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, 1968
• The Oresteia, Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA, 1968
• The Christmas Dinner, Berkshire Theatre Festival, 1970
• The Complete Works of Studs Edsel, Folger Theatre Group, Folger Museum, Washington, DC, 1972
• Actors, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Johnson, VT, 1973
• Where Do We Go from Here?, Johnson State College, Johnson, VT, 1973, then New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, Estelle R. Newman Theatre, New York City, 1974
• The Merry Wives of Windsor, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, Delacorte Theatre, 1974
• (With Jack Gelber) Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1975
• End of the War, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1978
• "Bite the Hand," One-Act Play Marathon 84, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1984
• "Fore!," Marathon '93: Series B, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1993
• In Dreams Begin Responsibilities/Gimple the Fool, Maverick Theatre, New York City, 2001
• Film Appearances
• Doorman, A New Leaf, Paramount, 1971
• Sunday Breakfast (short film), 1971
• Walter Mitty, Scarecrow in a Garden of Cucumbers, Maron-New Line,1972
• Bill Phelps, The Front, Columbia, 1976
• Larry Goldie, All That Jazz, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1979
• Rabbi Joshua "Josh" Drexel, Last Embrace, United Artists, 1979
• Detective Reilly, Hide in Plain Sight, United Artists, 1980
• Dr. Jack Zymansky, Times Square, Anchor, 1980
• Dr. Levy, Dressed to Kill, Filmways, 1980
• Walter Kress, I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can, Paramount, 1982
• Dr. Duberstein, Daniel, Paramount, 1983
• Mayor, Ghost Busters, Columbia, 1984
• Harvey, Nine 1/2 Weeks, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1986
• Mr. Farber, Brighton Beach Memoirs (also known as Neil Simon's"Brighton Beach Memoirs"), Universal, 1986
• Goldfarb, Magic Sticks, Tale Film, 1987
• Mr. Clarke, Ishtar, Columbia, 1987
• Dr. Jonah Reiff, Running on Empty, Warner Bros., 1988
• Lawyer, Candy Mountain, Les Films Vision, 1988
• Coast guard officer, Caged in Paradiso, Vidmark Entertainment, 1989
• Dr. Benjamin, Funny about Love (also known as New York Times), Paramount, 1989
• Mayor Lenny, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
• Lieutenant Oliver, A Stranger among Us (also known as Close toEden), Buena Vista, 1992
• Mr. Buchenwald, Out on a Limb (also known as Welcome to Buzzsaw), Universal, 1992
• Uncle Sam, Family Prayers (also known as A Family Divided),Arrow Releasing, 1993
• Doctor, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Warner Bros., 1994
• Abe Gross, Lifebreath (also known as Last Breath), OverseasFilm Group, 1997
• Stan, Hudson River Blues (also known as Family Blues), Romance Classics, 1997
• Melvyn Schmatzman: Freudian Dentist, 1997
• Counselor Adelman, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
• Mr. Meyerscholtz, Man of the Century, Fine Line, 1998
• Dr. Ludwig, Looking for an Echo, Regent Entertainment, 2000
• Kutty Nazarian, Bought & Sold (also known as A Jersey Tale), Pathfinder Pictures, 2003
• Roman Malek, Invitation to a Suicide, 2004
• Rex Michaels, Intervention, Pompeian Pictures, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Marty Burns, The City, ABC, c. 1995-97
• Miniseries
• Voice, New York: A Documentary Film (also known as American Experience: New York--A Documentary Film), PBS, 1999
• Movies
• Chubby, My Old Man, CBS, 1979
• Russell, A Doctor's Story, NBC, 1984
• Max French, "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver," Gideon Oliver (also known as The ABC Monday Mystery Movie), ABC, 1989
• Rudnick, Perfect Witness, HBO, 1989
• Weyland Payne, "Ariana," Kojak (also known as The ABC SaturdayNight Movie), ABC, 1989
• Manning, An Inconvenient Woman, ABC, 1991
• Rabbi Hier, Never Forget (also known as The Promise), TNT,1991
• Carl Laemmle, Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and the Hollywood Follies (also known as The Hollywood Follies, Hollywood, August, 1920), The Family Channel, 1994
• Specials
• David, Six Characters in Search of an Author, 1964
• Pete, "A Mother for Janek," NET Playhouse, NET (now PBS), c. 1967
• The brother-in-law, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, 1978
• Justin, "Divorced Kids' Blues," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1987
• Bernard Yudwitz, "The Trial of Bernhard Goetz," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
• First visitor, "Largo Desolato" (also known as "Vaclav Havel's `Largo Desolato'"), Great Performances, PBS, 1990
• Chop Kleinfeld, "Same Difference," CBS Schoolbreak Specials, CBS,1994
• Voice, Porgy and Bess: An American Voice, PBS, 1998
• Voice of Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Judy Garland: By Myself, PBS, 2004
• Episodic
• Midge Piper, "Monkey on a String," Kojak, CBS, 1977
• Gil Hurn, "Distant Signals," Tales from the Darkside (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Darkside"), HBO, 1985
• Macklin, "Desperately," The Equalizer, CBS, 1985
• Whitman, "Heartstrings," The Equalizer, CBS, 1986
• Karl Shore, "The Road Back," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
• Lou De Franco, "Gone Fishin'," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
• "Here's a Major Organ Interlude," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Lifetime, 1989
• Leonard Sorkin, "High Society," STAT, NBC, 1991
• Leonard Sorkin, "Ladyfinger," STAT, NBC, 1991
• Simpson, "A Death in the Family," Law & Order, NBC, 1991
• Herb, "Birds of a Feather," Northern Exposure, CBS, 1993
• Tommy Zanescu, "Securitate," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
• Walter Rohr, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
• Dr. Jordan Delbert, "Seed," Law & Order, NBC, 1995
• Mr. Lewis, "Heartbreak," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
• Theodore Wisotski, "Yes, We Have NO Cannolis," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1995
• Neil Mink, "Bust-Out," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
• Neil Mink, "Funhouse," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
• Neil Mink, "Guy Walks into a Psychiatrist's Office," The Sopranos,HBO, 2000
• Neil Mink, "House Arrest," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
• Sam Silverstein, "Chutzpah," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
• Sweeney, "The Bug," 100 Centre Street, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Neil Mink, "Mergers & Acquisitions," The Sopranos, HBO, 2002
• Dr. Jack Clayburg, "Fixed," Law & Order, NBC, 2004
• Neil Mink, "All Due Respect," The Sopranos, HBO, 2004
• Appeared as Frederick Lewis, New York Undercover, Fox; also appeared in All My Children, ABC; One Life to Live, ABC; and Ryan's Hope, ABC.
• Pilots
• Moe Moskowitz, Buddies, ABC, 1993
• Jerry, Welcome to New York, CBS, 2000
• WRITINGS
• Writings for the Stage
• "I Don't Know What I'm Doing" and "L.A.," in Troubled Love (benefit performance), Ojai Playwrights Conference, Matilija Junior High School Theatre, Ojai, CA, 2004