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