Mark Margolis
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Marg...
Known For
Filmography
Every Last Secret
2022
as Grandpa
Abe
2020
as Benjamin
Minyan
2020
as Itzik
Your Honor
2020
as Carmine Conti
Snowpiercer
2020
as Old Ivan
Prodigal Son
2019
as Rudolph Swann
Baja
2018
as Don Primo
Valley of Bones
2017
as El Papa
One Fall
2016
as Walter Grigg Sr.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016
as Panos
A Remarkable Life
2016
as Landon
Nasty Baby
2015
as Richard
The Abandoned
2015
as Jim
Northern Borders
2015
as Whiskeyjack
You Bury Your Own
2015
as Smith
12 Monkeys
2015
as Mr. Werner
Better Call Saul
2015
as Hector Salamanca
Noah
2014
as Magog (voice)
Gotham
2014
as Paul Cicero
Constantine
2014
as Felix Faust
The Affair
2014
as Arthur Solloway
Beneath
2013
as Mr. Parks
The Blacklist
2013
as Jakov Mitko
The Courier
2012
as Stitch
Stand Up Guys
2012
as Claphands
Dig
2012
as Heinrich Berger
Elementary
2012
as Abraham Misraki
Carl(a)
2011
as Grandpa
Immortals
2011
as The New Priest (uncredited)
American Horror Story
2011
as Sam Goodman
Person of Interest
2011
as Gianni Moretti
Fairly Legal
2011
as Ian Saunders
Black Swan
2010
as Mr. Fithian / Patron
Blue Bloods
2010
as Whitey Brennan
Nobody
2009
as Professor Hagel
The Good Wife
2009
as Jim
Kings
2009
as Premier Shaw
The Wrestler
2008
as Lenny
Haber
2008
as Bremer
Defiance
2008
as Jewish Elder
Breaking Bad
2008
as Tío Salamanca
Gone Baby Gone
2007
as Leon Trett
The Girl Next Door
2007
as Homeless Man Hit By Car
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
2007
as Himself
Californication
2007
as Al Moody
The Black Donnellys
2007
as Sal Minetta
The Fountain
2006
as Father Avila
Umney's Last Case
2006
as Vernon Klein
Brotherhood
2006
as Jacob Weiss
Headspace
2005
as Boris Pavlovsky
Stay
2005
as Bookstore Owner
2BPerfectlyHonest
2004
as Abrams
House of D
2004
as Mr. Pappass
Camp Hollywood
2004
as Himself
Particles of Truth
2003
as Grandpa Black
Daredevil
2003
as Fallon (uncredited)
Angela
2002
Infested
2002
as Father Morning
Bridget
2002
as Slim
Hack
2002
as Nicolai Zosimov
The Tailor of Panama
2001
as Rafi Domingo
Starwater
2001
Queenie in Love
2001
as Spencer
Hardball
2001
as Fink
Hannibal
2001
as Perfume Expert
Boss of Bosses
2001
as Piney Armone
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mario Damiano
Crossing Jordan
2001
as Cahill
100 Centre Street
2001
as Merle Kiefer
Requiem for a Dream
2000
as Mr. Rabinowitz
Fast Food Fast Women
2000
as Graham
Dinner Rush
2000
as Fitzgerald
The Thomas Crown Affair
1999
as Heinrich Knutzhorn
18 Shades of Dust
1999
Jakob the Liar
1999
as Fajngold
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
1999
as Bartender (segment "Bad Girl")
End of Days
1999
as Pope
Flawless
1999
as Vinnie
Mickey Blue Eyes
1999
as Gene Morgansen
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rom-Baro
Now and Again
1999
as Nicky Vodorgov
Pi
1998
as Sol Robeson
Above Freezing
1998
as Mob Boss
Pants on Fire
1998
as Malcolm Preston
Side Streets
1998
as Bartender
Sex and the City
1998
as Jean Paul Sandal
Absolute Power
1997
as Red
Trouble on the Corner
1997
as Mr. Borofsky
The Practice
1997
as Richard D'Ambrosio
Oz
1997
as Antonio Nappa
Oz
1997
Prince Street
1997
The Pallbearer
1996
as Philip DeMarco
I Shot Andy Warhol
1996
as Louis Solanas
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
1994
as Captain Hunt
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Shickadance
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
as New York Money
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
as Bobadilla
The Pit and the Pendulum
1991
as Mendoza
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
1990
as Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’)
Descending Angel
1990
as Bercovici
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
1990
as Gen. Olmedo
Law & Order
1990
as George Lobrano
Law & Order
1990
as Bronson
Law & Order
1990
as Frankie Polito
White Hot
1989
as The Tin Man
Glory
1989
as 10th Connecticut Soldier
Memories of Manon
1989
as Jimmy
Quantum Leap
1989
as Adriano
Lady Mobster
1988
as Peter Colicos
The Bedroom Window
1987
as Man in Phone Booth
The Secret of My Success
1987
as Maintenence Man
The Rosary Murders
1987
as Father Max
Almost Partners
1987
as Kristopholous
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
as Dr. Nel Apgar
Jake and the Fatman
1987
as Miracola
Doubletake
1985
as Janitor
I Want to Go Home
1985
as Cab Driver
The Equalizer
1985
as Jimmy
Far from Poland
1984
as Adam Zarewski
The Cotton Club
1984
as Charlie Workman (uncredited)
Scarface
1983
as Shadow
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
as 5:00 Bar Owner
Rage of Angels
1983
as Ricky
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
1982
as Sgt. Meyers
Diner
1982
as Earl Mager
The Avenging
1982
as Pedro Quintana
Arthur
1981
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
A Jury of Her Peers
1980
as Mr. Hale
Dressed to Kill
1980
as Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited)
Christmas Evil
1980
as Man #2
The Other Side of Victory
1979
as Jemmy
Going in Style
1979
as Prison Guard
Short Eyes
1977
as Mr. Morrison
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
1976
as Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited)
Kojak
1973
as First Gunman
Kojak
1973
as Gunman
Columbo
1971
as Cosner