Mark Margolis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 November 1939 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 3 August 2023
Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Margolis went to Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He was perhaps most famous for his supporting roles in Scarface and the films of Darren Aronofsky: π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain specifically for Margolis. He had recurring roles on numerous TV shows, including The Equalizer, HBO's Oz, Law And Order, Crossing Jordan and most recently Showtime's Californication and Breaking Bad. He also appeared in a first season episode of Quantum Leap. In 1991, he also played Helmut Dieter in soap opera Santa Barbara.
Known for
Acting 100
- 2026Breaking Bad as Hector Salamanca
- 2022Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
- 2022Every Last Secret as Grandpa
- 2020Minyan as Itzik
- 2020Abe as Benjamin
- 2018Baja as Don Primo
- 2017Valley of Bones as El Papa
- 2016One Fall as Walter Grigg Sr.
- 2016A Remarkable Life as Landon
- 2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Panos
- 2015Nasty Baby as Richard
- 2015You Bury Your Own as Smith
- 2015The Abandoned as Jim
- 2015Northern Borders as Whiskeyjack
- 2014Noah as Magog (voice)
- 2013Beneath as Mr. Parks
- 2012Stand Up Guys as Claphands
- 2012Dig as Heinrich Berger
- 2012The Courier as Stitch
- 2011Immortals as The New Priest (uncredited)
- 2011Carl(a) as Grandpa
- 2010Black Swan as Mr. Fithian / Patron
- 2009Nobody as Professor Hagel
- 2008Defiance as Jewish Elder
- 2008The Wrestler as Lenny
- 2008Haber as Bremer
- 2008Breaking Bad as Tío Salamanca · 8 episodes
- 2007Gone Baby Gone as Leon Trett
- 2007The Girl Next Door as Homeless Man Hit By Car
- 2007Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth as Himself
- 2006The Fountain as Father Avila
- 2006Umney's Last Case as Vernon Klein
- 2005Stay as Bookstore Owner
- 2005Headspace as Boris Pavlovsky
- 2004Camp Hollywood as Himself
- 2004House of D as Mr. Pappass
- 20042BPerfectlyHonest as Abrams
- 2003Particles of Truth as Grandpa Black
- 2003Daredevil as Fallon (uncredited)
- 2002Infested as Father Morning
- 2002Angela
- 2002Bridget as Slim
- 2001Hardball as Fink
- 2001Queenie in Love as Spencer
- 2001Boss of Bosses as Piney Armone
- 2001The Tailor of Panama as Rafi Domingo
- 2001Hannibal as Perfume Expert
- 2001Starwater
- 2000Requiem for a Dream as Mr. Rabinowitz
- 2000Dinner Rush as Fitzgerald
- 2000Fast Food Fast Women as Graham
- 1999Flawless as Vinnie
- 1999End of Days as Pope
- 1999Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
- 1999Jakob the Liar as Fajngold
- 199918 Shades of Dust
- 1999Mickey Blue Eyes as Gene Morgansen
- 1999The Thomas Crown Affair as Heinrich Knutzhorn
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rom-Baro · 1 episode
- 1998Above Freezing as Mob Boss
- 1998Side Streets as Bartender
- 1998Pi as Sol Robeson
- 1998Pants on Fire as Malcolm Preston
- 1997Trouble on the Corner as Mr. Borofsky
- 1997Absolute Power as Red
- 1996The Pallbearer as Philip DeMarco
- 1996I Shot Andy Warhol as Louis Solanas
- 1994Squanto: A Warrior's Tale as Captain Hunt
- 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Shickadance
- 1993Where the Rivers Flow North as New York Money
- 1993Bad Girl as Bartender
- 19921492: Conquest of Paradise as Bobadilla
- 1991The Pit and the Pendulum as Mendoza
- 1990Descending Angel as Bercovici
- 1990Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection as Gen. Olmedo
- 1990Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
- 1989Glory as 10th Connecticut Soldier
- 1989Memories of Manon as Jimmy
- 1989White Hot as The Tin Man
- 1988Lady Mobster as Peter Colicos
- 1987The Rosary Murders as Father Max
- 1987Almost Partners as Kristopholous
- 1987The Secret of My Success as Maintenence Man
- 1987The Bedroom Window as Man in Phone Booth
- 1985Doubletake as Janitor
- 1985I Want to Go Home as Cab Driver
- 1984The Cotton Club as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
- 1984Far from Poland as Adam Zarewski
- 1983Scarface as Shadow
- 1983Eddie Macon's Run as 5:00 Bar Owner
- 1982Diner as Earl Mager
- 1982Muggable Mary: Street Cop as Sgt. Meyers
- 1982The Avenging as Pedro Quintana
- 1981Arthur as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1980Christmas Evil as Man #2
- 1980Dressed to Kill as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
- 1980A Jury of Her Peers as Mr. Hale
- 1979Going in Style as Prison Guard
- 1979The Other Side of Victory as Jemmy
- 1977Short Eyes as Mr. Morrison