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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.
Filmography 53
El cigne negre
+2
as Mr. Fithian / Patron 
Scarface
+2
as Shadow 
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Shickadance 
1492: Conquest of Paradise
as Bobadilla 
Noè
+2
as Magog (voice) 
The Fountain
as Father Avila 
Stay
+2
as Bookstore Owner 
Poder absolut
as Red 
El lluitador
+2
as Lenny 
Adeu, nena, adeu
+5
as Leon Trett 
End of Days
as Pope 
El secret de Thomas Crown
+1
as Heinrich Knutzhorn 
Rèquiem per un somni
+2
as Mr. Rabinowitz 
Paios legals
+1
as Claphands 
Temps de glòria
+1
as 10th Connecticut Soldier 
Resistència
as Jewish Elder 
Pi
as Sol Robeson 
The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car 
El sastre de Panamà
+3
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
+1
as Panos 
Força Delta 2: La connexió colombiana
+1
as Gen. Olmedo 
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen 
The Bedroom Window
as Man in Phone Booth 
Il·lusions d’un mentider
as Fajngold 
Sense tares
as Vinnie 
Un amic desconegut
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 
The Abandoned
as Jim 
Descending Angel
as Bercovici 
Nasty Baby
as Richard 
Where the Rivers Flow North
as New York Money 
Abe
as Benjamin 
Northern Borders
as Whiskeyjack 
Every Last Secret
as Grandpa 
Lady Mobster
as Peter Colicos 
One Fall
as Walter Grigg Sr. 
Infested
as Father Morning 
Short Eyes
as Mr. Morrison 
Camp Hollywood
as Himself 
Una vida excepcional
as Landon 
Valley of Bones
as El Papa 
You Bury Your Own
as Smith 
Si t’he de ser sincer...
as Abrams 
Baja
as Don Primo