Acting · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · Born November 26, 1939
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.
MovieEvery Last Secret
2022
as Grandpa
TVYour Honor
2020
as Carmine Conti
MovieMinyan
2020
as Itzik
MovieAbe
2020
as Benjamin
TVSnowpiercer
2020
as Old Ivan
TVProdigal Son
2019
as Rudolph Swann
MovieBaja
2018
as Don Primo
MovieValley of Bones
2017
as El Papa
MovieOne Fall
2016
as Walter Grigg Sr.
MovieA Remarkable Life
2016
as Landon
MovieMy Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Panos
MovieNasty Baby
2015
as Richard
MovieYou Bury Your Own
2015
as Smith
MovieThe Abandoned
2015
as Jim
TVBetter Call Saul
2015
as Hector Salamanca
MovieNorthern Borders
2015
as Whiskeyjack
TV12 Monkeys
2015
as Mr. Werner
TVConstantine
2014
as Felix Faust
TVThe Affair
2014
as Arthur Solloway
TVGotham
2014
as Paul Cicero
MovieNoah
2014
as Magog (voice)
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Jakov Mitko
MovieBeneath
2013
as Mr. Parks
MovieStand Up Guys
2012
as Claphands
Dig
2012
as Heinrich Berger
TVElementary
2012
as Abraham Misraki
MovieThe Courier
2012
as Stitch
MovieImmortals
2011
as The New Priest (uncredited)
MovieCarl(a)
2011
as Grandpa
TVAmerican Horror Story
2011
as Sam Goodman
TVPerson of Interest
2011
as Gianni Moretti
TVFairly Legal
2011
as Ian Saunders
MovieBlack Swan
2010
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
TVBlue Bloods
2010
as Whitey Brennan
TVThe Good Wife
2009
as Jim
TVKings
2009
as Premier Shaw
MovieNobody
2009
as Professor Hagel
MovieDefiance
2008
as Jewish Elder
MovieThe Wrestler
2008
as Lenny
MovieHaber
2008
as Bremer
TVBreaking Bad
2008
as Tío Salamanca
MovieGone Baby Gone
2007
as Leon Trett
TVCalifornication
2007
as Al Moody
MovieThe Girl Next Door
2007
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
MovieInside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
2007
as Himself
TVThe Black Donnellys
2007
as Sal Minetta
MovieThe Fountain
2006
as Father Avila
TVBrotherhood
2006
as Jacob Weiss
MovieUmney's Last Case
2006
as Vernon Klein
MovieStay
2005
as Bookstore Owner
MovieHeadspace
2005
as Boris Pavlovsky
MovieCamp Hollywood
2004
as Himself
MovieHouse of D
2004
as Mr. Pappass
Movie2BPerfectlyHonest
2004
as Abrams
MovieParticles of Truth
2003
as Grandpa Black
MovieDaredevil
2003
as Fallon (uncredited)
MovieInfested
2002
as Father Morning
TVHack
2002
as Nicolai Zosimov
MovieAngela
2002
MovieBridget
2002
as Slim
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mario Damiano
TVCrossing Jordan
2001
as Cahill
MovieHardball
2001
as Fink
MovieQueenie in Love
2001
as Spencer
MovieBoss of Bosses
2001
as Piney Armone
MovieThe Tailor of Panama
2001
as Rafi Domingo
MovieHannibal
2001
as Perfume Expert
TV100 Centre Street
2001
as Merle Kiefer
Starwater
2001
MovieRequiem for a Dream
2000
as Mr. Rabinowitz
MovieDinner Rush
2000
as Fitzgerald
MovieFast Food Fast Women
2000
as Graham
MovieFlawless
1999
as Vinnie
MovieEnd of Days
1999
as Pope
MovieMadonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
TVNow and Again
1999
as Nicky Vodorgov
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rom-Baro
MovieJakob the Liar
1999
as Fajngold
Movie18 Shades of Dust
1999
MovieMickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Gene Morgansen
MovieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
MovieAbove Freezing
1998
as Mob Boss
MovieSide Streets
1998
as Bartender
MoviePi
1998
as Sol Robeson
TVSex and the City
1998
as Jean Paul Sandal
MoviePants on Fire
1998
as Malcolm Preston
MovieTrouble on the Corner
1997
as Mr. Borofsky
TVOz
1997
as Antonio Nappa
TVThe Practice
1997
as Richard D'Ambrosio
MovieAbsolute Power
1997
as Red
MovieThe Pallbearer
1996
as Philip DeMarco
MovieI Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Louis Solanas
MovieSquanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Captain Hunt
MovieAce Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Mr. Shickadance
MovieWhere the Rivers Flow North
1993
as New York Money
Movie1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Bobadilla
MovieThe Pit and the Pendulum
1991
as Mendoza
MovieDescending Angel
1990
as Bercovici
TVLaw & Order
1990
as George Lobrano
MovieDelta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1990
as Gen. Olmedo
MovieTales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
MovieGlory
1989
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
TVQuantum Leap
1989
as Adriano
MovieMemories of Manon
1989
as Jimmy
MovieWhite Hot
1989
as The Tin Man
MovieLady Mobster
1988
as Peter Colicos
TVStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Dr. Nel Apgar
TVJake and the Fatman
1987
as Miracola
MovieThe Rosary Murders
1987
as Father Max
MovieAlmost Partners
1987
as Kristopholous
MovieThe Secret of My Success
1987
as Maintenence Man
MovieThe Bedroom Window
1987
as Man in Phone Booth
MovieDoubletake
1985
as Janitor
TVThe Equalizer
1985
as Jimmy
I Want to Go Home
1985
as Cab Driver
MovieThe Cotton Club
1984
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
Far from Poland
1984
as Adam Zarewski
MovieScarface
1983
as Shadow
MovieEddie Macon's Run
1983
as 5:00 Bar Owner
TVRage of Angels
1983
as Ricky
MovieDiner
1982
as Earl Mager
MovieMuggable Mary: Street Cop
1982
as Sgt. Meyers
The Avenging
1982
as Pedro Quintana
MovieArthur
1981
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
MovieChristmas Evil
1980
as Man #2
MovieDressed to Kill
1980
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
MovieA Jury of Her Peers
1980
as Mr. Hale
MovieGoing in Style
1979
as Prison Guard
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Jemmy
MovieShort Eyes
1977
as Mr. Morrison
MovieThe Opening of Misty Beethoven
1976
as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)
TVKojak
1973
as First Gunman
TVColumbo
1971
as Cosner
