Mark Margolis

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Mark Margolis

Acting November 26, 1939

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 Yo…

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Breaking Bad

Breaking Bad

9.0 2008 TV Show
Black Swan

Black Swan

7.7 2010 Movie
Scarface

Scarface

8.2 1983 Movie
Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

8.0 2000 Movie
Better Call Saul

Better Call Saul

8.7 2015 TV Show
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
American Horror Story

American Horror Story

8.1 2011 TV Show
Noah

Noah

5.7 2014 Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

6.6 1994 Movie
Law & Order

Law & Order

7.3 1990 TV Show
Daredevil

Daredevil

5.3 2003 Movie
Hannibal

Hannibal

6.8 2001 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    Every Last Secret

    Movie Grandpa

  2. 2020
    Your Honor

    TV show Carmine Conti

  3. 2020
    Minyan

    Movie Itzik

  4. 2020
    Abe

    Movie Benjamin

  5. 2020
    Snowpiercer

    TV show Old Ivan

  6. 2019
    Prodigal Son

    TV show Rudolph Swann

  7. 2018
    Baja

    Movie Don Primo

  8. 2017
    Valley of Bones

    Movie El Papa

  9. 2016
    One Fall

    Movie Walter Grigg Sr.

  10. 2016
    A Remarkable Life

    Movie Landon

  11. 2016
    My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2

    Movie Panos

  12. 2015
    Nasty Baby

    Movie Richard

  13. 2015
    You Bury Your Own

    Movie Smith

  14. 2015
    The Abandoned

    Movie Jim

  15. 2015
    Better Call Saul

    TV show Hector Salamanca

  16. 2015
    12 Monkeys

    TV show Mr. Werner

More credits
  1. 2015
    Northern Borders

    Movie Whiskeyjack

  2. 2014
    Constantine

    TV show Felix Faust

  3. 2014
    The Affair

    TV show Arthur Solloway

  4. 2014
    Gotham

    TV show Paul Cicero

  5. 2014
    Noah

    Movie Magog (voice)

  6. 2013
    The Blacklist

    TV show Jakov Mitko

  7. 2013
    Beneath

    Movie Mr. Parks

  8. 2012
    Stand Up Guys

    Movie Claphands

  9. 2012
    Dig

    Movie Heinrich Berger

  10. 2012
    Elementary

    TV show Abraham Misraki

  11. 2012
    The Courier

    Movie Stitch

  12. 2011
    Immortals

    Movie The New Priest (uncredited)

  13. 2011
    Carl(a)

    Movie Grandpa

  14. 2011
    American Horror Story

    TV show Sam Goodman

  15. 2011
    Person of Interest

    TV show Gianni Moretti

  16. 2011
    Fairly Legal

    TV show Ian Saunders

  17. 2010
    Black Swan

    Movie Mr. Fithian / Patron

  18. 2010
    Blue Bloods

    TV show Whitey Brennan

  19. 2009
    The Good Wife

    TV show Jim

  20. 2009
    Kings

    TV show Premier Shaw

  21. 2009
    Nobody

    Movie Professor Hagel

  22. 2008
    Defiance

    Movie Jewish Elder

  23. 2008
    The Wrestler

    Movie Lenny

  24. 2008
    Haber

    Movie Bremer