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Mark Margolis
0 FOLLOWERS • 52 CREDITS • NOV 26, 1939 - AUG 3, 2023 • 83
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.
Known For
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Law & Order
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2JCD8vab3fircOU8cM2HJCxfv4I.jpg)
Columbo
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q9dObe29W4bDpgzUfOOH3ZnzDbR.jpg)
Elementary
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q21Ggcd3eFMboo4TN0rh2ibuNjE.jpg)
The Equalizer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bywFoHoLZvW2vxDc7n4ToAKkR0y.jpg)
Crossing Jordan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tzVUZxNwntAS8Gk3WF2DCcI8x1B.jpg)
Sex and the City
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7OKZSUIWhjFP0F2s478zTrAYwDB.jpg)
The Practice
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r935SMphvXppx5bJjbIBNx02fwc.jpg)
The Blacklist
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7F1eH97Bpi8zQbc172drbJCsOsG.jpg)
Kojak
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/68MUdrxeokhmd8pvlAjkD6yIfHR.jpg)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3WBkepiTwgemGDZadyJTV5SmS4l.jpg)
Jake and the Fatman
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/q1WlrxnCvNhBjJ4N7V0JQXjnIBN.jpg)
Blue Bloods
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ujIGP3e3V6kDQHRhjNYtUE3fHJi.jpg)
Quantum Leap
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lasNCd45fpPLirlA7QxkuopWro.jpg)
The Good Wife
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ztkUQFLlC19CCMYHW9o1zWhJRNq.jpg)
Breaking Bad
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1rWWgTEDFdV330aLgCoaq7I56lk.jpg)
Your Honor
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vkLzXddgUKH5VcpnYiRzpJFrZhz.jpg)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4XddcRDtnNjYmLRMYpbrhFxsbuq.jpg)
Gotham
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jPqOY8cq9KXQN4bD7zJGHCNvcb4.jpg)
Californication
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LLG9bjq0i7V5N4UfRhnab8zHK4.jpg)
American Horror Story
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gQ3bA1DBKyZwkDCHJFEAT0MkKpu.jpg)
Constantine
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zdfIl0Nddmo9G5BWG5L0UoW1WMy.jpg)
Hack
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3s6ZyZKurx6wDJZMXSsbUsgjWCI.jpg)
Snowpiercer
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fC2HDm5t0kHl7mTm7jxMR31b7by.jpg)
Better Call Saul
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oCDBwSkntYamuw8VJIxMRCtDBmi.jpg)
Daredevil
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4SPPX5KIyaQ9O8n5rLvvUIiIhpF.jpg)
Immortals
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m8yOFRDVZPxtsr4D2hVdzls6q6t.jpg)
Arthur
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yT4vQVUI4DoQar4elkqbHB1pjf0.jpg)
The Secret of My Success
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qHkWKSx7zHSanHBSD731jE5I2CZ.jpg)
Rage of Angels
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v5wAZwRqpGWmyAaaJ8BBHYuNXnj.jpg)
Hannibal
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tJ9fRkb3Erxkwdext2A8Qx71m87.jpg)
Stay
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z6yNHcQOveRuAohuejdDFQDEBSs.jpg)
Defiance
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5q8WK4gW45Knxhpb29IVOCbbfI7.jpg)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fkwkkUnaTmhaWt2OGBRepYr7yB5.jpg)
Flawless
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yaHnZqJvsSddOKYxf4zCj2Ww2hA.jpg)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tubPIJJah9iJ9eDHXxaxjLdOcQd.jpg)
Glory
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lfPqApnLVPsYfdbpSHNnHIxTdmd.jpg)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iQ5ztdjvteGeboxtmRdXEChJOHh.jpg)
Scarface
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9RMcwwnK8a9WCt8dVlwmtNsFCg3.jpg)
Hardball
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rp26x37sDfJUAKwW4huTr4nxzII.jpg)
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rH19vkjAzCZ0HIUvrgB3rowm68h.jpg)
Black Swan
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pY8FbKKl3VD0jRI1iDFrwN6alLa.jpg)
End of Days
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nOd6vjEmzCT0k4VYqsA2hwyi87C.jpg)
Requiem for a Dream
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3effmbI6BbGW9i0HzEDfVGuOsvz.jpg)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ApitDfnYDwFNOPfyVuhW5ElWzhe.jpg)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/trtD17IqSWV9Nbn4OILztc9GuCX.jpg)
Noah
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mQNYWXfUK3cEvQAQQBtwXhdaPIl.jpg)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dXjLp7k7ILyg22T0s9VvpPKc9jn.jpg)
The Girl Next Door
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5yqs1MVlqdIg1DY5adC5jFx3d7j.jpg)
The Thomas Crown Affair
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/caxblp2Jz2VJTvQvGMpU6UTAWS9.jpg)
Every Last Secret
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4XTf8GuCVLWolubANaKkpk62YPq.jpg)
The Fountain
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