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Mark Margolis
Known for: ActingMark 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.
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as Mr. Fithian / Patron 
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Shickadance 
স্কারফেস
as Shadow 
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Bobadilla 
নোয়া
as Magog (voice) 
দ্য ফাউন্টেন
as Father Avila 
Stay
as Bookstore Owner 
Absolute Power
as Red 
The Wrestler
as Lenny 
Gone Baby Gone
as Leon Trett 
End of Days
as Pope 
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Heinrich Knutzhorn 
রিকুইয়েম ফর আ ড্রিম
as Mr. Rabinowitz 
Stand Up Guys
as Claphands 
গ্লোরি
as 10th Connecticut Soldier 
Defiance
as Jewish Elder 
π
as Sol Robeson 
The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car 
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as Rafi Domingo 
The Courier
as Stitch 
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) 
House of D
as Mr. Pappass 
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Panos 
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Gen. Olmedo 
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen 
Jakob the Liar
as Fajngold 
Flawless
as Vinnie 
The Bedroom Window
as Man in Phone Booth 
The Pallbearer
as Philip DeMarco 
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Captain Hunt 
The Pit and the Pendulum
as Mendoza 
Beneath
as Mr. Parks 
Minyan
as Itzik 
Headspace
as Boris Pavlovsky 
Eddie Macon's Run
as 5:00 Bar Owner 
Abe
as Benjamin 
The Abandoned
as Jim 
Descending Angel
as Bercovici 
Nasty Baby
as Richard 
Where the Rivers Flow North
as New York Money 
Northern Borders
as Whiskeyjack 
Every Last Secret
as Grandpa 
Lady Mobster
as Peter Colicos 
Infested
as Father Morning 
Short Eyes
as Mr. Morrison 
Camp Hollywood
as Himself 
A Remarkable Life
as Landon 
Valley of Bones
as El Papa 
You Bury Your Own
as Smith 
One Fall
as Walter Grigg Sr. 
2BPerfectlyHonest
as Abrams 
Baja
as Don Primo