Mark Margolis
93 movies · 38 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 26, 1939
- Died
- Aug 3, 2023 (age 83)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- مارک مارگولیس
Biography
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.
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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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Known for
Mark Margolis: movies and TV shows
Acting (131)
- 2022 Every Last Secret
as Grandpa
- 2020
- 2020 Minyan
as Itzik
- 2020 Abe
as Benjamin
- 2020
- 2019
- 2018 Baja
as Don Primo
- 2017 Valley of Bones
as El Papa
- 2016 One Fall
as Walter Grigg Sr.
- 2016 A Remarkable Life
as Landon
- 2016 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Panos
- 2015 Nasty Baby
as Richard
- 2015 You Bury Your Own
as Smith
- 2015 The Abandoned
as Jim
- 2015
- 2015 Northern Borders
as Whiskeyjack
- 2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014 Noah
as Magog (voice)
- 2013
- 2013 Beneath
as Mr. Parks
- 2012 Stand Up Guys
as Claphands
- 2012 Dig
as Heinrich Berger
- 2012
- 2012 The Courier
as Stitch
- 2011 Immortals
as The New Priest (uncredited)
- 2011 Carl(a)
as Grandpa
- 2011
- 2011
- 2011
- 2010 Black Swan
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009 Nobody
as Professor Hagel
- 2008 Defiance
as Jewish Elder
- 2008 The Wrestler
as Lenny
- 2008 Haber
as Bremer
- 2008
- 2007 Gone Baby Gone
as Leon Trett
- 2007
- 2007 The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
- 2007
- 2006 The Fountain
as Father Avila
- 2006
- 2006 Umney's Last Case
as Vernon Klein
- 2005 Stay
as Bookstore Owner
- 2005 Headspace
as Boris Pavlovsky
- 2004 House of D
as Mr. Pappass
- 2004 2BPerfectlyHonest
as Abrams
- 2003 Particles of Truth
as Grandpa Black
- 2003 Daredevil
as Fallon (uncredited)
- 2002 Infested
as Father Morning
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002 Bridget
as Slim
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001 Hardball
as Fink
- 2001 Queenie in Love
as Spencer
- 2001 Boss of Bosses
as Piney Armone
- 2001 The Tailor of Panama
as Rafi Domingo
- 2001 Hannibal
as Perfume Expert
- 2001
- 2001
- 2000 Requiem for a Dream
as Mr. Rabinowitz
- 2000 Dinner Rush
as Fitzgerald
- 2000 Fast Food Fast Women
as Graham
- 1999 Flawless
as Vinnie
- 1999 End of Days
as Pope
- 1999 Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999 Jakob the Liar
as Fajngold
- 1999
- 1999 Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen
- 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
- 1998 Above Freezing
as Mob Boss
- 1998 Side Streets
as Bartender
- 1998 Pi
as Sol Robeson
- 1998
- 1998 Pants on Fire
as Malcolm Preston
- 1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Mr. Borofsky
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Absolute Power
as Red
- 1996 The Pallbearer
as Philip DeMarco
- 1996 I Shot Andy Warhol
as Louis Solanas
- 1994 Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Captain Hunt
- 1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Shickadance
- 1993 Where the Rivers Flow North
as New York Money
- 1992 1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Bobadilla
- 1991 The Pit and the Pendulum
as Mendoza
- 1990 Descending Angel
as Bercovici
- 1990
- 1990 Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Gen. Olmedo
- 1990 Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
- 1989 Glory
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
- 1989
- 1989 Memories of Manon
as Jimmy
- 1989 White Hot
as The Tin Man
- 1988 Lady Mobster
as Peter Colicos
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987 The Rosary Murders
as Father Max
- 1987 Almost Partners
as Kristopholous
- 1987 The Secret of My Success
as Maintenence Man
- 1987 The Bedroom Window
as Man in Phone Booth
- 1985 Doubletake
as Janitor
- 1985
- 1985 I Want to Go Home
as Cab Driver
- 1984 The Cotton Club
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
- 1984 Far from Poland
as Adam Zarewski
- 1983 Scarface
as Shadow
- 1983 Eddie Macon's Run
as 5:00 Bar Owner
- 1983
- 1982 Diner
as Earl Mager
- 1982 Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Sgt. Meyers
- 1982 The Avenging
as Pedro Quintana
- 1981 Arthur
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- 1980 Christmas Evil
as Man #2
- 1980 Dressed to Kill
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
- 1980 A Jury of Her Peers
as Mr. Hale
- 1979 Going in Style
as Prison Guard
- 1979 The Other Side of Victory
as Jemmy
- 1977 Short Eyes
as Mr. Morrison
- 1973
- 1971
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 2007
- 2004