Jeffrey Marcus (born February 21, 1960) is an American actor who stars on television, film and theater. Between 1980 and 1990, Marcus appeared on and off-Broadway in such plays as ''The Survivor'' and ''Almost an Eagle'' (starring

James Whitmore James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor. He received numerous accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Theatre World Award, and a Tony Award, plus two Ac ...

Biography

Marcus is known for his television role as Albert Einstein, the Tenctonese janitor of the L.A.P.D. precinct, in the cult science fiction television series ''

Alien Nation ''Alien Nation'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Rockne S. O'Bannon (later known for ''Farscape''), comprising film, television, and other media productions about alien refugees living on Earth. The series began with ...

''. The show was canceled by the

Fox Network Fox Broadcasting Company, LLC (commonly known as Fox; stylized in all caps) is an American commercial broadcast television network serving as the flagship property of Fox Corporation and operated through Fox Entertainment. Fox is based at Fo ...

after a single season, but was later brought back as five television movies — '' Dark Horizon'' (1994), '' Body and Soul'' (1995), ''

Millennium A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...

'' (1996), '' The Enemy Within'' (1996), and '' The Udara Legacy'' (1997) — for which Marcus reprised his role. Marcus's first feature film role was in the 1981 classic romance film '' Endless Love''. His other films include '' The Chosen'', '' Legal Deceit'', '' Freaky Friday'', '' Just Like Heaven'', and '' Frozen''. Marcus has made guest appearances on TV shows such as '' JAG'', ''

NYPD Blue ''NYPD Blue'' is an American police procedural television series set in New York City, exploring the struggles of the fictional 15th Precinct detective squad in Manhattan. Each episode typically intertwines several plots involving an ensemble ca ...

'', '' Chicago Hope'', and '' Tracey Takes On...'', as well as television movies such as '' Our House'', with

Doris Roberts Doris May Roberts ( Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress whose career spanned seven decades of television and film. She received five Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild award during her acting career, which bega ...

, and '' Senior Trip'', which also starred his ''Alien Nation'' co-star Ron Fassler. As Jeffrey Marcus he runs an acting class, and coaches actors, in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcus, Jeff 1960 births American male television actors American male film actors American male stage actors Male actors from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Living people