Mordecai Richler was born on January 27, 1931 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) and Eine Liebe in Montreal (1985). He was married to Florence Wood. He died on July 3, 2001 in Montréal.