Mark Margolis
Known for ActingBorn 1939-11-26 — died 2023-08-03Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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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
Scarface
1983 · as Shadow
Black Swan
2010 · as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Immortals
2011 · as The New Priest (uncredited)
The Fountain
2006 · as Father Avila
Absolute Power
1997 · as Red
End of Days
1999 · as Pope
The Wrestler
2008 · as Lenny
Gone Baby Gone
2007 · as Leon Trett
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999 · as Heinrich Knutzhorn
The Girl Next Door
2007 · as Homeless Man Hit By Car
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 · as Mr. Shickadance
Glory
1989 · as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Daredevil
2003 · as Fallon (uncredited)
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · as Mr. Rabinowitz
Noah
2014 · as Magog (voice)
Dressed to Kill
1980 · as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992 · as Bobadilla
The Tailor of Panama
2001 · as Rafi Domingo