Mark Margolis

Mark Margolis (born November 26, 1939 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American actor .

Life

After attending Temple University , Margolis moved to New York , where he attended the Actors Studio , among other things . One of his most famous roles is in the film Scarface as Alberto, the driver . Margolis is also known through his collaboration with Darren Aronofsky : He can be seen in Aronofsky's films Pi , Requiem for a Dream , The Fountain , The Wrestler , Black Swan and Noah . Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain especially for Margolis.

More recently, he has had several guest roles on various television series. For his recurring role in Breaking Bad as Hector Salamanca , who is ultimately dependent on a wheelchair and a bell to communicate, he received a 2012 Saturn Awards nomination for best recurring guest actor. He was also nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the season finale of the fourth season of Breaking Bad .

Filmography (selection)

• 1976: The Opening of Misty Beethoven
• 1980: Christmas Evil (You Better Watch Out)
• 1980: Dressed to Kill
• 1980: A Jury of Her Peers
• 1982: American Diner (Diner)
• 1983: Scarface
• 1984: Cotton Club (The Cotton Club)
• 1985–1989: Der Equalizer ( The Equalizer , TV series, 16 episodes)
• 1987: The bedroom window (The Bedroom Window)
• 1987: The Secret of My Success (The Secret of My Succe $ s)
• 1989: Glory
• 1989: Columbo - whoever laughs last
• 1990: Spaceship Enterprise - The next century (episode 62: Riker under suspicion)
• 1990: Delta Force 2 - The Columbian Connection
• 1992: Law & Order (TV series, episode 3x08, The Prince of Darkness)
• 1992: 1492 - The Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise)
• 1994: Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
• 1996: I Shot Andy Warhol
• 1996: The Pallbearer (The Pallbearer)
• 1997: Absolute Power
• 1998: π - system in chaos (π)
• 1998–2003: Oz - Hell Behind Bars ( Oz , TV series, 10 episodes)
• 1999: Mickey Blue Eyes
• 1999: Flawless (Flawless)
• 1999: Jakob the Liar (Jakob the Liar)
• 1999: The Thomas Crown Affair (The Thomas Crown Affair)
• 1999: End of Days - night without morning (End of Days)
• 2000: Dinner Rush
• 2000: Requiem for a Dream
• 2001: Hardball
• 2001: The Tailor of Panama (The Tailor of Panama)
• 2001: Hannibal
• 2002: Eaten Alive - Invasion of the Killer Insects (Infested)
• 2003: Daredevil
• 2005: Stay
• 2006: The Fountain
• 2007: Gone Baby Gone - No Child's Play (Gone Baby Gone)
• 2007: Californication (TV series, episode 1x08 father and son )
• 2008: Defiance - For my brothers who never gave up
• 2008: The Wrestler - Fame, Love, Pain (The Wrestler)
• 2009: Kings (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2009–2011: Breaking Bad (TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2011: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2010: Black Swan
• 2011–2012: Person of Interest (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2011: War of the Gods (Immortals)
• 2011: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, episode 13x09)
• 2012: Never a Shade of Gray (short film)
• 2012: Stand Up Guys
• 2012: American Horror Story ( American Horror Story: Asylum , TV series, episodes 2x05–2x07)
• 2013: Beneath
• 2014: Noah
• 2014: The Affair (TV series, episode 2x4)
• 2015: Gotham (TV series, episode 1x16, 2x3)
• 2015: Constantine (TV series, episode 1x10)
• 2015: Elementary (TV series, episode 3x17)
• since 2016: Better Call Saul (TV series)
• 2020: Minyan
• 2020: Snowpiercer (TV series, episode 1x01)

Web links

• Mark Margolis in the Internet Movie Database (English)