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.
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Full filmography
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) as Rom-Baro
- Law & Order (1990) as George Lobrano
- Law & Order (1990) as Bronson
- Law & Order (1990) as Frankie Polito
- The Blacklist (2013) as Jakov Mitko
- Breaking Bad (2008) as Tío Salamanca
- Blue Bloods (2010) as Whitey Brennan
- Better Call Saul (2015) as Hector Salamanca
- The Good Wife (2009) as Jim
- Columbo (1971) as Cosner
- Person of Interest (2011) as Gianni Moretti
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Mario Damiano
- American Horror Story (2011) as Sam Goodman
- Elementary (2012) as Abraham Misraki
- Crossing Jordan (2001) as Cahill
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) as Dr. Nel Apgar
- Gotham (2014) as Paul Cicero
- Quantum Leap (1989) as Adriano
- Sex and the City (1998) as Jean Paul Sandal
- Californication (2007) as Al Moody
- The Practice (1997) as Richard D'Ambrosio
- Oz (1997) as Antonio Nappa
- Oz (1997)
- Jake and the Fatman (1987) as Miracola