Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 26, 1939
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Every Last Secret | Grandpa |
| 2020 | Abe | Benjamin |
| 2020 | Minyan | Itzik |
| 2018 | Baja | Don Primo |
| 2017 | Valley of Bones | El Papa |
| 2016 | One Fall | Walter Grigg Sr. |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Panos |
| 2016 | A Remarkable Life | Landon |
| 2015 | Nasty Baby | Richard |
| 2015 | The Abandoned | Jim |
| 2015 | Northern Borders | Whiskeyjack |
| 2015 | You Bury Your Own | Smith |
| 2014 | Noah | Magog (voice) |
| 2013 | Beneath | Mr. Parks |
| 2012 | The Courier | Stitch |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Claphands |
| 2012 | Dig | Heinrich Berger |
| 2011 | Carl(a) | Grandpa |
| 2011 | Immortals | The New Priest (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Black Swan | Mr. Fithian / Patron |
| 2009 | Nobody | Professor Hagel |
| 2008 | The Wrestler | Lenny |
| 2008 | Haber | Bremer |
| 2008 | Defiance | Jewish Elder |
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone | Leon Trett |
| 2007 | The Girl Next Door | Homeless Man Hit By Car |
| 2007 | Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth | Himself |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Father Avila |
| 2006 | Umney's Last Case | Vernon Klein |
| 2005 | Headspace | Boris Pavlovsky |
| 2005 | Stay | Bookstore Owner |
| 2004 | 2BPerfectlyHonest | Abrams |
| 2004 | House of D | Mr. Pappass |
| 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Himself |
| 2003 | Particles of Truth | Grandpa Black |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Fallon (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Angela | |
| 2002 | Infested | Father Morning |
| 2002 | Bridget | Slim |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Rafi Domingo |
| 2001 | Starwater | |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Spencer |
| 2001 | Hardball | Fink |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Perfume Expert |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Piney Armone |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Mr. Rabinowitz |
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women | Graham |
| 2000 | Dinner Rush | Fitzgerald |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Heinrich Knutzhorn |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | |
| 1999 | Jakob the Liar | Fajngold |
| 1999 | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Bartender (segment "Bad Girl") |
| 1999 | End of Days | Pope |
| 1999 | Flawless | Vinnie |
| 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes | Gene Morgansen |
| 1998 | Pi | Sol Robeson |
| 1998 | Above Freezing | |
| 1998 | Pants on Fire | Malcolm Preston |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Bartender |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Red |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Mr. Borofsky |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Philip DeMarco |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Louis Solanas |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Captain Hunt |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Shickadance |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | New York Money |
| 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Bobadilla |
| 1991 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Mendoza |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) |
| 1990 | Descending Angel | Bercovici |
| 1990 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | Gen. Olmedo |
| 1989 | White Hot | The Tin Man |
| 1989 | Glory | 10th Connecticut Soldier |
| 1989 | Memories of Manon | Jimmy |
| 1988 | Lady Mobster | Peter Colicos |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Man in Phone Booth |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Maintenence Man |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murders | Father Max |
| 1985 | Doubletake | Janitor |
| 1985 | I Want To Go Home | Cab Driver |
| 1984 | Far from Poland | Adam Zarewski |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Charlie Workman (uncredited) |
| 1983 | Scarface | Shadow |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | 5:00 Bar Owner |
| 1982 | Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Sgt. Meyers |
| 1982 | Diner | Earl Mager |
| 1982 | The Avenging | Pedro Quintana |
| 1981 | Arthur | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1980 | A Jury of Her Peers | Mr. Hale |
| 1980 | Dressed to Kill | Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Christmas Evil | Man #2 |
| 1979 | The Other Side of Victory | Jemmy |
| 1979 | Going in Style | Prison Guard |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Mr. Morrison |
| 1976 | The Opening of Misty Beethoven | Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited) |
| Bad Girl | Bartender |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Your Honor | Carmine Conti |
| 2020 | Snowpiercer | Old Ivan |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Rudolph Swann |
| 2015 | 12 Monkeys | Mr. Werner |
| 2015 | Better Call Saul | Hector Salamanca |
| 2014 | Gotham | Paul Cicero |
| 2014 | Constantine | Felix Faust |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Jakov Mitko |
| 2012 | Elementary | Abraham Misraki |
| 2011 | American Horror Story | Sam Goodman |
| 2011 | Person of Interest | Gianni Moretti |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods | Whitey Brennan |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Jim |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Tío Salamanca |
| 2007 | Californication | Al Moody |
| 2007 | The Black Donnellys | Sal Minetta |
| 2002 | Hack | Nicolai Zosimov |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mario Damiano |
| 2001 | Crossing Jordan | Cahill |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | Merle Kiefer |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rom-Baro |
| 1999 | Now and Again | Nicky Vodorgov |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Jean Paul Sandal |
| 1997 | The Practice | Richard D'Ambrosio |
| 1990 | Law & Order | George Lobrano |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Bronson |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Frankie Polito |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Adriano |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Nel Apgar |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman | Miracola |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Jimmy |
| 1983 | Rage of Angels | Ricky |
| 1973 | Kojak | First Gunman |
| 1973 | Kojak | Gunman |
| 1971 | Columbo | Cosner |