Mark Margolis
Actor
- Born
- November 26, 1939 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 3, 2023 (age 83)
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.
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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
Black Swan
December 3, 2010
Scarface
December 9, 1983
Requiem for a Dream
October 6, 2000
Noah
March 7, 2014
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
February 4, 1994
Daredevil
February 14, 2003
Hannibal
February 8, 2001
Gone Baby Gone
September 18, 2007
The Wrestler
December 17, 2008
The Fountain
November 22, 2006
Immortals
November 10, 2011
Pi
July 10, 1998
Acting96
- 2022Every Last Secret as Grandpa
- 2020Minyan as Itzik
- 2020Abe as Benjamin
- 2018Baja as Don Primo
- 2017Valley of Bones as El Papa
- 2016One Fall as Walter Grigg Sr.
- 2016A Remarkable Life as Landon
- 2016My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 as Panos
- 2015Nasty Baby as Richard
- 2015You Bury Your Own as Smith