Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 26, 1939
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- مارک مارگولیس
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 - Movies
Scarface
as Shadow
Noah
as Magog (voice)
Black Swan
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Daredevil
as Fallon (uncredited)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Mr. Shickadance
The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
Dressed to Kill
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Glory
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Immortals
as The New Priest (uncredited)
Requiem for a Dream
as Mr. Rabinowitz
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Rom-Baro
Law & Order
as George Lobrano
Law & Order
as Bronson
Law & Order
as Frankie Polito
Breaking Bad
as Tío Salamanca
The Blacklist
as Jakov Mitko
The Good Wife
as Jim
Person of Interest
as Gianni Moretti
Elementary
as Abraham Misraki
Blue Bloods
as Whitey Brennan