Mark Margolis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-26
Day of Death
2023-08-03 (83 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Acting
(2022)
Every Last Secret
as Grandpa
(2020)
Abe
as Benjamin
(2020)
Minyan
as Itzik
(2018)
Baja
as Don Primo
(2017)
Valley of Bones
as El Papa
(2016)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
as Panos
(2016)
A Remarkable Life
as Landon
(2016)
One Fall
as Walter Grigg Sr.
(2015)
The Abandoned
as Jim
(2015)
Nasty Baby
as Richard
(2015)
Northern Borders
as Whiskeyjack
(2015)
You Bury Your Own
as Smith
(2014)
Noah
as Magog (voice)
(2013)
Beneath
as Mr. Parks
(2012)
The Courier
as Stitch
(2012)
Stand Up Guys
as Claphands
(2012)
Dig
as Heinrich Berger
(2011)
Immortals
as The New Priest (uncredited)
(2011)
Carl(a)
as Grandpa
(2010)
Black Swan
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
(2009)
Nobody
as Professor Hagel
(2008)
Defiance
as Jewish Elder
(2008)
The Wrestler
as Lenny
(2008)
Haber
as Bremer
(2007)
The Girl Next Door
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
(2007)
Gone Baby Gone
as Leon Trett
(2007)
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
as Himself
(2006)
The Fountain
as Father Avila
(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
(2004)
Camp Hollywood
as Himself
(2003)
Daredevil
as Fallon (uncredited)
(2003)
Particles of Truth
as Grandpa Black
(2002)
Infested
as Father Morning
(2002)
Bridget
as Slim
(2002)
(2001)
Hardball
as Fink
(2001)
Hannibal
as Perfume Expert
(2001)
The Tailor of Panama
as Rafi Domingo
(2001)
(2001)
Boss of Bosses
as Piney Armone
(2001)
Queenie in Love
as Spencer
(2000)
Requiem for a Dream
as Mr. Rabinowitz
(2000)
Dinner Rush
as Fitzgerald
(2000)
Fast Food Fast Women
as Graham
(1999)
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
(1999)
End of Days
as Pope
(1999)
Flawless
as Vinnie
(1999)
Mickey Blue Eyes
as Gene Morgansen
(1999)
Jakob the Liar
as Fajngold
(1999)
(1999)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
(1998)
Pi
as Sol Robeson
(1998)
Side Streets
as Bartender
(1998)
Pants on Fire
as Malcolm Preston
(1998)
(1997)
Absolute Power
as Red
(1997)
Trouble on the Corner
as Mr. Borofsky
(1996)
The Pallbearer
as Philip DeMarco
(1996)
I Shot Andy Warhol
as Louis Solanas
(1994)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Shickadance
(1994)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
as Captain Hunt
(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)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
as Gen. Olmedo
(1990)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
(1990)
Descending Angel
as Bercovici
(1989)
Glory
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
(1989)
White Hot
as The Tin Man
(1989)
Memories of Manon
as Jimmy
(1988)
Lady Mobster
as Peter Colicos
(1987)
The Secret of My Success
as Maintenence Man
(1987)
The Bedroom Window
as Man in Phone Booth
(1987)
The Rosary Murders
as Father Max
(1985)
Doubletake
as Janitor
(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
(1982)
Diner
as Earl Mager
(1982)
The Avenging
as Pedro Quintana
(1982)
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
as Sgt. Meyers
(1981)
Arthur
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
(1980)
Dressed to Kill
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
(1980)
Christmas Evil
as Man #2
(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
(1976)
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)