Happy Birthday: Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis

Born: November 26, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Jacqueline Margolis (3 June 1962 – present) (1 child)

I’m in my apartment in trendy Tribeca. I’ve been down here for 37 years, from before it was a fashionable neighborhood. It’s a wonderful place; it looks over the Hudson River. I can see 30 miles into New Jersey. My landlord would like me to die because the rent is very low. I’m trying to outlive him. He can get a lot more if I disappear.

I am just a journeyman actor. Most often I take what’s offered me, and I’ve been able to work year after year. I was in ‘Scarface.’ Some people think this must have done me a world of good. Truth to tell, six months after ‘Scarface’ I had to take a job with a real estate development friend for a few months just to…