Mark Margolis
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. 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
Shadow
Scarface
Heinrich Knutzhorn
The Thomas Crown Affair
Sol Robeson
Pi
Father Avila
The Fountain
Mr. Rabinowitz
Requiem for a Dream
18 Shades of Dust
Fajngold
Jakob the Liar
Rafi Domingo
The Tailor of Panama
Leon Trett
Gone Baby Gone
Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Mr. Hale
A Jury of Her Peers
Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
Philip DeMarco
The Pallbearer
Lenny
The Wrestler
Sgt. Meyers
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
Boris Pavlovsky
Headspace
Man #2
Christmas Evil
Earl Mager
Diner
Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
Homeless Man Hit By Car
The Girl Next Door
Mr. Fithian / Patron
Black Swan
Starwater
Mendoza
The Pit and the Pendulum
Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
5:00 Bar Owner
Eddie Macon's Run
Pedro Quintana
The Avenging
Adam Zarewski
Far from Poland
Magog (voice)
Noah
Stitch
The Courier
Walter Grigg Sr.
One Fall
Panos
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Claphands
Stand Up Guys
Angela
The Tin Man
White Hot
Above Freezing
Jemmy
The Other Side of Victory
Heinrich Berger
Dig
Mr. Parks
Beneath
Bercovici
Descending Angel
Captain Hunt
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
Grandpa Black
Particles of Truth
Spencer
Queenie in Love
Janitor
Doubletake
Father Morning
Infested
Cab Driver
I Want To Go Home
Abrams
2BPerfectlyHonest
Bobadilla
1492: Conquest of Paradise
Bookstore Owner
Stay
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Arthur
Richard
Nasty Baby
Mr. Pappass
House of D
Pope
End of Days
Bremer
Haber
Grandpa
Every Last Secret
Grandpa
Carl(a)
Fallon (uncredited)
Daredevil
Jewish Elder
Defiance
Jim
The Abandoned
Malcolm Preston
Pants on Fire
Landon
A Remarkable Life
Peter Colicos
Lady Mobster
Shickadance
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Himself
Camp Hollywood
El Papa
Valley of Bones
Fink
Hardball
Benjamin
Abe
Gen. Olmedo
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Perfume Expert
Hannibal
Mr. Morrison
Short Eyes
Bartender
Side Streets
Vinnie
Flawless
Don Primo
Baja
Whiskeyjack
Northern Borders
Piney Armone
Boss of Bosses
10th Connecticut Soldier
Glory
Graham
Fast Food Fast Women
Fitzgerald
Dinner Rush
Red
Absolute Power
Prison Guard
Going in Style
Man in Phone Booth
The Bedroom Window
Slim
Bridget
Charlie Workman (uncredited)
The Cotton Club
Himself
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
Itzik
Minyan
Maintenence Man
The Secret of My Success
Smith
You Bury Your Own
Professor Hagel
Nobody
Father Max
The Rosary Murders
Jimmy
Memories of Manon
Gene Morgansen
Mickey Blue Eyes
Louis Solanas
I Shot Andy Warhol
The New Priest (uncredited)
Immortals
Mr. Borofsky
Trouble on the Corner
Vernon Klein
Umney's Last Case
New York Money
Where the Rivers Flow North
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
95
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-26
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
مارک مارگولیس