Mark Margolis
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 26, 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- August 3, 2023
- Movies
- 96
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2022 | Every Last Secret | Grandpa |
| 2020 | Minyan | Itzik |
| 2020 | Abe | Benjamin |
| 2018 | Baja | Don Primo |
| 2017 | Valley of Bones | El Papa |
| 2016 | One Fall | Walter Grigg Sr. |
| 2016 | A Remarkable Life | Landon |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Panos |
| 2015 | Nasty Baby | Richard |
| 2015 | You Bury Your Own | Smith |
| 2015 | The Abandoned | Jim |
| 2015 | Northern Borders | Whiskeyjack |
| 2014 | Noah | Magog (voice) |
| 2013 | Beneath | Mr. Parks |
| 2012 | Stand Up Guys | Claphands |
| 2012 | Dig | Heinrich Berger |
| 2012 | The Courier | Stitch |
| 2011 | Immortals | The New Priest (uncredited) |
| 2011 | Carl(a) | Grandpa |
| 2010 | Black Swan | Mr. Fithian / Patron |
| 2009 | Nobody | Professor Hagel |
| 2008 | Defiance | Jewish Elder |
| 2008 | The Wrestler | Lenny |
| 2008 | Haber | Bremer |
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone | Leon Trett |
| 2007 | The Girl Next Door | Homeless Man Hit By Car |
| 2007 | Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth | Himself |
| 2006 | The Fountain | Father Avila |
| 2006 | Umney's Last Case | Vernon Klein |
| 2005 | Stay | Bookstore Owner |
| 2005 | Headspace | Boris Pavlovsky |
| 2004 | Camp Hollywood | Himself |
| 2004 | House of D | Mr. Pappass |
| 2004 | 2BPerfectlyHonest | Abrams |
| 2003 | Particles of Truth | Grandpa Black |
| 2003 | Daredevil | Fallon (uncredited) |
| 2002 | Infested | Father Morning |
| 2002 | Angela | |
| 2002 | Bridget | Slim |
| 2001 | Hardball | Fink |
| 2001 | Queenie in Love | Spencer |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses | Piney Armone |
| 2001 | The Tailor of Panama | Rafi Domingo |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Perfume Expert |
| 2001 | Starwater | |
| 2000 | Requiem for a Dream | Mr. Rabinowitz |
| 2000 | Dinner Rush | Fitzgerald |
| 2000 | Fast Food Fast Women | Graham |
| 1999 | Flawless | Vinnie |
| 1999 | End of Days | Pope |
| 1999 | Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99 | Bartender (segment "Bad Girl") |
| 1999 | Jakob the Liar | Fajngold |
| 1999 | 18 Shades of Dust | |
| 1999 | Mickey Blue Eyes | Gene Morgansen |
| 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Heinrich Knutzhorn |
| 1998 | Above Freezing | Mob Boss |
| 1998 | Side Streets | Bartender |
| 1998 | Pi | Sol Robeson |
| 1998 | Pants on Fire | Malcolm Preston |
| 1997 | Trouble on the Corner | Mr. Borofsky |
| 1997 | Absolute Power | Red |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Philip DeMarco |
| 1996 | I Shot Andy Warhol | Louis Solanas |
| 1994 | Squanto: A Warrior's Tale | Captain Hunt |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Shickadance |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow North | New York Money |
| 1992 | 1492: Conquest of Paradise | Bobadilla |
| 1991 | The Pit and the Pendulum | Mendoza |
| 1990 | Descending Angel | Bercovici |
| 1990 | Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection | Gen. Olmedo |
| 1990 | Tales from the Darkside: The Movie | Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’) |
| 1989 | Glory | 10th Connecticut Soldier |
| 1989 | Memories of Manon | Jimmy |
| 1989 | White Hot | The Tin Man |
| 1988 | Lady Mobster | Peter Colicos |
| 1987 | The Rosary Murders | Father Max |
| 1987 | Almost Partners | Kristopholous |
| 1987 | The Secret of My Success | Maintenence Man |
| 1987 | The Bedroom Window | Man in Phone Booth |
| 1985 | Doubletake | Janitor |
| 1985 | I Want to Go Home | Cab Driver |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Charlie Workman (uncredited) |
| 1984 | Far from Poland | Adam Zarewski |
| 1983 | Scarface | Shadow |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run | 5:00 Bar Owner |
| 1982 | Diner | Earl Mager |
| 1982 | Muggable Mary: Street Cop | Sgt. Meyers |
| 1982 | The Avenging | Pedro Quintana |
| 1981 | Arthur | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| 1980 | Christmas Evil | Man #2 |
| 1980 | Dressed to Kill | Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited) |
| 1980 | A Jury of Her Peers | Mr. Hale |
| 1979 | Going in Style | Prison Guard |
| 1979 | The Other Side of Victory | Jemmy |
| 1977 | Short Eyes | Mr. Morrison |
| 1976 | The Opening of Misty Beethoven | Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited) |
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