Mark Margolis
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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
Credits
Scarface (1983)
as Shadow
Daredevil (2003)
as Fallon (uncredited)
Black Swan (2010)
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
as Mr. Shickadance
Noah (2014)
as Magog (voice)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
as Mr. Rabinowitz
Immortals (2011)
as The New Priest (uncredited)
Glory (1989)
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
as Leon Trett
The Wrestler (2008)
as Lenny
The Fountain (2006)
as Father Avila
End of Days (1999)
as Pope
The Girl Next Door (2007)
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
Dressed to Kill (1980)
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Stay (2005)
as Bookstore Owner
Stand Up Guys (2012)
as Claphands
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
as Bobadilla
The Tailor of Panama (2001)
as Rafi Domingo
Arthur (1981)
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Pi (1998)
as Sol Robeson
The Secret of My Success (1987)
as Maintenence Man
Defiance (2008)
as Jewish Elder
Absolute Power (1997)
as Red
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (1990)
as Gen. Olmedo
Hardball (2001)
as Fink
The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)
as Mendoza
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
as Gene Morgansen
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)
as Captain Hunt
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016)
as Panos
The Bedroom Window (1987)
as Man in Phone Booth
Flawless (1999)
as Vinnie
Infested (2002)
as Father Morning
The Courier (2012)
as Stitch
Northern Borders (2015)
as Whiskeyjack
Going in Style (1979)
as Prison Guard
Dinner Rush (2000)
as Fitzgerald
Angela (2002)
Actor
House of D (2004)
as Mr. Pappass
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as 5:00 Bar Owner
The Abandoned (2015)
as Jim
One Fall (2016)
as Walter Grigg Sr.
Boss of Bosses (2001)
as Piney Armone
Diner (1982)
as Earl Mager
Hannibal (2001)
as Perfume Expert
The Pallbearer (1996)
as Philip DeMarco
Trouble on the Corner (1997)
as Mr. Borofsky
The Rosary Murders (1987)
as Father Max
Christmas Evil (1980)
as Man #2
Headspace (2005)
as Boris Pavlovsky
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)
as Louis Solanas
Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)
as New York Money
18 Shades of Dust (1999)
Actor
Queenie in Love (2001)
as Spencer
Jakob the Liar (1999)
as Fajngold
Valley of Bones (2017)
as El Papa
A Jury of Her Peers (1980)
as Mr. Hale
White Hot (1989)
as The Tin Man
Minyan (2020)
as Itzik
Fast Food Fast Women (2000)
as Graham
Side Streets (1998)
as Bartender
Nasty Baby (2015)
as Richard
Descending Angel (1990)
as Bercovici
Short Eyes (1977)
as Mr. Morrison
Every Last Secret (2022)
as Grandpa
Abe (2020)
as Benjamin
You Bury Your Own (2015)
as Smith
Beneath (2013)
as Mr. Parks
2BPerfectlyHonest (2004)
as Abrams
Doubletake (1985)
as Janitor
Memories of Manon (1989)
as Jimmy
Bridget (2002)
as Slim
Muggable Mary: Street Cop (1982)
as Sgt. Meyers
Camp Hollywood (2004)
as Himself
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 (1999)
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
Above Freezing (1998)
as Mob Boss
Pants on Fire (1998)
as Malcolm Preston
A Remarkable Life (2016)
as Landon
Particles of Truth (2003)
as Grandpa Black
Umney's Last Case (2006)
as Vernon Klein
Lady Mobster (1988)
as Peter Colicos
The Other Side of Victory (1979)
as Jemmy
Almost Partners (1987)
as Kristopholous
Baja (2018)
as Don Primo
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth (2007)
as Himself
Starwater (2001)
Actor
I Want to Go Home (1985)
as Cab Driver
Far from Poland (1984)
as Adam Zarewski
The Avenging (1982)
as Pedro Quintana
Nobody (2009)
as Professor Hagel
Haber (2008)
as Bremer
Carl(a) (2011)
as Grandpa
Dig (2012)
as Heinrich Berger
The Opening of Misty Beethoven (1976)
as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)