Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis
Born	November 26, 1939 (1939-11-26) (age 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Film, television actor

Mark Margolis (born 26 November 1939) is an American actor who has 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 is 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 has 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 AMC's 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.

Filmography

• The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976)
• Going in Style (1979) Prison Guard
• Dressed to Kill (1980) Patient at Bellvue Hospital
• Diner (1982)
• Scarface (1983) Alberto "the Shadow"
• The Cotton Club (1984) Charlie Workman
• The Bedroom Window (1987) Man in Phone Booth
• The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) Maintenance Man
• Glory (1989) 10th Connecticut Soldier
• Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 3 episode "A Matter of Perspective") (1990) Dr. Nel Apgar
• Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990) Gen. Olmedo
• Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) Gage (segment "Cat From Hell")
• The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) (V) Mendoza
• 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992) Francisco de Bobadilla
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) Mr. Shickadance
• Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994) Captain Hunt
• I Shot Andy Warhol (1996) Louis Solanas
• The Pallbearer (1996) Philip DeMarco
• Absolute Power (1997)
• Trouble on the Corner (1997) Mr. Borofsky
• Side Streets (1998) Bartender
• π (1998) Sol Robeson
• Oz (1999–2003) Antonio Nappa
• Mickey Blue Eyes (1999) Gene Morgansen
• Flawless (1999)
• Jakob the Liar (1999) Fajngold
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) Heinrich Knutzhorn
• End of Days (1999) Pope
• Fast Food, Fast Women (2000) Graham
• Dinner Rush (2000) Fitzgerald
• Requiem for a Dream (2000) Mr. Rabinowitz
• Hard Ball (2001) Fink
• The Tailor of Panama (2001) Rafi Domingo
• Boss of Bosses (2001) Piney Armone
• Hannibal (2001) Perfume Expert
• Infested (2002) Father Morning
• Daredevil (2003) Fallon
• Particles of Truth (2004)
• House of D (2004) Mr. Pappass
• Stay (2005)
• Headspace (2005) Boris Pavlovsky
• The Fountain (2006)
• Gone Baby Gone (2007) Leon Trett
• Defiance (2008)
• The Wrestler (2008) Lenny
• Black Swan (2010) Mr. Fithian
• Breaking Bad (2009-2011) Don Hector "Tio" Salamanca
• The Good Wife (TV series) (Season 3 Episode 8) as Father Jim

External links

• Mark Margolis at the Internet Movie Database

• Mark Margolis at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)

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Name	Margolis, Mark
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Date of birth	26 November 1939
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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