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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-26 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Mark Margolis

Biography:

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

2022

2020

Abe as Benjamin
Minyan as Itzik
Your Honor as Carmine Conti
Snowpiercer as Old Ivan

2019

Prodigal Son as Rudolph Swann

2018

Baja as Don Primo

2017

Valley of Bones as El Papa

2016

One Fall as Walter Grigg Sr.

2015

Nasty Baby as Richard
Northern Borders as Whiskeyjack
12 Monkeys as Mr. Werner
Better Call Saul as Hector Salamanca

2014

Noah as Magog (voice)
Gotham as Paul Cicero
Constantine as Felix Faust

2013

Beneath as Mr. Parks
The Blacklist as Jakov Mitko

2012

The Courier as Stitch
Stand Up Guys as Claphands
Dig as Heinrich Berger
Elementary as Abraham Misraki

2011

Carl(a) as Grandpa
Immortals as The New Priest (uncredited)
American Horror Story as Sam Goodman
Person of Interest as Gianni Moretti

2010

Black Swan as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Blue Bloods as Whitey Brennan

2009

Nobody as Professor Hagel

2008

The Wrestler as Lenny
Haber as Bremer
Defiance as Jewish Elder
Breaking Bad as Tío Salamanca

2007

Gone Baby Gone as Leon Trett
The Girl Next Door as Homeless Man Hit By Car
Californication as Al Moody
The Black Donnellys as Sal Minetta

2006

The Fountain as Father Avila
Umney's Last Case as Vernon Klein

2005

Headspace as Boris Pavlovsky
Stay as Bookstore Owner

2004

House of D as Mr. Pappass
Camp Hollywood as Himself

2003

Particles of Truth as Grandpa Black
Daredevil as Fallon (uncredited)

2002

Infested as Father Morning
Bridget as Slim
Hack as Nicolai Zosimov

2001

The Tailor of Panama as Rafi Domingo
Queenie in Love as Spencer
Hardball as Fink
Hannibal as Perfume Expert
Boss of Bosses as Piney Armone
Crossing Jordan as Cahill
100 Centre Street as Merle Kiefer

2000

Requiem for a Dream as Mr. Rabinowitz
Dinner Rush as Fitzgerald

1999

The Thomas Crown Affair as Heinrich Knutzhorn
Jakob the Liar as Fajngold
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
End of Days as Pope
Flawless as Vinnie
Mickey Blue Eyes as Gene Morgansen
Now and Again as Nicky Vodorgov

1998

Pi as Sol Robeson
Pants on Fire as Malcolm Preston
Side Streets as Bartender
Sex and the City as Jean Paul Sandal

1997

Trouble on the Corner as Mr. Borofsky
The Practice as Richard D'Ambrosio

1996

The Pallbearer as Philip DeMarco
I Shot Andy Warhol as Louis Solanas

1994

1993

Where the Rivers Flow North as New York Money

1992

1991

1990

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Descending Angel as Bercovici
Law & Order as George Lobrano
Law & Order as Bronson
Law & Order as Frankie Polito

1989

White Hot as The Tin Man
Glory as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Quantum Leap as Adriano

1988

Lady Mobster as Peter Colicos

1987

The Bedroom Window as Man in Phone Booth
The Secret of My Success as Maintenence Man
The Rosary Murders as Father Max

1985

Doubletake as Janitor
I Want To Go Home as Cab Driver
The Equalizer as Jimmy

1984

Far from Poland as Adam Zarewski
The Cotton Club as Charlie Workman (uncredited)

1983

Scarface as Shadow
Eddie Macon's Run as 5:00 Bar Owner

1982

Diner as Earl Mager
The Avenging as Pedro Quintana

1981

Arthur as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1980

Dressed to Kill as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Christmas Evil as Man #2

1979

1977

Short Eyes as Mr. Morrison

1976

The Opening of Misty Beethoven as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)

1973

Kojak as First Gunman
Kojak as Gunman

1971

Columbo as Cosner