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