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 Aca ...

). Marcus is best 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 ''

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''. The show was canceled by the

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after a single season, but was later brought back as five television movies — ''

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'' (1994), '' Body and Soul'' (1995), ''

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'' (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 ''

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'', '' Legal Deceit'', ''

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'', '' Just Like Heaven'', and '' Frozen''. Marcus has made guest appearances on TV shows such as '' JAG'', ''

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'', ''

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

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, and '' Senior Trip'', which also starred his ''Alien Nation'' co-star

Ron Fassler Ron Fassler (born March 4, 1957 in New York City) is an American film and television actor and author. He is best known for his role as Bryan Grazer, the LAPD captain in the Fox Network cult science fiction TV series ''Alien Nation''. The series ...

. As Jeffrey Marcus, he runs a respected acting class and coaches actors in

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