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Mark Margolis
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Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 β 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: Ο, 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 inβ¦
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Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 β 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: Ο, 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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BODY OF WORK
Mark Margolis's Filmography
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Every Last Secret
as Grandpa
Minyan
as Itzik
Abe
as Benjamin
Baja
as Don Primo
Valley of Bones
as El Papa
One Fall
as Walter Grigg Sr.
A Remarkable Life
as Landon
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Panos
Nasty Baby
as Richard
You Bury Your Own
as Smith
The Abandoned
as Jim
Northern Borders
as Whiskeyjack
Noah
as Magog (voice)
Beneath
as Mr. Parks
Stand Up Guys
as Claphands
No Poster
Dig
as Heinrich Berger
The Courier
as Stitch
Immortals
as The New Priest (uncredited)
Carl(a)
as Grandpa
Black Swan
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Nobody
as Professor Hagel
Defiance
as Jewish Elder
The Wrestler
as Lenny
Haber
as Bremer
Gone Baby Gone
as Leon Trett
The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
as Himself
The Fountain
as Father Avila
Umney's Last Case
as Vernon Klein
Stay
as Bookstore Owner
Headspace
as Boris Pavlovsky
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
House of D
as Mr. Pappass
2BPerfectlyHonest
as Abrams
Particles of Truth
as Grandpa Black
Daredevil
as Fallon (uncredited)
Infested
as Father Morning
Angela
Bridget
as Slim
Hardball
as Fink
Queenie in Love
as Spencer
Boss of Bosses
as Piney Armone
The Tailor of Panama
as Rafi Domingo
Hannibal
as Perfume Expert
No Poster
Starwater
Requiem for a Dream
as Mr. Rabinowitz
Dinner Rush
as Fitzgerald
Fast Food Fast Women
as Graham
Flawless
as Vinnie
End of Days
as Pope
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
Jakob the Liar
as Fajngold
18 Shades of Dust
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
Above Freezing
as Mob Boss
Side Streets
as Bartender
Pi
as Sol Robeson
Pants on Fire
as Malcolm Preston
Trouble on the Corner
as Mr. Borofsky
Absolute Power
as Red
The Pallbearer
as Philip DeMarco
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Louis Solanas
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Captain Hunt
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Shickadance
Where the Rivers Flow North
as New York Money
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Bobadilla
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Mendoza
Descending Angel
as Bercovici
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Gen. Olmedo
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Gage (segment βCat From Hellβ)
Glory
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Memories of Manon
as Jimmy
White Hot
as The Tin Man
Lady Mobster
as Peter Colicos
The Rosary Murders
as Father Max
Almost Partners
as Kristopholous
The Secret of My Success
as Maintenence Man
The Bedroom Window
as Man in Phone Booth
Doubletake
as Janitor
No Poster
I Want to Go Home
as Cab Driver
The Cotton Club
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
No Poster
Far from Poland
as Adam Zarewski
Scarface
as Shadow
Eddie Macon's Run
as 5:00 Bar Owner
Diner
as Earl Mager
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Sgt. Meyers
No Poster
The Avenging
as Pedro Quintana
Arthur
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Christmas Evil
as Man #2
Dressed to Kill
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
A Jury of Her Peers
as Mr. Hale
Going in Style
as Prison Guard
No Poster
The Other Side of Victory
as Jemmy
Short Eyes
as Mr. Morrison
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)