Mark Margolis

Known for ActingBorn 1939-11-26Died 2023-08-03Philadelphia, 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 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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Other Side of Victory

Camp Hollywood

Breaking Bad

Almost Partners

Better Call Saul

Prince Street

Muggable Mary: Street Cop

Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth

Prodigal Son

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Your Honor

100 Centre Street

Person of Interest

American Horror Story

Oz

Requiem for a Dream

Scarface

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Quantum Leap

Constantine

Memories of Manon

Blue Bloods

Black Swan

Columbo

The Blacklist

Elementary

Gotham

The Black Donnellys

The Good Wife

Californication

Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99

Kings

Hack

The Wrestler

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

12 Monkeys

The Practice

Snowpiercer

Above Freezing

Glory

Gone Baby Gone

Sex and the City

Carl(a)

Law & Order

Crossing Jordan

Pi

Nobody

Haber