Biography

David Margulies was born on February 19, 1937 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994). He was married to Carol Grant. He died on January 11, 2016 in New York City, New York, USA.

Frequently works with Sidney Lumet.

Longtime companion of Lois Smith.

He attended the School of Performing Arts (now Fiorello La Guardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts). He graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and City College of New York.

He made his Off-Broadway debut in 1958 in "Golden 6." He appeared on Broadway for the first time in 1973 in Theodore Mann's Circle in the Square revival of "The Iceman Cometh".

Best remembered for his role as Lenny Clotch, the Mayor of New York City in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), and his recurring role as Neil Link on the crime drama series The Sopranos (1999).

He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": All That Jazz (1979) and Ghostbusters (1984).