Mark Margolis
Acting
1939-11-26 · Philadelphia, 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.
Filmography
Every Last Secret
2022 · Movie
Your Honor
2020 · Series
Minyan
2020 · Movie
Abe
2020 · Movie
Snowpiercer
2020 · Series
Prodigal Son
2019 · Series
Baja
2018 · Movie
Valley of Bones
2017 · Movie
One Fall
2016 · Movie
A Remarkable Life
2016 · Movie
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016 · Movie
Nasty Baby
2015 · Movie
You Bury Your Own
2015 · Movie
The Abandoned
2015 · Movie
Better Call Saul
2015 · Series
12 Monkeys
2015 · Series
Northern Borders
2015 · Movie
Constantine
2014 · Series
The Affair
2014 · Series
Gotham
2014 · Series
Noah
2014 · Movie
The Blacklist
2013 · Series
Beneath
2013 · Movie
Stand Up Guys
2012 · Movie
Dig
2012 · Movie
Elementary
2012 · Series
The Courier
2012 · Movie
Immortals
2011 · Movie
Carl(a)
2011 · Movie
American Horror Story
2011 · Series
Person of Interest
2011 · Series
Fairly Legal
2011 · Series
Black Swan
2010 · Movie
Blue Bloods
2010 · Series
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Kings
2009 · Series
Nobody
2009 · Movie
Defiance
2008 · Movie
The Wrestler
2008 · Movie
Haber
2008 · Movie
Breaking Bad
2008 · Series
Gone Baby Gone
2007 · Movie
Californication
2007 · Series
The Girl Next Door
2007 · Movie
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
2007 · Movie
The Black Donnellys
2007 · Series
The Fountain
2006 · Movie
Brotherhood
2006 · Series
Umney's Last Case
2006 · Movie
Stay
2005 · Movie
Headspace
2005 · Movie
Camp Hollywood
2004 · Movie
House of D
2004 · Movie
2BPerfectlyHonest
2004 · Movie
Particles of Truth
2003 · Movie
Daredevil
2003 · Movie
Infested
2002 · Movie
Hack
2002 · Series
Angela
2002 · Movie
Bridget
2002 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Crossing Jordan
2001 · Series
Hardball
2001 · Movie
Queenie in Love
2001 · Movie
Boss of Bosses
2001 · Movie
The Tailor of Panama
2001 · Movie
Hannibal
2001 · Movie
100 Centre Street
2001 · Series
Starwater
2001 · Movie
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · Movie
Dinner Rush
2000 · Movie
Fast Food Fast Women
2000 · Movie
Flawless
1999 · Movie
End of Days
1999 · Movie
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999 · Movie
Now and Again
1999 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Jakob the Liar
1999 · Movie
18 Shades of Dust
1999 · Movie
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999 · Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · Movie
Above Freezing
1998 · Movie
Side Streets
1998 · Movie
Pi
1998 · Movie
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
Pants on Fire
1998 · Movie
Trouble on the Corner
1997 · Movie
Oz
1997 · Series
Prince Street
1997 · Series
The Practice
1997 · Series
Absolute Power
1997 · Movie
The Pallbearer
1996 · Movie
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996 · Movie
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994 · Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 · Movie
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993 · Movie
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992 · Movie
The Pit and the Pendulum
1991 · Movie
Descending Angel
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1990 · Movie
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990 · Movie
Glory
1989 · Movie
Quantum Leap
1989 · Series
Memories of Manon
1989 · Movie
White Hot
1989 · Movie
Lady Mobster
1988 · Movie
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Series
Jake and the Fatman
1987 · Series
The Rosary Murders
1987 · Movie
Almost Partners
1987 · Movie
The Secret of My Success
1987 · Movie
The Bedroom Window
1987 · Movie
Doubletake
1985 · Movie
The Equalizer
1985 · Series
I Want to Go Home
1985 · Movie
The Cotton Club
1984 · Movie
Far from Poland
1984 · Movie
Scarface
1983 · Movie
Eddie Macon's Run
1983 · Movie
Rage of Angels
1983 · Series
Diner
1982 · Movie
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982 · Movie
The Avenging
1982 · Movie
Arthur
1981 · Movie
Christmas Evil
1980 · Movie
Dressed to Kill
1980 · Movie
A Jury of Her Peers
1980 · Movie
Going in Style
1979 · Movie
The Other Side of Victory
1979 · Movie
Short Eyes
1977 · Movie
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
1976 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Columbo
1971 · Series